You get an error Method not found: 'Boolean System.IdentityModel.Selectors.SecurityTokenRequirement.get_IsOptionalToken()' when you try to access a WCF with clientCredentialType is set to either of the choices except None. When set to None you can successfully connect to WCF service.

The problem has something to do with recent update for System.ServiceModel.dll and System.IdentityModel.dll.

The fix is to install the Microsoft security patch KB976394 - WCF: Make OutgoingSupportingToken public.  

As part of June 2010 update for Windows Azure Tools, Azure Storage can now be browsed through VSTS Server Explorer.

More info here.

Yesterday, we started with the iteration for the project I am handling, well as sub-lead. The estimates seems good until the first day.

 Today, we ran the status tracking and found out that we are delayed 30 hours. *damn* But since we have a contingency of around 78 so worry not, atleast for today. 

I found in Microsoft site an architecture design document - Microsoft Architecture Guide 2nd edition. The guide is intended to help developers and solution architects design and build effective, high quality applications. It also provides add-in for layer diagramming in VS 2010 Ultimate.

Get it here.

Microsoft released VS 2010 Power Tools to help developers more productive.

I've tried the extensions and they're very cool.Some of the features are:

1. Add Reference Dialog now includes Search box to quickly find the reference you're looking for. It also loads way faster than before. 

2. Document Tab Well - document tabs can now be configured with different options to choose from

3. Extension Update

4. HTML copy - you can now copy the code as it is written in the editor and paste it anywhere as HTML formatted. Just like posting it as bug report.

5.  Triple Click - triple click to select a line of code.

6. Fix Mixed Tabs

7. Highlight Current Line - I like this 'coz I won't find it hard where I'm currently in.

8. Ctrl - Click Go To Definition - by holding Ctrl key, your symbol will appear as hyperlink. Of course, F12 is still there.

9. Align Assignments -  a very cool formatting by aligning the assignments. So if you have bunch of variables with different length you can just hit Ctrl + Alt + ] to tabified the equal sign to make it more readable. Just note that it conflicts with C# formatting "Ignore spaces in declaration statements"

10. Move LineUp/Down Commands - I just learned that it has similar commands in Office.  So if you want to movethe current line of code or selected lines up or down, you just hit Alt + Up Arrow or Alt + Down Arrow. (In Office you'll use Alt + Shift + Up or Down Arrow)

11. Column Guides - no you can draw a vertical line in the code editor. This is useful to remind developers that their code is too long. Right-click in the Code Editor and select Add Guideline. ( I tried this but now I don't know how remove the vertical line. :D )

12. Colorized Parameter Help - the symbols in tooltip now has color not just the old plain bold black.

Just downloaded and now using Humane Studio VS 2010 theme created by Damien Guard .

Get it here too.