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getting entlib to work in whidbey

scott densmore has some notes on helping to get enterprise library to “work” in beta2

posted @ Wednesday, April 27, 2005 6:23 AM | Feedback (2)

ibm's new tablet

check out the pics of ibm's new proposed tablet...cool

posted @ Tuesday, April 26, 2005 1:00 PM | Feedback (0)

more vsts pricing info

In this video, Rick LaPlante addresses the six key questions that arose following the pricing and licensing announcement: What about the little guy? Why are you raising the price of MSDN Universal? Why don't I get the server when I buy the client? If you were a consultant, what would you buy? If I do all of the roles, which product do I buy? Didn't the “universal” in MSDN Universal mean I get everything? Download [0:36:25]

posted @ Monday, April 25, 2005 12:06 PM | Feedback (1)

ANN: BetaDays 2005 in the Southwest!

Announcing BetaDays 2005 Thursday, May 19, 2005. Come join us for an awesome event launching the Visual Studio 2005 Beta 2 suite and learn from the experts! Scott Guthrie from the Visual Studio/ASP.NET team and Jay Roxe from Visual Basic will be joining us from Redmond! More details: http://www.southwestdevdays.com

posted @ Monday, April 25, 2005 11:18 AM | Feedback (0)

clarification on vs2005 licensing

check out part ii of the hitchhiker's guide to vs2005: http://blogs.msdn.com/robcaron/archive/2005/04/20/410207.aspx

posted @ Friday, April 22, 2005 4:00 AM | Feedback (0)

share your snippets!

check out www.codexchange.net for visual studio...begin the sharing!

posted @ Friday, April 22, 2005 3:51 AM | Feedback (0)

doclib explorer and feedreader source

well, it looks like someone beat me to it on the doc lib explorer: (Document Library Explorer 1.0).  i kinda figured this was going to happen as i haven't had much time lately to dedicate to these tools.  UPDATE: i just saw martinm's post about this tool, you may want to check it out: http://blogs.tamtam.nl/mart/MoreSharepointOnGotDotNet.aspx additionally as a result, feedreader has suffered and the much needed fixes (for proxies) have not been implemented.  because of this, i've decided (finally, some may say) to release feedreader source code in the wild under the creative commons license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/). i'll need to clean some things...

posted @ Friday, April 22, 2005 3:50 AM | Feedback (0)

wss sp2 info

ms just released info on wss sp2.  check out the walkthrough doc. hey robertk -- they mention info about hostname environments ;-)

posted @ Tuesday, April 19, 2005 6:04 PM | Feedback (0)

in the "that's pretty cool" category

need to know the name of a song, but don't know who sings it or anything else? when you hear it, call 866-411-SONG, hold your cell phone up to the speaker...and wait for your SMS message with the title/artist. i tried it twice with Psycho Killer from the Talking Heads and Cowboy Song from Thin Lizzy and it worked both times. of course, my cell phone is now strewn across the dialers of the world i'm sure, but still...pretty cool.

posted @ Monday, April 18, 2005 8:16 PM | Feedback (0)

teched 2005 sold out!

wow.  a month and a half before the event and it is sold out.  a key to getting to teched (even a sold out one) is to get involved in your community (user groups, local events, etc) -- get to know your regional director and your evangelist team for your area. community thought leaders generally can get “stuff” even when “stuff” isn't available ;-)

posted @ Monday, April 18, 2005 6:44 PM | Feedback (0)

April 19: AZGroups User Group Meeting

Join us for tomorrow's AZGroups user group meeting at interface. Michele Leroux Bustamante will be speaking.  Exact details at: http://www.azgroups.com/Page.Events.Event-12.aspx  

posted @ Monday, April 18, 2005 3:37 PM | Feedback (0)

beta2 go-live licensing

a good resource summation of the go-live licensing: http://blogs.msdn.com/release_team/archive/2005/04/18/409268.aspx

posted @ Monday, April 18, 2005 3:35 PM | Feedback (0)

free office dev training

want to go to some free office developer training? want to learn about VSTO – visual studio tools for office VSTO vs. VBA IBF – information bridge framework want to see demos of this and walk away with some working knoweldge of the upcoming (and current) methods of developing solutions using office? FREE TRAINING: May 4–5: http://www.microsofttraining.com/dev Class ID: 303733

posted @ Monday, April 18, 2005 9:08 AM | Feedback (0)

beta2 ready!

