Archives
-
Internet Explorer 7 Beta 2 available
Wow this is great IE 7 Beta 2 finally released :-)
-
Impressive Javascript Libraries roundup
Check this for an exhaustive list of Javascript libraries. Of course you can also find there Michael Schwarz excellent AJAX.Net resource and many others.
-
Good resources site
Check GridViewGuy, a lot of articles, blogs and tips about everything .Net, 1.0 to 2.0 and SQL Server.
-
zumiPage to help building AJAX applications
Really cool idea if you don’t have to much time on your hands to handle some AJAX development (even if it’s always better to try by yourself)
-
Atlas Tutorial: Creating an AJAX style Scribble application
Very nice tutorial on Code Project. Great to see some samples about Atlas even if it’s a bit early to really see some serious developments.
-
The future of HTML
Excellent paper by Edd Dumbill on the future of HTML.
-
Office 12 rocks
I am playing with the Office 12 Beta 1 bits, and I can just say it rocks.
-
SQL 2005 Management Studio - Comments feedback
Frans Bouma say SMS is not that bad. Yes agree but locally only. If you need to access it remotely everything collapse.
-
SQL 2005 Management Studio need to be improved :-(
OK this is one of my first rant of the year, and of course this is my opinion and I agree if you disagree.
-
ShoZu Upload pictures directly to Flickr!
ShoZu provides a smart, reliable and robust service for uploading photos from your cameraphone to your chosen online sharing site.
Cool idea and free to download. -
Google may be close to developing iTunes competitor
OK this is probably only speculations but it could make sense after Google Video that Google move to the music market.
-
Web 2.0 decoded
Howard Greenstein was one of the panelist at the NYSIA (New York Software Industry Association) conference and he has some interesting thoughts about Web 2.0.
-
Unique Laptop Skin
This is cool :-) For 18 Euros including postage and packaging (Special offer, normally 27 euros) Aspoke.com will send you a new skin for your laptop with the design you want.
-
Microsoft to acquire Seadragon?
Robert Scoble write about the possible acquisition of Seadragon by Microsoft. As recommended on Channel 9 I watched the demos and… WOOOWWW!
-
How to check if Microsoft .NET is installed using Javascript
This script checks if the navigator.userAgent return string contains "NET CLR".
If that is found it checks for the specific version of the Microsoft dotnet framework.
This provides an easy and fast help for your users.If the framework is missing, the user can be either directed towards the download sites at Microsoft or led to an installer including the .NET framework.
-
A Visual Studio Add-In That Converts C# Code To Visual Basic
This is really a cool add-in. The goal is to select a C# code on a website, then just call Paste as Visual Basic and your selection is converted and pasted.
-
Patent on emoticons?
Alice Hill report the story that Cingular has apply to patent using emoticons on mobile phone. Hopefully they won’t succeed.
-
Office 12 on Tablet PC
Tabletology has a full article on Office 12 on a Tablet PC. Give me the idea now to own one :-)
-
Feed Henry
This seems to be a surrealist way of naming a site, but Brian Delahunty and his colleagues have been busy on a very mysterious project FeedHenry. If you have a feed, a blog, a website, any URL really, please, put it in. You'll be included in the directory when we launch.
-
Even IBM do podcast
Yes and it’s a great series entitled IBM and the Future of…
-
Windows Vista Beta 2 for Easter!
According to Paul Thurrott Windows Vista Beta 2 is scheduled to drop on April 12. In addition, the first feature complete build shop be done internally by January 31. Finally, RC (Release Candidate) should hit in July and RTM (Release To Manufacturing) in August, with the product releasing in October.
-
ASP.NET IIS Chameleon Tool
This tool developed by Joao Paulo seemed to be an excellent if you need to maintain multiple versions of a same website.
-
I'm doomed !
Damn! My beloved wife just called me and asked me to list what I would like for my birthday.
-
113 useful Run commands
If like me you are an aficionado of the Run command in windows, check this list :-)
-
What blogs Scoble read?
Well if you want an answer, watch the video we took in December during Robert Scoble visit in Dublin.
-
RSS Aggregator 1.0
Real Components RSS Aggregator is an easy-to-use free program for RSS feeds reading.
-
Free Microsoft software for download
Really cool, one place to remember when you’re looking for the stuff Microsoft Research is producing plus some other nice gems.
