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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By Peter Henry on
Saturday, January 09, 2010 1:38 PM
 Every year at this time, EVERYONE turns into Nostradamus. Well, since I have my own blog, I can too! But I'm going to do this a bit differently. Read on for a slightly slanted different view on 2010!
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By Peter Henry on
Thursday, January 07, 2010 8:49 PM
 For the last two years, the ODNC has hosted the Ottawa Code Camp and this week, the 2010 date has been informally announced along with a name change to better reflect the local market's focus. Read on for some details.
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By Peter Henry on
Wednesday, January 06, 2010 9:32 PM
This week the ODNC gave an information session about their next MCTS Web 70-562 Study Group starting in February! Read on for more details on the most effective way to get Microsoft certified!
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By Peter Henry on
Wednesday, December 16, 2009 11:33 PM
 Do a lot of your Connections or Friends have blogs? Do you want to know when they post new articles? Are you a LinkedIn or Facebook user? Then read on for an easy way to get updated when someone creates a blog entry!
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By Peter Henry on
Friday, December 11, 2009 9:21 PM
 Today was the second and last day of Tech Days Canada 2009 Ottawa. Read on for some pictures from Joey deVilla's track, Developing for the Microsoft-Based Platform.
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By Peter Henry on
Friday, December 11, 2009 8:49 PM
If you're like me, you like to have a place for everything, and everything in it's place. Read on for a fantastic New Folder shortcut courtesy of Scott Cate.
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By Peter Henry on
Thursday, December 10, 2009 9:02 PM
Do you give presentations with Windows 7 and wish you could magnify one portion of the screen to draw your audience's attention to something important? Read on for a great tool baked right into Windows 7!
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By Peter Henry on
Wednesday, December 09, 2009 10:23 PM
Today was the first day of Tech Days Canada 2009, Ottawa Edition. Read on for some pictures from Joey deVilla's track, Developing for the Microsoft-Based Platform.
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By Peter Henry on
Monday, December 07, 2009 12:13 AM
 Have you decided to take the plunge into the deep, murky waters of WPF/Silverlight/XAML? Read on for a fantastic way to get started!
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By Peter Henry on
Sunday, December 06, 2009 2:35 PM
 What does your company do for Christmas? Do you go out for lunch? Have an evening event with significant others (SOs) OR does your company take the opportunity to do something very unique? Read on for a cool story about what my company did!
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By Peter Henry on
Thursday, December 03, 2009 10:27 PM
Are you looking to uber focus on your cool new UX in Blend? Read on for the fastest trick to do that (and to get back once you're ready to come up for air).
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By Peter Henry on
Tuesday, December 01, 2009 11:11 PM
When doing WPF/SL development, are you tired of being peppered with reloading dlgs from VS? Read on for a quick tip to stop the nagging!
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By Peter Henry on
Wednesday, November 25, 2009 10:55 PM
Expression Blend 3 has code editing built in! VERY COOL! You don't always have to go out to Visual Studio to add some code, but you'd never know it by the default options. Read on for how to change it!
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By Peter Henry on
Wednesday, November 25, 2009 9:10 PM
Did you read the latest news? Expression Blend is source control friendly, just not to SVN, read on for more details.
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By Peter Henry on
Monday, November 23, 2009 10:48 PM
So you've created a custom class for special information, fantastic! But now, how to you get your users to input data? Ya, sure you could create a new data entry form, but is there an easier way? Read on for a cool tool Visual Studio has in it's toolbox for you!
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By Peter Henry on
Sunday, November 22, 2009 2:04 PM
hhhhmmmm you've just spent four months slaving over Expression Blend and Visual Studio, suffering through XAML, layout managers, routed events, data binding, EF, POCOs, etc, and the first thing people at your sprint demo say is....."eeeeehhhhhhh" that's ugly! Read on for a 15m quick fix to help make a great first impression!
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By Peter Henry on
Thursday, November 19, 2009 9:16 PM
Do you want to see those cool Images/Bitmaps when you're debugging your code? Read on to help fill the one gapping hole in Visual Studio's debugger.
