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Enabling Web Editor Support in Class Library Projects

Posted Friday, April 08, 2011 2:42 PM | 0 Comments

One of the things that has bothered me for a while is that it's tough to edit web files (.aspx / .ascx files) in non-web projects. I think you can edit them if they are in the root directory (I may be recalling wrong, it's been a while) but the Read More

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Filed Under: .NET Development, Technology, SharePoint

Static Property Behavior with Generics and Inheritance

Posted Friday, August 20, 2010 4:50 AM | 0 Comments

I'm in the midst of writing some classes that use generics so I figured I would blog about the way static properties work in different situations. This is not ground breaking stuff, but it's good to be aware of so you know exactly what you are getting Read More

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.NET on the iPhone?

Posted Friday, September 18, 2009 4:39 PM | 1 Comments

Ty Anderson just shot me a link to MonoTouch (http://monotouch.net/), a product that allows you to develop IPhone software using Microsoft's .NET Framework. You'll still need a Mac, the Apple iPhone SDK, and to be a member of the Apple iPhone Developer Read More

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Filed Under: .NET Development, Tools, Technology

Speeding up Windows Virtual PC Performance (on Windows 7)

Posted Monday, September 07, 2009 9:39 PM | 2 Comments

I recently upgraded to Windows 7.0 and I have to say that I'm liking it and it's a heck of a lot better than Vista. I can't really put my finger on it, it just seems easier to navigate through stuff and get to what I want. But one of the things Read More

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Disable XML Comment Warnings for a File

Posted Friday, September 04, 2009 4:54 PM | 0 Comments

I'm a big fan of enabling XML comments when you're working on a project (either alone or as a team) because it helps you quickly identify what has and what has not been documented. When you have XML comments enabled, the compiler will show warnings Read More

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Fixing the 'Name ActiveX Control' Message on SharePoint Sites

Posted Thursday, September 03, 2009 10:49 PM | 0 Comments

SharePoint sites normally have a 'Name ActiveX Control' used to communicate you're online presence back to the Office system. If you've ever seen a site where it shows you who is 'online' and who is 'offline' then know that this is the mechanism Read More

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Vengence via Google Ads

Posted Thursday, January 25, 2007 11:03 PM | 4 Comments

I was reading an article today about how GoDaddy removed a customer's domain name from their registry at the request of MySpace.com. You can view it here: GoDaddy Pulls Security Site After MySpace Complaints Apparently someone had posted usernames Read More

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In Loo of Technology

Posted Monday, July 03, 2006 1:37 PM | 4 Comments

I can imagine how the conversation must have gone. A slick salesman stood in the board room staring down a room full of business savy executives. "Just image how much money you will save," said the salesman, producing a break even analysis Read More

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Filed Under: Life, Technology

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