September 2007 - Posts

I Love M.I.T.!
26 September 07 03:42 PM

I've always been a big supporter of the school. Several family members went there, I considered Sloan for business school, and I still follow the research coming from the school - particularly the media lab - pretty closely. However, the greatest reason Read More...

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Filed under: Miscellaneous

Fun With NUnit 2.4 and Extension Methods
21 September 07 12:45 AM

It's been a while since I played with NUnit . This is mainly due to the chip that *they* implanted in my head that gives me a migraine when I stray from VSTS unit tests. NOTE: at this point, you may be wondering - if that's the case, how were you able Read More...

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TechEd Europe - Getting Closer...
19 September 07 04:25 PM

If you're planning to attend, I'm doing a talk on writing for the magazine - so stop by and say hello. Looking forward to seeing you in Barcelona! Read More...

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Filed under: MSDN Magazine, Events

The Multiple Faces of .... Me!
11 September 07 05:59 PM

Actually, that's just my way of telling you that, starting in the next couple of days, I'm going to attempt the impossible (well, not really). I'm going to start blogging MSDN Magazine -related conversation topics to the "official" MSDN Magazine blog Read More...

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Filed under: MSDN Magazine

My Simpsons Look
11 September 07 04:07 PM

Saw this on Scott Bellware's blog and to quote him "Had to give it a try". Here's my Simpson look. Get your "portrait" here . Read More...

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New Windows Live Writer
10 September 07 11:23 AM

I just installed the beta for the new Windows Live suite of applications - which is basically just a bundle of many of the apps that you've probably been using for a while. I'm kind of ambivalent to applications like Live Mail mainly just because I don't Read More...

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Filed under: Miscellaneous

Rockin' Out Once More
08 September 07 11:37 AM

Outside of my day job, music is one of my major passion areas. I was a studio drummer for a little while, and I ran a Pro Tools-based studio out of my house for a few years. As a result of all this, having a good listening environment is very important Read More...

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Filed under: Miscellaneous

Really Cool Desktop Backgrounds
06 September 07 08:05 PM

I'm pretty sure that this is just one of those sites that I missed because I wasn't paying attention. However, I came across it tonight and absolutely love all of the desktop backgrounds that can be downloaded. They even have a bunch of backgrounds for Read More...

Postedby hdierking | 6 Comments    

Filed under: Miscellaneous, Vista

XSD.exe Funkiness with Pre-Build Event
06 September 07 04:31 PM

So I'm currently working on something where my domain ontology is maintained in XSD. In the beginning, it was no big deal to periodically run xsd.exe from the command line when I changed my XSD file. However, as my data types became larger in number, Read More...

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Filed under: Microsoft .NET Programming, Vista

To the Seasoned Traveling Professional - Help!
05 September 07 06:55 AM

Apparently, my internal clock really sucks when it comes to travel. Every single time I travel from Seattle to New York, my first night in New York is tortuous (even without the food poisoning). Why? Because the 3 hour time change is apparently just enough Read More...

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Filed under: Miscellaneous, MSDN Magazine