Jon Galloway
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[OT] Sufjan Stevens gets the ToString treatment
My good friend Sufjan just released another brilliant album, Illinoise, as the second installment of his 50 States project. Not surprisingly, it's been very well received. It was a very unexpected honor to be asked to remix one of the best songs on the album, Chicago, for an iTunes only release.[1] -
[OT] Why the name JonGalloway.ToString()?
Why is my blog titled JonGalloway.ToString()? I've had several non-nerds ask me that recently, so here it is:
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We need an Embedded Database for .NET applications
No, I'm not talking about Jet / Access. Microsoft and the general development community are moving away from it; plus, the MDAC redistributable is kinda big.
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SQLite - Database is locked
Summary:SQLite is a great, free, embedable database. It's fast, tiny, and reliable, and has some cool features like support for NTFS compression of the database file. It's multithreaded, but its coarse locking can be a problem.
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Cool free Winform control - PureComponents NicePanel
PureComponents NicePanel is free with registration. Includes a lot of nice design elements for data entry forms, including:
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DevAge Source Pack - Beta 1
DevAge's SourceGrid 2.0 is a great control - full featured, extensible, and some advanced features like virtualization and compact framework support. Unlike many Winform controls, this isn't just a .NET wrapper over a Windows Common Control - it's a new control, written entirely in C#.
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XStream.NET - Transparent XML Serialization
XStream.NET provides transparent XML object serialization. Unlike default XmlSerializer, XStream doesn't require any additional metadata (attributes) and could be used with any object.
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[tip] How to Perform a Win XP Repair Install
Good info here on performing a Windows XP Repair Install, including some tips on what to do if the repair option isn't available. The bootcfg /rebuild tip worked for me.