Archives
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SQL Server Needs Revision
I can't be more agree with Jim Rapoza on Eweek.
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General Network Error, so now what can i do now ?
OK I worked a lot on this stupid General Network Error. I follow the advices given by a lot of people.
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Skype
Is somebody tried the new Kazaa adventure Skype, Voice over IP ?
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Wallpaper for Visual Studio .NET
Useless but fun, adding your kids (or wife) picture in the background of Visual Studio.Net
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Exploiting .NET's Advanced Deployment Features
Tony Arslan shows how to use VS .NET's custom deployment feature to create configuration files on the target machine during installation.
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Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition
First screenshots. Most notable thing, the ability to manage different screens size (square or not)
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Service Pack 6 for Visual Studio 6
Microsoft Monday released a sixth service pack for Visual Studio 6.0 to fix known issues with Visual Basic 6.0, Visual C++ 6.0 and Visual Source Safe 6.0.
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Mpx pictures from MDC
The new devices from Motorola are so cool. The slide below contains for me the mot exciting news, .Net compact Framework embedded !
And the full support of Microsoft tools, present and future. Very cool.
If you want to know more about MotoPro, check this series of slides from the MPC. -
What's New in System.Xml for Visual Studio 2005 and the .NET Framework 2.0 Release
Everything you need to know on the next version of System.Xml.
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Message to
This is adressed to the bloke who have time to spent this morning flooding my mailbox with the same stupid comment (around 60 times !)
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Windows CE 5.0 Beta
Available here for the 1st of April (hope it's not a joke :-))
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Secure Password Generator
Via Aaron Weiker a web page to generate a secure password everytime you need one.
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Data Application v2 ?
Scott Galloway mention something about a DAL v2.
Yes agree with him it's strange because I was sure v2 was there before Christmas.
Anyway this version is dated from 22 of March 2004 so maybe some bugs fixed !? -
Xbox price drop
The cut, which had been widely expected by analysts, brings the cost of the machine down to $149.99.
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Booktalk
I discovered an interesting new service with the last Technorati revamp, Booktalk.
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If you prepare an elaborated hoax for April's Fool...
... check this before :-)
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SourceGrid - Open Source C# Grid Control
Interesting project by Davide Icardi on Codeproject
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New Microsoft XNA site
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[dScribe] A new version .. soon :-)
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Polling
OK Andrew Seven has been kind to put me on the right track for the DAL and General Network Error issues.
He recommend to use more Dataset than Datareader and yes he's right because you don't have to think closing your connections with Dataset. -
Issue Tracker Starter Kit
A new Starter Kit from Asp.Net !
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Sitemesh.NET
After reading the excellent but short article on ASPToday about AOP (Aspect Oriented Programming) in ASP.Net (written by Ann Jose) I found this interesting resource Sitemesh.
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Microsoft Architect Forum - Notes and resources
You can find the slides at www.thearchitectexchange.com <file://www.thearchitectexchange.com> under the "Architect Forum Tour" tab.
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DAL rest in peace
I wrote some posts regarding the General Network error and I am still not sure to find a right answer to this important issue.
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ASP Today is back
Well this is probably the third time in one year ASP Today announced a comeback but it seems to be ok this time.
Just my opinion but I am not sure the mustard color they use is good taste, but at least it's not plain red anymore (Wrox used to be the latest communist site on this planet :-)) -
Microsoft Campus tour
Dylan Green embark on a long journey throught the Microsoft Campus.
In 60 pictures and if your recognize some lots you can eventually comment.Below the building where the Exhange team works. -
Scoble office
Hey Robert, nice mess and not a single window, a bit depressive no :-)
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FreeTextBox 2 be careful, not so cool !
I am a big fan of FreeTextBox and I was excited about the new version 2.
Well it's not because it's free that we can't be critic. And here it's a HUGE disappointment.
First the upgrade from the previous version to the new one is a disaster. -
Why you can't use Bluetooth in planes ;-)
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What's wrong in this picture :-)
Fun picture from Stefano (or how to enter a CD in a floppy drive :-)):
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Changes to Functionality in Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2
This document focuses on the changes in Windows XP Service Pack 2 and its implications for developers.
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Microsoft Architect Forum in Dublin
If you are in Dublin or Ireland, you might be interested by the next forum organized by Microsoft.
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Portable Media Center by iRiver
iRiver is really going to be the iPod competitor regarding the design of their products.
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Go Beyond the limits of ASP.NET Form
One of the most common hitches that ASP developers encounter when they first approach ASP.NET is that managed Web applications must be written according to a single-form interface model. In the single form interface model each page always posts to itself by default using the POST HTTP method. The HTTP method and the target frame of the post can be programmatically adjusted using ad hoc form properties—
MethodandTarget. The final destination of the postback can't be changed in any way. You can correlate the terminologies a single-form interface to the single-document interface (SDI) and multiple-form interface to the multiple-document interface (MDI) in client server.Following is the description found on MSDN regarding the limitation.
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CassiniEx
Based on Cassini Personal Web Server, a Shared Source License project from Microsoft Corporation.