-
Debug Ajax , DHTML and Javascript with Firebug
FireBug is a new tool for Firefox that aids with debugging Javascript, DHTML, and Ajax. It is like a combination of the Javascript Console, DOM Inspector, and a command line Javascript interpreter.
-
Why do I need Windows Vista?
Manuel Clement has a cool list about videos to convince you to move from XP to Vista.
-
"Take It With You" Wiki
TiwyWiki is a prototype wiki that runs both online and offline without any install (besides Flash Player).
-
MIX06 conference
If any fellow Irish developer go to Mix 06, can he contact me? Thanks
-
Be a speaker for INDA and get a chance to win an Xbox 360!
In order to support the growing demand for .NET user group events in Ireland, we need more speakers to talk about .NET topics. This year, Microsoft's Developer and Platform group will be putting in place a program to help encourage people to get involved.
-
SELECT control fixed in IE 7
Wow! This is some great news! Finally Microsoft has acknowledged the problem with the SELECT control and finally fix it in IE 7. How many hours I spent on this tricky bug.
-
CSS tutorials
I don’t think I mentioned this excellent CSS tutorial site before. Well it’s done now! Learn how to create with CSS all sort of things, like floating elements, changing in all kind of ways a basic list, etc…
-
Free Stock Photos for Graphic Designers & Web Designers
Every web designer need one day or another some pictures. Robin Good has compiled a very useful compilation of websites to provide free stock photos.
-
Hitchhiker for PocketPC
Cool application, this Hitchhiker, done in CF .Net 2.0, and free!
-
Opera 8.5 PocketPC quick test
OK so I just downloaded Opera for Pocket PC and tested it (iMate JasJar Windows Mobile 5.0). Well I was expecting to be blown away with a real Internet Explorer challenger.
-
Opera Mobile 8.5 Beta for Pocket PC released
A 45-day trial beta is now officially available for downloading Opera 8.5. Unlike the version that leaked earlier, this beta includes binaries for Windows Mobile 5.0 as well as 2003. From the press release:
"Ever since we released Opera 8 for Windows Mobile 2003 Smartphone in June 2005, people have been asking for Opera for their Pocket PCs," says Christen Krogh, VP Engineering, Opera Software. "We are very pleased to offer the latest version of Opera Mobile to Pocket PC owners, so they may finally have a proper Web experience on their devices."
"Opera Mobile 8.5 for Pocket PC offers unmatched speed and usability, which is why we included it on our latest Sharp W- ZERO3 flagship device for the advanced Japanese market" says Tadasu Tsuchihashi, Executive director, Willcom INC. "Thanks to Opera Mobile's unique rendering technology the Web surfing experience on Pocket PC devices is now remarkably close to that of a PC." -
An excellent PDF viewer for your PocketPC
To follow Roy Osherove on the search for an alternative to Acrobat Reader, PocketXpdf is a no-frills viewer for native PDF files for the Pocket PC platform. The rendering engine is a port of Xpdf.
-
dnrTVShow really cool
Carl thanks for that show. Amazing! And the video quality (thanks to Camtasia) is really top notch.
Any way you can give the name of the applications I can see in the task bar (of course I see Office icons, but what are the other ones?). -
A maliciously-crafted GIF image may result in arbitrary code
Many people will think reading this title, yet another Microsoft security hole. Well not this time!
-
Software Tales From The Real World
This post title can’t be more appropriate. It’s also the name of Donnie Hale blog who narrate its first real experience on the migration of a 2003 project to VS 2005. Interesting reading, not only because it was successful, but it give another approach to the Microsoft idea of converting everything in one go.
-
Microsoft Live Expo
The Live project Fremont has been renamed Expo.
What it isAn online marketplace and social networking siteWhat it gives you• Free ads that are easy to post• Browse through a wide range of categories ranging from merchandise,
events, personals and services• Keep your dealings within a trusted network like your MSN Messenger Buddies , friends or co-workers; or open them up to anyone• Find listings just in your area, nationwide or anywhere in between• Add your listings to your MSN Space with one easy click• Get detailed maps and directions for things like garage sales, homes for sale or concerts• Communicate with people via MSN Messenger right from Expo’s site
Anybody has an invite ?
-
new Mobile news website
MobileCrunch is a new site dedicated to... mobile computing :-).
-
Check your Regular Expressions
No need to install a tool if you have to do a quick check you can use Rex V, an online validator for your regular expressions. Really a lot of options, great job!
