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'About Box' forms, the 'My' Namespace, and Class Libraries
In Visual Studio 2005, there is a built-in form called the "About Box". In a VB.NET project, you can add it to your application, and it will automatially display the info that you put in your AssemblyInfo file for the user. It's a pretty neat little addition that makes it just a little bit easier to build an app.
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IIS7 Exposed!
Rob Chartier and Plip say it's under NDA, but the Group Product Manager said it's ok to blog about, so if I'm wrong I'll take it down. Until then, I posted my review of IIS7 on LonghornBlogs.com.
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Thanks, George! (WARNING: STAR WARS SPOILERS)
I try not to post non-technical stuff here, but I'm still working on my new personal site, and my personal blog is down, so I thought I'd post it here.
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Disappointed with the MSBuild Object Model
I've been working pretty heavily with MSBuild over the last few days. Overall, I love the idea of a universal build engine, and I've been really excited to wrap up this idea that's been in my head ever since I saw it in August 2003.
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Adding Constructors to WinForms in .NET 2.0
Properties aren't always necessary for WinForms. Sometimes, I like to create alternate constructors and pass the information in through a parameter to a private member.
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CONFIRMED: XBOX 360 Backwards Compatible
Engadget confirms that Xbox 360 will be backwards compatible with most Xbox 1 games.
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MSDN Universal Gets Team Foundation Server 2005!!!
I just got this from Tim Heuer, the MS Developer Evangelist for Phoenix, and I thought I'd pass it along directly. It is really big news, IMO. Any emphasis is mine.
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New Passport Launch?
I went to sign into MyMSN tonight, and I was greeted with a completely different Passport sign-in page. Clicking through for more details brings me to a different Passport home page than I've seen before. When I signed in, I was asked a bunch of information about my birthdate, etc... and then I had to agree to a new terms of service.
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Robert and the Lockergome Talk Windows - Part 2
From "The Chris Pirillo Show":
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Robert & the Lockergome Talk x64 and Longhorn
From "The Chris Pirillo Show":
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The VS2005 SDK Needs A Lot Of Work
Have you ever tried to build an addin for Visual Studio? I'm working on one right now, and it's not much fun. I was hoping the VS2005 SDK (formerly VSIP) would be a bit more user-friendly than the previous versions... but I was wrong.