Quick and Dirty Guide to Configuring Log4Net For Web Applications
UPDATE: I wrote a post with notes on getting this to work with ASP.NET 2.0.
Read MoreIt's Easier To Find Your Blog Than You Think
My friend Walter points out some common sense advice about how not to get fired for the content of your blog. Of course this issue has been beaten to a pulp in the larger blogosphere, but one thing he mentioned caught my attention.
Read MoreBuilding a Better Extensibility Model For RSS Bandit
Currently, the only plug-in model supported by RSS Bandit is the IBlogExtension interface. This is a very limited interface that allows developers to write a plug-in that adds a menu option to allow the user to manipulate a single feed item.
Read MoreThe Freshest BreakDancing Ever!
A coworker sent me this video of some of the most amazing breakdancing I’ve seen. And no, this isn’t that pop locker dude. Check out the way he does push-ups near the end. Amazing.
Read MoreReSharper 1.5 Released! Includes New Refactorings
Jet
Brains released a free
upgrade to
their ReSharper product. Let me tell you, using this product feels like
walking on land after a long stint trying to walk under water.
Improved Random Number Generators
Via Dare’s blog, I found this interesting post on Random Number Generation on Michael Brundage’s website. My undergrad thesis was on the topic of pseudorandom number generation so I thought I’d take the two classes he provided for a quick spin.
Read MoreVS.NET 2003 Has a Built-In Break Reminder
Yes folks, it’s true. After working a while in VS.NET, it suddenly stops and asks if I’d like to send an error report to Microsoft. Then it shuts down. Almost like clockwork. This creates a very good time for me to take a break, stretch, and meditate on how much work I just lost as I was just about to hit the save icon.
Read MoreFUNNY: A Bitter Blog
My coworker sent me this link and it just cracks me up. A bitter blog.
Read MoreSource Control Hosting - Advice?
For my personal coding projects at home, I’ve been using the free one-user version of SourceGear vault for my personal source control needs. As you know, having proper source control is #1 on The Joel Test.
Read MoreI'm Going Independent!
Today, my boss, the CTO, announced that I’m leaving the company to join the adult movie industry. Don’t worry, I’m actually not out to challenge the supremacy of John Holmes. That just happens to be the typical way he likes to announce the departure of employees. I’m just joining the seeming legion of developers who are going independent.
Read MoreFixing AutoLink - Give Users Control
Don Park outlines an interesting potential solution to Google’s proposed Auto Link feature of its Toolbar. Essentially his solution is to allow content author’s to opt-in via tagging content for auto-linking.
Read MoreGet Your Pimp Name Playah!
My friends are always looking out for me.
Apparently Tre (aka Macktastic Tre Flava) realized that as an elevated
player, I was in dire need of a pimp name. So he helpfully sent me a
link to the Pimp Name Generator one of the
many useful utilities on PlayerAppreciate.com.
It's Raining, It's Pouring, The Old Man Is Snoring
It’s really coming down out there. On the freeway today I started hydroplaning a bit. Be careful out there. I’ve been pretty quiet on this blog due to being very busy. I have some big personal news (no, we’re not pregnant) to announce, but I promised not to announce it till others announce it.
Read MoreInstant Messaging Apps, Steal This Idea
I want an add-in to my instant messaging apps whereby if someone responds to a message by me with just the word “ok”, it doesn’t pop an instant message window if I’ve closed the window. Perhaps it can filter any messages with just the word “ok” and flash the system tray or something. Anything. Just don’t get in my way.
Read MorePlease, Stop Letting the Sales Team Drive the Software Schedule
My friend Thomas Wagner has a small epiphany of sorts. At first, I thought he was writing the biography of my first year at my current job. But apparently this is quite common among businesses.
Read MoreThe Roof Is On Fire
There’s a house on fire a couple of blocks away. It’s a veritable light show down there with nearly 10 or so fire trucks arriving on the scene.
Read MoreJames Gosling Capable of FUD Just As Much As Anyone Else...
I love Ian’s response to James Gosling’s opinion on .NET’s C++ support and it’s supposed inherent insecurity. It’s basically a “Booyah! In your face” piece as he bit by bit dissects Goslings arguments and presents a Java example that directly contradicts Gosling claim that type unsafety is incapable in Java.
Read MoreClearing A Path In Baghdad With Half-Liter Water Bottles
RSS Bandit 1.3.x (Wolverine) Beta Available!
You've Been Haacked For a Year
I’ve kept a couple of other blogs before, but this is my first with staying power. My blog new year resolutions include being even more irreverent, geeky, rash, and misguided (if even possible). It’s been one year, and I recently passed the 500 post mark without even noticing (I hate missing an opportunity to party).
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