By Peter Henry on
Monday, July 12, 2010 9:16 PM
 There's a new WP7 drop is available! YAHOO! Read more about my first install experiences.
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By Peter Henry on
Monday, July 05, 2010 9:25 PM
 Ever wonder what's the best program in the world right now? Check it out!
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By Peter Henry on
Wednesday, June 30, 2010 8:34 PM
 Sara Ford is a Visual Studio Master, she is the One to goto for VS tips'n'tricks. Check out her latest presentation about VS tips and my discussion on some of my favourite tips. Warning, long, involved and WELL worth the investment of time IMHO!
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By Peter Henry on
Tuesday, June 29, 2010 8:35 PM
Microsoft is starting to push "three screens and the cloud." Read on for one of my concerns on this.
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By Peter Henry on
Monday, June 28, 2010 9:43 PM
 Finally statistical proof you don't need Java! hahahahah LOL
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By Peter Henry on
Friday, June 25, 2010 9:25 PM
 A week ago Apple released a new version of their IDE xCode. The write up is awesome, great to see they took some great ideas from Microsoft's Visual Studio!
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By Peter Henry on
Monday, June 07, 2010 10:25 PM
New information about the updated Microsoft Marketplace is now available! Read on!
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By Peter Henry on
Monday, June 07, 2010 8:29 PM
 Getting into WP7 development too? Want to find out what it'll take to get YOUR app onto Marketplace? Check out the application certification requirements.
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By Peter Henry on
Saturday, May 29, 2010 3:07 PM
 Check this out, I JUST got my new WP7 phone, and the size is awesome. (PS uuuhhhmmmmmm, no, I don't REALLY have the REAL phone, I just made the paper prototype but read on for potential dimensional information).
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By Peter Henry on
Thursday, May 13, 2010 9:59 PM
 Some of the Microsoft TechDays 2010 details are now up! Tracks and speaker details are currently listed.
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By Peter Henry on
Wednesday, May 12, 2010 9:55 PM
 Today I was trying to find the average value of a DataTable. Seems simple, except the values coming back were always integers. What was going on? Read on for a sneaky tidbit which could be mucking up YOUR data!
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By Peter Henry on
Monday, May 10, 2010 8:33 PM
 hhhhmmmmmmph! After doing all the hub-bub that goes along with REINSTALLING the April WP7 refresh, my WP7 apps don't work! Do your's? Read on for quick fixes.
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By Peter Henry on
Wednesday, May 05, 2010 9:26 PM
 This week, I believe, we had a HUGE break through with our Agile process. Read on for a cool even that happened during one of our scrums.
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By Peter Henry on
Monday, May 03, 2010 8:38 PM
 I'm sure you've used Math.Round() before. But have you tried testing out the "fringe" cases? Do you KNOW or, do you THINK you know what it'll do with values like 3.5 or 2.5? Read on, you might be surprised what Math.Round()s default behaviour is.
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By Peter Henry on
Thursday, April 22, 2010 10:18 PM
 This past Sat, I helped present the Silverlight track with three other highly talented individuals. Read on for the evals on my session and what I learned.
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By Peter Henry on
Wednesday, April 21, 2010 9:47 PM
 Since playing with my own Apple iPod Touch, I've always said Microsoft HAS to have an instant-on device based on their mobile OS. I think someone's listening!
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By Peter Henry on
Wednesday, April 21, 2010 9:07 PM
 Ok, what's the deal with XAML? WTF is it so freak'n complicated? Have you looked at those WPF XAML files lately? Read on for a brief explanation.
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By Peter Henry on
Wednesday, April 21, 2010 8:29 PM
 Last night I went to the ODNC web study group the ODNC was holding at CTE Solution, and I learned a few things. Read on for more details.
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By Peter Henry on
Monday, April 19, 2010 10:42 PM
 I found out the hard way the Windows Phone 7 emulator won't work on an Atom based netbook. Read on for HOW I found this little gem of a tidbit of info out!
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By Peter Henry on
Monday, April 19, 2010 9:57 PM
This year I was very lucky to be able to be part of the Silverlight track presenting at Ottawa IT Day (OITD). Please read on for more information.
