Thom Robbins .NET Weblog
A blog of the technical and only sometimes uneventful side of programming in .NET and life within Microsoft
The Advantages of Running Applications on Windows Vista
An excellent read and congratulations to Doug for putting this together. The Advantages of Running...
Author: trobbins Date: 12/18/2006
Visual Studio 2005 Service Pack 1 (SP1)
Visual Studio 2005 represents one of the most significant developer tools releases since the...
Author: trobbins Date: 12/18/2006
Webcast Wrap Up
Thanks to everyone that attended yesterdays Webcast on Real World SOA. As promised you can find the...
Author: trobbins Date: 12/14/2006
Enabling Visual Styles
Windows XP introduces a new look and feel to the Windows user interface. This new interface provided...
Author: trobbins Date: 12/12/2006
RC of MSDNWiki available
In case you haven’t seen it. The MSDN library has recently made available a Community Content...
Author: trobbins Date: 12/10/2006
IIS 7 Hosting
Via Brian I got an email yesterday from Takeshi over at DiscountASP and they just launched free IIS7...
Author: trobbins Date: 12/09/2006
Microsoft Expression Web Free Trial
Well worth the time! Microsoft® Expression Web is a professional design tool to create modern,...
Author: trobbins Date: 12/08/2006
Looking at Assembly Information
Assembly information is an important part of building an application. This is what gets generated to...
Author: trobbins Date: 12/07/2006
Environment.SpecialFolder
A very useful environment enumeration is SpecialFolder. This provides an enumeration to special...
Author: trobbins Date: 12/05/2006
Integrating WCF with your existing ASMX Services
I am betting that you have at least one if not more ASMX services available today within your...
Author: trobbins Date: 12/02/2006
Looking for Workflow VB Samples
Paul has a nice list of the WF samples available for VB developers here.
Author: trobbins Date: 12/02/2006
Windows Live Search Beta for mobile
I just saw this beta and installed it. Very cool! More information and download for your mobile...
Author: trobbins Date: 12/02/2006
MSDN Webcast: Enabling a New Generation of Dynamic Applications Through Service-Oriented Architecture
Join me for a Webcast In this webcast, we discuss the Microsoft vision for service-oriented...
Author: trobbins Date: 12/02/2006
2007 Office System Sample: Open XML File Format Code Snippets for Visual Studio 2005
Pretty nice set of snippets This download includes snippets for use when customizing Microsoft...
Author: trobbins Date: 12/01/2006
Office 2007 Webcasts
Attend three webcasts and get a free copy. Definitely not a bad deal! https://www.powertogether.com/
Author: trobbins Date: 12/01/2006
Adding items to the task list
Many times I like to make a note of things that I need to do later or things I haven’t completed yet...
Author: trobbins Date: 11/29/2006
Seattle and Snow
Cold and snow in Seattle? What is up with that? The view of my dashboard with the current time and...
Author: trobbins Date: 11/28/2006
How To: Hosting a WCF Service in IIS
How To: Hosting a WCF Service in IIS In this article we looked at the basics of Windows...
Author: trobbins Date: 11/27/2006
How To: Building a WCF Service and consumer
How To: Building a WCF Service and consumer Do you see service everywhere? Alright I admit that may...
Author: trobbins Date: 11/26/2006
How To: Building a WCF Service and consumer (Article)
How To: Building a WCF Service and consumer Do you see service everywhere? Alright I admit that may...
Author: trobbins Date: 11/26/2006
Auto Preview with Word 2007
A very cool feature that I ran across was the ability to auto preview with Word. Many times while I...
Author: trobbins Date: 11/26/2006
Beantown .NET User Group
The Beantown.NET User Group (INETA) is meeting again on Thursday, 12/7/2006....
Author: trobbins Date: 11/25/2006
Zooming with Word 2007
Ever read a Word document and want to either zoom in or out on a particular area or see the whole...
Author: trobbins Date: 11/24/2006
Combined Out of Office
With Outlook 2003 I always had to remember to turn on two out of office indicators. One was the...
Author: trobbins Date: 11/23/2006
Just Released: Web Service Software Factory
The Web Service Software Factory (also known as the Service Factory) is an integrated collection of...
Author: trobbins Date: 11/22/2006
Split Screen Email
Every write a large email or edit a document that would be nice to see both the top and bottom at...
