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25 November 2007
Over the last month or so, I've gotten to work on some cool new stuff and see some new technologies - I recently updated my blog theme, went to DevConnections, and have focused on testing and CI at work. Here's some new stuff I discovered (or at least new to me): SVN 1-Click Setup - I decided...
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13 November 2007
UPDATED: 11/17/2007 - added some links to speaker & session info and fixed a couple of typos Since I'm going to have to review this at work, I thought I'd get some thoughts together about the sessions I attended at DevConnections last week. WSS Overview (HMS202) and MOSS Overview (HMS201...
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29 October 2007
I wrote a quick overview of caching (and state) the other day and saw a great VaryByCustom tip on Steven Smith's blog today . VaryByCustom allows you to use a global.asax method ( GetVaryByCustomString ) to return a string that will act as your VaryBy key. In Steven's tip, they return the current...
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27 October 2007
I've been looking into unit testing in SQL as a quick way to check out the effects of database changes. I've been spending a fair amount of time working on SQL-only type changes - things that unit or functional tests won't catch either because we don't have a .Net API or front end application...
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25 October 2007
This is some stuff I've been meaning to post to the wiki at work because I've been asked a lot of questions about it, but just haven't gotten around to yet. It's a little bit intro, but I couldn't find a good snapshot anywhere else, so here we are. (It's also a test post with...
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15 October 2007
Two months ago, I posted about being a better developer in 6 months just like everyone else . Since I want to keep this going, I’m grading myself periodically to see where I stand… 1. Blog more. Not Changed: Exactly the same as last month… “OK, I really said every other day, but I have improved. Hey...
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05 September 2007
I've been thinking alot lately about all the great ways that are available to get “Quick Wins” in coding projects. (I guess I kind of started with Client-Side Logging post.) There's all kinds of UI coolness out there: Thinking of a calendar? Try Timeline instead. CSS has tons of hidden goodies...
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16 August 2007
With the advent of Ajax comes the pain of client-side development. Tools for Javascript just never seem as robust as their server-side counterparts. The VS2k5 IDE is actully a decent debugger, but what do you do when your end users get the error? On the server, we just catch it, and use Log4Net to alert...
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29 July 2007
Jim tagged me. So after many months of a quiet blog, I'm back to share my take on the whole thing that's been running around the world . Here's my list, and I think its even in order: Blog 3 times a week. Every day is just not realistic for me. Every other day or so I can do. I think. Finish and expand...
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22 February 2006
I've been brushing up on my JS and DOM work recently after not flexing those coding muscles for a while. I have some AJAX work on my plate at work and a quick demo a few weeks ago made me realize how much I'd forgotten. Anyway, some playtime with the Virtual Earth SDK and I ran into a crazy bug. IE doesn...
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12 February 2006
I ran into an error trying to install TaxCut 2005 today. It would always stop at 21% on a file called “mmvdpro.swf.“ I was able to get past it by restarting my computer in Safe Mode (hit F8 during the boot up) and then installing from the CD as normal. Reboot back into normal mode and it...
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02 February 2006
Ever need to turn a user control (.ascx) into a server control (.dll) file? I have and had found a nifty little program on Code Project called ASCX Parser . The original project was pretty raw and only output C# code. At the time I was working mostly in VB.Net. I had a discussion with Pat Hynds about...
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01 October 2005
[Until I can figure out where I put Pat Hynd's email address, I'll use this post to remind me that I promised to send him this info I mentioned after his talk at Code Camp 4...] I've only created a handful of server controls, but they've always come from user controls that I decided to “upgrade...
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01 September 2005
I found this today via lifehack - http://www.knightopia.com/journal/archives/000779.html My commute is about 40 miles and it was over $50 to fill the tank today so was I happy to see something that might help.
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30 March 2005
OK, so much for posting everyday. Oh well, I'll just do what I can. Just to catch up and remind myself of things I want to describe more fully later, here's a big catch up... Projects - I've been real busy with a project that I've been looking forward to for a long time. I got caught up in a lot of project...
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