Subversion now supports* ASP.NET

Subversion 1.3 was released a few days ago with a number of enhancements. The biggest news for me is the official support for the Windows _svn hack. In a nutshell, […]

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SQL Server 2005 Import and Export Wizard

The released version of SQL Server 2005 is missing the Import/Export Wizard that was available during beta. Now Microsoft wants you to practice using the Business Intelligence Development Studio to […]

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Basic Search Engine Optimization

I haven’t blogged for a while because I’m in the middle of moving cross country to Portland, and my computer is packed. ;/ But I found a laptop & will […]

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Free Copy of Visual Studio 2005 and SQL Server 2005

Yes, free. Microsoft is doing a 200-city US tour over the next two months to promote Visual Studio 2005, SQL Server 2005, and BizTalk Server 2006. Not only is it […]

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Written By Ben Strackany

Sending Emails with .NET 2.0 SMTP Classes

It’s often handy to have your web site or application send emails. “Thanks for registering.” “Thanks for your order.” “Hey tech support, the web site is down.” .NET 2.0 provides […]

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MSDN License Fees and Empower ISV

The upcoming MSDN offerings will provide copies of Microsoft’s latest and greatest, including Visual Studio 2005, Windows Vista, Team System, et al. Unfortunately, the highest-level MSDN package is $10,000 (pricing chart). […]

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Registry reflection in 64-bit Windows and WOW64 can cause missing registry calls for 32-bit apps

If you have a 32 bit application uses custom registry values (e.g. HKLM/Software/MyApp/MySetting), it might have problems accessing those keys when run on 64-bit Windows. That”s because 64-bit Windows (via WOW64, […]

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