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C# and Microsoft.VisualBasic.dll
As I dig into Visual Basic a bit further I to realise what I have been missing as a (lapsed) C#...
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 08/05/2008
7 days of sun – I guess that is it until next year
I had a great break over at my sisters new home in Spain. I got to know her 12 cats (!!!), her...
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 08/05/2008
See you in a week – have fun :-)
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Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 07/29/2008
Windows Vista vs Apple Macintosh? Nah – Atari vs Amiga is the real question.
I spotted Mike had posted on Windows Vista and that we find ourselves in a strange place. We have a...
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 07/28/2008
UK MSDN events now scheduled
Topics have been chosen, venues confirmed and details posted on our events site. We will be showing...
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 07/28/2008
How come nobody ever told me about LINQPad?
I need to know so much more about LINQ than I currently do. What I wanted was a “Query Analyser” for...
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 07/25/2008
The "reddit effect”
Yesterday I posted on Developer vs “the others”.I started to notice lots of comments coming in and...
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 07/25/2008
Developer vs “the others”
[UPDATED 25th - check out https://blogs.msdn.com/ericnel/archive/2008/07/25/the-reddit-effect.aspx as...
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 07/24/2008
Is this really me?
You may have spotted that the others in my team have caricatures – well, mine just landed in my...
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 07/23/2008
Great WPF application?
Today I set aside sometime to watch some “random podcasts”. Ok, not that random in that I decided...
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 07/22/2008
ReMix UK 08 Speakers announced
I will be attending ReMix but currently no one needs me to speak (phew – that would require a lot of...
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 07/22/2008
Converting from C# to Visual Basic .NET
I have been playing with tools to convert C# over to Visual Basic - given how many samples only...
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 07/22/2008
Biztalk Services adds Workflow – Orchestrate in the Cloud
Just spotted we have added workflow to Biztalk Services. Sweet. Technorati Tags:...
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 07/18/2008
I am installing SQL Server 2008 – not that I planned to :-)
I am looking at the list of things I planned to do today. It does not say “Install SQL Server 2008...
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 07/18/2008
Vista and CHM issues
Every so often I open a CHM and I get the table of contents but no actual contents. I have looked...
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 07/18/2008
The more I learn, the more I don't know...
Or to put it another way - my head is about to explode... Ok - In real terms I am on day 9 of...
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 07/17/2008
Visual Basic samples for WPF book - Applications = Code + Markup
Once again, Ged Meads work on WPF catches my eye. A big thanks to Ged, Young Joo and Evan Lim for...
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 07/17/2008
Three good reads on REST
Since 2002 (and .NET Framework 1.0) many of us have digging into Web Services based on SOAP, WSDL...
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 07/15/2008
Which UK Developer Bloggers do you read regularly?
Over the last two weeks I have built up an impressive FeedDemon collection of top notch bloggers on...
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 07/15/2008
Ron Jacobs is back on Channel 9 - endpoint.tv
Ron was the great host of ArCast.TV for many years but he (like myself) has switched role and...
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 07/14/2008
Code Snippets - friend or foe?
This is really a thinly disguised test of zoho polls - but also an interesting topic to me as I get...
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 07/14/2008
Just reclaimed 17GB of disk space without uninstalling or deleting a single file!!!
My notebook was down to the last 800MB of disk space. Amazingly I just claimed back 17GB through...
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 07/13/2008
40% off .NET Books (UK)
I posted details over at Goto100 - enjoy!
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 07/13/2008
How big is big enough?
As I get back into development I am struck by a simple truth - two monitors makes you a much more...
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 07/10/2008
Entity Framework v2.0 development underway (and very open!)
The ADO.NET Entity Framework is very strategic to Microsoft - but a) it is a V1.0 technology...
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 07/08/2008
Where is the WPF Datagrid control?
WPF is an awesome technology - but it has the odd "beauty spot". One example is the...
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 07/08/2008
Building a "brand new application" - WPF, ADO.NET Data Services, LINQ to Entities with .NET Framework 3.5 SP1
At the end of June I run workshops with 2 ISVs both looking to completely re-develop their...
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 07/07/2008
Father Christmas, the BBC Micro and the typewriter
My first ever computer was the Sinclair ZX80 ("Powerful enough to run a Nuclear Power...
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 07/03/2008
Day one of new role
Its official, today I start my new role as a Developer Evangelist alongside Mike and Mike. What...
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 07/01/2008
Presenting code.... VS2008 to the rescue
I previously posted about getting back into regularly presenting which included a great link to 11...
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 06/30/2008
Silverlight bits and bobs - beta 2, full trust, mobile, showcase
Silverlight continues to be a hot topic in our meetings with ISVs. The following is a fairly random...
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 06/30/2008
And now...the end is near...
In the MSDN Flash June 25th issue my colleague Mike gave his farewell. His mention of a typewriter...
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 06/30/2008
ReMix UK 08 - Brighton 18th and 19th of September
No agenda, no speakers - but you can register now as an early bird :-) I am certainly going to be...
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 06/30/2008
Eric will be appearing in person...
I have created a page with my future "gigs" listed - all an opportunity to see some Visual...
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 06/30/2008
A glimpse inside our new Data Centers
Caught my eye. An article on our new $550million Data Centers. Handy when your strategy is Software...
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 06/30/2008
Silverlight Deepzoom in the wild
Silverlight Deepzoom has come up in a number of ISV meetings through June - and it is sparking new...
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 06/30/2008
Free Mini-SPA July 11th in the UK
No, not something you sit down in and be pampered. Well technically you do... SPA2008 is a great...
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 06/30/2008
Top 5 questions in my last year working with ISV early adopters
As I get ready to transition role, I find myself increasingly thinking "what happened in the...
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 06/20/2008
Oh blimey - is this me?
Some great piccies form Fest08 are up on flickr...
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 06/19/2008
Obfuscation - and pesky strings
A friend of a friend asked "When .NET code is compiled a program called Reflector can be used...
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 06/19/2008
NxtGenUG Fest08 simply rocked!!!
I really enjoyed last Thursday - what a fantastic event. There were plenty of great sessions...
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 06/19/2008
FREE UK Visual Studio 2008 SP 1 training 19th/20th June - SOLD OUT
Updated 4:58pm: Thanks all - now SOLD OUT. We have a 2 day session next week for our ISV early...
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 06/12/2008
VB6 migrations - two interviews for your enjoyment
Over on my other blog I just posted two short interviews I did with Roberto (CEO of Artinsoft) and...
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 06/10/2008
Software Architect 2008 - links from my session
This week I presented at Software Architect 2008 and I promised to share relevant links. Here goes....
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 06/05/2008
No Internet!? Camtasia to the rescue
I am glad I decided to attend Software Architect 2008 the day before my session. Why? Simple - there...
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 06/03/2008
Maybe see you at Software Architect 2008?
This week I am presenting at Software Architect 2008 on the Wednesday. I really enjoyed...
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 06/02/2008