Category Archives: Visual Studio

Dynamsoft Releases the World’s First Hosted SCM Solution!

I’m sure Rally Software or Axosoft might beg to differ about the "world’s first" claim, but there’s another contender in the SCM/Hosted SCM arena: Today we are pleased to announce the release of Dynamsoft SCM Anywhere Hosted, the world’s first … Continue reading

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Version Control via FTP

A few years ago, I was looking for a version control system that would be easy to implement and not cost a fortune.  I was splitting my time between my laptop and my desktop, and was always forgetting my thumb … Continue reading

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Orcas, Longhorn Launch Date Announced

Mark your calendars–the launch date for Visual Studio 2008 (Orcas), SQL Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 (Longhorn) has been announced. February 27, 2008. In LA, but expect regional events as well, probably filled with free goodies as before. More … Continue reading

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Tortise Toolbar in Visual Studio

Ankh is in RC1, but the concept of running both Tortise and Ankh–two Subversion clients–at the same time offends the sensibilities of some.  You can configure a custom toolbar in Visual Studio as a Tortise toolbar, and use Tortise for … Continue reading

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Free MSDN Subscription for MSDN Premium Subscribers

For those of you who don’t know… Dear MSDN Magazine Subscriber:   As an MSDN Premium subscriber, you enjoy the benefit of a free MSDN Magazine subscription. All MSDN Premium subscribers in the U.S. are eligible, but many of them … Continue reading

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Remote Web Administration Tool

Recently, a question came up in the ASP.NET security forums about the lack of a remote membership/role configuration tool in ASP.NET 2.0.  Being able to remotely manage users is important in pretty much any site where you have users.  Fortunately, … Continue reading

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VS 2005 Projects and Solutions “Mess”

I dislike how VS 2005 handles solutions, but I thought it was just me.  Victor Garcia Aprea has a good commentary on the subject: Of course, I still think Visual Studio is totally messing up the Project and Solution terms, … Continue reading

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Express Editions Permanently Free, and New Starter Kits

Hot off the presses, teh Visual Studio Express Editions will be permanently free: http://forums.asp.net/thread/1262185.aspx This is great news for programmers of all stripes.  Even better news are some of the cool starter kits: Beta: Skype Wrapper for .NET Starter Kit … Continue reading

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Web Application Settings in ASP.NET 2.0

My latest ASP Alliance article has been published: ASP.NET 2.0 brought about a number of improvements in the way configuration settings are stored and accessed. Several new configuration sections have been added to the web.config schema, settings can be updated … Continue reading

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Rock the Launch

The launch videos asked if we were ready to be rocked, and I know one person who was totally rocked by The Launch. A little background: one of my consulting clients wants to upgrade their website, with multiple branding based … Continue reading

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