September 30, 2006
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At long last Alex Homer has brought himself into the 21st century by supplying an RSS feed for his diary entries. I can’t call it a blog as he still uses metal letters arranged in a rack, with a room full … Continue reading
September 22, 2006
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This happens in many applications, but I just happened to have hit it again in Visual Studio 2005; the fact that it’s really dumb about file dialogs. I’ve just added an existing XML file to a Web project and I … Continue reading
September 20, 2006
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Wally sent me a copy of Beginning Ajax with ASP.NET (and why is Ajax proper cased, not all in caps?) and I’ve been flicking through it and have skimmed the first few chapters. I’ve already learnt things, which was a surprise to … Continue reading
September 19, 2006
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I’ve just tried to renew my membership to the Microsoft Parnter Program, but been halted by an overly-restrictive website. The renewal process has a section asking for your VAT number, indicating that certain EU countries are exempt from VAT on … Continue reading
September 15, 2006
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Here’s an interesting bug, found by Phil. If you have a siteMapNode with a space as part of the QueryString, the node won’t get rendered in the SiteMapPath. It’s not actually a bug in the SiteMapPath, but in the provider … Continue reading
September 13, 2006
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Plip and I both started on this simultaneously, luckily on different controls. We’ve combined our efforts and last night I uploaded the first, rather raw implementation of three server controls that emit Microformat markup: hCard, hCalendar and hReview. There is … Continue reading
September 12, 2006
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I was in B&Q this afternoon, looking for a tester pot of paint and discovered how incredibly stupid their system is. It used to be that all of the Dulux paint was in one aisle, the Crown stuff in another … Continue reading
September 11, 2006
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So what’s up with with Microsoft Connect? I couldn’t get in at all yesterday, nor today. I just get timeouts, as does Alex. Plip seems to be able to get to it though. Anyone else having trouble?
September 11, 2006
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Last week I headed down to Brighton for d.Construct, a conference I’d not normally attend. It was Phil’s suggestion and I’m glad I went, for a couple of reasons (not including the good company, beer and Chinese/Indian food). First it’s good … Continue reading