And of course, because it's the big thing actually, Rex V use Ajax. -
Expandable ASP.NET panel
Steve C. Orr propose an interesting solution to create an expandable panel control inheriting from the standard panel control. Source provided too!
-
Another feed reader for PocketPC
News Interceptor is a cool aggregator. Now a new version (Beta) exist for Pocket PC.
-
Google Mobileizer
Really cool tip if you are on the move with your mobile or your pda and you want to access a website. Rather than dealing with all the full page this link will transform the site mobile friendly.
-
Great series of articles
Lakshmi thanks for this very good series of articles, very useful, short and well written :-)
-
Focus in ASP.NET Controls
To provide better experience for your Web site visitors or your Web application users, you need to give them a logical and as simple as possible user interface. One of the common tasks when building effective and friendly web applications is management of control's focus, usually text boxes, buttons, dropdown lists etc. Whatever application you build, you will allways need to reduce unnecessary steps that slow down your users and make them nervous.
-
iWeb
iWeb is the latest addition to iLife 06 released by Apple a couple of days ago. iWeb let Mac users publishing a blog, photos, etc… easily by using some themes and templates. What I like in iWeb is the support of Ajax. Check the slideshow it’s really simple but works like a charm!
-
Apple switch to Intel trigger a lot of discussion
A lot of people are trying to see if you can use Windows XP on the new MacBook Pro (Vista will do).
-
First Mac with Intel processor available today
I think this is an historical moment, the one I would never expected two years ago, but now it’s done first iMac to go with Intel just announced by Steve Jobs and Paul Ottelini Intel CEO.
-
Apple keynote and Ajax
This is really cool and a great showcase for Ajax. Check Macrumors, they provide a live coverage of Steve Jobs keynote using Ajax. Really neat!
-
Pure CSS Scrollable Table with Fixed Header
Woow! This one tip is a pure gem, I was looking for something like that since ages. No more .htc file, really cool.
-
[HTML] So you think you know everything about tables ?
Well I recommend this article to discover that HTML table structure is more than rows and columns.
-
.Net white papers library
Find the latest white papers, case studies, webcasts and product information to help you expand your knowledge of .NET and other relevant technologies. Browse and search through this large repository of documents on the topics that are important to you, from J2EE to SOA to Web Services. View the Daily Top 50 Reports to see the most popular IT reports on .NET and .NET related topics.
-
Auto Suggest Using AJAX.NET Library
Introduction:
-
Naked Conversations Now Available in eBook
Robert Scoble and Shel Israel have written Naked Conversations. It’s the best book about the benefits of business blogging. However, if you can't wait, the eBook version is already on sale at Amazon and downloadable today
. The book can be pre-ordered here
-
Woow another new MVP in Ireland
Duncan Jones just send me an email announcing he's an MVP (Duncan what topic?).
Cool Ireland receive finally the international recognition with 3 awards in less than 2 years.
So any other new MVPs? -
Code Snippets in VS 2005
If you wonder how to use Code Snippets in Visual Studio 2005 check this article by Bilal Haidar.
-
MVPs 2006 - congratulations
This is my usual annual post about the MVPs. Congratulations to all of you newbies and old roadies!
-
How to tell the difference between Web 1.0 and Web 2.0 ;-)
-
Did you noticed this cool stuff with Google
Not sure if this is new but wow try search for a band, a singer or a musician in Google and the first top result give you a link to all the artist’s discography, then to each album then to the lyrics.
-
Talk about Web 2.0 in Ireland - LOL!
Hey talk about Web 2.0 to the blokes behind this site (even the homepage is not setup correctly by default), I think they are still thinking that e-commerce is just for the world of tomorrow and the latest browser version users can have is probably no more than Mosaic 0.2. Don’t forget to check the vistors counter at the bottom, so 1928 :-)
Yes seriously this is actually the state of online shopping in Ireland, way back to Web 0.00 alpha 1.
That’s why in Ireland we have to buy abroad. A shame when you think we have so many tech companies here!
So when can expect Amazon Ireland to open the doors here? -
WMF exploit
Microsoft has still have to produce a patch for this exploit, but here you can find some information and a provisional patch.
-
Happy 2006
All the best for the year to come to everybody. Now just wish I can work on Visual Studio 2006, VS 2005 sounds so passe :-)