Skype and IIS

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Today I got the following error after setting a web site in IIS to use HTTPS/SSL and trying to start the site: “The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80070020)” Not a very helpful error message. Fortunately, I remember seeing something like this before when another application was already using port 80 or 443 (the standard HTTP and HTTPS ports) and IIS couldn’t attach to them. In this case it was that ubiquitous communications tools for developers and non-developers alike: Skype. Skype has an advanced setting that allows it to use ports 80 and 443 to accept incoming connections, but this doesn’t
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My Thanks to Telerik

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At the end of last year, Telerik unveiled their new “Developer Expert” program. According to Burke Holland, Developer Advocate at Telerik, “Telerik Developer Experts are those who have not only mastered their craft, but they’ve mastered Telerik tools as well.” With that introduction, you can imagine how honored I was to have been recently named a Telerik Developer Expert in Kendo UI. For the uninitiated, Kendo is Telerik’s comprehensive JavaScript framework that helps developers build modern HTML5 web sites and apps. There are currently 36 Telerik Developer Experts form 13 different countries, all specializing in different Telerik products including the Telerik Platform, Kendo UI, and Sitefinity. It’s an honor to be in such an elite group,
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