Guy Barrette

When debugging code that creates database transactions using TransactionScope, you may have an odd error when commiting.  That's because the default transaction timeout is 1 minute.  You can increase the timeout value in the TransactionScope constructor or in the config file like this:

Looks like Mario was wrong.  Christian Beauclair has the correct date.

Many people asked me when they'll be able to register for TechDays.  I think that in this picture, Mario Cardinal is telling us something  ;-)

Silverlight 2 Release Candidate is now available.  Check all the details, breaking changes and more in this blog post from ScottGu:

I was looking for a projector for our user group.  My top criteria were: lightweight, widescreen and of course, lowest cost possible.  After a little shopping, I found that the Dell M409WX would fit the bill.

PDC 2008 attendees will get Windows 7 Pre-Beta bits

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