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Installing Java Runtime Requires ActiveX?
I recently needed to reinstall the Java Runtime environment on my desktop in order to view sites with Java Applets. When I went to Sun's download site, I got the familiar Windows XP information bar saying that the site was attempting to install an ActiveX control and the download wouldn't proceed without it.
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Putting On The 'Horn'!
While I didn't quite resort to chocolate bribery, I just received word that I have been accepted into the Longhorn Beta 1 program. I've got a laptop sitting right here (otherwise collecting dust) just waiting to take it for a test drive. I'd love to say that you should check back for screen shots, news, etc. but I have no intention of violating any of my various NDAs. But rest assured the minute the details are publicly available, I'll do a brain dump of what I've learned.
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BindingList(Of T).Items.Clear and BindingList(Of T).ClearItems are NOT the same thing
I got an email this evening from alert reader Teddy Garcia telling me there was a bug in the 2.0 version of the StudentCollection class that shipped with my MSDN article. My first instinct was that he had to be mistaken because I of course am above simple coding errors. :-) But sadly he was not mistaken and I am in fact fallable.
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Mourning the Death of OS/2, The Horse I Rode In On
I wasn't always the .NET fanatic that I am today. In fact, before learning about .NET I spent a few years in the Unix/Java/Netscape world working on websites that are still in production today. But before that even, I spent the first 10 years of my career working in OS/2.
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Debugging Windows Services
Mike Diehl had a recent blog post about debugging Windows Services. As I've been doing quite a bit of this lately, I thought I might jump in with some more information on Windows Services and the fun that is debugging them.
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Service Orientation Patterns is Open To The Public
I have had the honor of working with the Patterns & Practices Team on a set of design patterns around providing secure service communications. My involvement has been somewhere between casual observer and boat anchor but it has been great watching these patterns and documents evolve. Now the workspace on GotDotNet is open to the public so anybody can download, review, and comment on the patterns and guidance they provide. If you interested in learning more about implementing security with web services, WSE, and x.509 this is a great resource. The documents are also available as a CHM file.
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It's Good To Be a .NET Developer!
The Dallas Morning News recently featured an article showcasing the rising demand for qualified .NET developers.
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Windows XP Media Center Edition and .NET 2.0 Beta 2, Together At Last!!!
In my very first blog post, I
whineddiscussed the troubles I had installing Visual Studio 2005 Beta 2 on my fancy-shmancy new Media Center PC. After a lot of searching I happened across Aaron Stebner's Weblog in which he was discussing deployment issues around the .NET Framework and MCE. I posted a comment asking him if he knew when the compatibility issue would be fixed and not only did he answer my question via this post, he even created a set of configuration files for download that allow .NET 2.0 and Media Center extensions to peacefully coexist. I download the files, reinstalled VS 2005 Beta 2 and all is well. -
What's up with www.Rochester-Consulting.com?
If you have visited www.Rochester-Consulting.com you probably have noticed that it's currently requiring authorization. We're in the process of rolling out a brand new website based on SharePoint 2003 and so we have access to it locked down while we are working on it.
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MSDN Article - Creating A Custom Collection With Databinding
The article I wrote for MSDN magazine has started to show up in subscriber mailboxes. It describes creating custom collections that implement design-time databinding support both for .NET 1.1 and for .NET 2.0. Here's a quote from the article.