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 […]
Happy New Year! Let’s hear a rendition of Auld Lang Syne and drink merrily! Best wishes from Brisbane, Australia and to celebrate here are some photos I took of the Brisbane New Years fireworks spectacular – punctuated by additional celebrations as Queensland commemorates its 150th birthday this year (150 years […]
In what probably was only a matter of time, hackers in the US and Europe have apparently found a way to hack a known weakness in the (1) MD5 algorithm (using a known (2) MD5 collision construction found a while ago) using 200 PlayStation 3 (PS3) consoles and a few […]
For the record, nothing is more obtrusive than when you are a tenant and your privacy is exposed through the harsh reality of a landlord selling the property. We are faced with the trouble of defining the dubious distinction of ‘reasonable access’ with the sales agency, dealing with members of […]
Over at MSDN there has been published a (1) fairly comprehensive paper on development under Windows 7. Some particular points of interest/new features include: "Windows 7 is designed to run on the same hardware as Windows Vista, and to be compatible with applications and device drivers that work with Windows […]
G’day Everyone, My wife and I are about to head off into the Christmas holidays with our family and friends. 2008 has been a very challenging and engaging year. From my perspective, it has been a combination of equal highs and lows. This year we relocated from Sydney to Brisbane, […]
Well, it’s been over a month since I registered and I still don’t have an Azure Services token. I’ve had a SQL Data Services token from day 1, but still nothing on the Azure front. It’s kinda getting frustrating, especially since I have an application ready to go. Anyone at […]
Finally BizTalk 2006 R3 *ahem* BizTalk 2009 has entered public beta. This means you can take an early look at the next generation of BizTalk (and, hopefully a new generation of developer tools!). Even with BizTalk 2006 R2, you are required to run Visual Studio 2005! The project is up […]
…I’m waiting at the airport because Virgin Blue decided to cancel my 17:00 flight home. It has been a hectic two days but extremely worthwhile even though I’ve missed the company of my beautiful wife. Luckily I’ll be home soon at any rate. We’ve got a good team assembled in […]
For your viewing pleasure, some aerial pictures of Sydney, NSW, Australia. Our first two pictures are from a northern approach- We can see Manly beach at the bottom of the first shot, with the city and North Sydney towards the top of the picture as well as the Sydney Harbour […]
Well folks, we’re not far from Christmas day once again. The scary part this year is the realisation that next month marks the beginning of 2009 – in other words, the decade is almost over already. As a result, it’s actually not a bad time to start thinking ahead to […]
This is not part of the ongoing series of articles on SQL Data Services, but rather a call out to a Microsoft White Paper which has been published (a) here – SQL Server White Paper Template. I’d recommend, if you are interested in SQL Data Services, that you take a […]
Officially, Brisbane is enduring yet another summertime thunderstorm – yes, right now (well, when I wrote this entry at any rate).When the rest of the country (or, if you prefer, the world) sees this information it’s very likely they see this: Courtesy of the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) However, when […]