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ASP.NET - Render Hidden Fields at the Top of a Form with .NET 3.5 SP1 by dwahlin

I just came across a nice feature in ASP.NET 3.5 SP1 (currently in Beta ) that I didn’t realize was included.  It’s always nice to discover hidden gems from time to time.  With ASP.NET 1.0, 1.1, 2.0 and 3.5 applications if a user or JavaScript...
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Instinct Experiment Over…Back to Windows Mobile by dwahlin

Over the past few weeks I’ve been trying out the Sprint Instinct touch screen phone to see how I liked it. I wrote my initial review here and posted some tips and tricks on using the device here . The poor browsing experience on the Instinct finally led...
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Sprint Instinct Tips and Tricks by dwahlin

In a previous post I discussed some of the pros and cons of the new Sprint Instinct phone that I recently purchased. I’ve had the phone for a few weeks now and still like it a lot overall. It’s not nearly as flexible as the PPC-6700 phone I had previously...
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Pros and Cons of the Sprint Instinct Phone by dwahlin

There’s been a lot of hype over Apple’s new iPhone 3G coming out on July 11th as well as Sprint’s recently released Instinct phone. I was originally going to switch over to AT&T and get the iPhone but it meant switching my wife over as well since...
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Pushing Data to a Silverlight Client with a WCF Duplex Service – Part II by dwahlin

In Part 1 of this series on pushing data to a Silverlight client with a WCF polling duplex service I demonstrated how service contracts and operations can be defined on the server.  WCF has built-in support for duplex communication (two-way communication...
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Creating a Silverlight 2 Client Access Policy Socket Server by dwahlin

Silverlight 2 provides built-in support for sockets which allows servers to push data to Silverlight clients. By using this feature clients can avoid polling the server on a timed basis to ensure that clients are kept up-to-date. If you're new to the...
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New Features in Silverlight 2 Beta 2 by dwahlin

Bill Gates and S. Somasegar announced several new features at TechEd for Silverlight Beta 2 that are great additions to the existing functionality.  Here's a list of the highlights in Beta 2: UI Framework: Beta 2 includes improvements in animation...
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Desert Code Camp Is This Saturday (May 31st) by dwahlin

Arizona's Desert Code Camp is this Saturday (May 31st) at the University of Advanced Computing building.  Here's the address: University of Advancing Technology 2625 W. Baseline Road ( map ) Tempe, Arizona 85283 It looks like there are a lot of great...

A Software Developer Trying to Get In Shape with the Wii Fit?? by dwahlin

We interrupt this tech blog for a quick (and pointless) message about trying to get in shape.... Back in high school and college I played a lot of sports so it was pretty easy to stay in shape without really trying much.  Those years have definitely...
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Why Unit Tests Matter and How They Will Actually Save You Time by dwahlin

Note :  The point of the post is to explain why unit tests can actually save you time in the long run even if you or your boss don't currently use or believe in them.  It's not my goal to go into some silly religious discussion about why unit...
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