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Petzold strikes again!
(Or, rather, struck again last summer.) I just found Jeff's post about receiving a book from Petzold complete with witty comments . I was also a lucky recipient of an autographed book, so I thought I'd share what Petzold had to say to me: Funny stuff! Read More...
Posted 29 December 07 09:11 by Adam Nathan | 6 Comments   
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Thoughts from the author of cards.dll
I got an email the other day that I thought I'd share (with permission from the author and with names removed). This is in reference to my post last year: Hey - Don't make fun of cards.dll! I wrote it! Back in the mid 80s (I think - it's been a while) Read More...
Posted 04 December 06 11:43 by Adam Nathan | 2 Comments   
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This one's for John...
John said I need to update my blog . Since he's currently my manager, I guess I should listen to him. Things are a *bit* busy with my day job , my night job , and my late night job , so I think I'll consider this update complete. Mission accomplished Read More...
Posted 01 September 06 07:39 by Adam Nathan | 3 Comments   
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.NET and COM: Available once again in non-electronic form
As I mentioned in my earlier post , my .NET and COM book is now being printed on-demand and can be purchased only at the following location (and perhaps only for a limited time?): http://www.samspublishing.com/title/067232170X Enjoy! Read More...
Posted 15 May 06 07:30 by Adam Nathan | 2 Comments   
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My encounter with another Adam Nathan
I felt a bit like Dave Gorman when I recently got an e-mail out of the blue from another Adam Nathan. He said, " there's lots of us out there (Adam Nathans) that is, but you are the one who shows up when I google my name, and I'm the other one who shows Read More...
Posted 02 May 06 07:20 by Adam Nathan | 4 Comments   
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This just in: .NET and COM is coming back in print!
A few months ago I mentioned that my .NET and COM book went out of print . Well, after getting regular streams of e-mail from people who still wanted to get a copy (which I forwarded on to the publisher), I can now happily say that they are planning to Read More...
Posted 20 April 06 10:58 by Adam Nathan | 14 Comments   
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WPF Book Update (and SD West 2006)
Long time no blog, but I’ve got a good excuse. Since my last post, I’ve become a father! This event, of course, made me seriously doubt (even more than usual) the wisdom of writing another book. Here's a quote from my wife: “You wrote a book during our Read More...
Posted 16 March 06 07:15 by Adam Nathan | 10 Comments   
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Windows Vista: More little things in the December CTP
In August I mentioned some of the little improvements in Windows Vista Beta 1 that made using my computer more enjoyable . Now that I've installed the December CTP (released yesterday), here are some screenshots of a few new things that instantly jump Read More...
Posted 20 December 05 07:48 by Adam Nathan | 12 Comments   
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The passing of one book and the birth of another
It's official... I got a letter informing me that .NET and COM , almost four years after its release, is out of print. Of course, it still lives on in PDF form . Like Luke , I've sometimes been baffled by the apparent lack of supply. I've been told many Read More...
Posted 12 December 05 07:15 by Adam Nathan | 3 Comments   
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That mysterious "proprietary" blackout in the PDC keynote webcast...
...was a parody video with Napoleon Dynamite and Bill Gates. It's too bad it couldn't be broadcast, because it was very funny! But Joshua Trupin has a blurry photo of it on his blog. Maybe there are more out there... Other highlights from Bill's part Read More...
Posted 13 September 05 12:48 by Adam Nathan | 10 Comments   
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Light up with WPF: The Video
Now playing on Channel 9: http://channel9.msdn.com/showpost.aspx?postid=114690 This covers one item on that top 10 list . And the focus is on an existing applications... taking advantage of your existing code rather than rewriting everything from scratch. Read More...
Posted 13 September 05 12:33 by Adam Nathan | 1 Comments   
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The best screenshots from the PDC...
...come from Mike Hall : this and this . Tags: PDC , PDC05 Read More...
Posted 12 September 05 10:52 by Adam Nathan | 1 Comments   
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Where I'll be @ PDC
I don't know my entire schedule yet, but the following are some definite places & times where you can find me: Tuesday: 2:30-3:00PM: Fundamentals Track Lounge 3:00-4:00PM: Tools & Languages Track Lounge ("Meet the SDK Team") 4:00-5:30PM: Fundamentals Read More...
Posted 11 September 05 10:30 by Adam Nathan | 1 Comments   
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The artwork of PDCs through the years
As you might now, this PDC will be the 11th one. I've put together the logos from PDCs past (courtesy of Steve Cellini and Robert Hess ): Has anyone out there (other than Robert Hess) been to all 10? Do these images bring back any memories? As with Jim Read More...
Posted 09 September 05 05:39 by Adam Nathan | 8 Comments   
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There goes my dream of being a rock star...
For anyone that was wondering about the fate of my audition , I got the following response today: Hello and thank you so much for your interest in Going Beyond Spotlight 2005!!! The response to our contest was OVERWHELMING with dozens and dozens of talented Read More...
Posted 09 September 05 11:40 by Adam Nathan | 4 Comments   
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