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By Peter Henry on
Monday, April 19, 2010 9:20 PM
 Playing with the Bing Maps Silverlight User Control in WP7 and can't get your solution to compile? I think I can help you out!
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By Peter Henry on
Tuesday, April 13, 2010 11:33 PM
What is the equivalent of the non-breaking whitespace in XAML?
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By Peter Henry on
Tuesday, April 13, 2010 8:36 PM
Trying to create your WP7 application and create proper "tiers," ya how's that work'n out for ya?
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By Peter Henry on
Monday, April 12, 2010 10:54 PM
 When you run your WP7 app in the emulator, does it die unceremoneously, without warning, without ANY indication of WTF is going on? I think I have two clues for you! Please read on!
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By Peter Henry on
Monday, April 12, 2010 9:06 PM
 Are you getting an "Object reference not set to an instance of an object" error message when you F5/start running your WP7 app? Read on, the solution is MUCH simpler than you think!
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By Peter Henry on
Monday, April 12, 2010 8:52 PM
 That's my boss quoted in the FOIA article! Very cool!
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By Peter Henry on
Monday, April 12, 2010 8:34 PM
 Do you do WP7 development with the current WP7 CTP? Read on before you install VS2010 RTM!!!!!!!
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By Peter Henry on
Saturday, April 10, 2010 3:07 PM
 I think I might have found another but with the WP7, is the NetworkInterface.GetIsNetworkAvailable supposed to always return false?
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By Peter Henry on
Thursday, April 08, 2010 11:37 PM
 I was playing with WP7 tonight and changed a TextBlock to TextBox, and check out what was staring back at me! DOH!
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By Peter Henry on
Thursday, April 08, 2010 9:25 PM
 Are you giving a presentation at the upcoming Ottawa IT Day? If you are and need to show a few slides, read on!
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By Peter Henry on
Wednesday, April 07, 2010 9:26 PM
 Tonight I learned about 10 very cool "Task" objects you can use with your WP7, but you cannot use them with the emulator. Read on for more details.
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By Peter Henry on
Tuesday, April 06, 2010 9:18 PM
Are you presenting at Ottawa IT Day? Or are you attending and want to get access to the great code/demo material? Read on for the easiest way possible!
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By Peter Henry on
Tuesday, April 06, 2010 8:17 PM
Ottawa IT Day is coming in less than two weeks to Algonquin College on Sat April 17th. Have you registered yet? Read on for the link to register and find out more information. (Formerly called Ottawa Code Camp)
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By Peter Henry on
Saturday, April 03, 2010 2:24 PM
 I did, and now I'm able to create and release Windows Phone 7 applications! SWEET! Read on for how you to can become part of the next mobile appication wave!
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By Peter Henry on
Thursday, April 01, 2010 9:18 AM
 Breaking news, Apple just announced the next generation iPhone will run Microsoft Windows Phone 7 applications natively! Continue reading for more details.
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By Peter Henry on
Thursday, March 25, 2010 9:33 PM
 Tonight I was lucky enough to get an MSDN subscription. Then I realized I get a free copy of the MSDN magazine, COOL! Until you read the fine print.
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By Peter Henry on
Thursday, March 25, 2010 8:58 PM
 I read about one hard decision Microsoft made this week, and I think they did the right thing!
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By Peter Henry on
Thursday, March 25, 2010 7:57 PM
 Have you tried to bounce a GREAT idea off of someone only to hear a "ooooohhhhh......yyyaaaa.......you can't do that." Read on about why sometimes you SHOULD just ignore them!
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By Peter Henry on
Tuesday, March 23, 2010 9:26 PM
 When I bought my Apple iPod Touch, I vowed to learn as much about it as I possibly could. Before I brought it back, I learned a few cool tips'n'tricks I would like to share with you.
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By Peter Henry on
Tuesday, March 23, 2010 9:18 PM
 lifehacker today had a fantastic tip to manage any of your loose cables you have. Read on for this cool trick!
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By Peter Henry on
Tuesday, March 23, 2010 8:13 PM
In '95, CEOs thought having a web page was nuts! Maybe even silly. Today, would you take a company seriously without a webpage? In a few years, will the same will be said about mobile applications?
