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VS 2008 and .NET FX 3.5 SP1 (Beta)

Keith Barrows — Mon, 12 May 2008 17:40:45 GMT

ALT.NET?

Keith Barrows — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 21:29:23 GMT

Do you know what happens when you read blogs? You mine expands, dude! Like Woaoooo... Something Scott Hanselman posted caught my attention. He posted about Alt.Net . I am now searching out all things ALT.NET to make sure my head...(read more)

Using multiple config files in one application

Keith Barrows — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 02:23:00 GMT

I'm supporting an ASP ( Application Service Provider ) style application for my company. Instead of putting each client's settings into a single config file, I wanted to have the main config file point to each clients configuration. After a bit of digging,...(read more)

Latest build of the ASP.NET MVC source on CodePlex

Keith Barrows — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 06:17:00 GMT

Come and get it! If you are a MVC developer and really want to dig into the core of MVC then go directly to CodePlex and get the code ! Scott Guthrie has a LOT more details on his blog. Share this post: email it! | bookmark it! | digg it! | reddit! |...(read more)

DDD Ireland

Keith Barrows — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 17:48:15 GMT

Looking for events? Are you in Ireland on May 3rd? What better way to spend a Saturday than at an event with some funny charismatic notable characters like Plip and Sussman ! With Plip's permission I've duplicated his blog entry...(read more)

Getting started for the long haul...

Keith Barrows — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 17:19:13 GMT

I've worked in everything from startups to multi-billion dollar companies plying my trade as a software engineer (head geek, architect, tester, developer, business analyst, janitor, etc). There seems to be 2 defining characteristics that define...(read more)

ASP.NET MVC Source Code Now Available

Keith Barrows — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 15:04:41 GMT

Scott Guthrie just announced the availability of the ASP.NET Model-View-Controller source code. And believe me when I say this - the ASP.NET team is doing their darndest to make sure this works for you . Our plans are to release regular drops of...(read more)

Microsoft Mix 08

Keith Barrows — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 17:54:27 GMT

If you did not make it to Mix 08 this year the keynote speeches are now available online. If you don't know what mix is you may want to take a look at: Microsoft's Mix Website The Mix08 Conference Website del.icio.us Tags: ASP.NET , Event...(read more)

ASP.NET Wiki (Beta) has just launched

Keith Barrows — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 21:10:59 GMT

Scott Hanselman just announced the launching of the ASP.NET Wiki (Beta). If you are wondering why a Wiki this is what Scott has to say: "To provide a targeted, categorized, human-hand-edited, and living Wiki for finding answers to ASP.NET...(read more)

Humor for the week

Keith Barrows — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 17:34:13 GMT

Every once in awhile I get videos, jokes, etc that I just need to hang onto. So, hopefully you don't mind if I share them out here. :) YouTube - A Caper about Copper Clappers YouTube - dumb blonde american: are you smarter than a fifth grader...(read more)

Notice of violation

Keith Barrows — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 21:58:39 GMT

My wife and I grew up with and owned dogs pretty much our whole lives. We've been in our house for 20 months and have had 2 dogs that moved in with us. All of a sudden they have become a nuisance to "someone" in the neighborhood. ...(read more)

Making the single box and multiple box disappear

Keith Barrows — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 00:49:33 GMT

I don't keep up with all the latest trends, breakthroughs and buzz in every corner of the industry. Wish I could! I've been a fan of Virtual PCs for quite awhile. While they have their pain points they allow one to have a...(read more)

Windows Live Writer and multiple machines

Keith Barrows — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 05:02:00 GMT

I recently started using Windows Live Writer and have pretty much fallen in love with it. I also operate on a couple of computers throughout each week. I've poked around a few forums looking for a solution as WLW is not portable ( yet ). I was pointed...(read more)

Book Review: ASP.NET Data Presentation Controls Essentials

Keith Barrows — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 00:10:47 GMT

While this is not a book for beginners in the ASP.NET world I found the book to be very informative. Joydip Kanjilal has taken a section of data handling and display, dug into the internals and brings it to the pages of his first book. Even...(read more)

Send To and RegSvr32

Keith Barrows — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 22:33:37 GMT

My new job requires work with Classic ASP which means registering DLLs. Glad I remembered this little trick: Open the Send To folder in Windows Explorer (usually C:\Documents and Settings\[yourName]\SendTo on an XP box) Create a shortcut and point...(read more)