Archives
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BaitAndSwitchWare stinks!
I hate it when I download a "free" utility that has an auto-updater that is later used to deliver an update that cripples the original utility and asks you to buy an upgrade.
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ASP.NET Roles cookie expiration date easter egg?
Just stumbled upon this today while spelunking the code for ASP.NET Membership & Roles. The DeleteCookie() method on the Roles provider API does a standard call to remove the cookie, but afterwards writes out a new, expired cookie just to make sure.
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Past jobs, ex-coworkers, and the value of people.
Just some miscellaneous thoughts on those I have left behind...
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Link: TweakVista
I recently discovered TweakVista.com
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WebSnapr plugin for Windows Live Writer
I saw that DotNetKicks was using the WebSnapr service to embed thumbnails of its Url's and I really liked it. So, last night I created a quick and dirty WebSnapr plugin for Windows Live Writer (beta) that wraps up the WebSnapr service in a simple addin.
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WebSnapr Plugin for Windows Live Writer
WebSnaprPluginForWindowsLiveWriter.zip
Version 0.1 alpha
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Visual Studio 2005 Refactoring is useless
I'm writing this as I wait for a simple "Extract Method" refactoring to execute in Visual Studio.NET 2005.
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TIP: NetTiers is (as with most ORM's) only as good as your Database Model...
Since all ORM's are driven, to varying degrees, based upon your Database Model, its critical to understand this seemingly obvious point. Your ORM mileage will vary proportionally to the quality and completeness of your DB model.
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NetTiers GridViewSearchPanel
One of the nifty controls that NetTiers generates is the GridViewSearchPanel which gives you a nice simple search UI to filter the results in a GridView.
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Vista downers (first look)
Just some quick hits after my first day of Vista RC2 & more generally the current state of Vista.
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Casa Dell Vista
After months of trying to convince myself to wait until Vista ships, I finally bit the bullet and bought a new PC. Since I plan to buy a nice laptop later, I decided to just get a low-end PC sufficient to hold me over for 6 months to a year. Luckily, I found a great deal ($539) on a Dell Dimension 9200 with a Core 2 Duo 1.86 ghz processor, 1gb DDR2, 256mb NVidia 7300 , etc. At this price, my days of assembling my own PC's are over. :)
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Sql Reporting Services White Papers
Brian Welcker, the MS PM for Sql Reporting Services, posted a list of new white papers recently posted to MSDN covering various Report development topics including Xml, Web Services, Charts, MS Office, OLAP, Drill Down, and Exection Logs.
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Wintellects's PowerCollections & PowerThreading libraries
Andru's blog post on the Wintellect PowerThreading library reminded me about the other excellent PowerCollections library that contains many highly-optimized collection & algorithm implementations.
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Google Reader Updated
Last year, Google Reader was released by Google Labs, and it looked intriguing, so I imported my OPML and started adding feeds.