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VSS 2005 Add Files

The Add Files dialog in Visual Source Safe 2005 changed from a specific VSS version to the more common file selection dialog.

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May 25, 2006
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ADO.NET Video Followup

Yesterday's post contained an excerpt from the What's coming in ADO.NET video that I thought was great. In particular it was the thought that SOA is great technology but in the end is just plumbing.

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May 12, 2006
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What's coming in ADO.NET Video

Here's a great excerpt from the What's coming in ADO.NET video on channel 9. Tim Mallalieu was speaking and it's around 41:50 into the video: Well actually that was exactly the point I was trying to...

May 11, 2006
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Pinvoke Convenience

I had to investigate a support query related to the lack of sound for a MacroView operations session running via remote desktop to a Windows Server 2003 server.

March 28, 2006
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WPF/E and IL Code

When I first heard about WPF/E (WPF/Everywhere) it sounded like a waste of time. My interpretation was that it was just a XAML display engine with no support for .NET code.

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March 27, 2006
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A real choice?

I just upgrade to my Real player to a later version. Even with some bad (real pushy) experiences many moons ago, the player has some usability features that are quite handy.

March 23, 2006
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