August 2008 - Posts

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ASP.NET MVC Preview 5 Released by jdanforth

Hey, I'm just helping to spread the word! A sampled a few links and quotes that has already been posted to blogosphere for your pleasure and knowledge. :) Download it here -> http://www.codeplex.com/aspnet/Release/ProjectReleases.aspx?ReleaseId=16775...
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Auto Postback with Javascript in ASP.NET MVC by jdanforth

I've looked this up twice now so I'm posting it to my blog for future reference and as a quick-tip for others. Say you got a web page with a dropdown/select listbox and you want to reload/auto postback the page when the selection changes. One way to do...
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Returning Json from RESTful Interface with WCF by jdanforth

Someone commented on an earlier blog post I did on REST, POX/POJO and WCF and the comment read: How about REST WCF bits from .NET 3.5 SP1? Is it possible now to let the user decide in which format he wants the response (xml or json) like MySpace API for...
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Why Developers Are Interested in REST by jdanforth

I had a laugh when I saw James Kovacs' blog post abot Why Developers are Interested in REST : I'm doing some WCF work for a client, specifically around WS-Security. I stumbled upon the System.ServiceModel.MessageSecurityVersion class today. Its static...
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SyncToy 2.0 Released by jdanforth

Version 2.0 of SyncToy has been released on MSDN Downloads . SyncToy does not replace FolderShare for syncing files between different computers, but is a more effective way to copy/move/sync files on your computer. The dev-team uses the tool primarily...
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The Touch Wall Demonstration by Bill Gates by jdanforth

This video has been around for a few months now, but it's still cool. It's not one of Bill's better demos as he's kind of standing in the way of the screen all the time, but it still shows off the Touch Wall/Surface capabilities pretty well. I'm sure...
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Microsoft Save as PDF or XPS Add-in for Office 2007 by jdanforth

I must be daft, I completely missed this free add-in from Microsoft to be able to save as PDF (and XPS) for Office 2007. It's been around for years... duh. This download allows you to export and save to the PDF and XPS formats in eight 2007 Microsoft...
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Excel Automation - Example with Named Ranges by jdanforth

And now to something completely different... the Excel automation. Every now and then you need to open up an Excel file and do stuff with it. In this case we needed to create and read from named ranges in Excel, and it's not overy easy to get information...
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Totally Off Topic - Swedish Rune Stones From the Viking Age by jdanforth

This is totally off topic from the things I usually write about, but I thought I might show some pictures of a few beautiful rune stones we have scattered around not far from where we live ( Botkyrka , southern part of Stockholm, Sweden) and tell you...
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My Toolbelt by jdanforth

My friend Jan-Erik told me he was about to write a blog page about good tools he is currently using, so I thought I might just do the same. I like my machine clean, so if I'm not using a program or tool for some time, it's out. I'm not listing the most...
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