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Using WPF in a Truck

U.S. Xpress is a Tennessee-based truckload carrier with a reputation for delivering excellent customer service and using innovative technology to do so. In the mid-2000s, the company deployed an in-cab solution that automates engine diagnostics and provides Read More...
Posted Wednesday, November 04, 2009 9:09 PM by jonbox | 0 Comments

Interesting Case Study of LAMP Application moved to VS and .NET

Ran across a case study with some very interesting quotes. This case study is from Earth Class Mail. Check out some of the comments: Benefits Saved U.S.$750,000 and six months on development Scales to support business growth Enables mobile solution with Read More...
Posted Monday, February 23, 2009 10:37 AM by jonbox | 1 Comments
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The Interoperability Principles

Working in a competitive environment for a successful company, one often hears perceptions of different leaders. Some are intelligent issues, and some are of a different category – myths, lies, FUD, etc. Since I heard one today that was incomprehensible Read More...
Posted Wednesday, January 21, 2009 7:31 PM by jonbox | 1 Comments

How do you get ready for .NET 3.5 SP1?

Yesterday, Visual Studio 2008 SP1 and .NET 3.5 SP1 released. And as I've been saying, there is a lot in there. ASP.NET Dynamic Data, AJAX enhancements, URL routing (used by ASP.NET MVC in a later release), Entity Framework, ADO.NET Data Services, WCF Read More...
Posted Tuesday, August 12, 2008 1:00 PM by jonbox | 1 Comments

Summer News Items

High school football practice has started, the wife is buying school supplies, Microsoft employees are on vacation all over - which means, summer is almost gone. However, just because we're in the summer doldrums, Microsoft is not slowing down. In this Read More...
Posted Thursday, August 07, 2008 12:54 PM by jonbox | 1 Comments

Case Study: Bargainland builds Bidtopia.Com

Last year, John and I ran across a new company that had moved to town (thanks Diana for the intro). Several things caught my attention about them. First, they were hard at work with .NET 3.5 and VS 2008 Beta, and second, their business model of "reverse Read More...
Posted Friday, June 20, 2008 2:11 PM by jonbox | 1 Comments

Which version of SQLCE is on that platform?

  There are some questions that I get occasionally and I have to go look them up. In an effort to cut down this look up time, I wanted to record this link . What kinds of questions am I talking about? What version of VS targeted which platform? (tough Read More...
Posted Tuesday, June 17, 2008 11:52 AM by jonbox | 0 Comments

TechEd Announcements and Sessions hitting the Internet

Tech Ed 2008 site Tech·Ed NA Developers Keynote delivered by Bill Gates Also, check out Denny Boynton and other DPE folks doing Tech Interviews . There's quite a who's-who list of folks, interviewers and interviewees. Microsoft PressPass TechEd Virtual Read More...
Posted Tuesday, June 10, 2008 10:54 PM by jonbox | 0 Comments

My Next Few Weeks

They are going to be some busy ones - but I'm looking forward to them. Metro Mobility Hands-On Lab in Memphis - May 13-15. A 3 day event where we cover the fundamentals of building applications on Windows Mobile. We have a couple of seats left. Contact Read More...
Posted Wednesday, May 07, 2008 2:09 PM by jonbox | 1 Comments

Why Develop for Windows Vista

Just ran across this page after the latest MSDN Flash featuring Jennifer's return (welcome back, Mrs. Marsman!).   Titled "Why Develop for Windows Vista" , it's a nice summary of why developing applications for Windows Vista is a smart Read More...
Posted Tuesday, May 06, 2008 9:39 AM by jonbox | 2 Comments

SQL Server 2008 scheduling clarification

Here's some information that should make for some noise around the Internet: "Microsoft is excited to deliver a feature complete CTP during the Heroes Happen Here launch wave and a release candidate (RC) in Q2 calendar year 2008, with final Release Read More...
Posted Monday, January 28, 2008 11:30 PM by jonbox | 1 Comments
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