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New Oracle .NET Technology Center
New Oracle .NET Technology Center
February 21, 2005

Url: http://www.oracle.com/technology/tech/dotnet/in...

Presentations...
Presentations...
February 21, 2005

Url: http://wildermuth.com/presentations

Atlanta Mobility User Group
Atlanta Mobility User Group
February 19, 2005

Url: http://www.atlantamobility.net/

Community Server 1.0 Released!
Community Server 1.0 Released!
February 19, 2005

Url: http://www.communityserver.org/

Constantine - A Review (No Spoilers Here)
Constantine - A Review (No Spoilers Here)
February 19, 2005

Url: http://constantinemovie.warnerbros.com/

Rocky and I Agree on n-Tier Development
Rocky and I Agree on n-Tier Development
February 19, 2005

Url: http://www.lhotka.net/WeBlog/PermaLink.aspx?gui...

Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Trailer is out!
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Trailer is out!
February 17, 2005

Url: http://hitchhikers.movies.go.com/main.html

10 Geekiest Hobbies...
10 Geekiest Hobbies...
February 16, 2005

Url: http://www.thewavemag.com/pagegen.php?pagename=...

Is Data Access Really This Hard?
Is Data Access Really This Hard?
February 15, 2005

I've been spending some time lately reviewing how companies are doing data access in .NET.  When I look at how most of them have crufted up solutions, I am amazed.  The model that Microsoft supports seems so obvious to me, but I am neck deep in it.  I'd like to hear from my readers their specific experience with creating data access in .NET; with an eye to why or why not use COM+ for transactions; Typed DataSet or DataReaders; Business Objects or Messages.  I am trying to understand where the community is.

DataAdapters and Component Surfaces (or why I love using the toolset)
DataAdapters and Component Surfaces (or why I love using the toolset)
February 11, 2005

I always forget this blog this, but when I am doing a database project using Typed DataSets, I almost always use a Component Surface to build my DataAdapters interactively.  For example:

Geek Dinner - A couple of useful links...
Geek Dinner - A couple of useful links...
February 10, 2005

At the Atlanta Geek Dinner this evening we got talking about a whole boatload of interesting topics.  I promised that I would share a couple of interesting links.  The first is to a blog called "OldNewThing" from a Microsoftie who explains why old school Windows stuff works the way it does.  It's a must have every dev out there:

Asking a Favor....
Asking a Favor....
February 9, 2005

Url: http://wildermuth.com/test

American Dad!
American Dad!
February 7, 2005

Url: http://www.fox.com/americandad/home.htm

Reminder: Atlanta Geek Dinner this Thursday
Reminder: Atlanta Geek Dinner this Thursday
February 7, 2005

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

Using Data in Reporting Services Footers
Using Data in Reporting Services Footers
February 7, 2005

Url: http://www.sqlmonster.com/Uwe/Forum.aspx/sql-se...

February Geek Dinner!
February Geek Dinner!
February 3, 2005

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

Yukon and User Defined Types (UDTs)
Yukon and User Defined Types (UDTs)
February 3, 2005

Url: http://codebetter.com/blogs/sahil.malik/archive...

Kidney Stones, et al.
Kidney Stones, et al.
February 1, 2005

To whomever designed the kidney, I have a bone to pick with you.  I've spent two of the past four nights in the Hospital dealing with kidney stones.  Nasty thing is that the pain medication that usually dulls it well enough has done nothing with these new nasty sized pearls.  Now that they know what they are made up (mostly calcium), I have to change the whole way I eat, or more appropriately, drink.  I've been told to give up all milk products, colas and tea.  I guess I have to drink water...

Enjoying Compact Framework Development
Enjoying Compact Framework Development
January 26, 2005

Url: http://www.atlantamobility.net/

Active XSLT and EnvDTE
Active XSLT and EnvDTE
January 25, 2005

Url: http://radio.thecave.com/default.aspx?xml/2002_...

In Response to Sahil Malik's Null problem
In Response to Sahil Malik's Null problem
January 25, 2005

Url: http://dotnetjunkies.com/WebLog/sahilmalik/arch...

Rocky Lhotka on DataSets and Web Services and why I think he's wrong...
Rocky Lhotka on DataSets and Web Services and why I think he's wrong...
January 24, 2005

Url: http://www.lhotka.net/WeBlog/CommentView.aspx?g...

CommentRSS!
CommentRSS!
January 21, 2005

Trillian...
Trillian...
January 20, 2005

Url: http://sourceforge.net/projects/gaim/