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Using SOA in the .NET world


January 2007 - Posts

Microsoft Vista Launch in Toronto

One of the benefits of being an MVP is that occasionally you get to do really cool things. And, in this particular case, I'm using the traditional meaning of cool rather than the geeky. This event is going on all week, but I get to spend Groundhog's Day Read More...

Decrypting Stored Procedures

As part of work that I was doing recently, I had to generate the creation script for a SQL Server database. While running through the Generate Script task in Management Studio, I received an error that indicated that the stored procedure was encrypted. Read More...

DataFormatString doesn't seem to work on BoundField elements

I was using the BoundField element in ASP.NET 2.0’s GridView control. More specifically, I was attempting to use the DataFormatString element in order to change the look of dates and dollar amounts as they get displayed. Much to my dismay, it didn’t Read More...

Register for the Toronto Code Camp

The registration page has been available since the middle of December (at http://www.torontocodecamp.net ), but my heads-down end of year mode kept me from mentioning it until now. If you’re not familiar with the Code Camp concept, it is a free Read More...

Tagging isn't just for walls anymore

You may or may not be aware of the current craze sweeping the (cringe) blogosphere. When you get tagged, you are supposed to reveal five things about yourself that the typical reader is unlikely to know. Since I was honoured by Rob Windsor with a tag, Read More...

A Nice New Year's Gift

So when I popped into my In-Box this morning, I received a nice gift from Microsoft: news that I have been re-upped as an MVP. For those of you who have never heard of the MVP program, you can visit http://www.microsoft.com/mvp . But it’s basically Read More...

How to start the year

Happy New Year all. How better to start the year with a couple of personality tests. My results: You are Superman Superman 55% Spider-Man 55% The Flash 55% Green Lantern 55% Iron Man 50% Supergirl 40% Wonder Woman 35% Robin 35% Hulk 35% Batman 15% Catwoman Read More...