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I was getting the below error when connecting to a database in SQL Server Management Studio: Unable to cast COM object of type 'System.__ComObject' to interface type 'Microsoft.VisualStudio.OLE.Interop.IServiceProvider'. This operation...
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As i was planning my rewrite of NJTheater.com I looked at a couple different Object-Relationship Mappers (mostly code generators which examined a database schema and produced one class per table to read and write rows to it. All seemed particularly lacking...
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Just came across the book Mommy, Why is There a Server in the House? Pretty funny stuff. Share this post: email it! | bookmark it! | digg it! | reddit! | kick it! | live it!
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Well, as I promised months ago, I've created my second CodePlex project. Actually, I created months ago, while this site was down (as the artist I am, I think I'll refer to that as it's "black period"), But now that I'm back...
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A week ago, I made the switch from a Windows Mobile powered smart phone to the iPhone. So far, I've enjoyed the switch. I love every aspect of the iPhone, but it's a little weak in the email area. For example, I can't find a way to add an...
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I finally managed to get my hands on the new Zune 2nd Generation 80 GB. I just finished my initial tinkering with it and thought I would share my thoughts. Initially, reading the Zune Forums got my a little worried about the device. I heard lots of complaints...
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Yes, after about 5 months of downtime, I finally was able to restore my blog. What happened was, sometime mid-July, the PC that was running Sql Server on my network died. It was acting funny for a few weeks, so I took it off line. I removed the hard disk...
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Today marked the first Silverlight DevCamp on the east coast, and it was a blast. I unfortunately was only able to stay until about 2:30. Frank La Vigne opened with the Key Note and did a nice walkthrough of Silverlight, and showcased us a lot of cool...
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I recently learned that Alan Cooper recently released an updated version of About Face , About Face 3 . The books covers the principles of interaction design in great depth and detail. The first version I read was About Face 2.0 and it changed the way...
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I'm happy to announce that Bill Ryan is now a blogger here . In addition to maintaning his main blog , he'll be sharing his technical knowledge here too. Share this post: email it! | bookmark it! | digg it! | reddit! | kick it! | live it!
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If you're in the Silicon Valley area on October 27-28, check out the Silicon Valley Code Camp. The list of sessions looks impressive with speakers like Jeff Atwood and Juval Lowy . http://www.siliconvalley-codecamp.com Share this post: email it! ...
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If you're in or near the Twin Cities in Minnesota on October 27, 2007, I recommend you visit the Twin Cities Code Camp . The list of speakers and topics looks awesome from Rockford Lhotka speaking on Build an App using WPF, WCF, WF and CSLA .NET in...
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Before I begin, I'd like to point out Andrew Connell's blog entry on creating custom SharePoint timer jobs . It's an excellent starting point. The process of debugging the timer job is straight forward. 1) Since the assembly for the timer...
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This past weekend I spoke at Richmond Code Camp 4 about the new features of the C# 3.0 Language and some of the cool new things you can do with LINQ. I attended a session on SQLCLR presented by Hal Hayes, and custom MSBuild tasks by Kevin Israel. Needless...
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Until recently, I was using a modified version of the below code that was SQL Server-based for light weight data access. I've since introduced .NET generics to make it database independent. The below code is perfect for smaller projects where a component...
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