January 2006 - Posts
This is here so I don't have to look it up all the time. When using VM's, multiple PCs, etc. It's nice to have a logon background that gives you some information about what the machine is, userid, password, etc. So, to do it: 1. Create a bitmap and save
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More stuff on my back. I'm convinced my Ortho is putting me through a barrage of tests, some painful, to test my will!!! Last Thursday I had a Discogram done ( http://www.spine-health.com/topics/diag/diag08.html ). This is an unpleasant test where they
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http://mockupscreens.com/ I can't say how "BAD" Visio is at creating mockup screens for UI requirements and storyboarding. I'd say HTML is another approach, but having a tool to faciliate the capture, organization, and versioning of the UI mockups and
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http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=7CECD652-FC04-4EF8-A28A-25C5006677D8&displaylang=en Not that I'm a big supporter of converting crap-to-crap, just interesting to see they've updated the VS2003 converter.
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http://www.waterfall2006.com/ After years of being disparaged by some in the software development community, the waterfall process is back with a vengeance. You've always known a good waterfall-based process is the right way to develop software projects.
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Through the numerous CTP's of WinFX, sometimes project and item templates get a bit screwed up. You can correct this if you see some old (say "Indigo Services") in your "New Project Dialogs". The key is undersanding a few things how the templates are
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http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=32187993-4736-4A06-97C7-1282B67E3137&displaylang=en http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/897696 COM+ Hotfix for the Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) Brief Description Adds support
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Having a strong BA is one of the greatest deficiencies that I've seen throughout the years on all the projects. The breakdown in what users need and what get's delivered usually rests with having a good interpreter. With XP, I still think having a "translator"
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Great post and supporting adapter implementation on using System.Transactions with SQL 2000. http://blogs.msdn.com/florinlazar/archive/2005/09/29/475546.aspx If you really care about speed, you will notice that the performance decreases compared to when
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http://biztalkia.blogspot.com/2006/01/biztalk-host-manager-2004.html#links Some features: - It monitors background service state change of host instances (not by default, use options to enable) . - It works for Biztalk 2004 and 2006.
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An article I wrote got posted on DotNetJunkies. Problem is, I sent a "draft" to them. They posted it without even telling me!!! I'm trying to get it changed. Http.sys in WinXP SP2: What It Means with Windows Communication Foundation http://www.dotnetjunkies.com/Tutorial/99DD7042-532D-4DB4-8625-1CD8BF422D64.dci
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Tune in to .NET Unwrapped, the webcast series focused on real-world developer solutions for the financial services industry. Hear from the Microsoft financial services team as well as experts who have deployed technologies and systems at some of the largest
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Good source of links, etc. http://agileprogrammer.com/geeknoise/archive/2006/01/11/10763.aspx Links from above: Here is bunch of other useful links and such: Scripting with the Microsoft Shell at the Microsoft TechNet Script Center Webcast: Next Generation
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Seems there's some nuances with the VS 2005 Debugger that if you're doing any sort of multi-threaded applications you'll run into some issues with the debugger. Basically, one example is if you have a BackgroundWorker object and all the methods are local
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Fun working with CTP's, Beta's, etc. Things never go as mooth with RTM bits (seems lots of RTM lack of smoothness too). With the WinFX bits, there's been a bunch of issues getting all the dependancies installed correctly. One last "work-around" is to
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http://www.trustfax.com/ You get a toll - free #, 70 faxes, send & receive - $20/year.
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All things about System.Net.Mail Great set of FAQ's on just about whatever you need to do while working with SMTP capabilities in Dotnet. http://www.systemnetmail.com/default.aspx This FAQ addresses the System.Net.Mail (SNM) namespace found in the 2.0
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Here's a publisher that gives you complete control over production. I saw a sample at a deli near my house. The Deli owner had a book published through these guys and the print, cover, quality was quite good. http://www.iuniverse.com/ Book Publishing
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