There are a couple of Amazon reviews of Beginning ASP.NET 1.1 querying the use of Web Matrix as the tool in the book. I thought I’d use that as an excuse to explain some of the choices we have to … Continue reading
March 30, 2004
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Monthly Archives: March 2004
March 29, 2004
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I’m losing my memory
I despair of software sometimes. I’m currently updating a chapter and just wanted to switch to outline view, whereupon I’m met with an error message from Word saying “There is not enough memory or disk space to display the outline”. … Continue reading
March 29, 2004
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TechEd Here We Come
Well, it’s official. Alex and I will be at TechEd USA. SAMS have invited us over to help promote the new Insiders book. I’m quite excited – I’ve never been to a TechEd in the USA before, and am hoping … Continue reading
March 26, 2004
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ASP.NET Masterclass
My ASP.NET Masterclass wnt well yesterday. Code and slides are available here.
March 26, 2004
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Microsoft and the EU
Julia links to some satire regarding Microsoft and the EU. I for one, as an EU citizen (a reluctant one at that – I’m English) think this is a bad move for the consumer. There’s plenty of talk about home … Continue reading
March 15, 2004
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No Total Recall
A story of poor customer service. The car has been booked in for a week, and this morning I drive down to the garage. It’s a 40 minute drive. There is a local Ford dealer, but it’s still under warranty … Continue reading
March 15, 2004
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Cross Posting
So far I’ve refrained from having blogs on any of the main .NET sites for a couple of reasons. Most of the time what I’m working on I can’t actually talk about – NDAs and all that. Also I already … Continue reading
March 12, 2004
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Snow in March
Got home at about 7:00pm last night from a meeting and muttered to myself “cold enough to snow”, not thinking it really would. Moderately surprised therefore to find almost 3 inches of snow this morning. Still the daffodills look nice. … Continue reading
March 9, 2004
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Almost Total Recall
Back in September I got myself a new car. Well, 18 months old, but still with that new feeling. Lots of gadgets, which is nice. Anyway, this morning in the post I receive a letter from Ford with the words … Continue reading
March 5, 2004
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ADSL is coming
Well, probably. I remember around 4 years ago when BT first announced ADSL and I was the first on our exchange to sign up, after the promises of free installation. We spent several years without a trigger point, BT essentially … Continue reading