Some more great news from Microsoft. Popfly is now in beta mode and can be downloaded for free. They've also announced a Mashup contest where you can win a Zune or XBox 360 Halo 3 Special Edition. What is Popfly?...

Some more great news from Microsoft. Popfly is now in beta mode and can be downloaded for free. They've also announced a Mashup contest where you can win a Zune or XBox 360 Halo 3 Special Edition. What is Popfly?...

I meant to post this a while ago. This is a presentation that I did for the Wisconsin .NET User's Group in Sept, focusing on Microsoft's implementation of Ruby (IronRuby). The session went through the features of Ruby, Ruby on...

I meant to post this a while ago. This is a presentation that I did for the Wisconsin .NET User's Group in Sept, focusing on Microsoft's implementation of Ruby (IronRuby). The session went through the features of Ruby, Ruby on...

Codus 1.3 alpha is ready for download: http://www.adapdev.com/codus/downloads.aspx What's New: Schema changes are saved across sessions Sql Editor - run queries against your database Support for nulls Upgraded to nHibernate 1.0.1 Upgraded to MySql .NET Connector v1.0.7 Upgraded to log4net 1.2.9 Generation of select method for unique columns...

Got this in an email.  Very touching story... Right before Christmas I was rushing around trying to get some last minute shopping done. I was stressed out and not thinking very fondly of the Christmas season right then. It was dark, cold, and wet in the parking lot as I was loading my car up with gifts that I felt obligated to buy. I...

(via Larkware) Finally a free, light-weight version of Oracle to put on your machine!! Oracle Database 10g Express Edition (Oracle Database XE) is an entry-level, small-footprint database based on the Oracle Database 10g Release 2 code base that's free to develop, deploy, and distribute; fast to download; and simple to administer. Oracle...

Hot Air Balloonist… A man in a hot air balloon realized he was lost. He reduced altitude and spotted a woman below.   He descended a bit more and shouted, "Excuse me, can you help me?  I promised a friend I would meet him an hour ago, but I don't know where I am." The woman below replied, "You're in a hot air balloon hovering...

ASP.NET 2.0 With ASP.NET 2.0 you create richer Web applications with fewer lines of code. These virtual labs teach you about the improvements in ASP.NET 2.0, including new controls and new membership and personalization features. Explore Web development with ASP.NET 2.0. Modules What's New with Visual Studio 2005 and ASP.NET 2.0 Building...

I'm pleased to announce that the final version of Codus 1.2 is now available.  Thank you to all of our contributors and testers! Download: http://www.adapdev.com/codus/downloads.aspx What is Codus? Codus is a comprehensive code generation tool for object-relational mapping. It takes an existing database and automatically generates all of...

http://www.mysql.com/news-and-events/news/article_976.html The new MySQL 5.0 combines enterprise-grade reliability and performance with advanced SQL 2003 standard-compliant features, making it the most cost-effective database solution for business-critical applications. The product's new functionality will be especially familiar to database...

I get tons of spam.  Literally 300+ email messages a day.  Every once in a while some slip through my 3-layers of spam filters.  What amazes me is just how stupid most of them are.  Am I really going to buy a drug or register with a texas hold em poker site because I got their email? Here's a recent one which makes no...

Chad sent this to me.  Pretty neat: "Discover fundamentals of computer programming by playing a board game! c-jump helps children to learn basics of programming languages, such as C, C++ and Java." http://www.c-jump.com/index.html

Got this from a friend.  The video is pretty self explanatory - it's a pastor preaching on Sodom and Gamora who has a serious blooper.  If you want the full background, see the email below: Click Here to view the Video. —–Original Message—– From: Blake Bergstrom Sent: Wed 9/14/2005 9:31 AM Subject: if you thought the audio was...

This looks pretty cool! BlackDog is the world's smallest Linux server that is 100% USB-powered and fits in the palm of your hand. ROBUST FEATURES Plug and Play Power. BlackDog is completely powered by the USB port while connected and requires no external power adapter. Network Access. BlackDog can access any network available to the host...