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Code Camps - Are they fun/educational? [Code Camps - Are they fun/educational? ]

SaraJoRedux — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 16:14:29 GMT

Anyone going to the Mass one coming up?

I think I may, looks interesting.

What has your experience been?

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Ajax Autocomplete Webservice Call - Service Method, am I calling this correctly? [Ajax Autocomplete Webservice Call - Service Method, am I calling this correctly?]

SaraJoRedux — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 21:21:32 GMT

Ok, so my method in my webservice requires a type to be passed, it is called in the ServiceMethod property of the AutoCompleteExtender, I am fuzzy about how I should do that so I called it like this:

ServiceMethod="DropDownLoad<<%=(typeof)subCategory%>>"

where subCategory is a page property that looks like this:

protected SubCategory subCategory
    {
        get
        {
            var subCategory = 


NHibernateObjectHelper
.LoadDataObject<SubCategory>(Convert.ToInt32(Request.QueryString["SCID"]));
            return subCategory;
        }
    }

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Don't Pimp Your Users [Don't Pimp Your Users]

SaraJoRedux — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 14:17:00 GMT

So, I have a pet peeve, and that is google ads and other god-awful ugly pandering on smaller web sites (even big ones). My site traffic has been growing lately, and I've gotten a few people asking why I haven't put up google ads.... I am just religiously against it.

Nothing turns me off more to a blog site then when they have spastic ads all over it and having to filter content.

If I ever do have ads, and I hope to one day, they will be good looking. Like reddit, or facebook....

how do you all feel about this?

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Best C# -> SQL calls.... opuinions? [Best C# -> SQL calls.... opuinions?]

SaraJoRedux — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 13:24:16 GMT

Ok, so, I veto'd LINQ just because it's a larger app, (though, I will be using LINQ for objects, holy heck that's awesome).

Anyway, I'm usedto using SQLHelper for my database calls, is that even still around? Not much about it on the web. Is there a best practices for making calls to the DB from C# (syntax wise)?

Thanks.

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Excuse Me, Media Nerds [Excuse Me, Media Nerds]

SaraJoRedux — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 18:58:22 GMT

I have never worked with streaming media before. I am hardly an expert, however I have to find a solution and I kind of feel
like I am groping in the dark.

I will have many many videos that need to be hosted and interchanged onto my webpages. My priority is speed, and a customizable player.

That's it. That's all I know.

I don't know what I should be looking for. I don't know what I should be careful for.

Also, I have found a couple good sites, however, my boss has mentioned some little blips in their feed as major problems. There will always be
those little blips correct? No service is perfect?

I would really appreciate it if someone could help me with this. Like I said I feel like I'm groping blindly in the dark and my boss is looking for answers I don't
have.

Thank you!

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Vista Power Toys? [Vista Power Toys?]

SaraJoRedux — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 13:09:42 GMT

how am I supposed to "Open Command Window Here"?

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MVC Question [MVC Question]

SaraJoRedux — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 12:37:34 GMT

Ok, so, the reason I am using MVC (aside from the fact that the fine folks at Microsoft made it) is because of the mega snazzy url rewriting. I need to be able to have customers type in mydomain.com/clientname and be taken to their own personalized section of the site.

MVC does enable me to do that, no? I would just have to have the index check for a query string text value and use it to find the customer ID then do a redirect?

It makes sense that I would be able to do that, I just wanted to make sure before taking the plunge.

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Head First [Head First]

SaraJoRedux — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:17:01 GMT

So, I was origionally going to use stored procedures and active record sets in this project, but the more I read about MVC and LINQ the more I realize iot will make my life SO much easier.

So I'm going through Scott Gu's tutorial now getting up to speed, I think this time investment will prove worthwhile.

Has anyone implemented them in a project?

How does it affect performance? Faster? Slower? Same?

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don't know if any of you are on dzone [don't know if any of you are on dzone]

SaraJoRedux — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 13:53:11 GMT

but can you vote my blag entry up? I really think I'm sharing something important, do you agree? if you disagree feel free to trash it.

http://www.dzone.com/links/documentation_a_sure_sign_of_garbage_code.html

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Vista Review [Vista Review]

SaraJoRedux — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 15:11:44 GMT

I'm runing Vista on a MAC, I'm not a huge apple fan but it was just better for me to get a MAC to fit in with designer types, lol.

ANYWAY, I friggin love it. So attractive, so intuitive, jolly good show.

How do I customise the rss reader?

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Guid Happy - Where do you draw the line? [Guid Happy - Where do you draw the line?]

SaraJoRedux — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 14:41:40 GMT

Just designed new schema, determining data types.

I love Guids, they make me happy, but at some point you have to draw the line using them as IDs in smaller tables that
will have 25 or so uniques values MAX.... right? No? Or do you think just knock your socks off developers gone wild?

