Well, I’ve lamented for about ten years about the lack of a clear development OS platform for software developers, testers and related folk. It seems Microsoft don’t plan on any changes in that regard with the next OS – Windows 7. This (1) little press release – a Q&A with […]
Yearly Archives: 2009
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Tonight my wife came home and asked me what I’d do with the money we were getting. At first I didn’t comprehend, these days we seem to pay money out at a great rate – we don’t usually get it given to us. Then she explained. I was speechless. This […]
I’d like to apologise to those who were searching for my annual live Super Bowl blog commentary. This year I had some pressing work engagements which meant I was unable to record my usually droll Super Bowl comments and thoughts. I had the game on in the background to keep […]
Since the ADO Entity Framework was launched last year (as RTM) I’ve been trying to find an excuse to start using it for more than fluff demos. Unfortunately the opportunity for real use has not been forthcoming, so I decided to put together a personal project which would allow me […]
Recently I went digging for a solution to a problem which has been bugging me on Windows Server 2008. It seems once connected to a virtual private network (via PPTP, peer to peer tunnelling) when you try to authenticate to non-VPN network resources, Windows passes your VPN credentials instead – […]
The (1) news is in that potentially the key crew of the fateful deep space mining vessel Red Dwarf could be rejoining to make some new episodes of the hit 90’s British Sci Fi show. The show went a little sideways after cast and crew ventured to the US to […]
We just wound up another January 26th in the fair country of Australia. A public holiday for all, as the nation remembers and celebrates the landing of British sailers of the First Fleet who landed at Sydney cove on this same date, back in 1788. There’s been talk of changing […]
Word from our friends in the United Kingdom – (1) an interview with Hugh Griffiths, Microsoft UK – as Microsoft launches it’s new MSN Mobile Music. You really have to appreciate the commentary that the (2) Slashdot folks have going on – it’s hilarious 
I’ve posted entries before decrying […]
I’ve posted entries before decrying […]So we all probably know by now that a Linq DataContext object is used for both establishing and accessing SQL Server databases. You might be also aware that to take advantage of Linq to SQL’s functionality, changes must be performed within the scope of a DataContext. This entry will focus […]
Hi All, This week I’m in Sydney until Wednesday night, so there’s a pause on new blog entries until I get back to Brisbane. The flavour of this week is to spend as much time as possible doing face-to-face meetings and whiteboarding sessions to get new ideas, approaches and solutions […]
Regular readers might be hampering for a technical post soon – and you won’t be disappointed. I’ve got the next SDS article (binary data) as well as another few in a series on the ADO Entity Framework (stay tuned for those ones), but I’m going to take the time to […]
Was down at a good second hand record store today where I picked up a copy of this long out of print double LP (1) “The Story of The Who” in excellent condition. It’s good to find the odd rarity, and the records play really well – nice and loud. […]
So this may not come as a surprise to many, but Microsoft have taken the Windows 7 into a public beta. As I understand it, MSDN and TechNet subscribers already have access, and the general public will too, tomorrow (AEST). Windows version 7 is the next major version of the […]
Undoubtedly, anyone who has evaluated LINQ to SQL has fond it a fairly powerful yet lightweight ORM technology which is less complex than the ADO Entity Framework yet utilizes the strength and power of Language Integrated Queries. One problem with LINQ to SQL is the auto paging feature of the […]
After our recent sojourn home to Canberra and back, I managed to acquire a number of copies of a South Australian paper (Adelaide-based) “The Register” from between August – October 1914. Apparently the newspaper is no longer in circulation. Searching the National Library, I’ve found an entry for the Adelaide […]