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By Peter Henry on
Wednesday, November 18, 2009 8:35 PM
Do you use SQL Server Management Studio to right mouse click on a table and just hate it when you're told how many rows you can SELECT or EDIT? Read on for a quick'n'easy fix!
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By Peter Henry on
Saturday, November 14, 2009 1:29 PM
Do you use Properties? COOL! Then you might want to check out Automatic Properties to help save a bit of typing.
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By Peter Henry on
Tuesday, November 10, 2009 9:14 PM
This morning a friend of mine (NK) emailed me saying he heard my Dad being talked about on TV last night. This isn't the first time this has happened, but what was different was the setting. Read on for an interesting story.
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By Peter Henry on
Monday, November 09, 2009 9:02 PM
So! You think you know your scoping rules for C# eh? Check out this funky little nuance/difference between the CLR and C#! This surprised me, and it might surprise you too!
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By Peter Henry on
Sunday, November 08, 2009 2:10 PM
Progress update as promised (late, but still as promised).
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By Peter Henry on
Thursday, November 05, 2009 4:30 PM
Do you want to get the most out of your Visual Studio experience? Read on for over 135 Tips'n'Tricks to become more proficient with the tool you live'n'breath with everyday!
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By Peter Henry on
Tuesday, November 03, 2009 10:05 PM
I know learning something new always has it's hiccups, but this is crazy. Try this on for size, try creating a WPF form and making your already created icon the WPF forms icon. Try it, I dare you. Frustrated yet? Read on for the answer.
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By Peter Henry on
Monday, November 02, 2009 8:51 PM
Are you getting a cryptic ORA-12154 error saying something like "TNS:could not resolve the connect identifier specified?" If you are, I potentially have a solution for you, read on.
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By Peter Henry on
Sunday, November 01, 2009 1:39 PM
When you create a new project, do you commonly change the Assembly Information? If you do, you ever get tired of changing the "Microsoft" in the Company and Copyright? If you are, then please read on for the quick fix.
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By Peter Henry on
Saturday, October 31, 2009 2:27 PM
Since you were little, you probably knew what the difference between a pen and pencil was right? But on the computer, what's the diff? Different tools have different impressions, so what's the diff with Expression Blend?
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By Peter Henry on
Friday, October 30, 2009 1:36 PM
Secrets in C#? Ya! Right, there aren't too many of those! So how DO you keep strings from being publically exposed to anyone watching? Read on to find out!
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By Peter Henry on
Sunday, October 25, 2009 10:25 PM
Yesterday, a colleague and I went to Montreal to participate in the Samedi.NET (a Saturday of nothing but Silverlight). Read on for my review. Updated: 10-26-2009 14:52
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By Peter Henry on
Sunday, October 25, 2009 8:37 PM
Bold title eh? Ya, I thought so too but it's true! If you haven't tried Visual Studio's Debugger Visualizers, you're missing out! Read on for a gripping intro!
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By Peter Henry on
Wednesday, October 21, 2009 8:02 PM
Do you know that F6 is the C# keybinding for building your solution? What about CTRL+. for SmartTags or that F7 views code from the Designer? If you don't, then read on for a quick cheat sheet! If you do, continue as well cause you could find some new key bindings to use!
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By Peter Henry on
Monday, October 19, 2009 7:12 PM
In your shop, what criteria do you use to decide if you're code's done? What does "done" actually mean to you? To QA? To management? Read on for just one devs version.
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By Peter Henry on
Thursday, October 15, 2009 11:30 PM
SHA1, SHA256, SHA384, SHA512......four to choose from and then there are four sub-algorithms underneath, OH MY! Read on for runtime performance analysis (also show MD5 and Rijndael).
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By Peter Henry on
Saturday, October 10, 2009 9:26 PM
What kind of manager are you? Do you micro-manage ala Steve Jobs or are you a bit more trusting with your people? Read on for a confession.
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By Peter Henry on
Saturday, October 10, 2009 8:48 PM
I want to humbly thank the ODNC for receiving two awards for last year, please read on for more information.
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