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By Peter Henry on
Monday, March 22, 2010 9:25 PM
 Check this out, my first Twitter client for WP7! Read on for the details (and link to source code so you can try it out).
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By Peter Henry on
Monday, March 22, 2010 7:39 PM
 Didn't get a chance to make it to MIX 2010? Well, you're in for some luck! Read on for the best overview you'll see on the web!
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By Peter Henry on
Sunday, March 21, 2010 2:00 PM
 Downloaded the "Visual Studio 2010 Express for Windows Phone CTP" but realized you've lost some keyboard shortcuts, menu items, overall usability? Read on for a cool tip!
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By Peter Henry on
Thursday, March 18, 2010 8:06 PM
 Tonight, I did a Windows Update and was kind of surprised to see a new optional Windows Update package.
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By Peter Henry on
Thursday, March 18, 2010 12:01 AM
 Yup, I think I found a bug in the way WP7 DateTime.Now function works. Read on for more details.
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By Peter Henry on
Wednesday, March 17, 2010 11:29 PM
 Have you written a splash screen for your application before? Want to write one for your WP7 app? Read on for the FASTEST splash screen you'll EVER do!
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By Peter Henry on
Wednesday, March 17, 2010 10:32 PM
You've heard some great things about Windows Phone 7 development and you want in?! Great! Read on to get the best info about the minimum you need to get your feet wet!
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By Peter Henry on
Wednesday, March 17, 2010 10:13 PM
 Today I received an email from Apple asking me if I would take a survey about my recent iPod Touch purchase. SURE! I'll take your survey, read on for my thoughts (oh how I DO hope those Apple people read this!)
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By Peter Henry on
Tuesday, March 16, 2010 9:56 PM
 I just read details about WP7 NOT having copy'n'paste functionality. Maybe it's not such a big deal after all?
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By Peter Henry on
Tuesday, March 16, 2010 9:11 PM
 Tonight I thought I'd get a jump on things and register to become a WP7 developer. Read on for an interesting spin on things.
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By Peter Henry on
Tuesday, March 16, 2010 6:39 PM
AAAAHHHH-LLLLLLLRight!!!!!! MIX 2010 presentations online! Read on for the link.
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By Peter Henry on
Monday, March 15, 2010 11:04 PM
 Today marks the first time I've seen a Windows Phone 7 book announced! Very cool, read on for details.
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By Peter Henry on
Monday, March 15, 2010 9:41 PM
Today, Microsoft announced Windows Phone 7 development details at Mix 2010 in Vegas! Read on for more information and check out my first WP7 App!
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By Peter Henry on
Sunday, March 14, 2010 2:44 PM
 SO! You're doing Windows 7 programming?! COOL! But what's the first thing you should look at to make your program LIGHT UP on Windows 7 and make it stand out? Read on for your first trick!
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By Peter Henry on
Sunday, March 14, 2010 11:56 AM
Following up withlast week's blog about Microsoft's biggest challenge with WP7, read on for more details.
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By Peter Henry on
Saturday, March 13, 2010 1:06 PM
 This week I poked around on the Microsoft Marketplace website and noticed something VERY interesting. Is this a sign that things are changing?
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By Peter Henry on
Friday, March 12, 2010 12:31 PM
 If you were asked about what's the ONE thing that makes a product "great!" What would it be?
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By Peter Henry on
Thursday, March 11, 2010 11:51 AM
 I watched Pirates of Silicon Valley last night, read on for some ironic conclusions.
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By Peter Henry on
Wednesday, March 10, 2010 6:39 PM
Microsoft is about to make some BIG announcements next week at MIX 2010 with regards to WP7. What is their biggest challenge?
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By Peter Henry on
Tuesday, March 09, 2010 11:32 AM
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By Peter Henry on
Sunday, March 07, 2010 1:00 PM
 What's the next big thing? Is it WPF? Is it the iPad? What are YOU putting your bets on?
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By Peter Henry on
Saturday, March 06, 2010 2:33 PM
 Ever get an email advertising something that sounds juuuuust a little bit too good to be true? No, I'm not talking about enlarging body parts or pharmaceuticals/medicines. Read on for more details.
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By Peter Henry on
Friday, March 05, 2010 8:17 PM
 What are the top two ways to tell your team is coming together, read on for details.
