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Matt Ranlett said:

did I say absolutely hysterical enough? Well, it is. Check out the Turing test!

# August 10, 2005 11:20 AM

All I know is anyone that puts their results into haiku form is on the cusp of somthing special. Some VC needs to get those men to a company incubator, they need to be able to open up their research a bit.

# August 10, 2005 12:06 PM

Cyanbane said:

I loved Paul's post a few weeks ago, and picked up slashdot review off of his list, (few days ago I heard them mention him :) . I have been listning to a bunch of podcasts lately (prob an hour or so a day) and I am actually working on one that is non-programming related (for us vid game geeks). I had a post a few weeks ago about some that I listen to it can be found here others might like some of them:

<a href="http://www.cyanbane.com/2005/07/podcasting.asp">http://www.cyanbane.com/2005/07/podcasting.asp</a>

# August 11, 2005 10:27 AM

Cyanbane said:

yeah ignore the above html href. Try this:

http://www.cyanbane.com/2005/07/podcasting.asp

# August 11, 2005 10:27 AM

Cyanbane said:

This sounds like a weird relationship (MS and Tivo) Are they not competitors? (MSMCE vs Tivo's software)?

# August 11, 2005 11:27 AM

Kim said:

Why yes it does!

# August 11, 2005 1:02 PM

Darron said:

Maybe it's time we put up a 'good' schedule of all of the user groups. Better yet, make an rss feed that will give you a heads up the day before the meeting (or better yet, the morning of). I've planned to attend several, but always seem to remember them when I'm home, and my wife says "Why are you home? What happened to the meeting?".

Also, a link to the user group website on this post (or any about the group) could help. :D

# August 12, 2005 5:17 AM

Paul Lockwood said:

Congrats Matt, you make a great couple. That's a sweet story too.

# August 15, 2005 11:30 AM

Cyanbane said:

Congrats man. Thats awesome.

# August 15, 2005 11:42 AM

Michael Earls said:

Not sure if it uses the new PMC OS (which is supposed to support more than just MS formats), but it has the "Plays For Sure" logo, which means it can do everything the PMC can (and probably more).

This looks pretty sweet.

# August 16, 2005 4:02 AM

Michael Earls said:

Alright! The coolest thing in the world is to be with the perfect someone. That person that makes you better and that person that you make better.

Congratulations!

# August 16, 2005 4:03 AM

Michael Earls said:

TiVo and MCE provide products in two very different market segments. Though, I'm sure MS would love to have TiVo's market. You can't buy a decent MCE for the same price as an introductory TiVo. TiVo competes on price and MCE competes on features.

# August 16, 2005 4:06 AM

Venkat Polisetti said:

Congratulations Matt. You make a great couple and have a great, sweet and wonderful life together.

# August 16, 2005 5:08 AM

Brendon Schwartz said:

Check out http://www.devcow.com ! =)

# August 16, 2005 11:29 AM

Brendon Schwartz said:

Make sure if you come to the Hands On Labs that you thank Dan Attis. He put in a ton of effort on the content and making the images for everyone. Thanks Dan, Matt and Keith for all of your work and helping make an idea come to life.

# August 16, 2005 11:39 AM

Heidi said:

I can't believe I found this out on a blog.... tell Kim I am VERY disappointed...

# August 17, 2005 7:31 PM

Heidi said:

Hey Matt! Did you guys get engaged on Friday morning or Saturday morning? I'm very happy for you both! But Kim's phone must be broken... no call! :( Just kidding! Feel the love! I am SO happy for you both!

# August 17, 2005 9:09 PM

Kim (the lucky fiance) said:

Yes Matt, you are a LUCKY LUCKY Man...

Heidi, I stink, but don't worry, will talk your ear off this weekend!

:-)
Kim

# August 18, 2005 2:39 PM

Anirudh said:

Hi Matt,
Just wanted to let you guys know that it was a great experience. Thanks for supporting the local user community - this was a great idea.
Anirudh

# August 18, 2005 3:18 PM

Wallym said:

Congrats!!!!!!!!!!!

