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Archive for June, 2009
How Much Do I Depend on Twitter?
Before I had dinner last night I grabbed my BlackBerry and checked out my Twitter feed. There I saw the breaking news that Michael Jackson was on his way to the hospital and then a few minutes later it was reported he had passed away. On my way to work this morning I realized just [...]
Taking Chance – A Reminder to Never Forget Our Fallen Soldiers
I know my blog normally covers topics related to my profession, but I was moved by watching a movie and felt I wanted to express my thoughts on my blog. I hope you continue reading even though this is off topic for my blog. My wife and I have been avid Netflix customers for quite [...]
.NET: Converting a String to a GUID
This is just a quick little tip I came across yesterday. I was reading a Guid value out of a database and then passing it to .NET service along with some other data. The column type in the SQL Server database was a standard VARCHAR field, while the service itself was expecting a Guid data [...]
The Ripple Effect of Cyber Warfare
I have been interested lately in the various areas of warfare in our current times. The major focus of current situations WILL involve cyber warfare as part of any conflict. Many folks are under the impression that conflicts between other countries than their own really will not change their lives that much. If you are [...]
.NET – Use VB Functions in C#
Yesterday I was working on a .NET website that has a couple of cost calculators in them. The user inputs 10 or so data points and the application will calculate their costs and savings. While working on some validation of the user submitted data, I need to make sure all fields were numeric in value. [...]
ColdFusion & .NET: Comparing List Functions
It’s been awhile since I have added a new post to the series that compares code in ColdFusion & .NET. Today’s post covers something I use quite a bit throughout some of my applications: storing values in a list type format. If you have programmed in ColdFusion for years, you take the built in list [...]
WordPress 2.8 Released
Just a quick note to let everyone know that WordPress 2.8 has been officially released and is available for download. So upgrade away, or install fresh. WordPress is the best blogging platform available.
LINQPad – A Studio for LINQ
I have been creating a lot of ASP.NET websites lately, and have been using LINQ for most of the database interaction throughout the sites. One frustrating piece about LINQ is debugging. In order for me to see what the query was running and returning, I would have to turn on the trace features and then [...]
Microsoft Announces IIS7 SEO Toolkit
Yesterday Microsoft announced a new extension for II7 called the Search Engine Optimization Toolkit. The toolkit will help developers and hosting providers to increase your site’s search engine relevance. The toolkit includes three modules that integrate with IIS Manager: Site Analysis, Robots Exclusion, and Sitemaps and Site Indexes. You can read more about the new [...]
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