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By Peter Henry on
Thursday, March 04, 2010 9:30 PM
Microsoft is working hard to release Windows Phone 7, a competing product to the BlackBerry, iPhone and Android. What do they need to do to compete? Read on for my top ten wish list for Microsoft to ensure WP7 succeeds.
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By Peter Henry on
Wednesday, March 03, 2010 9:18 PM
Back in mid January, I reviewed the Visual Studio 2010 Beta 2 install. It, well, to be honest, wasn't Microsoft's best work. The latest Release Candidate (RC) install process is MUCH improved. Not perfect, BUT much improved. Read on for more details.
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By Peter Henry on
Tuesday, March 02, 2010 11:09 PM
 Read on to check out what's the coolest thing about WP7 hardware!
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By Peter Henry on
Tuesday, March 02, 2010 10:46 PM
What's the absolute BEST thing about the upcoming Windows Phone 7 release? Read on! (come on, you didn't think I was going to give it away THAT easily did you? LOL)
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By Peter Henry on
Saturday, February 27, 2010 2:56 PM
 Yesterday was a sad day, technology and professional learning wise I mean. Read on for more details.
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By Peter Henry on
Friday, February 26, 2010 9:41 PM
 If you're a company president, or CTO, CFO, CEO, COO, or some other C-uh-oh acronym, then you probably are familiar with KPIs. I'm introducing another index called the PTI. Read on for details about this index for the rest of us.
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By Peter Henry on
Thursday, February 25, 2010 11:00 PM
 My new iPod Touch seemed to good to be true. My problems with Calendering reared their ugly head again tonight. Read on for more details.
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By Peter Henry on
Thursday, February 25, 2010 10:19 PM
 Wow!!!!!!!!! I can't believe it! One small change (Thank You CI!) and now I have a running Mac in a VM! Very cool! Read on for more first impressions.
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By Peter Henry on
Thursday, February 25, 2010 1:14 AM
I am FREAK'N FRUSTRATED RIGHT NOW!!!!!!!!!!! Read on for why!
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By Peter Henry on
Wednesday, February 24, 2010 11:50 PM
 Yet ANOTHER speed bump on the road to replacing my Day Timer with my iPod Touch.
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By Peter Henry on
Wednesday, February 24, 2010 11:08 PM
Are you using your iPhone/iPod Touch as your Day Timer? If you are, then read on for a quick and cheap way to add calendar's to your Calendar!
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By Peter Henry on
Wednesday, February 24, 2010 9:41 PM
Going on a week and a half of using my Apple iPod Touch and I'm starting to see some flaws. Read on for more details.
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By Peter Henry on
Tuesday, February 23, 2010 10:15 PM
 Wired Managize's Gadget lab wrote an article about Microsoft's WP7 main challenge ahead. Read on for the link and a good article.
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By Peter Henry on
Friday, February 19, 2010 11:15 PM
 If you're a Microsoft developer, maybe you're familiar with Steve Ballmer's infamous "DEVELOPERS dance?" Either way, check out the Ballmer parody David Pogue did at MacWorld 2010 today.
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By Peter Henry on
Friday, February 19, 2010 12:09 AM
Yup, I did it! On the weekend I bought an Apple iPod Touch! Not quit an iPhone, but still, something that's not Microsoft. Is there hope yet?
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By Peter Henry on
Thursday, February 18, 2010 9:53 PM
 Have you ever gone to Amazon.ca (or any other non-.com) site only to be disappointed with no reviews for the books your looking at? Check this out for a cool trick to help you peek into those reviews!
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By Peter Henry on
Monday, February 15, 2010 2:33 PM
 "Now for what EVERYONE'S been waiting for......." Microsoft announces their NEXT mobile strategy! Please read on for a bit of a summary and my spin on what I got out of the annoucement.
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By Peter Henry on
Saturday, February 13, 2010 1:47 PM
 Are you starting off doing iPhone development? Not sure where to start? Read on for a very cool site I found which could help jump start your learning!
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By Peter Henry on
Thursday, February 11, 2010 9:15 PM
 Are you looking to get into Smart Phone development? So am I! Read on for a comparison of the leading three, and forecasted main players!
