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Dynamically Launching A WinForm Via Object Factory Article

Woo hoo!! My article on dynamically creating and launching a WinForm object has made it’s way to the MSDN VB DevCenter. I’d be a slacker if I didn’t give props to Rod Paddock for all his help with the code in the article. This article focuses on answering a simple yet not-so-easy to answer question. “How do instantiate an object when the class I want to instantiate is determined at runtime, not compile time?” If you’re wondering why you would want to do that in the first place, this article provides...

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Posted On Wednesday, November 18, 2009 12:38 PM | Feedback (3)

.NET RIA Services Community Website Now Online!

The crew over at Microsoft have been working on putting together a RIA Services Community site where everyone can contribute resources and engage in discussions about .NET RIA Services. It’s live now and ready for you to check out. You’ll find downloads, overview documentation, blog post references, and other resources. Have a day. :-|

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Posted On Sunday, November 08, 2009 9:58 AM | Feedback (0)

One Question Silverlight Poll – Let your voice be heard!

Here’s your chance to let Microsoft know what’s important to you when it comes to Silverlight tweets and blog posts. What information are you interested in? What’s more important, information on getting started or what was just released? Deep dive information or what’s coming? Jump on this simple survey and let your voice be heard. Have a day. :-|

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Posted On Monday, November 02, 2009 9:30 AM | Feedback (0)

Microsoft is opening the Outlook .PST format to developers

From this blog post: http://tinyurl.com/ykmgpgw "In order to facilitate interoperability and enable customers and vendors to access the data in .pst files on a variety of platforms, we will be releasing documentation for the .pst file format. This will allow developers to read, create, and interoperate with the data in .pst files in server and client scenarios using the programming language and platform of their choice. The technical documentation will detail how the data is stored, along with guidance...

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Posted On Tuesday, October 27, 2009 1:02 PM | Feedback (0)

Beautifying Code in Visual Studio With Format Document

I don't know about you but to me looks are everything! :-) I have a long way to go before I'm even close to resembling something beautiful but that doesn't mean my code has to suffer the same fate. I don't know about you but I can't stand working with program code or HTML that isn't indented and formatted correctly. I find it hampers my productivity. A Visual Studio feature I use all the time is Format Document. You'll find it on the Edit menu under Advanced. Hope this helps you have a beautiful...

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Posted On Wednesday, March 11, 2009 2:12 PM

How Do Your .NET Applications Know if They're Running Under Vista?

There are features in Vista that are NOT available in earlier version of Windows so there may be times when you need to know what OS your application is running under. Determining the OS version is as simple as checking the System.Environment.OSVersion object. If System.Environment.OSVersio... >= 6 Then 'Vista specific code here Else 'Earlier versions of Windows code here End If There are a number of other useful pieces of information in the System.Environment namespace such as GetFolderPath...

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Posted On Wednesday, September 24, 2008 11:10 AM | Feedback (7)

VB.NET is Kickin' Some Butt!

Ok, so VB.NET isn't in 1st place (see this report) but it is ahead of that "other" .NET language. You know, that "other" .NET language that starts with the letter "c". You guessed it, COBOL.NET!! Kidding aside, it looks like VB.NET is making a VERY STRONG showing against some solid competition. VB.NET is in 3rd place behind JAVA and C and I think that ROCKS! VB.NET is kickin' some COBOL (and c#) butt! Tell all your friends, they probably won't care, but tell 'em anyway. Have a day. :-|...

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Posted On Monday, April 21, 2008 8:19 PM | Feedback (18)

The Shoe is on the Other Foot for VB.NET Developers

I don't think anyone will disagree that our thoughts can play a huge role in our emotions. One thing we have as human beings that sets us apart from every other species on the planet is self-awareness, the unique ability to analyze our thoughts and emotions and make adjustments to our behavior based on that self reflection. The following is for all the VB.NET developers who migrated to .NET from VB6 (or earlier versions). Close your eyes and imagine this scene in your head: Years ago, say in 1998,...

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Posted On Monday, April 21, 2008 1:00 PM | Feedback (7)

I'm on TV, Ok, Well dnrTV Discussing Virtual Earth

I was given a wonderful opportunity to make an appearance on DotNetRocks TV (dnrTV) last week. I'll use Carl Franklin's words to describe my appearance: "Jim Duffy comes to the dnrTV screen this week with a great presentation using Microsoft's Virtual Earth in ASP .NET. Jim shows you how to incorporate live maps in your applications complete with push pins, lines, shapes, links and more." While it doesn't say it specifically, I also covered how to import GeoRSS data feeds into Virtual Earth providing...

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Posted On Monday, March 03, 2008 5:25 PM | Feedback (1)

New Microsoft Regional Director - ME!

For me one of the highlights of the Raleigh Code Camp this weekend was having Microsoft Developer Evangelist Brian Hitney announce that I have been added to the Microsoft Regional Director program. I'm excited about working closely with Brian to help spread the word about Microsoft .NET and related developer products like Visual Studio 2008. I'm humbled and honored that I have been accepted into such an extremely knowledgeable and talented group of people. I consider a number of RDs as friends and...