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DotNetNuke Rocks!
I've been wanting to make my Regulator site into a “real” site, so I checked out doing in using .Text. it was nice but it wasn't the “feel” i was looking for. Then I stumbled upon DotNetNuke and boy am I impressed! I…
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[online book] A .NET Developer's Guide to Windows Security
Peter Provost sends word of a new book that's being written: A .NET Developer's Guide to Windows Security , by Keith Brown The great thing is the author is making what he's written available to read. Not only that, you…
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Get ready for obsolete stuff in Whidbey today
Brad Adams gives us a non-official preview of what classes/members will be obsolete when Whidbey comes along. It's good to know these things as soon as possible so you can start moving your code away from them now…
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SQLTeam rules: Cool tip + cool RSS feed= goodness in the blogsphere
SQLTeam is getting more and more credit from me for being so helpful: Cool tip on using ConnectionString settings in your web.config file so that you don't have to remember when to switch to your dev/liv webserver…
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[tool] Total Commander 6.0 is out
My favorite tool on the planet just got an upgrade: Total Commander 6.0 is out . Biggest changes: Directory tabs (more than 2 directories active at the same time - thank god) Config window is now list based and not tab…
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The dynamic SQL discussion is a must read
There's one of those “holy wars” going on in the blogsphere. This time it is about the using Dynamic SQL vs. Stored procedures. But this holy war is an important one. It's one that I have learned a lot from, and I'll…
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New Regulator version (last one on this blog)
From now on I'll be announcing anything that has to do with The Regulator over on my Regex Blog . So, you'll have to go here to read my announcement and what's new in the newly released version 1.02 beta 2. Also, If…
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2 possible gems in MS downloads
1. Application Signature Builder 1.0 “The Application Signature Builder (ASB) tool is used by software vendors and IT professionals to generate a Signature File containing file attribute information that allows…
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VS.Net refactoring Lessons from IntelliJ IDEA (redux)
I've posted about this here and here before but now Mike Gunderloy writes about refactoring support (or lack thereof) in Whidbey. Some hard hitting points such as the fact that only C# has “refactoring” and not very…
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Thanks for your help
Thanks for all the great feedback on my “Renaming The Regulator” dilemma. It seems that most of you actually like the current name, so who am I to argue with success? Thanks. And please post comments suggestions of…
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Why are typed data tables columns declared "internal"?
Here's a question that Oskar Austegard left in response to what I wrote ,oh such a long time ago(6 months?), about typed datasets being scalable : How exactly does one go about using a TDS effectively in a different…
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Help me rename The Regulator
I'm thinking that “ The regulator ” is not catchy enough. I'm looking to rename it. Got any suggestions? I really like: Regexor Regex Commander but so far these are the best I could come up with. Care to help me and win…
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MSDN chats RSS feed? you got it.
Duncan posted about the MSDN chats homepage and how badly it needs an RSS feed so... MSDN chats RSS feed courtesy of Feedable Also of interest might be the new RSS feed I created for Usability News Update : Oh, and Andy…
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Making the F-lock key on your MS keyboard ON by default
The Furrygoat points to a reg file that allows to to change you F-Lock key (found on the new MS keyboards) to be set to “normal” by default (right now when you boot you have to manually remember and flip it to “on” , if…
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The Regulator 1.02b is out
Download from GDN workspace, or get there from the Regulator Homepage I'd like to thank Mike Gunderloy and SBC for giving me lots of feedback on needed features and broken things. I'd appreciate more feedback from…
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Using NAnt? Download NAntPad - for visual NAnt build configuration
If you're using NAnt and editing your NAnt files by hand, stop right there. Go and download NAntPad - a GUI app that lets you visually configure your build and then spits out the XML file. Simple and easy. [via James…
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Technical writing - The complete idiot's guide
Leon Bambrick was probably in a really good mood, because he read my previous rant about how hard it is to write technical help docs and decided he would write a short guide in the comments to that post. It turned out…
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The predictable history of a programmer (reloaded)
How many of us can say these things on their own "about" page? Probably most , with minor modification. I suggest a global "About me" page, something like the following: The history of : _________________ _______…
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Great SQL tip: @@IDENTITY==bad, scope_identity()==good
And another tip discovered by Sirsha . This time it's from SQLTeam . A very good SQL Server tip that I really must cling to! The gist: Use scope_identity() rather than @@IDENTITY or you might not get what you're looking…
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Web Designer/Graphic Artist/Receptionist
It really hurts when you're reading the paper and find a job listing such as this: Web Designer/Graphic Artist/Receptionist [Name removed to protect the idiotic] has an exciting opportunity in the south Charlotte, NC…
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Longhorn PDC bits download available for MSDN subscribers
That's right - the same bits of Longhorn preview available at the PDC are now available to download (MSDN subscribers only). I guessing slowly, as everyone in the world hits the servers at the same time. [via Philip…
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BitVector32 has a bug. Here's a good replacement
Sebastian Lambla has created a replacement for the BitVector32 class in the framework. The original has a nasty bug in it : the indexer always returns false for bit #31 . Sebastian decided he needed more flexibility…
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Writing help is... challenging
God I hate writing help files. I'll never be able to be a technical writer. How do those people do it? There are actually technical writing sites that are devoted to the love of the profession. I seriously admire these…
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Israel .Net user group meeting today - Advanced debugging techniques
Where: Microsoft offices, ra'anana (near amdocs) Gathering at 17:00 Starting at 17:45 Topic: Advanced debugging techniques Debug symbols Production Debugging Opening up Microsoft’s source code Known Problems Tips and…
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Creative writing technique
Johanna Rothman keeps two blogs that I know of: Managing Product Development and Hiring Technical People . Both are excellent blogs that talk about totally different facets of our technology world. Today I read a post…
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[Document] Port Requirements for Microsoft Windows Server System
This looks like it could come in real handy come time to configure your firewalls for repaved servers. Microsoft released an Excel sheet that lists all the ports that MS products use with this data: port,protocol,System…
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Multiple==Good
Darrel Norton decided he wants to test for himself (and his team) whether doing multiple monitor setups was better for productivity. He came out with a whopping “yes”. God I wish I could be in a position to do the same…
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My new RegexBlog
I just twisted Darren's arm into making me a part of the new RegexBlogs community he's building. How cool is that? Here's his post about it, and here's my new Regex Blog . I call it “IRegex” .Fitting, don't you think?…
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Brumme is alive again, and a small question
Chris Brumme , one of my favorite hardcore tech bloggers is writing again. I can't believe I have 2 actual posts from him in sharpreader on the same day. How weird! On a different note - how the heck do I turn off the…
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You can subscribe to this weblog - here's how
It occurred to me that some of the folks who read this weblog have no idea that they don't have to remember to open a browser in order to check if I've added new content. You can actually subscribe to this weblog by…