Here is the example:

using System;
using System.Runtime.Serialization;
using System.Xml;
using System.Xml.Serialization;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Text;

[Serializable()]
public class SerializableDictionary<TKey, TVal> : Dictionary<TKey, TVal>, IXmlSerializable, ISerializable
{
        #region Constants
        private const string DictionaryNodeName = "Dictionary";
        private const string ItemNodeName = "Item";
        private const string KeyNodeName = "Key";
        private const string ValueNodeName = "Value";
        #endregion
        #region Constructors
        public SerializableDictionary()
        {
        }

        public SerializableDictionary(IDictionary<TKey, TVal> dictionary)
            : base(dictionary)
        {
        }

        public SerializableDictionary(IEqualityComparer<TKey> comparer)
            : base(comparer)
        {
        }

        public SerializableDictionary(int capacity)
            : base(capacity)
        {
        }

        public SerializableDictionary(IDictionary<TKey, TVal> dictionary, IEqualityComparer<TKey> comparer)
            : base(dictionary, comparer)
        {
        }

        public SerializableDictionary(int capacity, IEqualityComparer<TKey> comparer)
            : base(capacity, comparer)
        {
        }

        #endregion
        #region ISerializable Members

        protected SerializableDictionary(SerializationInfo info, StreamingContext context)
        {
            int itemCount = info.GetInt32("ItemCount");
            for (int i = 0; i < itemCount; i++)
            {
                KeyValuePair<TKey, TVal> kvp = (KeyValuePair<TKey, TVal>)info.GetValue(String.Format("Item{0}", i), typeof(KeyValuePair<TKey, TVal>));
                this.Add(kvp.Key, kvp.Value);
            }
        }

        void ISerializable.GetObjectData(SerializationInfo info, StreamingContext context)
        {
            info.AddValue("ItemCount", this.Count);
            int itemIdx = 0;
            foreach (KeyValuePair<TKey, TVal> kvp in this)
            {
                info.AddValue(String.Format("Item{0}", itemIdx), kvp, typeof(KeyValuePair<TKey, TVal>));
                itemIdx++;
            }
        }

        #endregion
        #region IXmlSerializable Members

        void IXmlSerializable.WriteXml(System.Xml.XmlWriter writer)
        {
            //writer.WriteStartElement(DictionaryNodeName);
            foreach (KeyValuePair<TKey, TVal> kvp in this)
            {
                writer.WriteStartElement(ItemNodeName);
                writer.WriteStartElement(KeyNodeName);
                KeySerializer.Serialize(writer, kvp.Key);
                writer.WriteEndElement();
                writer.WriteStartElement(ValueNodeName);
                ValueSerializer.Serialize(writer, kvp.Value);
                writer.WriteEndElement();
                writer.WriteEndElement();
            }
            //writer.WriteEndElement();
        }

        void IXmlSerializable.ReadXml(System.Xml.XmlReader reader)
        {
            if (reader.IsEmptyElement)
            {
                return;
            }

            // Move past container
            if (!reader.Read())
            {
                throw new XmlException("Error in Deserialization of Dictionary");
            }

            //reader.ReadStartElement(DictionaryNodeName);
            while (reader.NodeType != XmlNodeType.EndElement)
            {
                reader.ReadStartElement(ItemNodeName);
                reader.ReadStartElement(KeyNodeName);
                TKey key = (TKey)KeySerializer.Deserialize(reader);
                reader.ReadEndElement();
                reader.ReadStartElement(ValueNodeName);
                TVal value = (TVal)ValueSerializer.Deserialize(reader);
                reader.ReadEndElement();
                reader.ReadEndElement();
                this.Add(key, value);
                reader.MoveToContent();
            }
            //reader.ReadEndElement();

            reader.ReadEndElement(); // Read End Element to close Read of containing node
        }

        System.Xml.Schema.XmlSchema IXmlSerializable.GetSchema()
        {
            return null;
        }

