jpelak's blog
Moved to new blog
I now post exclusively to https://blogs.msdn.com/usisvde. Thanks, jmp
Author: jpelak Date: 05/28/2007
Note to self - do not connect through O'Hare...
As nice as Chicago is, it's generally a bad idea to connect flights through the Windy City. I know...
Author: jpelak Date: 03/24/2007
MapPoint Web Service + WPF
The MapPoint Web Service SDK puts tremendous power in the hands of developers. The Windows...
Author: jpelak Date: 09/13/2006
Maps in Apps
When I first joined Microsoft, I was sent to help build an application for a large...
Author: jpelak Date: 09/01/2006
3rd Party Controls for WPF
In browsing around the Windows Vista developer center (https://msdn.microsoft.com/windowsvista), I...
Author: jpelak Date: 08/26/2006
Software as a Service Seminar - NYC - 5/3/2006
Software as a Service is a topic of great interest in the ISV industry of late. Because end users...
Author: jpelak Date: 04/24/2006
A walk through WinFx (third of a series) - the joy of WCF endpoints
It's been a while since I posted on this this (does it still qualify as a series?), but I'll...
Author: jpelak Date: 04/22/2006
In the air again...
My well-traveled laptop, now loaded with WPF demos on Vista, is on its way to my esteemed colleague...
Author: jpelak Date: 04/18/2006
Ribbons and Task Panes in Office 2007
Two of the major enhancements to Office 2007 are the addition of ribbons and task panes for...
Author: jpelak Date: 04/09/2006
New SQL Report Packs Released - Great Opportuinty for Dynamics ISVs
The SQL Server team released 8 new report packs today, which I found out about via my esteemed...
Author: jpelak Date: 03/27/2006
Office 2007 as Development Platform
Since it looks like the NDA wraps have been removed from Office 2007, I believe I can now post about...
Author: jpelak Date: 03/26/2006
RSS Everywhere
Another theme that's emerged from cross-country conference junket I've been on of late is that...
Author: jpelak Date: 03/23/2006
Turtlenecks and Propeller Heads
It's been a while since I've posted. I've been on the cross-country conference junket of late, and...
Author: jpelak Date: 03/21/2006
A beta stack that works
Well after a bit of extra effort, I managed to get my "cutting edge" laptop configured as follows:...
Author: jpelak Date: 02/12/2006
BI/Reporting Gestalt
One of the more challenging tasks facing ISVs on the Microsoft platform is navigation of all the...
Author: jpelak Date: 02/06/2006
A walk through WinFx (second of a series) - Enter MSCRM 3.0
After reviewing my last post on this topic and reflecting a bit, I realized that my demo app sure...
Author: jpelak Date: 02/04/2006
Home at Last
Well, my fancy new 64-bit laptop completed its odyssey and finally arrived. I was able to get build...
Author: jpelak Date: 02/02/2006
Dude, you're getting a desktop...
About a week ago, I was all excited to get started on a series of WinFx posts centered around a demo...
Author: jpelak Date: 01/25/2006
A walk through WinFx (first of a series)
Having just returned from the TechReady2 conference in rain-soaked Seattle, I realized that...
Author: jpelak Date: 01/17/2006
Simple binds aren't always so simple
In my last posting, I showed how to call the low-level API exposed by WLDAP32.DLL to authenticate...
Author: jpelak Date: 01/08/2006
Identity Management Show on Channel 9
Hi, While I'm up too late, I should mention that Ron Jacobs has posted a podcast on Identity...
Author: jpelak Date: 01/06/2006
LDAP, the hard way
Well, its a new year, and therefore its an appropriate time to begin my journey into the world of...
Author: jpelak Date: 01/05/2006
Exhuming McCarthy
I guess one of the telltale signs of the advancing creep of age is the passage of one's pop culture...
Author: jpelak Date: 12/19/2005
How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Love LDAP
When I first tried to get my mind around LDAP via the ADSI libraries in Windows NT 4.0, I quickly...
Author: jpelak Date: 12/17/2005
System.Console.WriteLine("Hello world!");
Hi, My name is John Pelak, and I'm a Development Evangelist serving the Independent Software Vendor...
Author: jpelak Date: 12/12/2005