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ASP.NET AJAX 4.0 Preview 1 on CodePlex Released

ASP.NET AJAX 4.0 CodePlex Preview 1 Released. I think I'll look at this at Preview 5 or 6 :)

posted @ 7/23/2008 10:26 PM by Dave Hayden

Subsonic 2.1 Released - Code Generation for ASP.NET Database-Driven Web Applications

Subsonic 2.1 was released with a number of new features to help with those database-driven ASP.NET websites.

posted @ 7/21/2008 12:16 PM by Dave Hayden

Creating Screencasts for iPhone Using Camtasia - Patterns & Practices iPhone Screencasts

I converted a few of the screencasts to the iPhone ( m4v ) Format using Camtasia. In the future I will get better at this.

posted @ 7/21/2008 10:44 AM by Dave Hayden

Custom iPhone Icon for PnPGuidance - Patterns & Practices Tutorials and Samples At Your Fingertips

Might not be used anywhere but my own phone, but adding PnPGuidance to your iPhone will display a custom iPhone icon.

posted @ 7/19/2008 3:42 PM by Dave Hayden

ASP.NET Dynamic Data Futures and MVC Sample - Database-Driven Web Applications

I think ASP.NET Dynamic Data Rocks for forms over data web applications. We have new updates for the runtime, templates, and MVC preview.

posted @ 7/18/2008 9:41 PM by Dave Hayden

Apple MobileMe - Synchronize Your Mac PC iPhone iPod Touch: Mail - iCal - Contacts - iDisk - Microsoft Outlook - Address Book

Apple upgraded from .Mac to MobileMe - Synchronize Your Life with Computing in the Cloud :)

posted @ 7/14/2008 12:03 PM by Dave Hayden

Apple iPhone 3G App Store and iTunes 7.7 Update - iPhone Applications

You can check out all the new iPhone 3G Apps - over 500 and many of them free.

posted @ 7/12/2008 7:38 PM by Dave Hayden

Sony Centrino 2 VAIO Notebooks Unveiled on Monday July 14

Rumor has it that Sony will have a big announcement on Monday so I hope Apple is soon to follow :)

posted @ 7/12/2008 6:37 PM by Dave Hayden

LLBLGen Pro LINQ To SQL Templates with Model Refresh from Database - O/R Mappers

LLBLGen Pro has optional LINQ To SQL Templates to generate LINQ To SQL Classes.

posted @ 7/9/2008 2:47 PM by Dave Hayden

Data Access Layer O/R Mapper - Lite ORM Library v2 on CodeProject

As someone who has written a simple O/R Mapper - Hayden.ActiveRecord - I can tell you that writing a simple, opinionated O/R Mapper is easy and fun! But...

posted @ 7/9/2008 10:36 AM by Dave Hayden

Apple Mac Time Machine - Excluding Files and Folders from Backup to Hard Drive

A quick tip on how to exclude certain files and folders from the Apple Time Machine backup.

posted @ 7/7/2008 6:37 PM by Dave Hayden

Review - My Book Studio Edition Western Digital External Hard Drive - Apple Mac

A preliminary review of the My Book External Hard Drive for the Apple Mac.

posted @ 7/6/2008 10:40 PM by Dave Hayden

Composite Application Guidance for WPF Documentation and Introduction

You just don't see such great documentation and guidance from other open-source projects :)

posted @ 7/5/2008 12:12 AM by Dave Hayden

Unity Dependency Injection Video using ASP.NET Webforms - Ninject and Autofac IoC Too!

Use the Unity Application Block for dependency injection into ASP.NET Pages Part II!

posted @ 7/4/2008 11:00 PM by Dave Hayden

Free Silverlight Grid Control from Developer Express - AgDataGrid Suite

Check out Developer Express' AgDataGrid Suite currently in beta 1.

posted @ 7/2/2008 2:30 PM by Dave Hayden

iPhone 3G Videos From AT&T for New Customers and Existing Customers - Be iReady!

Lots of stuff to think about before you go waltzing into an AT&T or Apple Store on July 11th for the new iPhone 3G.

posted @ 7/2/2008 12:49 PM by Dave Hayden

Pro ASP.NET 3.5 in C# 2008 Book Review - Matthew MacDonald

If you are looking for an excellent book on ASP.NET 3.5 using C#, you have to check out Pro ASP.NET 3.5 in C# 2008.

posted @ 7/1/2008 11:05 PM by Dave Hayden

Mac OS X 10.5.4 Update - Bug Fixes for Airport iCal Safari Spaces

A new Max 0S X 10.5.4 update that fixes a number of issues with Airport, iCal, Safari, and Spaces.

posted @ 7/1/2008 10:08 AM by Dave Hayden

LightSpeed 2.0 O/R Mapper - New Visual Designer with Database Schema Round-Tripping and LINQ Support

