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Wild Nature - Wild, wild BlogEngine.NET theme

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 16:16:02 GMT

If you have wild spirit and you like nature then this might be a right theme for your blog. Wild Nature reflects pure, untouched nature washed in rain. Shades of green dominate the theme, but a touch of yellow and light brown make it looks more live. Take a look at the screenshots and download it for your blog.

I hate Vista. I'm moving to Windows Mojave.

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 00:31:03 GMT

So I've heard the bad press. I've seen the pc vs. mac ads. I've heard my friends' complaints about crashing, security, and speed. That's why I'm moving to Windows Mojave. It seems Microsoft finally got an OS right.

Captcha the Flag

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 15:31:15 GMT

Jeff Blankenburg shows what Microsoft has up its sleeve for a new generation of CAPTCHA.

Using .NET for Mobile Applications

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 13:16:11 GMT

30 .NET mobile applications done in 30 days.

.NET Developers' Reference Card Round-Up

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 03:31:09 GMT

I thought I would share this list of reference cards / cheat sheets that I have compiled over the last year or so. If I am missing any good ones, please post them in the comments.

Cache Access Pattern Revised

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 13:10:14 GMT

Some updates to the Cache Access Pattern using new features of the .NET framework, such as System.Func.

Mocking the Linq To Sql DataContext

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 00:31:02 GMT

A generic solution to mocking the Linq To Sql DataContext and how you can test your linq queries against an in memory database.

Newspaper - a free theme for BlogEngine.NET

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:01:03 GMT

Newspaper is a free, lightweight, high-contrast, black&white theme for BlogEngine.NET. The name "Newspaper" comes from the fact that theme looks like real newspapers. You can see how does it looks like and download a free copy.

Blog Engine.NET1.4 Released

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 17:01:03 GMT

Blog Engine.net 1.4 has been released. more...

Sandcastle Removed From CodePlex

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 02:46:02 GMT

Sandcastle - the .Net community equivalent of RDoc/JavaDoc and the spiritual successor of the now defunct NDoc - has been removed from CodePlex. It's fate is currently up in the air and Microsoft is asking you for input on what should happen next.

BlogEngine.NET 1.4 - Status Update??

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 21:31:11 GMT

It has been a while since we have heard anything on the release of BlogEngine.NET 1.4. I don't know about you, but I know I'm craving an update since the tentative release was earmarked for the end of May. =]

Windows Live writer update (preview)

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 14:01:10 GMT

The update for windows live writer is now available.

Meeting Richard Campbell, Carl Franklin and Paul Litwin: .NET Powerhou

Fri, 16 May 2008 13:04:51 GMT

A night to never forget. Thanks to Richard Campbell, Carl Franklin and Paul Litwin.

BlogEngine.NET - Powerful, open source blog engine written in ASP.NET

Wed, 14 May 2008 19:16:12 GMT

When I decided to run a new blog, I was in a dilemma whether to write engine from scratch or to use some existing solution. Since I wanted to do it fast, I started to search and BlogEngine.NET grabbed my attention. It is an open source project written in ASP.NET 2.0, which was a good starting point for me. Since I use Microsoft technologies in my everyday work it was easy to customize the solution.

FizzBuzz => BizzBuzz. Can you actually code?

Wed, 07 May 2008 18:21:00 GMT

Why FizzBuzz should be changed to BizzBuzz!

An Update to Deep Zoom Composer

Tue, 06 May 2008 15:31:02 GMT

Ever since we released Deep Zoom Composer during MIX, there has been a ton of great feedback you have all sent us on what you liked and what you would like to see improved in future versions. To give you a sneak peek at where we are currently, we're releasing an updated version of Deep Zoom Composer for you all to play with:

How To Become a Development Team Leader

Wed, 14 May 2008 20:01:02 GMT

Moving from being a developer to leading a team of developers is the ambition of many - and it's easier than you might think to achieve. In fact, there is only one thing you need to do.

HttpContext Object for Developers

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 13:37:09 GMT

HttpContext Object for Developers,ASP.Net Request Processing Time,Pass value to usercontrols using HttpContext object,Accessing Request/Response/Server/Session/Cache/User object in a Class,Hide QueryString or Pass value with Server.Transfer(),HttpContext.Current, HttpContext.Item Collection usage.

Day 2 at DevConnections 2008

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 05:21:18 GMT

DevConnections Day 2 with some exciting sessions. Some relly good info on Myspace.com and MVC.

First day of DevConnections 2008

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 22:28:50 GMT

The first day of Developer Connections 2008! Microsoft Kicks Butt!

Over-clocking BlogEngine.NET

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 15:31:05 GMT

Getting the time stamps and time zones right is straight forward. There are many options. Making it transparent to the user is an interesting challenge. It will require some plumbing changes in the core on top of a BlogEngine extension.

The Linq let keyword

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 18:31:07 GMT

Make your Linq queries more readable using the "let" keyword.

How to disable web.config Inheritance for Child Applications?

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 17:01:02 GMT

Each ASP.NET Web Application has its own configuration file called web.config file. In fact every directory in ASP.NET application can have one. Settings in each web.config file apply to the directory where its placed, and all the subdirectories of that directory. This is called Configuration Inheritance and it can cause serious headaches if you are not fully aware of how it works...

Massive BlogEngine.Net Security Hole - Fix Provided

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 07:16:02 GMT

A massive security hole in BlogEngine.net was just revealed that allows anyone to see your passwords... Danny Douglass explains the issue and provides a patched BlogEngine.Core assembly to resolve the issue until the next release of BlogEngine is available.

Gravatar, please bring back PNG files!

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 17:46:02 GMT

Gravatar recently made some big changes when migrating their web application. While most of these changes are a real benefit, there is one big feature that has been removed -- PNG files are no longer supported!