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Amusing message from mixing WinZip and Vista
31 Jul 2007, 01:08:04 PM
I attempted to use Windows Vista to extract a large zip file created by WinZip. The zipped file was approximately 1 GB in size, and the original file was approximately 4.4 GB. I had plenty of free space on my main drive (approximately 23 GB), but I ...
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Experimental science at work: HVAC Testing!
26 Jul 2007, 11:06:20 AM
Recently, the meeting room I use for monthly design meetings with my client was getting really warm once we closed the door. This seems like a nearly ubiquitous issue: HVAC (Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning) systems seem to often have issu ...
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LINQ to SQL and the "Request-scoped DataContext" Pattern--generalized to support both WinForms and ASP.NET
26 Jul 2007, 10:46:00 AM
A few weeks ago I posted about an architectural pattern for using LINQ to SQL. In the meantime, partially based on some feedback, I've been thinking about how best to use this pattern in both a web app and a Windows Forms app. (Or, for that matte ...
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Missing menu options in Visual Studio 2005?
20 Jul 2007, 04:34:35 PM
We recently upgraded to Windows Vista, using a new standardized image containing a standard set of developer tools. When I started Visual Studio the first time, I just accepted the default options. I noticed today that the Exceptions... option was m ...
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