The new LightSpeed 2.0 O/R Mapper adds a sweet Visual Designer with Database Round-Tripping and LINQ Support.

posted @ 6/29/2008 2:31 PM by Dave Hayden

Composite Application Guidance for WPF ( Prism ) 2008 RC1 with Quickstart Samples and StockTrader Reference Implementation

You can download the Composite Application Guidance for WPF ( PRISM ) RC1, which isn't expected to change much before its release in a couple of weeks.

posted @ 6/28/2008 12:46 PM by Dave Hayden

Autofac Dependency Injection and Castle DynamicProxy2 AOP Method Interception Sample

Let us not forget about another open-source, rockstar dependency injection tool, Autofac, now with Castle DynamicProxy2 Integration.

posted @ 6/26/2008 3:07 PM by Dave Hayden

MacBook Pro vs Dell XPS M1530 Review on MaximumPC

I take these reviews with a grain of salt, but the MacBook Pro is favored over the Dell XPS M1530 in this laptop review on MaximumPC.

posted @ 6/26/2008 12:47 PM by Dave Hayden

Ninject Inversion of Control: InlineModule - Factory Methods - Provider Samples

A few quick samples of using the Ninject InlineModule, Factory Methods, and Providers.

posted @ 6/25/2008 11:49 PM by Dave Hayden

Ninject AOP using Castle's DynamicProxy2 - SimpleInterceptor - InterceptAttribute

An example of doing AOP Method Interception using Ninject and Castle's DynamicProxy2.

posted @ 6/22/2008 11:10 PM by Dave Hayden

Ninject Dependency Injection and Mapping Open Generic Types as Singletons - Possible Bug

I ran across a possible bug in the Ninject 1.0 Dependency Injection Framework when mapping open generic types as singletons. Same bug existed in Unity 1.0 but was fixed in 1.1.

posted @ 6/20/2008 2:55 PM by Dave Hayden

Ninject Dependency Injection into ASP.NET Web Pages Sample

For kicks, let's use Ninject to inject dependencies into our ASP.NET Web Pages similar to how I mentioned doing it with Unity in my recent screencast. This examples uses Ninject, a dependency injection tool that was recently released as 1.0.

posted @ 6/20/2008 1:09 PM by Dave Hayden

Dependency Injection in ASP.NET Web Pages Screencast Using Unity IoC

A screencast that shows one way to implement Unity into your ASP.NET Web Applications to inject dependencies into your web pages.

posted @ 6/20/2008 9:55 AM by Dave Hayden

Free RSS Reader for Apple Mac - NetNewsWire

If you are in the market for a free RSS Reader for the Apple Mac, you may want to give NetNewsWire a shot.

posted @ 6/17/2008 11:15 PM by Dave Hayden

Exporting RSS Feeds From Mac Mail to NetNewsWire or Google Reader

Mac Mail does not allow you to export RSS Feeds to say NetNewsWire or Google Reader, but a few Mac community solutions help a little bit.

posted @ 6/17/2008 10:23 PM by Dave Hayden

Pro C# 2008 and the .NET 3.5 Platform Book Review - Andrew Troelsen

Pro C# 2008 and the .NET 3.5 Platform by Andrew Troelsen weighs in at 1300+ pages and offers a breadth of knowledge on several subjects.

posted @ 6/16/2008 2:31 PM by Dave Hayden

Reset and Power Off Windows XP or Vista in VMware Fusion when Windows Update Hangs OS

A quick VMware Fusion tip when Windows Update hangs Windows XP or Vista during shutdown and you need to power off or reset the virtual session.

posted @ 6/13/2008 9:28 PM by Dave Hayden

Screenflow Screencast Software Wins Best Mac OS X Leopard Application

The Apple Design Awards 2008 Winners were announced and Screenflow was the winner for the Best Mac OS X Leopard Application.

posted @ 6/13/2008 7:48 PM by Dave Hayden

LLBLGen Pro O/R Mapper v2.6 Released : Full LINQ Support - .NET 3.5 Support - SQL Server 2008 Support

LLBLGen Pro v2.6 now supports LINQ, .NET 3.5 Framework, and SQL Server 2008. A lot of major enhancements packed in a minor release :)

posted @ 6/12/2008 9:28 AM by Dave Hayden

iPhone3G: Combines iPhone - Widescreen iPod - Rich HTML Email and Browser - GPS - Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync - July 11 2008

Apple gives specifics on the new iPhone3G coming to an Apple Store near you on July 11, 2008.

posted @ 6/10/2008 10:39 AM by Dave Hayden

ReSharper 4.0 Download - Visual Studio 2008 and .NET Framework 3.5 Refactoring and Code Analysis Add-In

Download the final release of JetBrains ReSharper 4.0! Life is good :)

posted @ 6/10/2008 10:18 AM by Dave Hayden