By Steven on March 8, 2010
InstallPad is one of those products that I ran across some time back and I had forgotten about it until recently. If you have not heard of this yourself stay tuned because it can greatly assist you when it comes to the are of software installations. If you stop and think about it how many [...]
Posted in Software | Tagged Free, Productivity, Software, Tips
By Steven on March 5, 2010
If you have been wanting to look at PowerShell and do not relish the idea of working with the command prompt have no fear. The fine folks at Quest Software have you covered with PowerGUI, a graphical user interface and script editor for Microsoft Windows PowerShell! The beauty of this product is not simply the [...]
Posted in Software | Tagged Free, Microsoft, PowerShell, Productivity, Software
By Steven on March 3, 2010
As a software engineer there are a number of tools that I use on a daily basis to both increase productivity and make my job easier. Each month I will discuss products that I either currently use, have used in the past, and what I am hearing is the next best product.
Products may include but [...]
Posted in Software Development | Tagged Microsoft, Software, Software Installer, Technology, Visual Studio IDE
By Steven on February 27, 2010
Visual Studio 2010 is bringing both greater quality and robust tools to the .NET software developer like nothing ever done before. As a .NET developer I have been using Microsoft’s Visual Studio IDE since version 6.0 and I have continued with this IDE since the introduction of Visual Studio .NET roughly nine years ago. Microsoft [...]
Posted in Microsoft | Tagged Development, Microsoft, Software, Technology, Visual Studio IDE
By Steven on February 24, 2010
Have you ever found yourself needing to obtain environment details concerning the server where your application resides? If so, take a look at the System Namespace and specifically the Environment Class which provides information about, and means to manipulate, the current environment and platform. A little later in this article I provide a working example. [...]
Posted in Microsoft | Tagged Code, CSharp, Development, Microsoft, Software
By Steven on February 19, 2010
Recently I inherited a legacy Microsoft .NET 1.1 web application that employed charts via a third party vendor. Since I am working to best support this project I thought I would turn my attention to the Chart Controls for Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 that I recalled first reading about from Scott Guthrie, aka @ScottGu. As [...]
Posted in Microsoft | Tagged CSharp, Development, How To, Microsoft, Software
By Steven on February 18, 2010
If you are anything like me free is good and free technical books are better. Over the years I had collected a number of printed material and more often than not I always end up donating the books to organizations that can better use the material rather than sitting on my bookshelf and collecting dust. [...]
Posted in Software Development | Tagged eBook, Free, Knowledge, Software, Thoughts
By Steven on February 17, 2010
First things first. If you have been living under a rock you may be surprised to learn that Visual Studio .NET 2010 RC is available for download. I have been looking at this IDE since the public beta was made available and the release candidate is fast and stable. Give it a spin for yourself. [...]
Posted in Microsoft | Tagged Development, Microsoft, Software, UML, Visual Studio IDE
By Steven on February 15, 2010
To deliver polished speech many people make use of a teleprompter which is a device that prompts the person speaking with an electronic visual text of a speech or script. Using a teleprompter is similar to the practice of using cue cards. Since the speaker does not need to look down to consult written notes, [...]
Posted in Career, Software | Tagged Software, Tips
By Steven on January 13, 2010
Software architecture serves as the blueprint for both the system and the project developing it, defining the work assignments that must be carried out by design and implementation parties. The architecture is the primary carrier of system qualities, such as performance, scalability, and security, none of which can be achieved without [...]
Posted in Software Development | Tagged Development, Knowledge, Software, Technology
By Steven on December 31, 2009
I recall when Microsoft Surface was first unveiled and I must admit I would love to have one of these sitting in my home? If you feel the same way then now is your chance to win one!
The Microsoft Surface is a 30-inch tabletop multi-touch display that uses a camera-based vision system to interact with [...]
Posted in Microsoft | Tagged Fun, Microsoft, Microsoft Surface, Mobile, Software, Technology
By Steven on December 28, 2009
Today I decided to root the MyTouch 3G and thanks to theunlockr.com the process was quick and painless, reference How To: Root a Donut Phone (Android 1.6). I have made a local PDF copy however you should always check theunlockr for news and updates.
I must admit that I really wanted to run a Hero ROM [...]
Posted in Mobile | Tagged Cell Phone, Google, How To, Software, Technology, TMobile
By Steven on December 2, 2009
It is important to note that Windows 7 is the first operating system which shipped with PowerShell as part of the operating system. Visit the Windows PowerShell Blog for a listing of versions and downloads as well as a wealth of other information.
To access PowerShell all one must do is open the Run dialog or [...]
Posted in Microsoft | Tagged Code, Development, Microsoft, PowerShell, Scripting, Software, Technology
By Steven on December 1, 2009
I have no more invites to share. The five I had went quick
Have you heard of Pivot from Microsoft? If not you are missing out on a great mechanism of interacting with large, medium, or small amounts of data. Pivot is currently available by invitation only to a small technical audience and you can request [...]
Posted in Microsoft | Tagged Development, Microsoft, Pivot, Software
By Steven on November 28, 2009
Critical Path is known for their training and if you are a seasoned SharePoint developer or if you are just getting started then you should register with Critical Path and check out the guides and code samples they provide and in most cases at no cost. While I am on the subject of training, check [...]
Posted in Microsoft, Software | Tagged Active Directory, Development, Microsoft, SharePoint, Software, Training
By Steven on November 17, 2009
Unfortunately I was not able to attend PDC2009 but I am keeping track with friends that I know who were as well I am keeping tabs on the speakers such as Scott Hanselman and Scott Davis, via Twitter.
Here are a number of topics that I find interesting and possibly you will also:
Reactive Extions for .NET [...]
Posted in Microsoft | Tagged Code, CSharp, Development, Microsoft, Professional Developer Conference, Software, Technology, VB.NET, Visual Studio IDE, Windows Azure
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