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November 2005 - Posts

Team Foundation Server Source Control

posted Thursday, November 24, 2005 12:35 PM by mitchell
Anyone else having issues with the Source Control for Team Foundation Server? It doesn't seem to be bringing down the actual latest version. Read More
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Disc Drive Filters

posted Thursday, November 24, 2005 12:26 PM by mitchell
I'm a little peeved this fine Thanksgiving morning. I downloaded some music yesterday and tried to put it on my MP3 player. Naturally, it wouldn't run because it was DRM protected. After a little research, I found out that if I had the right plug-in, Read More
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The First Thanksgiving Proclamation

posted Tuesday, November 22, 2005 6:28 PM by mitchell
I think it's important to remember our past, so here you go: The First Thanksgiving ProclamationNovember 26, 1789 Whereas it is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey His will, to be grateful for His benefits, Read More
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WinFX November CTP Released

posted Friday, November 18, 2005 3:18 PM by mitchell
You can now download the November CTP release for WinFX which is fully compatible with the RTM Version of Visual Studio 2005. You must download and install the following: WinFX SDK Visual Studio 2005 Extensions WinFX Runtime. (Note, you must Read More
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SQL Server 2005 CLR Integration

posted Wednesday, November 16, 2005 8:25 AM by mitchell
Bad code will not, necessarily, bring down the database server, but it can sure hurt your chances for promotion. I've been working with one of our SQL Server DBAs in attempting to break the CLR Integration piece. I created a C# assembly, called mutual_recursion, Read More
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NSA Kid's Website

posted Wednesday, November 16, 2005 7:55 AM by mitchell
Check this out, the NSA (that would be the National Security Agency) has their own kid's website. I can now ensure that I will be able to live my dream of being a spy by living vicariously through my children! Seriously, though. Don't you remember Read More
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Programming for Kids

posted Monday, November 14, 2005 10:39 PM by mitchell
Check out this freely downloadable .NET library for teaching kids how to program. Pretty cool!   (fyi - this was blogged entirely in Ink from my new tablet!) Read More
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Marines to Deploy to France

posted Thursday, November 10, 2005 6:30 PM by mitchell
Here's a lovely, sarcastic email that's making its rounds today concerning the recent rioting in France: Marines to Deploy to France President Bush has authorized the Joint Chiefs to begin drawing up a battle plan to pull France's chestnuts out Read More
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Visual Studio 2005 Service Pack

posted Wednesday, November 09, 2005 9:51 PM by mitchell
They've already got one in the works... "The first service pack for Visual Studio 2005 will be released in the first half of next year after Microsoft gathers more data from customers, he wrote. A more specific release date will be released in a few Read More
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Quotes: Herbert Agar

posted Tuesday, November 08, 2005 3:27 PM by mitchell
"The truth that makes men free is for the most part the truth which men prefer not to hear." Read More
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Download the Windows Workflow Foundation Beta

posted Monday, November 07, 2005 6:11 PM by mitchell
Here's the link to the Windows Workflow Foundation beta release 1.2 (just posted about) which is supposed to be compatible with Visual Studio 2005 RTM. (Also requires .Net Framework 2.0 - which you should already have if you have VS2005RTM). Read More
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Windows Workflow Foundation Webcast

posted Monday, November 07, 2005 5:28 PM by mitchell
Just listened to a recorded webcast on Windows Workflow Foundation with Ron Jacobs, John Evdemon (Microsoft Architecture team), and Paul Andrew (Windows Workflow Foundation team). It's a fascinating introduction to the Windows Workflow Foundation arena, Read More
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