July 2005 - Posts
Why the East was last and they couldn't roll it out 100% beats me; but on September 1st 2005, this site, provided by the major credit agencies will provide a free "Annual" credit reports. Basically, they just automating what by law (in NJ at least) they
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http://www.indyproject.org/ The Indy Project is an Open Source group that maintains several active projects that grew out of the original Indy.Sockets project. Indy.Sockets Indy.Sockets is an open source socket library that supports clients, servers,
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BizUnit 2.0 - Automated Testing tool Test Framework for automated testing. enables the rapid development of test cases, specifically targetted by not restricted to testing BizTalk solutions. Blog about it. http://blogs.msdn.com/kevinsmi/archive/2005/07/17/439728.aspx
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http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/tryit/hosted/sql/default.aspx SQL Server 2005 Integration Services SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services SQL Server 2005 Introduction to SQL Server Management Studio SQL Server 2005 XML Capabilities SQL Server 2005 SQL Server
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This is a handy way to provide rapid access (boots & shuts down in seconds) to a Linux environment without messing with installs, kernel rebuilds, etc. If you need access to a quick bash prompt to try some things out, this is the way to go. http://www.fingergear.com/computer_on_a_stick.php
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Summary : Web Services Enhancements for .NET (WSE) is a product that enables you to build secure Web services quickly and easily. This article describes the driving goals behind the latest WSE 3.0 release, focusing on the major feature highlights and
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There's been a port of the book The .NET Developer's Guide to Windows Security to a Wiki. http://pluralsight.com/wiki/default.aspx/Keith.GuideBook/HomePage.html
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Looks like it will be a series. http://channel9.msdn.com/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=79591 Series list: http://channel9.msdn.com/pdc/Default.aspx?viewtype=2
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Not sure how many folks are having this problem but I've been having it on several machines all running Outlook 2003 - both non-Exchange & IMAP/POP access machines. Lately it seems to be getting worse now that I've added the 2.5 version of Newsgator.
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Reflector.SQL2005Browser The SQL 2005 Assembly Browser is a little add-in for Lutz Roeder's .NET Reflector that can be used to browse .NET assemblies stored in a SQL Server 2005 (Yukon) database. You can connect your local Reflector installation to a
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http://www.systemwebmail.com/default.aspx This FAQ addresses questions and problems with System.Web.Mail (SWM). It starts with an Introduction and Programming Samples. It concludes with resolutions to challenging errors and other resources. Send questions,
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Community Technology Previews (CTPs) are regular interim releases of Microsoft technologies while they are still under active development. These CTPs have offered the community unprecedented near-real-time access to what is going on at Microsoft and they
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http://www.snapfish.com/ It's amazing how fast pricing has declined on photo printing services, not to mention the amount of storage they offer basically for free. On Ofoto (now "Kodak Gallery") I have over 5 Gig of photo's up there spanning 5 years -
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Scott Hanselman's 2005 Ultimate Developer and Power Users Tool List
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http://www.agileprogrammer.com/
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Damn, in 1 week 2 bits of news regarding High School people. In this one, someone I knew from HS is killed by his wife after he nabs her cheating on him. Seems she spiked a milkshake and then pounced his head with a statue - allegedly... http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20050622/ts_nm/crime_hongkong_banker_dc
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There is no silver bullet... Hidden costs, high staff turnover and poor cross-cultural communications are the key causes of offshore outsourcing failures, according to new research from analyst house Gartner. http://msn.com.com/2100-9589_22-5757832.html?part=msn&subj=ns_5757832&tag=tg_itd
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Overview http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=cf28daf9-182e-4ac2-8e88-f2e936558bf2&displaylang=en The Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Upgrade Advisor is a tool used by Database developers and administrators to analyze SQL Server 7.0
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When I was just about entering High School a guy from that school ended up killing his whole family. Now it seems, they are going to make it into some movie: http://anyonesson.com/ Good Music to go along with the pictures / flash.
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