Silverlight 4 RC Released!

Silverlight 4 RC Released!

The long awaited RC for Silverlight 4 has been released! Tim Heuer has posted a blog detailing what has changed from Beta to RC.
You can download the tools here.

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Using Google Closure Templates with ASP.NET MVC in Visual Studio 2010

Using Google Closure Templates with ASP.NET MVC in Visual Studio 2010

Client-side templates have become a vital component of AJAX-driven websites. The web is undoubtedly trending towards sites that load content dynamically after the page loads, rather than all at once in the initial page request. This pattern allows web pages to become lighter and more responsive, which translates to a better experience for [...]

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Working with Projections and DTOs in WCF Data Services

Working with Projections and DTOs in WCF Data Services

For those of you who haven’t been following “Project Astoria”, you’ve been missing out on some pretty exciting technology. WCF Data Services (formerly known as ADO.NET Data Services) is a stack on top of WCF that enables the creation and consumption of REST-based data services for the web. There are several intriguing [...]

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WordPress: Blogging Platform of Choice

WordPress: Blogging Platform of Choice

Back in 2008, I started this blog with BlogEngine.net as my platform of choice. Despite trying my hardest to stay in the world of .NET for my open source [...]

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DynamicLoader Plugin – Dynamically Loading ASP.NET User Controls with jQuery

DynamicLoader Plugin – Dynamically Loading ASP.NET User Controls with jQuery

Live Demo | Download Sample Solution (52.77 kb)
ASP.NET User Controls are pretty useful. They allow functional modules of code and markup to be encapsulated in such a way that reuse is convenient and easy, without sacrificing the power or integration of the ASP.NET model. As we move into an era of AJAX-driven websites, [...]

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Client side templates using ASP.NET, JQuery, Chain.js, and TaffyDB

Client side templates using ASP.NET, JQuery, Chain.js, and TaffyDB

For those that know me, it goes without saying that I’ve fallen head over heels for jQuery. It just makes working with javascript much easier and cleaner than ever before, and opens the door to so many new possibilities that were just to cumbersome even a few years ago. Of course, with new [...]

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Microsoft Data Access Components(MDAC) and .Net Framework 3.5 SP1

Recently I upgraded to .Net Framework 3.5 SP1. The service pack introduced a host of bug fixes, along with some pretty cool enhancements too.
After installing the service pack, one of my web applications immediately started throwing the following exception:
The .Net Framework Data Providers require Microsoft Data Access Components(MDAC). Please install Microsoft Data Access Components(MDAC) [...]

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Vista Start Menu Search Fails To Load Certain Applications

Since I’ve switched over to Vista, the start menu search has become one of my favorite features. It lets you quickly and easily open up programs without your fingers ever leaving the keyboard. For example, just hit the Windows key, type in “Notepad”, and hit enter. In fact, just typing in “No” + [...]

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My First Blog

Well, here it is: my first blog. It took me quite some time to decide which blogging platform to use. The contenders were WordPress and BlogEngine.NET. Despite WordPress having more extensions, more themes, and a bigger community, I decided that BlogEngine.NET was going to be my choice. The biggest motivator is [...]

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