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Jumping into newsgroups
I've decided to try and get in on the newsgroup bandwagon. Mostly, I'll be lurking and throwing my 0.02$ around these groups: (all start with “Microsoft.Public.Dotnet“) Framework Framework.adonet Framework.windowsforms…
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[Tool] - cool (free) news reader
I think I just found my dream news reader: 40tude Dialog It's everything I've wanted in a reader, and the Price is right too! (Free for non commercial use). If you've been using that old reader of yours that looks like…
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Hijacking .NET Volume 2: Protecting your Code
Hijacking .NET Volume 2 “ Dan Appleman's latest eBook covers the security implications of using reflection to access private members in an assembly, and about the design patterns and specific methods you can use to…
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Blog: The Software Simplist
My friend, Udi Dahan, whom I've met at one of the user group meetings, just started his own blog: The Software Simplist ( RSS ) From what I already know about Udi, this should prove to be pretty interesting. Udi has…
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C# Programmable Calculator
How cool is a calculator that you can actually program what each button does using C#? Look for yourself: “ C# Programmable Calculator is a Reverse Polish Notation (RPN) calculator with custom buttons programmable in…
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Please, NO SPOILERS
Um.. can everyone PLEASE not post Matrix revolutions spoilers on the main .net weblogs feed? Thanks.
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[Tool] The Regulator 1.02a is out
Version 1.02a released! Features: Regexlib.com integration Search and import expressions and examples from RegexLib.com ’s database Post your own regular expressions into regexlib's database, direct from The regulator…
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See you at the Israel VB user group today
Microsoft Israel 2 Hapnina St, Raanana (09) 7625-100 Floor 0 , Dekel Room It is the new building across from Amdocs. After the first traffic circle, there is an area for parking on the right. 17:30 - 18:00 Assembly…
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12 hours or so to go
and you'll get to see the wonder that is the new version of The Regulator ! BUAHahaha...(evil genius is just not right for me, is it?)
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Single user source code control - a must!
Eric explains why it's a good idea to use source control even when working all alone on a project. I completely agree. If you are NOT using any kind of source control (and you should at least be using SourceSafe on a…
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RSS feeds for your pleasure
Just in case you are NOT subscribed to the Feedable RSS feed , I've added some cool feeds the past weeks: The .Net rocks show is now hosted on MSDN , alas, there's no RSS feed to tell me when a new download is…
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A horrible discovery
I made a horrible discovery today. SharpReader takes nearly 100MB of RAM when it's open (i have 250-300 feeds). No wonder my machine crawls when I try to friggin' compile something in VS.Net! So, I made a tough…
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[Article X 2] 2 more of mine published on MSDNAA
Two more articles posted on MSDNAA : Introduction to Test-driven Development with NUnit and the NUnit Add-in This article explores Test-Driven development (TDD) techniques. Fun with Unit Tests–Testing Abstract Classes…
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[Article/Code]: Easy Proxy handling through the ProxyFactory and ProxyInfo classes
I had to make The Regulator support Proxy servers, so I dug in to how the WebProxy class works, and with a little help from Darren , I managed to get it up and running. In the process, I wrote a little helper class that…
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New CLR Profiler version available
I forgot to mention the other day that a new version of the CLR Profiler is available for download . Here's a link to an earlier entry where I wrote about using it to dissect SharpReader 's memory usage. [ Furrygoat ]…
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PDC eye for the cynical guy
Mike Gunderloy sets off on a no-thrill ride through PDC land, letting us know just what he thinks about each and every “big statement” made there. It's not always pretty, but the truth hurts sometimes I guess.
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Nice Blog.
Yes, I agree . Rory runs a great Blog ! Wish I could write like that. It makes me feel like I haven't written anything really personal in a while. I think I was: Too consumed by projects and other stuff I was afraid…
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A dream come true.. almost
I always knew my blog will get to places. Now it's gotten me into the USA. Well, sort of. People have been dreaming about me , you see. I'm so flattered that I think I'll start to dream about them back. My only wish is…
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Easy Proxy handling through the ProxyFactory and ProxyInfo classes
Here’s a simple and easy class that will ease the pain of configuring a Proxy Connection in your applications. The way you’d use it is like so: ProxyInfo pi = new ProxyInfo(); pi . OverrideDefaultProxy =…
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Funny and informative "Lap Around Longhorn" video from MSDN TV
Yeah, I'm trying not to be too excited about something that we'll see in only a couple of years, but you really have to take a look at Don and Chris's MSDN TV show, where they recreate the presentation they made at the…
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Avalon automated UI Testing framework
This is great news! The Avalon UI Testing Framework appears to expose the UI components as an Object Model, that they are calling “Control Patterns” that expose the behavior of the controls. He's brought a Command…
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RSS Bandit revamped - your comments appreciated
Dare has updated RSS Bandit again . I really appreciate how he's handling the comments on this software. This time RSS Bandit runs out much more responsive, but still not enough IMHO. although this time it is usable , I…
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Israel .Net web user group meets today - Design time programming in Vs.Net
The user group meets today, 29.10.03 registration starts at 17:00, groups starts at 17:45 at the MS HQ near ra'anana (Amdocs building) topics: What is it Design Time programming and what is it good for? Various…
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New VB.Net features from the trenches, and the PDCBloggers feed is your friend
Tom Mertens writes about some of the cool new features in VB.Net in the next version of Visual Studio .Net (”Whidbey”). Lots of cool stuff in there. If you're interested in hearing all the latest cool news from the PDC…
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Waiting for the Next RSS Bandit
Dare Says that all the features people want from SharpReader are already present in RSS Bandit . I agree. RSS Bandit , feature wise, is a much richer application. It's pretty weird to say this, but I really want to use…
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Regulator Coming along nicely
Regulator is about to pass the 1,200 downloads mark (in 5 days). How cool is that? I've got an update coming. It will now support web searching through a Proxy, which , as I understand, was a small headache for some…
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Refactoring, FINALLY!
If there's one thing that stood out for me from the Whidbey screenshots, it's this: FINALLY, some refactoring support! Hopefully, this is just the beginning. The Whidbey team should take notice of the amount of…
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WinSupersite RSS feed
I bet This will come in real handy during PDC week :) Consider WinSuperSite officially Feedable .
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KeyNote feed - live from the PDC (RSS feed, that is)
Scott Hanselman has been moblogging the whole PDC keynote ,and still going: