Kevin W. Hammond
Developer Evangelist
Dave does Tibco EMS
I got a call a last week from Dave, a consultant in our financial services group and someone I've...
Author: kevinha Date: 05/03/2005
Photoshop CS and Scripting
I just discovered that Photoshop CS supports scripting in AppleScript, JavaScript and Visual Basic!...
Author: kevinha Date: 04/10/2005
Ack! I'm listed on msdn.microsoft.com/architecture
It could only be Harry who is responsible for listing me as one of the archtiectural community...
Author: kevinha Date: 02/17/2005
Of Web services and client-side certificates
I recently had a customer embark upon the process of securing Web services by using SSL and...
Author: kevinha Date: 02/15/2005
Sun releases J2SE 5.0 - more downloads!
Just when I thought that I was reaching a point where some level of stability might be introduced...
Author: kevinha Date: 10/01/2004
Need a good XSD-to-Java class generator
So far I've tried Castor and I've tried XBeans. Two more downloads, and once again I'm reminded that...
Author: kevinha Date: 09/30/2004
Axis 1.2 alpha installed and running
Pulled down and installed Axis 1.2 alpha. Yet another download. Pulled down and installed xerces...
Author: kevinha Date: 09/30/2004
Experience with my new Java environment thus far
I was asked in a feedback item about my thoughts on Eclipse. Let me preface with what I'm about to...
Author: kevinha Date: 09/29/2004
Doing my Java environment ... again
It's been a while since I've had time to play around with Java. My last go of it I was using some...
Author: kevinha Date: 09/28/2004
Implementing a custom binary security token with WSE 2.0
Herein lies some detail regarding how to go about implementing your own custom binary tokens with...
Author: kevinha Date: 09/10/2004
Using Constrained Delegation with ASP.NET
We've got an upcoming internal “readiness” day here in Chicago on Friday. The general...
Author: kevinha Date: 08/03/2004
Where have I been?
Not here, that's for sure. A combination of work and personal travel/time-off have kept me away from...
Author: kevinha Date: 07/12/2004
Finishing the MSMQ transport provider with the WSE 2.0 release bits
I finally have time to sit down and finish off the MSMQ transport provider using the WSE 2.0 release...
Author: kevinha Date: 07/12/2004
I'm speaking at the Chicago .NET Users Group on Wednesday
I'm giving an hour talk on SOAP messaging over MSMQ and covering some basics of the WSE 2.0...
Author: kevinha Date: 03/15/2004
Namespace change for WSE 2.0
If you haven't already, you need to read Hervey's blog entry on Namespaces. Short summary: the...
Author: kevinha Date: 03/15/2004
Casa dé Hambone - my personal blog
I've established a personal blog at Casa dé Hambone in order to decrease the signal to noise...
Author: kevinha Date: 03/13/2004
Son of NetBIOS?
The WS-Discovery specification is live on MSDN. Reading the Introduction leaves me with the sense...
Author: kevinha Date: 02/18/2004
Endpoint references and WS-ReliableMessaging
Recently, I’ve been weighing the work required to update the MSMQ transport to support...
Author: kevinha Date: 02/18/2004
Digging deeper into the WSE 2.0 transport model
Hervey and I just spent some face time discussing the implementation of the MSMQ transport and a...
Author: kevinha Date: 02/10/2004
Thinking about one-way SOAP messaging
Working on the MSMQ provider for WSE 2.0 has really changed the way I think about SOAP messaging....
Author: kevinha Date: 02/10/2004
StockService samples and the MSMQ transport provider
I had some traveling time this week and was able to get back into the MSMQ transport for WSE 2.0....
Author: kevinha Date: 02/10/2004
TheServerSide.NET
The folks who brought us TheServerSide.COM, one of the strongest Java community sites on the web...
Author: kevinha Date: 01/13/2004
Livestock introduced to the Nano Cube
The Nano Cube cycled nicely – complete with measurable ammonia and nitrite spikes – and...
Author: kevinha Date: 01/10/2004
Bring back the Acrobat 5.0 interface
Am I the only one who finds the Acrobat 6.0 interface to be somewhat alien in the world of the...
