25 June 2009
How to Export RSS Feeds to an OPML File in Outlook 2010
For some reason this feature is hidden in Outlook 2010.   1) Click the Office Button in the upper left hand corner. 2) Click “Open” and then “Import”   3) Import and Export Wizard Dialog Appears.  Select “Export RSS Feeds to an OPML file”. Read More...
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17 June 2009
How To Highlight Rows Based on a Cell Value in Excel
Here’s how to highlight rows based on a cell value in Excel 2007 and Excel 2010.  Reference this page for previous versions of Excel   1) Select the table you want to apply the custom formatting to 2) Go to the Conditional Formatting ribbon Read More...
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17 June 2009
Microsoft will Donate 8 Meals to Feeding America for Every IE8 Download
Microsoft will donate 8 meals to Feeding America for every IE8 download.  Very creative way to get people fed. Browser For The Better explains the program in detail. Read More...
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17 June 2009
FreeRice.com – Synchronously Learn for free and feed the hungry
I stumbled upon FreeRice.com today and had to share. The site has quiz software that tests you on Math, Language, Art, Chemistry, English and Geography.  For each question you answer correctly 10 grains of rice are donated to the United Nations World Read More...
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04 June 2009
Dimecasts.net – A great Video Based Learning Resource for Developers
I love short and sweet learning. That is exactly what Dimecasts.net provides.  Videos that are 10 minutes or less (hence the “dime” in the name) and cover many dev topics, such as design patterns, LINQ, C# and MVC. Check them out here:  www.dimecasts.net Read More...
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03 June 2009
How To Create a New Category in Outlook
Creating a new category in Outlook isn’t very intuitive. 1) Right click on the item you want to categorize 2) Select “Categorize” 3) Select “All Categories” 4) Click the “New…” button 5) Enter the Name of the Category 6) Click “OK” Hope that helps. Jon Read More...
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02 May 2009
Solution to the “You tried to assign the Null value to a variable that is not a Variant data type.” Exception
By default the DataSource wizard passes parameters for AutoNumber primary keys. If you are getting this error: You tried to assign the Null value to a variable that is not a Variant data type. Then you need to remove that default parameter. This is what Read More...
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02 May 2009
Solution to the “Format of the initialization string does not conform to specification starting at index 0.” Exception
You are probably using the wrong DbConnection class. If you are using Access then make sure you use OleDbConnection, not SqlConnection…and vice versa. Alternatively you could be referencing your MDB file wrong. Here’s the proper way: <connectionStrings> Read More...
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30 April 2009
How to watch ABC.com shows on Windows 7
For some reason ABC.com does an OS check when loading the MoveNetworks player. If you are using Windows 7 you’ll see an error like this: Oops Our new video player is only available for: Windows XP/Vista - Internet Explorer, Firefox Mac - Firefox, Safari. Read More...
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06 April 2009
Solution to “Operation must use an updateable query” Exception when writing to an Access Database from ASP.NET
Could be a couple of things: The file is marked as read-only. Right click on file, uncheck “read only”. The application pool identity doesn’t have write permissions to the folder that contains the MDB. Find the identity of the application pool (using Read More...
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03 April 2009
Mobile Browser Detection in ASP.NET
Before last week the only two viable Mobile Browser Detection options were: WURFL – Great for non-.NET solutions.  .NET APIs lack support DeviceAtlas – Great for .NET solutions, but it’s starts at $99/server/year.  DeviceAtlas claims to have Read More...
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02 April 2009
Mobile Web Design Book References
I just finished Cameron Moll’s “ Mobile Web Design ” book. Not only is it a great book…short, sweet and comprehensive, but it has a lot of great references. I figured I’d help others find the references by bookmarking them on delicious.com (with Cameron’s Read More...
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22 March 2009
Solution to “To install the software, you must log on as a member of the Administrators group.” error when installing a Canon Printer
I had to install my Canon MP980 software on to my new Windows 7 laptop and even though my domain account is in the Administrators group I was getting this error: “To install the software, you must log on as a member of the Administrators group.” I tried Read More...
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13 March 2009
How to copy tables from one Access database to another
It’s simple.  Use the import function. Open the destination database. Right click in the table pane.  Select Import.  Choose the origination database.  Choose the tables you want to import. Select to copy structure and/or data. Done. Read More...
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13 March 2009
Access Database Membership, Profile, Role and Personalization Providers for ASP.NET
ASP.NET doesn’t ship with Membership, Profile, Role or Personalization providers out of the box.  Imar Spaanjaars has a great article on how to setup a site using the “Sample Access Providers” provided by Microsoft. http://imar.spaanjaars.com/ http://imar.spaanjaars.com/QuickDocId.aspx?quickdoc=404 Read More...
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