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XBox 360 Shortages seem to be real...
XBox 360 Shortages seem to be real...
November 21, 2005

I had planned to go to a midnight store opening and purchase a machine this evening, but both stores I could find were already sold out (though they wouldn't explain how they sold out of an item that can't sell yet, since they weren't taking pre-orders).  I then spoke to CompUSA and was told that it is first come-first serve, but they were only selling it as a kit that included extra controllers, 2 games and their extended service plan (at $699).  Bah, another reason to hate CompUSA.

Atlanta Geek Dinner - Thursday, November 17!
Atlanta Geek Dinner - Thursday, November 17!
November 14, 2005

Url: http://nerddinner.com/blogs/atlanta/

New ASP.NET 2.0 Web Projects Beta
New ASP.NET 2.0 Web Projects Beta
November 10, 2005

Url: http://www.cerkit.com/cerkitBlog/PermaLink,guid...

ObjectDataSources Don't Work with Typed DataSets
ObjectDataSources Don't Work with Typed DataSets
November 10, 2005

Url: http://msdn.microsoft.com/newsgroups/default.as...

Register (quickly) to Win Entry into XBox 360 Zero Hour
Register (quickly) to Win Entry into XBox 360 Zero Hour
November 10, 2005

Url: http://www.xbox.com/en-US/community/news/zeroho...

SqlDataSources Unusable if Tables Allow NULL's
SqlDataSources Unusable if Tables Allow NULL's
November 10, 2005

I've been working on a problem for a client's project.  We are doing pretty raw RAD design for a small intranet project so I thought, hey let's just do SqlDataSources to get the pages up and running fast.  This works fine *if* we don't want any concurrency.

My first two weeks without Flash
My first two weeks without Flash
November 9, 2005

Two weeks ago I used  IE 6's new "Manage Addins..." to disable the Flash plugin.  I was worried about some of the content I'd miss.  After two weeks, my experience has been that I have not missed much.  Here is a short list of what I've noticed without Flash:

New Features Implemented
New Features Implemented
November 9, 2005

Url: http://wildermuth.com

New ASP.NET 2.0 Version of The ADO Guy
New ASP.NET 2.0 Version of The ADO Guy
November 7, 2005

Welcome to the new version of The ADO Guy.  Most of the changes are under the covers, but there are a few things to note:

Atlanta Geek Dinner November 17th - Please RSVP
Atlanta Geek Dinner November 17th - Please RSVP
November 3, 2005

Url: http://nerddinner.com/blogs/atlanta/

Book Review: Programming Windows Presentation Framework
Book Review: Programming Windows Presentation Framework
November 3, 2005

Url: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0...

Results are in for the Atlanta Geek Dinner Survey
Results are in for the Atlanta Geek Dinner Survey
November 3, 2005

My survey on the Atlanta Geek Dinner is now complete.  Thank you to everyone who voted.  The salient points that I gleaned fromt he data are:

A New Book...
A New Book...
November 2, 2005

I've talked with lots off prospective authors the last few years since my first book came out.  I've tried to do what Chris Sells did for me, scare them...  I've explained that it is long hours, lots of dedication and can get in the way of family time.  I sure don't take my own advice very well.  I've agreed to write another book, "Prescriptive Data Architectures" for Addison-Wesley.  Unlike the first book (pre-blog craziness), I plan on using this blog to discuss my experience writing the book as well as a sounding board for my ideas that will be used in the book.

Custom Profile Provider Code Up at TheServerSide.NET
Custom Profile Provider Code Up at TheServerSide.NET
November 2, 2005

Url: http://www.theserverside.net/articles/showartic...

My First Days with the RTM
My First Days with the RTM
October 31, 2005

Two More Days of the Geek Dinner Survey
Two More Days of the Geek Dinner Survey
October 31, 2005

Url: http://www.ezquestionnaire.com/surveys/default....

Geek Dinner Survey
Geek Dinner Survey
October 27, 2005

Click here to take the Geek Dinner Survey

Join us for October's Geek Dinner at Famous Dave's in Alpharetta
Join us for October's Geek Dinner at Famous Dave's in Alpharetta
October 24, 2005

Url: http://nerddinner.com/blogs/atlanta/archive/200...

More Viral Marketing for the XBox 360
More Viral Marketing for the XBox 360
October 17, 2005

Url: http://hex168.com/

Ian Griffiths on AppDomain Isolation vs. Process Isolation
Ian Griffiths on AppDomain Isolation vs. Process Isolation
October 16, 2005

Url: http://discuss.develop.com/archives/wa.exe?A2=i...

WWF Now Unofficially WF...
WWF Now Unofficially WF...
October 14, 2005

Url: http://blogs.msdn.com/scottwoo/archive/2005/10/...

How to share Forms Authentication between a 1.x Site and a 2.0 Site in the Same Domain
How to share Forms Authentication between a 1.x Site and a 2.0 Site in the Same Domain
October 12, 2005

There are several blogs that have discussed how to share an auth cookie between sites in a farm and how to do a true single-signon for a domain. Mark Brooks pointed me to these that help a lot:

For you RPG'ers out there...
For you RPG'ers out there...
October 8, 2005

Url: http://www.fileplanet.com/157380/150000/fileinf...

Unacceptable Response on a LadyBug
Unacceptable Response on a LadyBug
October 6, 2005

Url: http://lab.msdn.microsoft.com/productfeedback/v...