Last year I wrote about how we need an Embedded Database for .NET applications . Microsoft's current .NET database lineup runs as data servers, which is completely inappropriate when you need a simple data format for a desktop application . My post was based on the problems I faced while working on an...

VS.NET 2003 is about two years overdue for SP1. If you don't want to wait until June (or thereabouts), you can apply to download it early through connect.microsoft.com . In case the word "Beta" gives you the shivers, remember that SP1 is mostly a rollup of hotifxes that have been out for years. When...

A recent post about Microsoft Scalable Fabric prompted me to browse through the MS Research Download page, where I ran across GroupBar [ download ]: "GroupBar is a prototype for demonstrating the use of window-grouping features in an XP TaskBar-like interface. The window tiles in the GroupBar can be...

A user at Flickr has posted a full album of Windows Home Server : http://www.flickr.com/photos/65213971@N00/sets/72157594554051272/detail/ Windows Home Server is an upcoming operating system from Microsoft. This solution out of the box is a really easy way to backup and restore your home computers, share...

A user at Flickr has posted a full album of Windows Home Server : http://www.flickr.com/photos/65213971@N00/sets/72157594554051272/detail/ Windows Home Server is an upcoming operating system from Microsoft. This solution out of the box is a really easy way to backup and restore your home computers, share...

Last year I wrote about how we need an Embedded Database for .NET applications . Microsoft's current .NET database lineup runs as data servers, which is completely inappropriate when you need a simple data format for a desktop application . My post was based on the problems I faced while working on an...

VS.NET 2003 is about two years overdue for SP1. If you don't want to wait until June (or thereabouts), you can apply to download it early through connect.microsoft.com . In case the word "Beta" gives you the shivers, remember that SP1 is mostly a rollup of hotifxes that have been out for years. When...

A recent post about Microsoft Scalable Fabric prompted me to browse through the MS Research Download page, where I ran across GroupBar [ download ]: "GroupBar is a prototype for demonstrating the use of window-grouping features in an XP TaskBar-like interface. The window tiles in the GroupBar can be...

Visual Studio 2008 has been out for over a week. I've upgraded three machines (two Vista, one XP) from Beta 2 to RTM, then upgraded a couple of projects. I've also been watching blog posts and listening in at the Twitter water-cooler to hear about other developers' experiences, problems, and recommendations...

Like I said before , this as been on the back of my mind for a while. A while back I introduced a way to get the MethodInfo of a method in a strongly typed way using LINQ , and that's how I'm going to make Reflective Mocks more Natural . Well, it's as easy as this: public static class MockExtender {...