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Good(ish) day
Bug count down to 28 from 67.
Wheeeeee!
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Nyud.net to avoid nudniks
Way old news, but worth repeating one more time, so at least I stop forgetting about it. The New York University has made the Coral Distribution Network available for use. This is a caching network for files. While its use for {ahem} certain sites is excellent, I think there is also a good use for general pointing as well. To use it, just append .nyud.net:8090
to the end of any URL. Got a large file to share? Got a site that everyone will want to go to? Just add that, and through the magic of HTTP redirection, everyone can get the...
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Two more articles up on C4F
If you're just finding this out from me, you need to subscribe to a better RSS feed (currently being hand-written by yours truly). Two more articles up on Coding4Fun: Ask the ZMan and URL Buddy. More to follow, later in the week.
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re: Writing generic data access code with ADO.NET 2.0 and ASP.NET 2.0
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Coding4Fun RSS
Well, the C4F Web site seems to be a bit of a hit, but people still need to know about it -- tell a friend. One of our biggest requests so far has been an RSS feed. Well, after a bit of typing, there is now an RSS feed (soon to be automated).
You're welcome.
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VS2005 Beta 2, Day 2
Well, after a bit of Scotch, a bit of sleep, and a few more props, it's time for me to reflect on the rolling blunder that was the Beta 2 launch.
Some email break down: 309 messages sent in the last 7 days, 561 this month (OK, nothing extraordinary there)
File prop jobs (note, this doesn't count the big push, as Chris did all that): 23, some files went up three or four times
Number of apologies made: I think I'm well over 100 now, and that is just to Dan and Brian.
Number of days in the last week that I couldn't send...
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Soon == Now();
Well, as we've been promising for a while, and as some MSDN Subscribers have noticed, Beta 2 is in the wild. MSDN Subscribers can download the VSTS bits from the subscriber downloads page, and everyone else can get Express. Getting these pages built and up has been an ... interesting experience, with major heavy lifting from most of the people on the Content Strategy, Site Management and Developer Division Technical Marketing Team. Some of the sections of this big push I'm most excited by:
An entirely new Beta 2 section to replace the old Whidbey section. Mostly a reorg, but Brian...
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Nothing to see here
Just checking out something for a possible future feature of a soon to be released section of MSDN.
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update-mania
I think I have just seen the future of software.
I was offline (at least as far as my laptop was concerned) yesterday, so I actually got work done (details *soon*). This morning as I fired up my machine and logged in, (I am not exaggerating here):
An SMS alert popped up, telling me to install some software.
My bug tracker (internal app -- Bugger) said it had an update I should install.
Java Update (no idea how that got there) said there was a new version of the runtime to install.
The InstallShield updater popped up saying it had to check...
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Writing generic data access code with ADO.NET 2.0 and ASP.NET 2.0
I've mentioned 3:00 pm in the past, that's when the "Here's what's new today on MSDN" email hits my Inbox. It's like a little Christmas, every day. It's also amusing when I see articles on there that I *knew* I read, *sometime* in the past, and not remember them at all...
Well, today was one of those days, but I really should have remembered, as it's a good article on explaining the mechanics for making your data access code more generic. That way, you can move your database much easier.
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It's a drill, but there is fire involved...
... Details coming soon.
*Very* soon.
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The three wizards -- an allegory
Once, not too long ago, and not too far away, there was a sleepy little kingdom that was beset by dragons, ogres and goblins.
Into this kingdom came three wizards, ready to wield their craft and aid the people of the kingdom. Each one came with differing skills and spells, and their own way of solving the problems of the kingdom.
The first wizard was one of great power and might, but he was also proud, boastful and secretive. He wielded his magic only within his tower, and spent his time outside reminding others of his skill, and telling everyone how the...
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I know it's not All Hallow's Even
But I desperately had to re-read this story as I sit gibbering in my office.
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Get started, quick
Back in the NGWS (and earlier) days, the Quickstarts were my favourite source of answering the "How do I?" questions about .NET. Now, the ASP.NET 2.0 Quickstarts are available, and a great supplement for all the content on MSDN and elsewhere about ASP.NET 2.0.
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Is it bigger than a breadbox?
Not like many people know what a breadbox is anymore, though. However,
I have found a lovely amusing example of neural net software - 20 questions.
It's a computer program running the old children's game (that
apparently my wife had never played) and it's ultra-creepy when it's
successful.Here's an example session: (note: this list is upside-down)
I am guessing that it is milk?
Is it man made? No.
Do you use it at night? No.
Was it invented? No.
Does it come in different colors? No.
Is it multicolored? No.
Can it be dried? Yes.
Can it fit in an envelope? No.
Is it smaller than a golf ball? No.
Is it white? Yes.
Is...
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I need a van de Graaff generator
Oh, the fun I could have...