I have a new Zune and would like to aggregate podcasts to the Zune better. I loaded Doppler this weekend and tried 5 podcasts to sync with the Zune. Doppler gives quite a few errors regarding the podcast’s RSS feeds. I wonder if there is a better application I can use with my Zune for [...]
Read MoreI received a Zune this last week from Drew Robbins as a thank you my work on the West Michigan Day of .NET. It was a very nice gesture and I appreciated the new gadget to play with. I have spent this 3 day weekend playing around with the device and have some observations. Nothing [...]
Read MoreSession Abstract The use of software patterns has exploded in recent years as software developers look to each other for proven, stable and reliable methods to create business solutions. The Gang of Four book Design Patterns brought many of the most famous patterns to the masses. These patterns were developed to solve problems during the [...]
Read MoreI got a bug in me to do a Vista Gadget and created a gadget that will allow a Shrinkster URL just with the ending “code”. Here is the links to the gadget are here: Windows Live Gallery This gadget is very basic but if you think of any other gadget ideas I am up [...]
Read MoreI have a problem with books. I buy them, keep them and in general will not get rid of them. I have books that I have never looked at for years on my shelves and in boxes. So this weekend I put about 60 books on Amazon Marketplace to see if I can make a [...]
Read Morehttp://www.devexpress.com/Products/NET/IDETools/RefactorASP/ From the DevExpress site — “Refactor! is freely available to all ASP.NET 2.0 developers and offers a comprehensive suite of tools that enable you and your team to simplify and shape complex code and HTML markup – making your web applications easier to read and less costly to maintain. Note to customers who have [...]
Read MoreI am still riding the adrenaline rush from yesterday. The last few weeks have been crazy getting ready for the event. At 7:00AM when the organizers and volunteers showed up to set up, I was just hoping that a few people would show up. I slipped back to get the food out and when I [...]
Read MoreI spoke this weekend at the Day of .NET in Ann Arbor on Historical Database Patterns. I has several attendees ask if I had a website that I spotlight my database patterns. I am writing a whitepaper on the subject and so I am including a new area on the new CloudSocket site on Database [...]
Read MoreMan I am so excited with the time I spent here in Ann Arbor for the Day of .NET. My talk on “Databases Need to have Memories” went very well and I even had a few laughs from the jokes I tried. I met a ton of people and connected with some I have not [...]
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