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By Peter Henry on
Wednesday, February 10, 2010 11:33 PM
 Are you confused with the dizzying array of different smart phone options out there? Smart phones ("cell phones" is so 90s! DOH!). Read on for one layman's take on the market.
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By Peter Henry on
Wednesday, February 10, 2010 10:05 PM
 Today I thought I would take another stab at the unistall process for VS 2010. Read on for a pleasant surprise tonight.
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By Peter Henry on
Tuesday, February 09, 2010 10:03 PM
With the news of the Visual Studio 2010 Release Candidate availability, I thought "COOL! I'll just uninstall my beta and check the RC out." THEN, I looked into Programs and Features. Read on for what I found.
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By Peter Henry on
Wednesday, February 03, 2010 9:16 PM
 The guy who runs this company is either completely NUTS or has COMPLETE confidence in his product! Read on for a real cool product QA on live video!
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By Peter Henry on
Tuesday, February 02, 2010 8:52 PM
 I read a blog today which sent shivers up my spine about a new .NET 4.0 keyword, dynamic. Read on for reasons I think it should scare you too!
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By Peter Henry on
Thursday, January 28, 2010 10:16 PM
 When was the last time your boss said anything NICE to you? HAHA No seriously, read on for a quick and nice little story.
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By Peter Henry on
Tuesday, January 26, 2010 9:21 PM
 This past weekend I decided to bite the bullet and upgrade my DNN 4.9 server to the latest (stable) 5.2 version. MAN! What a waste of time! Read on for the all the gory details! I don't promise to keep the cursing out!
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By Peter Henry on
Thursday, January 21, 2010 10:00 PM
 CAS is DEAD!!!!!!!!!! At least how we know (or probably don't know LOL) it! Read on for more details.
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By Peter Henry on
Thursday, January 21, 2010 1:12 AM
Are you a speedy developer? Do you go full bore to fix bugs or are you totally reckless? Read on for what I hope is an insightful discussion on a couple of different types of developers I've had experiences with.
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By Peter Henry on
Thursday, January 21, 2010 12:05 AM
 Did you have a good day today? How do you know it was a good day? When every day is a special day, how do you know if it's just the coffee, or if you're just in the right position, right coworkers, right boss and right company? Read on for my top 20 list of signs you've got it good with your job!
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By Peter Henry on
Wednesday, January 20, 2010 8:40 PM
 What do You do in your spare time? Read on for what a buddy of mine (SG) does in HIS spare time! I think you'll be QUITE impressed!
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By Peter Henry on
Thursday, January 14, 2010 8:57 PM
 Did you have a crappy day today? Oh, it's just starting out? Sorry about that. But if your bad day, turns into a week, turns into a month..., then maybe you're experiencing some subtle signs you've had it with your job? Read on for a personal Top 10 list of (potential) signs you've had it with your job! Who knows, maybe you can relate, and if not, hopefully you'll get a kick out of it.
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By Peter Henry on
Wednesday, January 13, 2010 9:47 PM
Tonight I decided to take the plunge and install Visual Studio 2010 and .NET 4 Beta 2. Read on for my review and storyboard of screen caps.
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By Peter Henry on
Wednesday, January 13, 2010 10:01 AM
 This is hilarious. If you're into IT, computers or even just half a geek, you should see the humour in this.
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By Peter Henry on
Tuesday, January 12, 2010 10:04 PM
 What are YOU planning on doing this year to become a better developer? Don't have any plans? Then don't criticize me for having mine. LOL Even though this is more for me, if you want to check these out, fantastic! Read on!
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By Peter Henry on
Tuesday, January 12, 2010 9:18 PM
The beginning of a new year means a little bit of reviewing of last year. Read on (if you care to that is LOL) to see how I evaluated myself on the dev goals I set out to accomplish.
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By Peter Henry on
Sunday, January 10, 2010 2:55 PM
 Two GPS units are reviewed (Microsoft Streets and Trips 2009 with GPS and Garmin nuvi 255W), one good, and one not-so-good. Oh, ya, and the best part, one is TAKEN apart for the sake of science! (Nope, I'm not admitting I just wanted to take it apart just to see what was inside! HAHA) Read on to check it out and see the great pics!
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