Author: kevinha Date: 01/07/2004
Configuring IIS6 for Team Development
I started this paper a while ago and simply haven’t had the chance to buff ‘n polish it...
Author: kevinha Date: 01/06/2004
Do I really need to know XAML?
Is it really necessary that I learn to program in XAML, or can I safely rely upon tooling to handle...
Author: kevinha Date: 01/06/2004
Left Lane Law (aka. one of the most stupid new laws of 2004)
Left Lane Law - While traveling on an interstate highway, a vehicle may not be driven in the left...
Author: kevinha Date: 01/04/2004
Why is Scoble sending me Junk Mail?
Consistently, Outlook 2003 treats some of Scoble’s posts as Junk Mail. Actually, I find it...
Author: kevinha Date: 01/02/2004
Setting up the Nano Cube
If you read my earlier post, Finding Nemo and Customer Service, then you know that I’m setting...
Author: kevinha Date: 01/01/2004
It's roundtripping! Again.
As of 11:35AM CST, I’ve got roundtripping of SOAP messages via MSMQ working once again. This...
Author: kevinha Date: 12/21/2003
It's Alive! Again.
As of 10:33AM CST, I’m sending SOAP messages once again via MSMQ and the latest build of WSE....
Author: kevinha Date: 12/21/2003
My favorite disassembler and a moral quandry
My first MSIL disassembler was Anakrino, but I’ve since become a big fan of Lutz...
Author: kevinha Date: 12/20/2003
Scalable asynchronous I/O
While working on the MSMQ transport for WSE 2.0, my thoughts have drifted to what it takes to do...
Author: kevinha Date: 12/20/2003
Interface-based programming and Web services: Part 1
This post made it out into the wild before its time. If you were unfortunate enough to have your...
Author: kevinha Date: 12/19/2003
Blogging from the TabletPC
After much pain, I’m now set up for reading and blogging from my TabletPC. Long story, short...
Author: kevinha Date: 12/18/2003
Sick kids and Survivor: Pearl Islands
Both of my kids are sick. My oldest has been getting over an upset stomach and has degraded to...
Author: kevinha Date: 12/14/2003
You learn something new every day
I encountered something today in C# that I’ve never seen before and it caught me off guard. In...
Author: kevinha Date: 12/14/2003
Back to work on SoapMSMQChannel
It’s been well over two months since I’ve cracked open the code for the SoapMSMQChannel....
Author: kevinha Date: 12/13/2003
Microsoft is no charity. Please stop begging for free advice
I read something this evening that struck me as odd. Over on Rob Relya’s blog on What is...
Author: kevinha Date: 12/08/2003
Kent wants an offline blogging solution to
Kent and I were chatting today about his desire to have a fully offline blog solution (sounds...
Author: kevinha Date: 12/05/2003
Moving our blogs to weblogs.asp.net
Got word today that we’re moving the blogs from blogs.gotdotnet.com over to weblogs.asp.net....
Author: kevinha Date: 12/02/2003
Moving blogs to weblogs.asp.net
Got word today that we’re moving the blogs from blogs.gotdotnet.com to weblogs.asp.net. ...
Author: kevinha Date: 12/02/2003
Finding Nemo & Customer Service
I took my daughter to the pet store today in search of tropical fish … clownfish, to be...
Author: kevinha Date: 11/29/2003
Movies and my wife's ESP
When I watch a movie that I’m enjoying, I try to immerse myself in the film. I...
Author: kevinha Date: 11/12/2003
Long Live Dominos Pizza and the Smart Client
I love the fact that dominos.com has online ordering. I’m also amazed that from the time...
Author: kevinha Date: 11/11/2003
Evaluating NewsGator
Heard mention of NewsGator over the weekend and decided to take a look. I really like the fact...
Author: kevinha Date: 11/11/2003
Exchanging WS-Policy in Indigo
Don mentioned in passing yesterday that the first thing we do is fetch policy from the remote...
Author: kevinha Date: 10/30/2003