# August 19, 2005 4:58 AM

Some DE said:

I had no idea that Doug Turnure was such a handsome guy. No wonder people come to these code camps.

# August 22, 2005 1:33 PM

Matt Ranlett said:

Sorry these photos seem so dark. When I look at them full sized, they seem to be bright and shiny. I'll keep that in mind when I post future photos.

# August 22, 2005 2:38 PM

Matt Ranlett said:

Update - Mark Dunn will be talking about ADO.NET 2.0 and SQL 2005 while Shawn Wildermuth will teach you how to build a forms-based authentication website in 45 minutes with nothing but a whiteboard. I'm not sure what Don will present but I'm sure it will be top notch

# August 23, 2005 1:16 PM

Keith Rome said:

You keep on posting all these sharepoint tips and I am going to have to move your blog feed to the "Sharepoint" section of my blogroll!

# August 23, 2005 4:48 PM

Don said:

I have a few topics in mind (asmx, WSE, Indigo, VSTS, Service Orientation), but I hope to leave it openended so we're free to talk about anything (anything other than ASP.NET that is).

# August 23, 2005 8:43 PM

Joris said:

I tried it but it doesn't work, I just get a commandbox which keeps on running...

# August 25, 2005 2:50 AM

Matt Ranlett said:

Joris - is Linda1 a valid user (or did you replace Linda1 with a valid user on the box)?

Make sure that the user is valid, that the path to iexplore.exe is valid, and that the web address is the address to your portal site.

# August 26, 2005 7:23 AM

Paul Wilson said:

Congrats -- where are you going?

# August 26, 2005 10:01 AM

Matt Ranlett said:

I'm going to a company called Value Music Concepts. Their public website is http://www.musicforasong.com

# August 26, 2005 10:18 AM

Marcus Grant said:

What? More responsibility than working at MATRA? So you're going to spend more countless nights up awake?

Hehe, wish ya the best in your new place.

# August 26, 2005 6:30 PM

Matt Ranlett said:

update - I did subscribe to this. With this and Wired, I should be in the know!

# August 27, 2005 6:50 AM

Michael Earls said:

Congratulations! Good luck.

# August 30, 2005 1:47 PM

Kim Donohue said:

Good! Let's get one like that for the house!

:-)
KD

# September 9, 2005 8:05 AM

Kimberly said:

Who are these poor wumpus things? Why are these kids hunting them?

SAVE THE WUMPUS!!!

# September 14, 2005 6:48 AM

Matt Ranlett said:

I also found this great discussion of cross-tabs online
http://weblogs.sqlteam.com/jeffs/archive/2005/05/15/5175.aspx

# October 4, 2005 2:32 PM

Matt Ranlett said:

http://www.abc.net.au/broadband/cna/
The video is updated even if the website isn't! This is still current

# October 5, 2005 7:04 AM

Caleb Jenkins said:

.Net Regular Guys Land VP Spot - Congratulations!

# October 7, 2005 7:26 AM

NJ said:

Congratulations!

# October 7, 2005 7:54 AM

Mark Dunn said:

Congrats guys! I'm excited about your involvement with INETA. I have a feeling you will accomplish a lot.

# October 9, 2005 11:34 AM

Venkat Polisetti said:

Congrats Matt and Brendon. I have every confidence that you both will fulfill the job right.

# October 10, 2005 3:44 AM

Heidi said:

Are you going to go with me to pick it up again? Please?

# October 13, 2005 12:32 PM

Marcus Grant said:

Should have watched Serenity. It was #2 in its first week and #9 in its second. We need to make it stay in the top 10! Gorram, I want sequels!!!

# October 13, 2005 8:33 PM

Chris Wallace said:

Don't they use that stupid Geek Squad group for pc repair?

# October 14, 2005 4:14 AM

Mark Dunn said:

Yeah, they have the Geek Squad. It's like Forrest Gump's box of chocolates - you never know what you'll get at one of their stores. Some of those guys are very skilled and I have to wonder what they're doing working for a BestBuy. The others are just making a check and gushing buzzwords to make customers feel they are competent.