http://beta.asp.net Beta2 Download!!!: http://lab.msdn.microsoft.com/express/vwd/

posted @ Sunday, April 17, 2005 7:26 PM | Feedback (1)

using sharepoint and virtual server

i've worked with a few companies who are/were... saw this today: http://www.support.microsoft.com/kb/897614 and thought this parts was particularly interesting: sharepoint Portal Server is currently not supported running within Virtual Server. Support for SharePoint Portal Server within Virtual Server is expected in a future release.  

posted @ Friday, April 15, 2005 6:58 PM | Feedback (2)

rooter fools conference

mit pranks conference too funny.

posted @ Friday, April 15, 2005 2:52 PM | Feedback (0)

java studio creator and java server faces

last night i had the opportunity (as i do every month, so i guess it’s not an opportunity, but rather a regular thing) to go to the phoenix java user group meeting. why are you going to that? why not.  i’m a software developer.  they talk about software development.  yeah, they talk about java, but it’s always interesting to see why people are using the wrong technologies.  oops did i say that out loud?  i am kidding of course.  i go because it is interesting to see what *all* technologies are doing to adapt to the changing needs of business and...

posted @ Thursday, April 14, 2005 11:02 AM | Feedback (1)

use vss?

use vss and want to know some cool tips-n-tricks to do some tracking and cool embedding stuff... check out: http://weblogs.asp.net/jamauss/articles/vsstipsntricks.aspx

posted @ Tuesday, April 12, 2005 9:13 PM | Feedback (0)

google -- the beta company

i've been thinking recently about beta software.  i've recently been trying to learn why some companies, already heavily invested in .net technologies wouldn't rapidly adopt .net beta 2.  i mean, it isn't drastically different (as was the perception of the .net framework from previous windna platform technologies)...it's still .net -- just a better .net. in my conversations with individuals and companies alike, mostly the response has been “it's still beta [dude]” (dude added in for the individual response.  okay, yeah, you're right it is.  but what if i told you that ms offers a go-live license (as they have done in...

posted @ Monday, April 11, 2005 2:42 PM | Feedback (1)

ajax.net

using ajax (asynch javascript and xml)? check out: http://www.theserverside.net/news/thread.tss?thread_id=33185

posted @ Monday, April 11, 2005 2:28 PM | Feedback (0)

.net v2 obsolete apis

moving forward with .net v2? make sure you look at the obsolete api list to ensure you aren't using them.

posted @ Wednesday, April 06, 2005 4:28 AM | Feedback (0)

macgyver's hammock

who said you couldn't build a rest stop with a roll of duct tape, two sticks of gum, a swiss army knife, and a tarp...well okay, how about the duct tape and tarp: http://www.makezine.com/blog/archive/2005/04/duct_tape_stres.html

posted @ Wednesday, April 06, 2005 4:21 AM | Feedback (0)

.net beta2 quickstarts

interested in some quickstart love? check out: http://beta.asp.net/quickstart/aspnet/Default.aspx but when is it going to be released tim?  keep watching...soon my friend, soon.

posted @ Wednesday, April 06, 2005 4:18 AM | Feedback (0)

medc 2005 - i'll be there

Attend MEDC 2005 - Microsoft® Mobile & Embedded DevCon   May 9-12, at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. Attend the premier developer event with the latest Microsoft®  Windows Mobile™ & Embedded technologies. See how the Windows Mobile & Embedded platforms can help you build your next generation of smart, connected, small-footprint devices, applications, services and solutions and bring them to market faster with lower development costs. Learn how these technologies can be used to scale to a broad range of devices. Call toAction:  Register today at www.medc2005.com PS - if you are going, let me know!

posted @ Tuesday, April 05, 2005 10:31 AM | Feedback (1)

sql server webcasts!

Discover how Microsoft SQL Server 2005 offers database developers the optimal combination of a tightly integrated development and data management platform. The rich and flexible programming environment in SQL Server 2005 allows you to leverage your existing skills and utilize familiar tools to build robust, secure, scalable applications. Register today to learn how the integration of the .NET Framework in SQL Server 2005 provides several major benefits, such as an enhanced programming model, enhanced safety and security, user defined types and aggregates, and a common development environment that integrates database development into the Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 development environment. In...

posted @ Tuesday, April 05, 2005 7:26 AM | Feedback (0)