Blogs|Jun 29, 2005

New FxCop is Out and My Rules are Updated

FxCop 1.32 is out and is looking good. They have two versions, one for .NET 1.1 and one for .NET 2.0.  I’m happy that the 2.0 aware version is out because the one that’s in Visual Studio .NET 2005 Beta 2 isn’t working so well.  Now my .NET 2.0 code is all happy and warm…
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wintellect-blogs|Jun 28, 2005

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I finished the draft of the ASP.NET 2.0 provider toolkit today. There’s some good information in it, even if I do so say myself. It’ll go through a review cycle at Microsoft, and then I’ll come back and make final edits. With a little luck, it’ll be ready for prime time in a few weeks.…
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missing-export|Jun 25, 2005

What!? You’re Not Done Yet?

What a couple of weeks.  I haven’t gotten as much done on the book as I wanted because of two things, some work with an interesting client, and a new machine.  The client work was fun, but I was at their site, which happened to be in Knoxville, TN.  It was fun staying with Jeff…
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security|Jun 23, 2005

Congress to Up the Ante on Network Security

For more than a year now, I’ve been telling audiences to expect laws to be passed requiring companies to divulge breaches of network security. California already has such a law. Now Congress is debating a similar federal law that requires companies to let consumers know when personal data that could be used in identity theft is compromised…
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wintellect-blogs|Jun 17, 2005

A Perfect Start to a Perfect Day

I’m fat and happy this morning. It’s beautiful outside (Weather.com says “Abundant sunshine. High 81F. Winds N at 5 to 10 mph.“), I’m at home (not on the road), and it’s U.S. Open week. I’ll have the Open playing in the background while I work today. I might even take a midday break and fly my Corsair. My…
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wintellect-blogs|Jun 16, 2005

Get Your GUIDs–While They Last

Richard Hundhausen is doing something pretty amusing on eBay: he’s selling personalized GUIDs. Here’s the auction description: Finally, a gift that is unique for every person on Earth … and then some. It’s the perfect gift for someone who has it all. If you are the highest bidder, you’ll receive 16 bytes, which is 128…
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wintellect-blogs|Jun 11, 2005

Tribute to Crazy Pilots

I almost laughed til I cried at the beginning of this video. Then I sat back and watched in amazement at some of the stunts (some of which are real): http://www.fs2004.com/forums/index.php?s=cac01f08fd00f1f20b7dc2c15aa4ee37&showtopic=47632 On a more serious note, TechEd is over and I’m back from Orlando. I wrote the final sample today for the ASP.NET 2.0 provider…
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Blogs|Jun 3, 2005

Installation and MSBuild Fun

As I promised, I’ll be posting entries about work on the new Debugging, Testing, and Tuning .NET Applications. That way you’ll get to see exactly how the sausage is made. 😛 I had a little vacation over the American Memorial Day weekend and an emergency debugging session to handle so here’s a summary of what’s…
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missing-export|Jun 3, 2005

Reviewer Update

I’ve been sending out email to the folks I’ve been adding to the Review Crew list.  What an amazing response!  If you haven’t gotten an email, don’t fret.  I saved all of the emails I got and will be adding more folks as the months go by so you may still end up on the…
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wintellect-blogs|May 26, 2005

Don’t Try This at Home

Hong Kong’s old Kai Tak airport was legendary for its insane approaches, but this one takes the cake: a video of a Korean Airlines 747 landing the hard way. Gee, I wonder how the people on board felt? It’s not every day your entire life flashes before your eyes…
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wintellect-blogs|May 25, 2005

Want to Review a Debugging Book?

(Maybe I’ll get lucky and have Robert Scoble pick this up so it really gets wide distribution. 😉   Work’s begun on the third edition of my debugging book.  I might be opening myself up to tons of mail, but I’m looking for a larger group of reviewers than I’ve had in the past.  I’d…
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wintellect-blogs|May 22, 2005

How I Paid $200 a Night for Internet Access (and Loved It)

I arrived in London this morning and made my way to the suburb of Maidenhead, where I’m working this week. I’m staying at a beautiful little hotel called Fredrick’s. There’s a story behind the reason I’m staying here. As you know if you’ve traveled in Great Britain, England is one of the most bandwidth-starved countries…
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