DotNetSlackers has just released Ajax Data Controls (ADC) as open source. The project is hosted at codeplex and there are several live examples which can be seen at the samples link below. The ADC contains an AjaxGridView, AjaxDataList, AjaxRepeater...

Check out Dave Wards advice on Update Panels and Postabacks at Encosia HERE . http://encosia.com/2007/10/24/are-you-making-these-3-common-aspnet-ajax-mistakes/

For us old timers that miss ASM, now we can code assembly for .NET. Check it out here. http://www.viksoe.dk/code/asmil.htm

Check out this interesting post on wy Jumptree selected ASP.NET as the technology on wich to base their internet startup ! http://blog.jumptree.com/2007/why-we-chose-aspnet-to-run-our-startup/

This cool JavaScript image cropper came through my inbox this week. Check it out – easily integrated with MS AJAX and the ACT. http://www.defusion.org.uk/code/javascript-image-cropper-ui-using-prototype-scriptaculous

My buddy Steve Simon has recently formed an official PASS (Professional Association for SQL Server) Chapter in Providence RI. They meet on the second Wednesday of every month at the New England Institute of Technology in Warwick, Rhode Island from...

Microsoft has released a Community Technology Preview of its new SQL 2005 driver for PHP. Click HERE to get the bits. Click HERE to leave comments for the team.

10/24 – Waltham , Mass Microsoft Office MPR, 6:30-8:30 pm (Pizza, Beverages & Giveaways.) Topic: It’s All About The Tools – Episode 1 Organized by Ronald Thibeau, John Ross, Dan Stolts MVP and Microsoft's Neal Wadhwani ...

eWeek.com has publoished an article / slide show: 10 Things You Should Know About Open Source. Especially check out slide 5 and 7 !!!!

This Strategy Manager will be part of a team driving high priority strategic initiatives, spanning growth and operations, directly contributing to significant positive changes for a HIGH PROFILE Technology Company. The Corporate Strategy group strongly...

I read today this alarming report on Yahoo News that Comcast admits to censoring and blocking Internet use of its subscribers. ( Story here.) My specific complaint is that where I live, Comcast is the only broadband provider. If there were an option...

I saw my first preview of .NET in 1999 and that means to me that the code base of the .NET development community includes code that is approaching a decade old (not considering code that was pulled forward from pre .NET code.) In the post DOT COM era...

I get asked this question ALLOT ! Actually, the question usually comes wrapped in explicatives, or phrased less as a question and more as a command. We actually do the recordings in VB for a few reasons. 1.) There are more VB programmers than...

I’ve received a great number of emails in response to my “Scoble Gap” post. The first that has prompted me to white included this question. “Can you separate M$ lip service from fact for us? That has to be the toughest...

Over the next few weeks I’ll be heads down recording How-Do-I Videos to be released for the “ORCAS” Launch. I’ll be primarly focusing on what’s new for Web Developers. By now you’ve had a peek or seen some previews...

I just read “The Enterprise and Scrum” by Ken Schwaber and I’m left with a single burning question. WHY WOULD ANYONE DO IT ? Don’t get me wrong, I’m not talking about starting a new company or product unit and basing...

My buddy Russ will be back in New England for a limmited tour of the laudable Russ’ Tooshed. VIsit here http://www.ctdotnet.com/ for details on his 11/23 Event.

Robert Scoble and I have had agreements and disagreements. It’s not only one of the things that make me like him but one of the things that make him a “voice” in the industry. Reflecting on Robert's time at Microsoft, he was famous...

During the week of October 1-5, the members of OpenAjax Alliance voted to fill three open slots in their seven-person Steering Committee. The members elected Microsoft, Nexaweb and TIBCO, who will serve two-year terms (from Oct 2007 to Oct 2009). Nexaweb...

I’ve been talking to developers about PHP for a very long time and I’ve been talking to my peers at Microsoft about why Windows should be a great production platform for PHP for 6 years. I was tickled last year when Microsoft announced the partnership...

Check out ANOTHER cool ASP.NET InLineEdit AJAX Control. http://encosia.com/index.php/2007/08/23/seamless-inline-text-editing-with-aspnet-ajax/ http://encosia.com/index.php/downloads/inline-edit-box-net/

Check out this cool ASP.NET InLineEdit AJASX Control that Bilal Haidar recently released. http://bhaidar.net/cs/archive/2007/10/03/asp-net-2-0-ajax-inlineeditlabel-control.aspx

Special Focus issue on Visual Studio Extensibility Features Welcome Letter from the VSX Team History of the VS IDE Introduction to the Visual Studio 2008 Shell How XML Tools Use the Visual Studio SDK Visual Studio SDK Tips and Tricks...

ScottGu announced today! Not only a huge boon for debugging, but greatly for those of us that just HAVE TO get under the covers of stuff. Read all about it here: http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2007/10/03/releasing-the-source-code-for...

First of all, if Nikhil Kothari’s Bog is not on yu rshort list – you should add it today ! Secondly – One of my several research topics this fall is SEO (I’m working on growing the www.asp.net community) Nikhil (who is just...