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Automated Builds with SQLExpress

A quick tip about scripting a software build using SQL Express 2005. It isn't network-enabled by default, so you'll want to change the network configuration to enable TCP/IP. The setting is in Sql Server Configuration Manager. Here is a...

Cropper can now work on x64 Windows (and SvnBridge works well)

I recently tried out Windows Server 2008 x64, and I'm gradually transitioning. I'm installing all the tools I have on my XP drive, but I won't complete the switch until I've verified there are no blocking issues. I regularly use Cropper...

The Week of the Website Project

It's generally a good rule to not blog about what you don't know, but sometimes it's a moral imperative. With my ignorance highlighted with a yellow marker, let me tell you about my Visual Studio Website Project Awakening, the week that was....

Enterprise Library 4.0 Released with Unity IoC Integration

I was wondering just the other day when Enterprise Library 4.0 might be released and low and behold today was the day. There are no new application blocks with Enterprise Library 4.0, but there are a few enhancements to existing blocks and the much...

Note on Customizing Content Query Web Part

Content Query Web Part (CQWP) is a powerful feature in SharePoint, where users can create custom view of data that is queried from various sources, lists, libraries, and present all in one web part. One of my tasks yesterday is to create a content query...

Enjoying Expression Web

I'm putting a web site up for my sister who makes beautiful quilts. I decided to use Expression Web and for her blog, BlogEngine.Net. I've got more to say about BlogEngine.Net (the more I use it, the more I like it!), but that's another post....

ASP.NET and Images on a Network Share

The school district I work for had an idea for an application. The need comes from several angles. First of all, lunch counts are all done by paper. Attendance is taken on paper, then it is sent to the Health Room, where tallies are made, and then...

Winforms on Linux - Mono 2.0 Winform API is complete(?)

So looks like that the Mono project has reached a significant milestone by completing all of its Winform 2.0 API . And it encouraged me to get back into evaluating Mono's progress. A while back , I was disappointed that the rich text box component...

DevTeach session materials posted

My session materials are posted here on my google code repository Blackbelt configuration for new projects Jeffrey Palermo - ARC439 Any architect knows the challenges of setting up configuration management for a new project. Architecture isn't just...

Another day another CodeSmith Composite Power Play

I sling a lot of data in and out of my Jobs Management Application and this afternoon's slinging consisted of Job Estimate data from Microsoft Access. The process occurs through a Community Server background task and consists of three steps. 1)...

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