        #endregion
        #region Private Properties
        protected XmlSerializer ValueSerializer
        {
            get
            {
                if (valueSerializer == null)
                {
                    valueSerializer = new XmlSerializer(typeof(TVal));
                }
                return valueSerializer;
            }
        }

        private XmlSerializer KeySerializer
        {
            get
            {
                if (keySerializer == null)
                {
                    keySerializer = new XmlSerializer(typeof(TKey));
                }
                return keySerializer;
            }
        }
        #endregion
        #region Private Members
        private XmlSerializer keySerializer = null;
        private XmlSerializer valueSerializer = null;
        #endregion
}

The full C# file can be downloaded here: SerializableDictionary.cs

This class is both XML-serializable and binary-serializable. It is hard to find examples out there that do both.

The Role of the CPU

In general, the CPU is very rarely a bottleneck when it comes to performance. It is rarely noticed by most users because the tasks they perform are rarely CPU-intensive. Games generally use the video card heavily but not the CPU. The operations in which the CPU matters most are: video playback, file conversion, and compression. Most of us rarely care about file conversion or compression performance, since we generally tend to do those things in the background. However, there is one operation where the CPU is becoming more and more essential: video playback.

The YouTube Test

Since smooth video playback is very important to most users, there is actually a very easy test that can be done to see if the CPU is fast enough for typical usage. It's called the YouTube test.

1. Go to YouTube and search for some videos.
2. Pick one that is available in HD (720p) format and play it. (Example: "Moon" HD Trailer)
   
3. If it plays at a low frame rate or lags occasionally, there is a chance the CPU may be too slow.
4. Open Task Manager (right-click the task bar and choose Start Task Manager).
5. Go to the Performance tab.
6. From the Options menu, choose Always On Top.
7. Now go to YouTube and start playing the video.
8. Watch the CPU usage carefully. If it spikes up to 90% or more, that is not good news. It means that your CPU is too slow.

If your CPU usage goes to 90% or more while playing a YouTube video, your CPU is a significant bottleneck. Unless you're happy with choppy video, you should upgrade your CPU.

What Should I Upgrade To?

This is where Dacris Benchmarks comes in. Open Dacris Benchmarks and run the CPU test. You can run the other tests too but it is not necessary. Save your results (File - Save Results). Now, go to File - Compare Results and select a system with a CPU you'd be willing (and able) to upgrade to (e.g. Core 2 Duo E8400). Now you can see on the main screen what your CPU score would be with the new CPU. If the score is at least 5000 (the current YouTube threshold), it would be a good upgrade.

Summary

Try the YouTube test to see if your CPU can handle HD video. A CPU with a score of 5000 or more in Dacris Benchmarks can handle HD video at a smooth frame rate. So if your CPU scores less than 5000, it is likely that it cannot handle HD video on YouTube.

1. Take out all the WCF junk from the web.config. God knows WCF likes to flood you with configuration.
   
   
2. Add one line to Global.asax.cs, in Application_BeginRequest:
   MyService.ProcessRequest(HttpContext.Current);
   
   
3. Then, create a class called MyService, with a bit of reflection to figure out which service method to call (based on your URL and query string parameters), and a call to XmlSerializer to convert the return value to XML. One example (in my case, called SearchService), can be found here.
   

• IIS --> Windows Azure
• SQL Server --> SQL Azure
• Outlook --> Gmail
• Backup --> Mozy
  
• Bugzilla
• SVN

1. Purchase, deploy, and maintain a gigantic enterprise search application (e.g. Google search appliance, Endeca, FAST).
2. Integrate Lucene (or another free search engine) into your application (Java/ASP.NET) and develop your own management interface for it.
3. Drop the customization and integrate a basic Google search box into your web app, that can only index & search your HTML pages.