# October 14, 2005 11:59 PM

John said:

Matt said...
"We've still got to get through the meetings tonight and tomorrow, but I think we'll have no problems."

Sorry about your uncooperative demos!

# October 18, 2005 7:36 AM

Michael Earls said:

Thanks for the nice comments. I'm not happy at all with that "song". I rushed it and there is too much sound processing. I meant to call it the "Dentist office mix", since it sounds like it would if you were on laughing gas listening to it at the dentist's office.

I'm still working on the others and they're coming along much better. That first one was an experiment.

# October 24, 2005 4:22 AM

Jim Wooley said:

I haven't tried it since beta 1 when it didn't work, but theat feature should be good for switching between presentation and development modes for those of us who do both frequently.

# November 7, 2005 11:12 AM

Matt Ranlett said:

I think that you might find the post where I referenced a Visual Studio macro more helpful in switching between presentation and development modes. This change in environment seems to be aimed at switching between C#, VB, and custom screen organizations.

http://devcow.com/blogs/adnrg/archive/2005/09/09/94.aspx

# November 7, 2005 11:58 AM

G said:

thanks for this post..took me about an hour to find your posting and figure this out. I swear it should've been an easier thing to find....

# November 30, 2005 12:22 PM

Paul Wilson said:

That's funny -- everyone I talked to said the content was boring, much of it was disorganized, and a little of it was even broken. Did I see some good content too? Sure, but overall it was a waste of time, and everyone I spoke to (including those that aren't "insiders") said the same thing.

I don't say this to cause problems, but because MS needs to hear the truth so this can be avoided next time. I've been to great events -- and this wasn't one of them. Why? I think it was because the content was canned, but presented by others that didn't prepare it.

# November 30, 2005 5:38 PM

Paul Wilson said:

Sorry to hear about Gizmo -- dogs really are our best friends and little children.

# December 6, 2005 6:52 PM

THE SCHUETTE'S said:

SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS!

# December 9, 2005 6:34 AM

The Targovnik's said:

What a cutie!!! We will miss her.

# December 9, 2005 11:48 AM

The Jacob's said:

I will always remember Gizzy's interesting bathroom habits while dog sitting her. I will miss her a lot.

# December 9, 2005 11:49 AM

Atlanta .NET Regular Guys said:

Last week was a spectacularly crappy week for me.&nbsp; It started off with one of my dogs dying on Tuesday...

# December 13, 2005 5:29 AM

Atlanta .NET Regular Guys said:

When I took Gizmo to the vet last Tuesday, I asked them to do an autopsy to figure out why she (an otherwise...

# December 13, 2005 5:33 AM

Atlanta .NET Regular Guys said:

Dan Attis has given several presentations to the various user groups (VB, C#) of his favorite dev tool...

# December 13, 2005 6:09 AM

Paul Wilson said:

Your best bet for termite letters is to never let termite coverage lapse -- although that's not something you can change after the fact. But in the future keep it in mind -- if you have termite coverage current (around $100/year if I remember correctly), then a letter should cost less than $50. But otherwise, if you don't have current coverage, then everyone is going to require an expensive "new" treatment.

# December 13, 2005 7:33 AM

Matt Ranlett said:

Turns out that while I did let termite coverage lapse while the house sat unoccupied, the letter would still have only cost $125. Not great, but easily tolerable. I can't tell if I'm being ripped off with this "treatment" option or it's legit. I'll blog about this again when I have an update.

# December 13, 2005 11:23 AM

Keith Rome said:

Sounds like you have a potential career in plumbing.

When can you come look at my dishwasher and fix the leak that is draining down into my exercise room?

# December 13, 2005 11:51 AM

Kim D said:

Now I will never see you again....sniff sniff sniff.

KD

# December 16, 2005 10:42 AM

Jim Wooley said:

You may be banned from planning the menu, but we won't ban you from planning meetings. Thank you for stepping up and getting this meeting done. It was a good showing considering the circumstances. I second thanking Microsoft, and particular Doug Turnure for their ongoing support to the community both in terms of time and funding. Keep up the good work.

