Archives
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ARRGH
I lost ANOTHER one of my best posts to the BlogAdmin tool. <sigh> Will SOMEONE PLEASE help me get a good WinForms tool set up so that I can blog without losing my posts?
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How to make your users forget the fact that you screwed up...
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Developers....
START YOUR ENGINES!!!
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Programmers and Society
Chad Osgood continued a long-running discussion about programmers. Here are my 2 cents.
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I love these MS articles...
I just came across an article about how Microsoft.com was running Windows Server 2003 back in July 2002. I think it's really cool to see how MS does this stuff. I think they're still lacking in the Server OS Best Practices arena, but that's ok. They're getting better, and that's all I ask. :) .
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.NET Speech SDK Beta 2 and .NET Framework 1.1
I wanted to make you guys aware of a solution for the incompatibility between the .NET Speech SDK Beta 2 and .NET Framework 1.1. I'm kinda proud of this fix, because I worked with the .NET Speech team to help them develop it. It sure made my life easier. I'll tell you what, MS has the nicest tech support / development people on earth, I don't care what anyone else says. I've also made it available to my list of rapidly-growing .NET resource list.
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More cool things from Office 2003
I just got work that a company called ScanSoft (makers of Dragon NaturallySpeaking) are working on a plugin to Office 2003 to convert PDF files into editable documents. You can sign up for the plugin Beta at ScanSoft. Hook me up! WOO HOO!
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Sometimes you come across some really cool stuff...
You know, I have this serious problem. I'm sure most developers feel the same way. let me elaborate.
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First post from a PocketPC
I'm testing my new fitaly keyboard. It's pretty cool. I'm not typing faster just yet but I'm getting used to it. It really well thought out layout. I'm going to try to work on a whole article for builder.com using it. I haven't decided if I like this better than MS Transcriber or not. We'll see. You should check it out at http://www.fitaly.com. This took 4 minutes and 12 seconds to write.
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In other news...
I found a very interesting article on the .NET Framework from Yale. Good read.
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A new reason for self-censorship
I was surfing the web tonight, looking at several things that have caught my interest over the past few days. Every once in a while I like to see what a search for my name comes up with on the various search engines. What I came up with surprised me. A great many people are linking to me. I saw a few places where I was only one of a handful of .NET resources. While I like being outspoken and opinionated, because many people find my opinions interesting, I don't want those opinions being linked with me as a .NET resource.
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My new toy
I got my PocketPC a few days ago. Man this is one cool piece of equipment. I am totally geeked out now. I bought it off of Brady for $700, and man did I get some cool stuff to go with it.
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Cool info
How to change CSV to XML using XSLT. This will come in handy when I rewrite GenX.NET to be xml-based.
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Good news on an early Thursday
Scott Guthrie informs me that a fix for the infamous DoPostback bug in 1.1 will be available within the next few days. Apparently, they ported a QFE patch from the 1.0 codebase, and it reintroduced the bug into the system. At this point they are working on an installer for the QFE.
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Saddam Hussein = Hitler???
You be the judge.
Courtesy MSNBC. What's that in the background of the mural? A giant penis pump? A missile launcher? Either way, the dude has issues. -
Speaking of wasting time...
You know, I 've looked at Fabrice's list of .NET tools, and seen the announcements of the ASP.NET Forums, and i can't help but wonder...
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Microsoft's Been Scobleized!
And Scoble has be A$$imilated. It's Official! Robert made it official today that he was just hired as a Technical Evangelist for the Longhorn team. His job will consist of building community during the development process, which is obviously ongoing. I think he mentioned something about coordinating internal blogging as well, but don't quote me on that one. Congrats, Rob! Hope those b0rg implants don't hurt too badly!
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OK so anyways...
Actual .NET Coding.
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Today I have discovered...
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WOO HOO Part 2
Public copies of the MSDN that integrates with VS.NET 2003 have been posted by MS. Check out this blog entry for more info.
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Thanks guys...
For the great discussion going on in this thread. It's nice to see that some people know how to leave respectful and constructive comments, even if they differ from my opinion.
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My feelings at this point...
Imports System
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Moved for my own benefit
My dad gave me something I couldn't pass up posting. Whoever wrote this gets SERIOUS props in my book. I will cherish this forever. :)
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ABOUT FRICKIN TIME....
Let me tell you something. It is such a pain in the butt taht I cannot find any best practices on things relating to web hosting. I can't find anything on hot to configure AD for a domain that not only has a website, but also is the host for other sites. I cannot find anything on general hosting provider best practices. But today I found something close.
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Sometimes you just gotta chuckle
I just got back from church a while ago, and was taking about an hour to catch up on the events of the week. I've been trying really hard lately to stay focused on the many tasks that I have to accomplish during the week, and not concern myself with the happenings elsewhere, but as many of you may have gathered already, I like to be and stay informed. So I jump to MSNBC, my favorite source for news (that in and of itself does not make me a conservative, evern tho it is a conservative network . I just like it because it's Microsoft, and everyone already knows that I'm a Microsoft whore).
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whew...
I just finished cranking out an article for builder.com on the next "platform wave" coming out on the 24th. It will be the first in a series of articles discussing the new technologies becoming available to developers in the near future.
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OK here it goes...
"Maybe they'll get it if you write it in another language" [Tim Marman]
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Gosh man...
What about
CUT THE LANGUAGE CRAP [Scott W.]
do you guys not understand? it means STOP TALKING ABOUT IT. Not, "I AGREE WITH SCOTT"..... and then talk some more about it. It means grow up and move on to something else. There's anew framework out there... go install it and blog about it. Do something other than waste everyones time filtering through garbage posts. -
Taking it one step further
I'm going to stress this to everyone. Do not even think about using VS.NET 2003 until you read this article. You will save yourself a lot of headaches, and a lot of frustrations.