1. You go to vmana.com and sign up for your free entry-level search account.
2. Just like App Engine, Vmana is metered. Let's say your entry-level account has 500 MB of index space and 100,000 queries per month.
3. Using an easy-to-use admin interface, you configure your data sources:
1. You want some data to be pulled in from your blog, so you give it your RSS feed URL.
2. You want it to crawl your website, so you give it your home page URL.
3. You set up some exclusion lists using regular expressions to filter out unwanted URLs.
4. You have some custom objects with metadata that you will feed in with your own feeder application.
4. Vmana handles all of your object types & indexes them regularly. You can check your stats using the built-in dashboard.
5. Vmana provides a testing console - a simple web page where you can type in queries, see results, and build out customized result templates for use later.
6. You then use the Vmana XML API to send queries from your web application. Your web app just builds the query, sends it to Vmana, and retrieves the results in XML format. Then, you apply a bit of XSL and magic happens - you've got your fully-customized search results page.

1. Not that there's anything wrong with that.
2. Oh yeah, well I had sex with your wife! ... (random guy to George: George, his wife is in a coma!)
3. The last thing this guy's qualified to give a tour of is reality.
4. Jerry: That's an old wives tale. Kramer: Is it? Look at this! (shows hairy chest) LOOK AT IT! LOOK AT IT!
   
5. Marriage? Children? They're prisons! Man-made prisons! You're doing time! You get up in the morning, she's there. You go to sleep at night, she's there. It's like you, you gotta ask permission to use the bathroom. Honey, can I use the bathroom now? And you can forget about watching TV while you're eating. Because it's dinner time. And you know what you do at dinner? You talk about your day. How was your day today? Did you have a good day or a bad day? Well, I dunno, how about you how was your day? ... Jerry: I'm glad we had this talk. Kramer: Oh you have NO idea!
6. Occasionally I like to help the humans.
7. Hoochie mama!! Hoochie mama!!
8. Serenity now.
9. That's GOLD, Jerry. GOLD!
10. OK. So that's one tuck, one no-tuck.
11. NO SOUP FOR YOU!
12. Believe it or not George isn't at home, please leave a message at the beep. I must be out or I'd pick up the phone, where could I be? Believe it or not I'm not home....BEEP!
13. Hello, and welcome to movie phone. If you know the name of the movie you'd like to see, press one now. ... You've selected, Agent Zero. If this is correct, press one. ... You've selected, Brown Eyed Girl. If this is correct, press one. ... Why don't you just tell me the name of the movie you selected?
14. Quone! To quone something!
15. Bubble boy: The Moors! George: No, I'm sorry it's the Moops!
16. WHO? WHO DOESN'T WANT TO WEAR DE REEBON??!
17. Yoyoma!
18. Giddyup!
19. Oh I'm stressed.
20. These pretzels are making me thirsty!
21. Stick a fork in me ... I'm done!
22. The sea was angry that day my friends. Like an old man trying to send back soup in a deli.
23. How many times do I have to tell you? Poise counts!
24. I wished that you would drop dead!
25. It's fusilli Jerry!
26. Jerry Seinfeld's a funny guy!!!
27. I'm not telling you any ... more ... secrets! (Elaine on Schnapps)
    
28. I heard *something*.
29. I like to stop at the duty free shop.
30. You don't even know what a write-off is.
31. Snapple? ... No thanks.
32. Can't you two see, that you're in love with each other?
33. You put the balm on? Who told you to put the balm on? I didn't tell you to put the balm on? Where'd you get that da*n balm anyway? ... The Maestro. ... The WHO?!
34. Hello Jerry! ... Hello, Newman.
35. How can anybody not like him?
36. George: What kind of a person are you? ... Jerry: I think I'm pretty much like you... only successful!
37. Every group has someone that they all make fun of. Like us with Elaine.
38. Jerry, I don't know sometimes...
    
39. George: WHY did you have to destroy 25 computers? Kramer: George, listen ... I owe you one!
40. I can't be with someone if I don't respect what they do. ... Jerry: You're a cashier!!