Jim Wooley

# December 20, 2005 6:51 AM

Matt Ranlett said:

Chris Wallace posted his code - grab it here: http://uallas.com/blog/2005/12/21/AtlantaUserGroupHolidayPartyDemos.aspx

# December 21, 2005 4:50 AM

Kim Donohue said:

Lovely Pics, just lovely
:-)

# December 21, 2005 8:29 AM

Matt Ranlett said:

Read with rapt attention as Rory gets to the bottom of the console shortage http://neopoleon.com/blog/posts/16887.aspx
-- Matt Ranlett

# December 22, 2005 6:01 AM

Atlanta .NET Regular Guys said:

We got word back from the vet on why Gizmo died so suddenly.&nbsp; Apparently for a long time now Gizmo...

# December 22, 2005 7:56 AM

Kim Donohue said:

Ummm, I think Baga is ITALIAN for grandmother, not Indian :-)

# January 5, 2006 7:42 AM

Jennifer said:

Actually Baga is not Italian (that would be Nona) or Indian (that would be Ba) but it is a word that Dominic made up on his own just before the age of 2 when he was trying to repeat the word "grandma" after hearing it from me and Raj. So Baga it is and Mom loves it. On a related note I called my maternal grandfather Bega and I made that up too so I guess it runs in the genes.

# January 5, 2006 12:41 PM

Paul Wilson said:

Congrats again !

# January 8, 2006 6:07 AM

Lynn said:

Actually Baga means best grandma. This of course from an unbiased opinion. I am glad everyone had fun in Savannah - it really is a neat city.

# January 8, 2006 12:58 PM

Aaron Cutlip said:

Awesome Dude! I did not even know you played basketball!

# January 8, 2006 3:05 PM

Jerry Dennany said:

Congrats, man!

# January 9, 2006 12:03 AM

Matt Ranlett said:

Brendon, you've been working very hard trying to raise the bar when it comes to community involvement here in the Atlanta area and you deserve this recongition. Congrats again!

# January 9, 2006 4:13 AM

Matt Ranlett said:

So the lesson here is not to turn to the Modi family to learn actual language skills. They apparently speak the same language as Nell - http://imdb.com/title/tt0110638

# January 9, 2006 4:16 AM

Kim D said:

Congrats Brendon, this is a huge accomplishment!

# January 9, 2006 4:23 AM

Jim Wooley said:

There is an alternative to the Adobe Reader - FoxIt. Scott Hanselman just bloged about it (http://www.hanselman.com/blog/PermaLink.aspx?guid=b93fd18e-82cd-4038-9a1b-d7ed224d46ad). IT seems to work pretty well.</p>
As for anti-virusm, I'm surprised they didn't team up with grisoft who has a descent free anti-virus solution for individuals (http://www.grisoft.com/doc/289/lng/us/tpl/tpl01). The free version is more difficult to find now so I don't know how long they are planning on keeping it that way.</p>

# January 9, 2006 7:13 AM

Wooley's Wonderings said:

Congratulations to two new MVP&rsquo;s in the Atlanta, GA area. Brendon Schwartz&nbsp;and Eric Marvets....

# January 9, 2006 7:18 AM

Matt Ranlett said:

I'll have to look at FoxIt. I agree that Grisoft's anti-virus tool is awesome. I use it on all my home machines (and all my friend's machines who use me as Mr. Tech-Support). Another free anti-virus alternative is Ewido (www.ewido.net) which not only kills viruses but spyware, worms, and trojans.

# January 9, 2006 8:48 AM

Matt Ranlett said:

Check out this eWeek article. Its position is that the Google Pack isn't prep for a Google machine but is instead a counter to Microsoft Live: http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1909415,00.asp?kc=EWRSS03119TX1K0000594

# January 10, 2006 6:21 AM

Paul Lockwood said:

As I was saying last week, in terms of hours and effort expended Brendon deserves the MVP. It is a shame Microsoft picked only one of those who put in 20+ hours/week of their free time. Being honest and fair (Lariam episodes aside am I ever anything else?); given an impartial choice of just one person even I would have picked Brendon.

