January 2004 - Posts

ASP.NET Applications without Web Projects
Darrell Norton commented on one of my recent posts, “ Fritz Onion and others liked to use class libraries instead of ASP.NET projects. In the Whidbey version, I believe you will be able to run an ASP.NET project without IIS installed at all, so Read More...
Posted 30 January 04 11:52 by KorbyP | 5 Comments   
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Will Intrablogging Succeed in the Enterprise?
Post Edited ;-) at 1420 hours PST on 29/1/2004 Link to related post: The Semantic Bliki . I don't think anybody can predict whether intrablogging will take off in the enterprise, or not. However, I have come to the conclusion that the blogging medium--as Read More...
Posted 29 January 04 11:15 by KorbyP | 4 Comments   
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The Future of Visual SourceSafe - Part II
You asked for screenshots of the next version of Visual SourceSafe. I pleaded for the privilege to provide them. Here's your first installment: Screenshot #1 - Resizable VSS Share Dialog Box Dialog boxes in the next version of Visual SourceSafe will be Read More...
Posted 23 January 04 02:48 by KorbyP | 27 Comments   
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Social Computing Symposium at Microsoft
Some bright bulbs over at Microsoft Research (MSR) have organized a Symposium on Social Computing on March 29th and 30th at the Columbia Winery north of Redmond. Mark your calendars! Word is, the talks will be streamed to the Web. Stay tuned for details. Read More...
Posted 23 January 04 01:54 by KorbyP | 17 Comments   
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VSS Password Guidelines
A customer recently asked, “ In most VSS articles, the recommendation is for the VSS password to match the domain password. In short, since the VSS users database is (a) difficult to secure from VSS users, and (b) passwords are stored plain-text, Read More...
Posted 22 January 04 10:58 by KorbyP | 25 Comments   
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Approaching Domain Omniscience
If you live in Outlook or are reticent to install an RSS aggregator such as SharpReader , you can receive an email every time your pet technology (or any other keyword) is mentioned in the blogosphere by plugging a Feedster RSS URL into a nifty little Read More...
Posted 20 January 04 10:20 by KorbyP | 12 Comments   
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A Traditional Microsoft "Welcome Back"
Microsoft has evolved some, um, unique traditions over the years. One of these is the “Welcome Back Carter” tradition. When a Microsoftie returns from an extended absence (honeymoon, maternity/paternity leave, trek across Siberia, etc) they Read More...
Posted 16 January 04 01:51 by KorbyP | 26 Comments   
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Best Practices for Setting up Source-Controlled Solutions that Contain Web Projects
A customer recently hit me with the following question: “When we set up our web projects, we mirror our file system view to our repository view using a virtual directory. Ex. file system - c:\Webproj_soln (this is our solution, under that would Read More...
Posted 15 January 04 04:35 by KorbyP | 15 Comments   
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Sudden GoogleGreatness
Last night, I typed “Parnell“ into my Google toolbar and was surprised to see a link to my blog, not just on Page 1 but in the number 3 slot (!). I am now more googlicious than my most famous ancestor, an Irish dude named Charles Stuart (#4). Read More...
Posted 09 January 04 11:41 by KorbyP | 12 Comments   
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Standing At the Future Intersection of Smart and Television
I’ll be the first to admit that I’m not a bleeding edge hi-fi, home entertainment kinda guy. In fact, the only TV that has ever made me say “Ooooh” is a 60” flatscreen. I own a 27” Quasar television that interfaces Read More...
Posted 05 January 04 01:17 by KorbyP | 1 Comments   
The Semantic Bliki
My friend Steve has been doing some thinking around and about the convergence of the weblog and WikiWiki mediums; a medium that has become known as bliki (or wikilog). Steve thinks that a wiki might be a good place to store blog comments. Martin Fowler's Read More...
Posted 05 January 04 12:24 by KorbyP | 13 Comments   
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