Author: trobbins Date: 11/22/2006
Microsoft Skills Assessments for Individuals
Get a free 30-question skills assessment and learning plan to help identify and improve your areas...
Author: trobbins Date: 11/21/2006
Inerop Vendor Alliance
Via Jorgen Microsoft has announced the formation of the Interop Vendor Alliance - a global,...
Author: trobbins Date: 11/21/2006
The Panning Hand
A very cool feature that I just ran across within Outlook and Word is called the panning hand. Let’s...
Author: trobbins Date: 11/21/2006
Built in Reports with SQL Server 2005
Question: I was talking with someone today and they were telling me about some of the new features...
Author: trobbins Date: 11/21/2006
Ireland and Back
I had a great opportunity to travel to Ireland to attend some meetings. The hotel was a very nice...
Author: trobbins Date: 11/19/2006
Clinic 3370: Getting Started with Microsoft® Office SharePoint® Server 2007 (Beta)
Free for a limited time! https://www.microsoft.com/learning/elearning/course/3370.asp Description:...
Author: trobbins Date: 11/18/2006
Clinic 5046: Inside Look at Building and Developing Solutions with Microsoft® Office SharePoint® Server 2007
Free for a limited time! https://www.microsoft.com/learning/elearning/course/5046.asp Description: In...
Author: trobbins Date: 11/18/2006
Clinic 3369: Getting Started with Microsoft® Windows® SharePoint® Services 3.0 (Beta)
Free for a limited time! https://www.microsoft.com/learning/elearning/course/3369.asp This online...
Author: trobbins Date: 11/18/2006
Clinic 5045: Inside Look at Developing with Microsoft® Windows® SharePoint® Services 3.0
Free for a limited time! https://www.microsoft.com/learning/elearning/course/5045.asp Description: In...
Author: trobbins Date: 11/18/2006
Try out a Microsoft Virtual Lab Express
Virtual Lab Express is the fastest and easiest way to test drive Microsoft products and the Virtual...
Author: trobbins Date: 11/17/2006
Showing Line Numbers with Visual Studio 2005
While presenting recently I was asked how I was able to line numbers in my code. I often find it a...
Author: trobbins Date: 11/17/2006
BizTalk User Group
This month’s BizTalk User Group will take place on Wednesday, November 29 from 5-7:30 PM: Meeting...
Author: trobbins Date: 11/14/2006
Sysinternals Tools
The Sysinternals web site was created in 1996 by Mark Russinovich and Bryce Cogswell to host their...
Author: trobbins Date: 11/14/2006
New Jersey Code Camp
Via Peter Registration for the upcoming NJ Code Camp III is now open! NJ Code Camp III is just about...
Author: trobbins Date: 11/12/2006
Tablet PC Wine List
Last week while attending the Connections conference in Las Vegas several of us decided to...
Author: trobbins Date: 11/11/2006
Virtual Earth Map Control SDK
This software development kit provides programming references and how-to topics for getting started...
Author: trobbins Date: 11/11/2006
Windows SDK .NET Framework 3.0 Samples
The Windows SDK samples for .NET Framework 3.0 include samples for .NET Framework 2.0, Windows...
Author: trobbins Date: 11/11/2006
Windows Vista Readiness Hands on Lab
Check out this set of Hands on Lab designed to educate developers on known Microsoft Windows Vista...
Author: trobbins Date: 11/11/2006
The Microsoft Internet Explorer AddOn Contest Official Rules
Write an IE 7 addon and win a cool prize! The " Internet Explorer AddOn " Contest (the "Contest") is...
Author: trobbins Date: 11/09/2006
Windows Mobile Webcasts
Windows Mobility Webcasts offers you a full range of pre-recorded instructor-led webcasts covering...
Author: trobbins Date: 11/09/2006
Windows Mobile Virtual Labs
Windows Mobile is more than email. Windows Mobile lets you re-use your existing infrastructure,...
Author: trobbins Date: 11/08/2006
Connections Session
Thanks to everyone that attended the Connections session that we did hear yesterday in Las Vegas. In...
Author: trobbins Date: 11/08/2006
The Floating Toolbar
In the category of nice feature… Within Office 2007 the floating toolbar so far is one of my...
Author: trobbins Date: 11/08/2006
.NET Framework 3.0 Released
It’s finally released and available! Check out the installation instructions here. Congratulations...
Author: trobbins Date: 11/07/2006