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Managed Extensibility Framework (MEF) is on CodePlex by Keith Barrows

The Managed Extensibility Framework (MEF) is a new library in .NET that enables greater reuse of applications and components. Using MEF, .NET applications can make the shift from being statically compiled to dynamically composed. If you are building extensible...

Zalman TNN 500A - The ultimate choice for a noiseless computer! by Keith Barrows

The aptly-named Totally No Noise 500A ( TNN 500A ) is the world's first absolutely noiseless and fanless computer case, from the number one quiet cooling manufacturer, Zalman. With a constant desire to have the ultimate PC comes faster and therefore noisier...
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Microsoft Architect's Journal - Great Resources by Keith Barrows

JOURNAL - Microsoft Architect's Journal - a platform where authoritative software architects from all corners of Microsoft's architect community will discuss the connection between opportunities once out of reach and the solutions that now make them possible...
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Doing AD without installing a DC (and more goodies) by Keith Barrows

As developers of .NET apps we all know that ASP.NET and Domain Controllers don't mix well (though you can get them to somewhat work). However, we still have a need to develop against AD (Active Directory). The following link will allow you to download...

Enterprise Application Integration - Solution Out of a Box by Keith Barrows

The company I am working with right now is starting to look at Enterprise Application Integration solutions - and LegaSuite is one of them. Here is a pict-o-gram of what they cover: I don't know a lot about the company that makes this product, Seagull...
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Oops! Typed Datasets ARE scalable! by Keith Barrows

An interesting article on why typed datasets might be scalable .
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Community Starter Kit 2.0 - Data Provider - #2 by Keith Barrows

I've been thinking through the Provider model and it seems very powerful. If we were to go this route I am thinking we would need the following areas covered: Regular pages (pages displayed to the public) Membership Provider - has info on user, groups...

Community Starter Kit 2.0 - Data Provider by Keith Barrows

Since we are targeting Whidbey for the 2.0 release, and Whidbey is still a ways away, I'd like to start covering how to do Whidbey in 1.1. One of the first places to start is Data Providers. Rob Howard has a great article on MSDN covering part one of...

FTP on IIS - not easy! by Keith Barrows

I've been struggling with setting up secure FTP access on my Win2k-2003, IIS setup. Scott Forsyth has created a couple of entries that hit it on the head. Take a look at Mastering IIS FTP - Part 1 - Redirecting Users and Mastering IIS FTP - Part 2 - Virtual...
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Smart Client Offline Application Block by Keith Barrows

This block has re-usable code and samples which show how you can build smart client applications which can operate offline. With this block your application can detect the presence or absence of a network connection, cache data for use while offline,...
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