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CodeProject green mascot :-)
Thanks to CodeProject for this nice thought :-)
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Adobe Launches Public Beta of New XML/PDF Form Design Software
Adobe Designer 6.0 (formerly Adobe Forms Designer) is a new "point-and-click graphical XML form design tool for designing and deploying intelligent forms in Adobe PDF or HTML".
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FreeTextBox 2 or HTMLArea ?
Bloggidity.com ask the question. I know well FreeTextBox you can so I checked HTMLArea and yes it has some good point over the first one.
First it's open to different languages, so not only .Net but PHP for example. It's also full compliant with XHTML.
I discover also something cool, the fact that you can use plugins to improve the tool. One of them (see the demo here) is really something I missed in FreeTextBox (and others).
It's call Full Body and let you edit your HTML code with the Body tag, not without like others. -
New .Net site
ASPNETWorld is a new site dedicated to guess ... .Net of course ?
Clever design. -
SQL Yukon 2005 ?
I don't know but some guys here announced that Yukon will be SQL 2005 and release next year. Same for Whidbey.
What I don't get there is the so called press release is totally invisible from Microsoft website.
So where is the truth ? real info or guess ? -
EasyFTP
Dan the author of ToDoList (excellent tool), is now back with a new version of EasyFTP 1.1
Handy if you need a quick FTP access. -
CHM Reader
If like me, you use your Pocket PC to store your different Help files to have a quick access to a .Net reference for example, you can download this nice (free) utility: CHM Reader
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Universal DAL
David L. Penton will show at the Plano Dot.Net Users group (http://www.pdnug.net/) something I really want to have my hands on, an universal DAL (SQL, Oracle, Access, etc...)
The news was posted only in a mail list so I post it back here in case you're interested: -
What Steve Ballmer think about the Ipod :-))
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Simplified DVD labeling
Looking for a way to label your multitude of CDs and DVDs neatly and efficiently? HP has come up with an elegant answer: Use the same laser that already burned the data to make a label on the flip side of the disc. -
Microsoft Offers Another Chance To Get Whidbey Preview
According Paul Litwin, Conference Chair, Microsoft ASP.NET Connections, "Attendees can use this version, newer than the one distributed at last year's PDC, to see for themselves what’s coming in the next release of Visual Studio .NET."
The show will take place in Orlando, FL from April 18-21, 2004 and will feature keynote addresses by members of Microsoft's .NET team.
Sessions will be given by various Microsoft MVPs, Regional Directors, and other development community leaders on Whidbey-related topics that include Web Forms, programming ASP.NET, data/XML/app design, Web services, reporting, security, Windows Forms, remoting, and general design and architecture. Source: 15Seconds.com
Note: It could be interesting to know which release it's going to be. -
An Evaluation of Stored Procedures for the .NET Developer
Nice article by Christa Carpentiere on MSDN.
I am sure Frans Bouma will comment on this one :-)) -
Personalization in ASP.Net 1.1
Dino (what a writer !) has a great article on personalization in the last MSDN magazine (March edition)
It's really good and let you build something looking like the future personalization in .Net 2.0 but immediatly available for the current .Net version. -
DefaultButton
Darrell Norton just released a new version of his DefaultButton.
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New Service Pack for Office
Download here
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Selecting multiple rows in a datagrid
Prashant Nayak show in Codeprohject how to select easily and highlight multiple rows in a datagrid.
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Portscan how to fight back ?
Anybody has an idea how to fight back against the assholes who use a porstcan ?
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X1 Search
I think X1 is going on the right way for what is going to be the big next digital revolution, searching information.
This time, this tool is dedicated for searching in your emails, and to retrieve any file on your hard disk. For the last feature, it's incrediby fast, if you compare to the Windows search equivalent. -
Amazon.com Syndicated Content
Amazon has RSS feeds now ! cool.
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Default button - Cross browser solution
Thanks to Darrell for this great idea.
I use Andy (Metabuilders) ethod but this one works also for earlier browsers. -
Unhandled errors
I don't know for you guys but I still have issues with unhandled errors in web projects. The most infamous one is the General Network Error.
It's really annoying because I can't catch this error, so it not looking good to have this on a user page.
More this error come totally random. The only thing I know it's seem to be totally dependant with the network between the SQL box and the web server.
It's quite incredible, but it seems that Google returns a huge lot of various posts, messages of developers who have the same issue. -
squishyTREE
From Mark searching for a free Tree view control, and he found it :-)
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FreeTextbox 2.0 !
Great news FreeTextbox is coming in a brand new version 2.0. Yahooo!
There we go with the new features: -
Where is .Net 1.2 ?
I found sad that a lot of hotfixes are provided by Microsoft only if you request them... by phone !!
I am sure if I count the number of patches available around I can create a .Net 1.2 easily.
So this is a call to the .Net team to create a clear update to fix all the things done by hotfixes. It would also make the patches more official.
It's going to be a while before Whidbey, so I supose it makes sense to have something before.
XHTML compliance could be one of this, maybe I can dream but Request Validation feature turned off by default