James correctly points out that I omitted the variable declaration output when you specify custom arguments. This is fixed in version v1.4, which you can download now.
Yesterday, my iPod Nano began to auto reset over and over.
So, I checked the Apple website for help. The only fix I found were the instructions on how to do a "Hard Reset". I already knew how to do this from a previous incident on the first day I owned my iPod Nano.
Needless to say, the "Hard Reset" technique didnt work, because my problem wasnt a lockup, instead it was a continuous reset. Adding yet another reset wasnt gonna fix the problem.
Now what?
The earlier article on the Apple Support website mentioned doing a full "System Restore" via the iPod Updater software utility. So, I download the latest version of this utility
However, it kept saying to plugin my iPod device and wouldnt let me update it because it was continously resetting!! Ugh!
I recalled hearing about another technique for entering into "Diagnostic Mode" and decided to lookup how to do this. After visiting a couple of websites, I soon learned how to do this and went exploring.
"Diagnostic Mode" only tests for hardware issues, and "unfortunately" after running every test, everything checked-out fine.
But, this gave me an idea. There is one other mode you can use, called "DiskMode". This is mostly for people who want to use their device as an expensive USB storage device, but the nice thing about it is that it boots up in a different mode than the normal audio-player mode.
So, again, I consulted this handy site to find the correct button sequence to push to change to "Disk Mode". Once I was in disk mode, I was able to reconnect the USB cable and run the iPod Updater utility again. Hooray! It connected!
Unfortunately, the "Update" option didnt fix the problem, however the more extreme "Restore" option was able to reapply factory defaults and get my iPod back to a clean stable state. Yaay!
I hope this helps someone else who runs into this problem and saves you from having to spend the $29.95+ to have Apple Support fix the problem.
I just posted an update to correct problems with downloading & installing my ASP.NET Provider Framework item template for Visual Studio 2005.
The .vsi extension was being changed to .zip for Internet Explorer users (but strangely not for FireFox users). The .vsi file is now moved inside a .zip file, so you will need to extract it before installing.
Also, I fixed some additional issues in the "sample.web.config" and "ProviderManager" templates.
I just posted an update to my CodeSmith Exception Template with some minor changes to formatting, the integration of other features from other derived templates, and a drop-down selection of the HResult code to use.
Click here to download...
Please check out my new ASP.NET Provider Framework Item Template VSI installer (C# only).
This installer creates an entry on the "Add New Item" menu for the templates. When selected, you enter the Name (minus "provider" suffix) for your Provider framework, and it generates all of the basic classes you need to get started.
Click here for a quick flash demo...
The templates still have room for improvement in various places, but the ability to do an "Add New Item -> ASP.NET Provider Template" is powerful. The templates were built based upon some Provider framework examples previously posted by Microsoft. As always, feedback is encouraged and appreciated...
"Ignorance is only bliss if you are ignorant of your own ignorance." (
original)
I was looking for a new Subversion client so I could pull down the latest
NetTiers bits from SourceForge and stumbled across this handy list of various different
Subversion Tools at a Subversion source control hosting service named
Collabnet.
In the past, I have used
TortoiseSVN but sometimes I get tired of its shell-extension integration creating so many context-menu options when I right-click on a file or folder. So, hopefully one of the other open source apps on this list will satisfy my occasional needs with greater simplicity.