Santomania
Addy Santo's occasional braindumps
Introducing Shelly
Say hello to the new face which is rocking my world: Her name is Shelly. Update: A Shelly Santo...
Author: Addys Date: 06/21/2006
LINQ at the NYC Code Camp this Saturday
I'll be delivering my famous (ok, not really) "LINQ & C# 3.0 For Mere Mortals" presentation at...
Author: Addys Date: 02/23/2006
[OT] 0 Items!
Kirk Allen Evan inspired me to finally take action on something which has been on my to-do list for...
Author: Addys Date: 02/12/2006
[OT] Not enough music!
I haven't been listening to music much lately, which must mean that I haven't been coding enough...
Author: Addys Date: 02/07/2006
Anti-Agile development conference
Agile developers should get a smile (at least) from https://www.waterfall2006.com/. This anti-agile...
Author: Addys Date: 02/06/2006
GDI + LINQ = Generate a bar graph in a single line of code
This is a simplified version of actual code from an app I'm working on. There are a few lines of...
Author: Addys Date: 01/22/2006
Code Snippet: Setting NTFS permissions
My previous post shows how to use Windows32.Security to read and set permissions to the registry....
Author: Addys Date: 01/22/2006
Code Snippet: Working with Permissions (ACLs/ACEs) in C# under .Net 1.1
I've been working lately on adding "self-healing" capabilities to a certain application. The idea is...
Author: Addys Date: 01/22/2006
[OT] Coolest 360 upgrade yet (might be a bit pricey though)
https://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2005/dec05/12-27URGE360PR.mspx "Conceived by Nissan Design...
Author: Addys Date: 12/29/2005
Something really was wrong with Google's original PageRank...
... and this guy put his finger on it: Something is Wrong with Google's Mathematical Model (Math...
Author: Addys Date: 12/16/2005
So are we cool again now?
It will be interesting to see how the "Web 2.0" crowds reacts to the new "Windows Live" and "Office...
Author: Addys Date: 11/01/2005
LINQ presentation slides
The PPT deck from my "LINQ For Mere Mortals" is available on NJ Code Camp, or here (direct link).
Author: Addys Date: 10/27/2005
XOR in C#
Random factoid: Use ^ for bitwise XOR in C#, for example: a = a ^ c; (or simply: a ^= c;)
Author: Addys Date: 10/27/2005
LINQ for mere mortals @ NJ Code Camp, this Saturday (Oct. 15th)
If the LINQ materials currently available on the web make your head spin (Lambda Expressions? Query...
Author: Addys Date: 10/14/2005
VS.NET Bug? Easter Egg?
After "Collapsing to Definitions" (Cntl-M,Cntl-O), Visual Studio decided to color the collapsed code...
Author: Addys Date: 10/02/2005
Microsoft Brings .Net to Katrina Relief Effort
Spread the word about https://www.katrinasafe.com/ , a site which helps unite the victims of Katrina...
Author: Addys Date: 09/06/2005
[OT] The problem with foolproof software is...
"We keep trying to make our software foolproof. The problem is that the universe keeps coming up...
Author: Addys Date: 08/30/2005
[OT] Overclocking yourself
[OT] = Off-Topic... Tom's hardware guide has an article on "Overclocking Yourself" : "There comes a...
Author: Addys Date: 08/28/2005
Setting up a .NET Development Tree
Not new but worth mentioning anyway: Mike Robert treats us to a detailed recipe for building up a...
Author: Addys Date: 08/24/2005
ILMerge - Merge your entire solution into a single assembly!
This is so cool... I can't wait to get home and try it out!...
Author: Addys Date: 08/19/2005
It sure is quiet around here...
Wow, long time with no posts... To everyone who contacted me recently regarding BlogWave, WSSDAL or...
Author: Addys Date: 08/19/2005
Buzzword of the day : "Information Civilian"
BoingBoing mentions "information civilians". I haven't heard this term before but I definitely like...
Author: Addys Date: 07/20/2005
EDRA moved to slicker new site
EDRA moved from the previous dinky GDN workspace to a P&P site with some slick new features...
