Notes from the Field

A man. A mouse. A plan.

Extending Data Contracts

So let's say you're working on a WCF app and following a contract-first driven development model and...

Author: John Iwasz Date: 10/16/2008

How To Debug Windows Service OnStart

The article, How to: Debug Windows Service Applications details how to attach to a running process...

Author: John Iwasz Date: 07/21/2008

Using a FM Transmitter with a Zune

Like many geeks, I'd like the ability to play music anywhere in my house from the music collection...

Author: John Iwasz Date: 06/25/2008

Planning for Windows Home Server with the Drobo

For several months now I've been considering putting together a home network that meets the...

Author: John Iwasz Date: 06/24/2008

Recover Documents from MOSS 2007 Database

Introduction A couple years ago I wrote a prior post on how a simple VBS script can be used to...

Author: John Iwasz Date: 06/23/2008

Generic DataContract Serializer or The Last DataContract Serializer on Earth

Alternate post title is written with apologies to Vicent Price. When working with any technology...

Author: John Iwasz Date: 06/19/2008

Flickr and .NET

I recently came across this article: Flickr-ing about with .NET. Anyone who has uploaded photos to...

Author: John Iwasz Date: 09/27/2006

Inferring SharePoint 2007 Web Service Parameters

The SharePoint 2007 SDK documentation for the Beta2TR is currently lacking in details around...

Author: John Iwasz Date: 09/22/2006

Infopath Form Serialization and Schema Names

If you are working with SharePoint 2007 workflows, then you've probably had a need to serialize and...

Author: John Iwasz Date: 09/21/2006

Recover Documents from SharePoint 2003 Database

This will not work with MOSS 2007. If you are looking for a MOSS 2007 solution for recovering...

Author: John Iwasz Date: 09/17/2006