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A Disappointment with PPTPlex

I did a presentation this afternoon on some of the basic functions of WCF. I had put a slide deck together using a new Microsoft Office add-in called PPTPlex . You can see demos of what this add-in does in the provided link, but basically is allows for Read More...

The Cost of Migrating from VB6

Recently, a question regarding the cost associated with migrating from VB6 to VB.NET was asked by one of our clients. Since that is a question whose answer has a broader appeal than just to the asker, I thought I would replicate my response here. It should Read More...

An Old Problem is New Again

I ran into a problem yesterday that brought back memories. And not the good kind of memories either. I'm doing some work using TypeConverters. In particular, I'm creating a Windows Forms control that functions in a manner similar to a PropertyGrid, but Read More...

Expression Web

I just sat through a session on Expression Web. They were showing some of the functionality that was currently being used, along with some of the plans for the next version. There are a couple of points that I'd like to make clear that came out of the Read More...

Decrypting Stored Procedures

As part of work that I was doing recently, I had to generate the creation script for a SQL Server database. While running through the Generate Script task in Management Studio, I received an error that indicated that the stored procedure was encrypted. Read More...

Toronto Code Camp Registration Opens

The rumours have been swirling. Now the truth is out. On Sat. Jan 14, there will be a Toronto Code Camp. You can register/find more infomation/hang out at http://www.torontocodecamp.com/ If you're a developer looking for in-depth content from the people Read More...

Philosophy, Debugging and Star Wars

I find it amazing how certain quotes stick with you over a much longer period of time then they probably should. Allow me to give two examples. The first is an oft-repeated phrase spoken by Yoda in the second (or fifth, depending on your numbering system) Read More...