Author: Addys Date: 07/19/2005
Proxy Detection : Take the Burden Off Users with Automatic Configuration in .NET
I lost count of how many hours I spent trying to track these issues down in BlogWave......
Author: Addys Date: 07/19/2005
CTP Madness Mapper
I really needed this a few weeks back- Channel 9 has an interactive display of which CTPs work with...
Author: Addys Date: 07/11/2005
I Love MSN, I Hate MSN
I LOVE MSN Virtually everything released by the MSN team in the last year or two rocks. Spaces. MSN...
Author: Addys Date: 06/21/2005
ClearType Tuner makes your code (and everything else) look better
Royo mentions his preference wrt coding fonts. I recently (re)discovered a tool which is just as...
Author: Addys Date: 06/14/2005
BlogWave RC2
<6/2 Update: fixed 404 on download link><6/1 Update: The download link now points to RC3,...
Author: Addys Date: 05/31/2005
[OT] Birthday post
Ooops, it has been over a month since my last post. Time flies when you are too busy to sleep :) So,...
Author: Addys Date: 05/22/2005
The training progresses....
Indigo is sexy; Avalon is sexier.
Author: Addys Date: 04/13/2005
More search coolness
hm..... This is apparently more of a research prototype than real release or even beta, but still...
Author: Addys Date: 04/11/2005
Scotty, beam me up
I'm back at the Redmond mothership for a week of training. Indigo, Avalon, Longhorn, Office 12, WSE,...
Author: Addys Date: 04/11/2005
MSN Search vs. Google
As a Microsoft employee, I want to do my small part in making MSN Search better. They have the...
Author: Addys Date: 04/06/2005
test post
Testing 1,2,3... -- Posted by BlogWave v.next :)
Author: Addys Date: 04/03/2005
A tip, a tool and a book
The Tip: If your mouse has thumb buttons, they are usually mapped (by default) to "back" and...
Author: Addys Date: 03/24/2005
Out-Googling Google
One of the things I like best about Google is their clean, elegant and functional UIs. Microsoft's...
Author: Addys Date: 03/11/2005
[OT] One step closer to geek movie heaven
The new trailer for Episode 3 is out - https://www.aol.com/starwars/trailer/index.adp?type=lrg...
Author: Addys Date: 03/06/2005
The magic URL for fixing a broken Sharepoint page
I know it exists, but every time I need it I still spend 15 minutes searching. So, once and for all,...
Author: Addys Date: 03/02/2005
WssDal - a Sharepoint Web Services alternative
About 2 months ago I asked if anyone was interested in an alternative to the WSS webservices. A few...
Author: Addys Date: 03/02/2005
Sauce Reader (v1.10BETA) chokes on UTF-16 RSS?
Can anyone else confirm that Sauce Reader doesn't support Unicode RSS?
Author: Addys Date: 03/02/2005
Another VSTO dev tip
Office will only load managed code assemblies which are fully trusted by the .Net CAS policy. When...
Author: Addys Date: 02/13/2005
VSTO 2003 Development Tip
One of the more annoying aspects of developing a VSTO solution is debugging deployment issues. The...
Author: Addys Date: 02/10/2005
Is Gmail ramping up for a release?
Gmail has become very generous with their invites lately (I have 50 invites available on my account,...
Author: Addys Date: 02/08/2005
One year and counting...
Hey, I just noticed that last week was exactly 12 months since I joined Microsoft. Time really does...
Author: Addys Date: 01/25/2005
What does a petabyte of data look like?
Today I saw my first petabyte system. A SAN composed of multiple cabinets, each one with 225 disks...
Author: Addys Date: 01/05/2005
FireFox ate my cat!
Actually, it was my Linksys wireless router. And maybe "ate" isn't the most accurate description of...
Author: Addys Date: 01/04/2005
Are the Sharepoint Web Services too complex? Looking for something better?
I'm looking for a few people to help beta-test an alternative to Sharepoint's web services. The...
Author: Addys Date: 12/30/2004
Fixing Broken Links after Restoring a Sharepoint (WSS) Site with SMigrate
Utility and source code here (https://www.addysanto.com/blog/fixsitelinks.zip) Introduction WSS 2.0...
Author: Addys Date: 12/29/2004