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I downloaded Diskeeper the other day and installed it.  I'm pretty impressed with it.  It was an easy install and once I set it up, it just runs.  I haven't had to mess with it since.  It has kept my drive perfect for a while now....

   I'm almost to the end of Head First Object-Oriented Analysis and Design from O'Reilly and I must say it's an excellent book.  It's very easy to read like all the Head First books and very informative.  I got through most...

I downloaded and checked out Infragistics's NetAdvantage 6.3 the other day.  If you do a lot of UI work and like to make your apps look good, I definately would suggest you check them out.  They support ribbon like Office 2007 and have...

If you haven't heard yet, Google has come out with a customizable home page that allows you to put modules on it.  The modules can be very diverse allowing you to create a pretty cool or useful homepage.  I threw a few together. ...

If you know me, you'll know that I am the last one to advocate unit tests :) I have always disliked them for the simple fact, that in a real project, you have to do a TON of wire up just to get the unit test to work.  Connect to a db most of the...

Microsoft as merged Dot Net 3.0 with WinFX.  Not only will you have the standard base class libraries, but all of WinFX (WPF, WCF, WF and WCS) will be part of the base framework now.   Read more here...

Microsoft announced a new developer edition of vs.net for dba's.  It looks like it may provide some cool new tools like source control of base line scripts etc. Check it out Here   They also have been working on some new security stuff that...

I found a neat control in vs.net 2005 the other day.  Sometimes you need a control that will turn parts of itself off and on visibly.  When parts turn off,  you want to move the other parts of the form around on the form to eliminate gaps...

Another code camp is coming to South Carolina!  There will be many great sessions available to learn from.    If you want to get some more info or wish to help out by volunteering or speaking, you can check it out here: GspDevelopers.or...

Take the following code: Dim ar As ArrayList = New ArrayList ar.Add(1) ar.Add(2) ar.Add(3) For Each o As Object In ar Dim total As Double total += 2 MessageBox.Show(total.ToString) Next   The compiler actually moves the dim statement...

We are setting up to move to a different Bug Tracking software named OnTime. We have been using Dragnet and have found many shortcomings in its layout of issues. While viewing screenshots of the OnTime product from Axosoft we saw several screens which...

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If you have not heard yet Google offers a service where you can submit an xml sitemap of your web sites to their engine for crawling. This could be a big improvement for ASP.NET site builders. It is no secret that search engines have a difficult time...

I was digging around on the internet last night and found a great video of a Microsoft Compatibility team member. He gave a very good explanation of problems that you may or may not face with applications developed against previous frameworks when...

Google has launched their map server. It seems to have several pricing options depending on your needs. There is a free client which is fairly limited but gives you a taste of what is available. Google offers a Pro client for $20.00 that supports several...

Check out this link. http://blogs.msdn.com/netcfteam/default.aspx . A few weeks ago we started seeing purchases of our Pocket PC apps from Microsoft. While I certainly wecomed the money, I still wondered what was going on. It seems that they are...

Has anyone built a systems with one of these processors yet. If so please comment to this post with you comments? Also, for those who have built a 64 bit system are you using Winedows XP 64bit? We are trying to get some feedback on the new systems to...

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Whoa, Check out the new controls offered by DevExpress. These babies look off the chain. Has anyone used them yet? Do they work as good as the look? I can always hope. If these controls are real DevExpress could really get some of Infragistics market...

Below is a foreach loop which blocks editing in the Infragistics WinGrid. I am sure that if you look through the settings an an Infragistics Grid this can be done accomplished in an alternative manner. I am also sure if the readers of this post have used...

Content Management Solutions are generally easy to setup, use and most contain many features that appeal to businesses looking for a web presence. Take Dot Net Nuke for example, you can download modules that will do almost anything imaginable. The only...

I recieved an MSDN Flash email today that had a link to a new RAD framework with ORM, MVC , etc. The link included is Royalty-free Download for new IdeaBlade-lite . I went to the site and they of course promised the world. If the software can deliver...

If you or your company writes any Pocket PC software using the .NET Compact framework that consumes webservices you will deffinately need to check for an internet connection. This way you can warn the end user that if he/she wants your software to display...

I was wondering how many programmers are using J Sharp and what you think about it. Please comment if you have an opinion.   Thanks,...

I was doing some digging around on the internet and found a funny test that asks you a few questions and then tells you what type of American English you speak. The link is http://www.blogthings.com/amenglishdialecttest/ try it out and post your...