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Howdy Softies - SQL Server Question [Howdy Softies - SQL Server Question]

SaraJoRedux — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 16:16:10 GMT

So, CDW says I need a code from Microsoft to purchase only one Dev license OR I need to buy five. I don't need five, how do I go about getting this code?

Is it only for VIPs? If so, I'm on the list.

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this may be a dumb question (endorsement) [this may be a dumb question (endorsement)]

SaraJoRedux — Fri, 23 May 2008 06:14:58 GMT

Ok, so I need, like, a USB surgeprotector for my laptop. My laptop only has two ports and I need about 2598. Is there something like this?

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I am somebody! [I am somebody!]

SaraJoRedux — Thu, 15 May 2008 21:56:43 GMT

Sooooo, as a lot of you know I just started my blogsite a few weeks ago. Well I already have someone writing responses to my responses on their site! What a freaking compliment!

Anyway, check it out here: http://blog.datamation.com/blog/2008/05/on-women-in-it.html

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I may get violent [I may get violent]

SaraJoRedux — Thu, 15 May 2008 03:37:47 GMT

I'm starting to feel like Microsoft is my little brother and he needs me to run some defense. When are they going to fire back at these PC/Mac commercials?I am starting to really resent that deseilwearinghackeysackplayingvermontloving Mac (I need to watch my language).

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Question for Evangelists [Question for Evangelists]

SaraJoRedux — Mon, 05 May 2008 19:43:48 GMT

So, I have been to a grand total of two microsoft events. At both of them there were guys in the audience asking questions that were obviouslyt designed to point out the flaws in Microsoft and make the presenter uncomfortable.

I wonder if Microsoft trains Evangelists in how to deal with those people?

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So I went to my first User Group tonight [So I went to my first User Group tonight]

SaraJoRedux — Fri, 02 May 2008 02:49:14 GMT

At Microsoft in Islin NJ. It was about Silverlight 2.0, it was very informative I learned a lot. Silverlight looks awesome and I can't get over the browser CLR. I never imagined that I would be writing C# client side any time soon.

I also learned that VS 2008 has better JS debugging, which has little to do with Silverlight (besides the fact that it uses JS in 1.0)

Anyway, good time and free pizza. I think I will go again.

The End.

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I am setting up the raddest home office [I am setting up the raddest home office]

SaraJoRedux — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 22:47:58 GMT

I just got in my desk and 22" monitor today. Got an awesome chair and peripherals. I am getting some kick-(I know, I know, language) speakers so I can rock out whilest I code.

Sorry, kind of excited.

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hey guys - would love your feedback [hey guys - would love your feedback]

SaraJoRedux — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 05:55:10 GMT

Hey guys - I know this is shameless promoting, but I just put up my blog site and would love you guys to check it out. I figure this is a good way to attract other developers. Would love some of your opinions as my project goes on.

Thanks!

Girl Developer

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um, yeah, I am mildly uncomfortable developing on your machine [um, yeah, I am mildly uncomfortable developing on your machine]

SaraJoRedux — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 19:10:38 GMT

http://www.vouspensez.com/2008/04/22/the-geekiest-pants-ever/

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I want.... [I want....]

SaraJoRedux — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 18:33:58 GMT

A way to open windows explorer with a shortcut and just type in the path I want.

????????

I'm sure this already exists.

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cool article/blag [cool article/blag]

SaraJoRedux — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 23:33:22 GMT

http://codeclimber.blogspot.com/2008/04/all-i-need-is-programmer.html

one time I got a call from a recruiter, he told me that he had a client that was interested in speaking with me. I said "great!" He goes "Ok, well I'm just going to need you to write a quick calculator application in C# for me. "

I said "Ok, why is that?" He said "They want to see your style"

I said "Who is this client?" "Ican't tell you that"

I said "Well, why don't I meet with them and then if we like each other I would love to put something together for them"

"No, c'mon, its just a calculator, it shouldn't take you more than ten minutes"

yeeeeah, no thanks.

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serious question now - system design [serious question now - system design]

SaraJoRedux — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 19:18:20 GMT

Ok, so for the project I'm working on I'm putting together dev, staging, and production environments for developers and end users and testers.

Its my first time doing something like this, wanted to give my boss/pm a look at my design/implementation/backup plans with diagrams.

There has to be a tool to do this, I don't have to draw servers with my crayons? I mean, weould I use UML for something like this? no, right?

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the opp sex [the opp sex]

SaraJoRedux — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 18:10:39 GMT

so bad at them.

I'm a nerd, I can't be expected to be some sweet girl cassanova.

UGH.

can't live with them, can't store them in a bomb shelter till you feel like taking them out.

just needed to vent for a minute, there has to be someone you can hire to take care of these things.

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To Do: [To Do:]

SaraJoRedux — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 16:30:18 GMT

Today I am:

Putting vista on my machine (reinstalling everything after)
setting up a new staging environment
figuring out Nant to automate builds (I've worked with it, but never implemented it on my own)
shopping for a desk for new home office

its a little exciting

lots of newness

what are you up to?

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