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Visual Studio 2010 Keyboard Shortcut Posters Available

I’m a firm believer in the productivity gains you experience when using keyboard shortcuts in Visual Studio. If you’re not using keyboard shortcuts while coding then your productivity is suffering. Some of my favorites (omitting the obvious ones like F5 to start debugging) as are: Ctrl+K, C – Comment section of code Ctrl+K, U – Uncomment section of code Ctrl+K, D – Format the current document (indentation, etc.) Shift+Alt+C – Add new class to a project Shift+Alt+A – Add existing item to a project...

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Posted On Monday, May 03, 2010 9:41 PM | Feedback (0)

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)

Sample .NET RIA Services Application Available

During my Building Line of Business Applications with Silverlight 3 presentation I walk through the creation of a sample application. The complete code for that sample application is available for download on the TakeNote Technologies website. Scroll down to the bottom of the homepage and you’ll find the Presentations section. If you have any trouble getting it running please let me know. Have a day. :-|

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Posted On Sunday, November 08, 2009 10:06 AM | Feedback (0)

.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)

Toolbox Essentials for a Web Developer – Your Suggestions?

Imagine some newbie or junior web developer walks up to you and says, “What tools would you suggest I use to become a better web developer?” Assuming they’re already using either Visual Studio or Web Developer Express, what utilities or resources do you find indispensible for working with ASP.NET or just web development in general? Maybe you have a favorite online resource site that you recommend, Stack Overflow for example, or maybe you have a favorite utility like Chris Pederick’s Web Developer...

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Posted On Monday, October 19, 2009 9:28 AM | Feedback (0)

How Do Your .NET Applications Know If They’re Running Under Windows 7?

Sometimes it’s the little things that seem to drive ya nuts while developing an application. This is a follow up post to a my How Do Your .NET Applications Know if They're Running Under Vista? post from September 2008. There are features in Windows 7 that are NOT available in earlier versions 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 a few properties on the the System.Environment.OSVersion...

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Posted On Sunday, October 18, 2009 1:07 PM | Feedback (0)

ASP.NET MVC - Why, How & What Videos (and other resources)

If you’re a web developer using Microsoft technologies then, unless you’ve been hiding under a rock somewhere, you’ve probably heard of ASP.NET MVC. If you’re not sure what it is, how it works, or why you would want to consider using it, you’ll find three videos on the ASP.NET MVC page that will answer most, if not all, of your questions. Video #1, titled “Why Use ASP.NET MVC?”, is a 3 minute video which provides a high-level overview of ASP.NET MVC for decision-makers. I especially like the motor...

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Posted On Saturday, October 17, 2009 12:19 PM | Feedback (2)

Raleigh Code Camp Taking Session Submissions Until Next Week

Listen up people… come Saturday September 19, 2009 I expect to see you at the Raleigh Code Camp. Fortunately for you I will be accepting a selected number of excuses for not being able to attend though. Should you find yourself scaling Mt. Everest that weekend, you’re excused from attending. Should you find yourself scouring Area 51 searching for signs of extraterrestrial life, you’re excused from attending or should you find yourself living in a shotgun shack or should you find yourself in another...