# January 10, 2006 6:53 AM

Matt Ranlett said:

Chris Wallace of http://www.uallas.com provided a working solution - just use a new array instead of editing the original one.

# January 10, 2006 7:15 AM

Jim Wooley said:

As an alternative to using a new array, you may want to consider replacing the array with a NameValueCollection or, depending on your needs, a List<CustomLookup> where the CustomLookup class has a Key and Description property. If you concatenate the key and description (as it appears you are doing from the sample code), you won't get the key back to the BO. Instead, keep them separate and set the DisplayMember and ValueMember of the ComboBox as necessary.

As an aside, watch out for nulls returned from the SelectedItem/SelectedValue of the comboBox to your property set of the BO. Even if you designate the property to be of type String (not nullable string), the value in the property set may be Null and thus create unexpected results. The issue appears typically if trying to clear a previously selected value. Also, de-selecting a value does not fire SelectedItemChanged, thus binding to that event can be dangerous.

# January 10, 2006 7:40 AM

Atlanta .NET Regular Guys said:

Ok, so let's see where we are. In Post1 I talked about getting an animated gif on the screen to indicate...

# January 13, 2006 10:59 AM

Atlanta .NET Regular Guys said:

Ok, so let's see where we are. In Post1 I talked about getting an animated gif on the screen to indicate...

# January 13, 2006 10:59 AM

Atlanta .NET Regular Guys said:

Ok, so let's see where we are. In Post1 I talked about getting an animated gif on the screen to indicate...

# January 13, 2006 11:00 AM

Atlanta .NET Regular Guys said:

Ok, so let's see where we are. In Post1 I talked about getting an animated gif on the screen to indicate...

# January 13, 2006 11:00 AM

Jim Wooley said:

Great writeup. I'm glad to see the content juices running again.

An alternative to the above, you could use the BackgroundWorker component in 2.0. Ken Getz had a good set of articles on this for MSDN Mag last year. See http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdnmag/issues/05/03/AdvancedBasics/.

# January 13, 2006 1:36 PM

Keith Rome said:

Sweet Mary, Mother of Jesus!

Matt is writing advanced .NET code?!

# January 13, 2006 2:07 PM

Doug Turnure said:

Hey, Brendon, I didn't give you anything you didn't deserve. You earned it.

Congrats, and remember me when you're famous ;-)

# January 13, 2006 9:18 PM

D'Arcy from Winnipeg said:

# January 14, 2006 12:13 AM

Atlanta .NET Regular Guys said:

So Kim and I are gently poking fun at each other for the romantic way I announced that I'd made reservations...

# January 17, 2006 5:49 AM

Jim Wooley said:

File this under "How to get a job at Microsoft without really trying". Too bad they won't pay for your receptionist duties.

Speaking of easy money, did you register 4for1pixels.com yet?

# January 17, 2006 6:23 AM

Kim D said:

You are a freak, and I am a freak becasue I love you

# January 17, 2006 10:39 AM

Wooley's Wonderings said:

When I started at my current company, I had the pleasure of dealing with years of legacy data that was...

# January 17, 2006 12:40 PM

Jim Wooley said:

Trackback: http://devauthority.com/blogs/jwooley/archive/2006/01/17/684.aspx

# January 17, 2006 12:42 PM

James Shaw said:

..and just in time for the Holidays. What a surprise :-)

# January 18, 2006 8:02 AM

GP said:

Wow...only a year too late.

# January 18, 2006 10:20 AM

Atlanta .NET Regular Guys said:

So Kim and I are gently poking fun at each other for the romantic way I announced that I'd made reservations...

# January 18, 2006 11:48 AM

Wooley's Wonderings said:

Congratulations to&nbsp;three new MVP’s in the Atlanta, GA area. Brendon Schwartz, Doug McDowell,&nbsp;and...

# January 18, 2006 7:27 PM

Chris Wallace said:

I'm pretty certain I've seen soething similar with just one instance of VS2005 running but usually after being in it a while and having done a fairly large amount of compiles.

# January 18, 2006 7:54 PM

Aaron Cutlip said:

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