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MORE VS.NET 2003 Info
In my previous post, I talked a lot about the new Framework 1.1 and VS.NET 2003, and how they deal with the old stuff. After reading the first comments of my last post, I realized it might take more explaining than I thought. This may be a hard thing to swallow, so clear your mind, and be ready to take the red pill:
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More VS.NET 2003/ Framework 1.1 Info
I've seen post all over the net about people nervous about installing VS.NET 2003. Having worked with it for several months now, let me allay your fears.
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Something to note about .NET 1.1
Just to let you guys know, the build numbers haven't changed between the Framework 1.1 Final Beta and the Release. (v1.1.4322). I'm going to assume that this means that Paul Wilson's bug goes unfixed in the final release, but I'll let Rob Howard or Scott Guthrie answer that for me.
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Another article completed
I finished my third article for Builder.com last night, and I'm really stoked. In case you haven't noticed by now, I really like writing about .NET, even thou you wouldn't notice it from my blog. This article is entitled: Preventing “Middle Child Syndrome” In Your Data Layer. Now, you're probably sitting there going, 'WTF does that mean?' Well, here's a sample:
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Something worth fighting for.
I caught this article on MSNBC a few minutes ago, and one Iraqi's words really touched me, and I wanted to share them with you.
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Reinforcing previous statements...
Windows Messenger and MSN Messenger are 2 different platforms. How do I know? Because I just got invited to the Windows Messenger 5.0 beta. COOL. I won't say anything about it obviously, but I'm excited.
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A witness to history...
In my brief 21 years on this earth, I have not witnessed too many things that have been truly awe-inspiring. I was alive when Challenger exploded, but I only remember watching video.. I never saw the real thing. I've seen video of the Berlin Wall falling, which was a pretty cool thing too, but I don't remember watching it live. This morning, I witnessed history, and I've never been more proud to be alive, and more proud to be an American.
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Further clarification.
I think Scott is mistaken. I wasn't talking about a checkbox column at all. The code I posted used a button tied to the DeleteCommand event to delete an item from the datagrid based on the ID in a hidden field for that row. The DataGridCommandEventArgs class holds the information (including the text for each column) for the entire row in a collection called Item.Columns on postback, and you can do whatever you want with that information. I don't need the MetaBuilders control for that, because I am not selecting a row. I'm working with a row that fired an event.
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DataGrid Columns
I have to write this over again AGAIN. GRR. CLARIFICATION: I was angry at the WebLog app for losing my post again and having to start over. It's been doing that to me a lot lately.
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I told you it could be done...
For those of you that thought I was a retard when I said I knew you could add images to the dropdown server control.... HA. I found one. It's pretty awesome too. Well worth the $30. The ListView version is free too. Real slick. My props to FunkeLab. Good stuff.
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I just found...
My new favorite news site. I am using this new file download program called BitTorrent. It's really cool. It was originally written for Linux (please don't stone me, I wasn't going to use it either), but it was ported to Win32 as well. It has an extremely small memory footprint, and I've seen it hit download speeds of 130kB/s. Pretty darn fast. Faster than eDonkey/Overnet (.NET P2P client) ever gets me.
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Compatibility
Lately, there has been a lot of discussion about compatibility. FrontPage 2003 has made leaps and bounds in this arena with a new browser compatibility wizard/tester, but I am still of the firm belief that you should code to 1 generation below the current technology, if you're going to do it at all. Personally, I'd rather give people another reason to upgrade than continue the status quo, but I dunno.
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Information about Office System 2003
Just so that you guys know, the following information was posted on the MS newsgroups regarding Office 2003:
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Just so you know
In case you haven't seen the news yet, we've begun a significant incursion into Baghdad. It is 10:12PM MST, 9:12AM in Baghdad Time. We have now taken over the Ministry of [Dis]-Information, and at least one presidential palace. Check out MSNBC for more info. Just thought I'd give you guys a heads-up.
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Images in a Dropdown
Anyone of an ASP.NET Server Control that allows images to be placed in the ListItems? If you could point me to one that would be fabulous. Thanks!
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Food for thought
For those of you considering the current war the antethesis of amazement, this might change your mind. NARA (The National Archives Online) says that 58,198 people died in the Vietnam conflict. Granted, that was over 10 years of fighting, but you have to figure that's about 5000 deaths a year. In three weeks of fighting, our military has only lost 80 soldiers, and only 150 have been wounded . I don't know about you, but as a former Air Force cadet, that makes me pretty proud of my countrymen. These guys are well-trained, and are doing their job very well.
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WOO HOO!!!
I FINALLY got my Builder.com checks today! I'm so excited... I've been waiting for these things for weeks. I was afraid they would go all Wrox on me. Now I can finally submit my other articles. They're really good... i think you'll like them. If you haven't yet, check out my articles on deleting information directly from a paging datagrid. If you ever want to delete something right out of the datagrid, this is info you need to know. Be sure you check out the second article, which is the meat of the problem, here.
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Been a busy day today
Well, this stuipd box does not save your text if you accidentally navigate away from this page, so I have to start ALL OVER AGAIN, GRRR. Note to ScottW: If you set the content-expires header to a decent sized number (say 2 minutes), it won't try to grab a new page every single time, and keep the stuff you typed if you click somewhere else by mistake.
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My long search is over
My search for the best .NET TreeView control is finally over. No offence to the ASP.NET Team, of course, but this control supposedly handles all browsers, not just IE. XML TreeView does it all. I could use XSLT to transform my RSS feeds into a really slick little navigation system. (hint: be looking for this very soon). At only $20, it fits in very well with the way I do business.