Chris Pietschmann
Categories
VB6
Mainstream support for Visual Basic 6.0 will end March 31
How to Create a Screen Saver in Visual Basic 6
Measuring the Performance of troubled code in your VB6 Application
Blog
Announcing New BuildHoloLens.com Blog!
Life Rules
Announcing new Azure blog: BuildAzure.com
Feb. 23rd 2010: Blogs been dark lately, but I've been busy, busy... Neuroscience what?
Top Posts of 2008 Plus Overall Traffic Stats
Blogging Addiction
Busby SEO Test
$700B Bail-Out Bill Passes, Maybe It's Not So Bad Afterall...
8/11/2008 - My email is currently down
Can you do 100? Pushups that is.
About Me
Amazon.com is down
Search Keyword Highlighter BlogEngine.NET v1.3 Extension
I just finished migrating to BlogEngine.NET...
DotNetKicks is 2 years old, today! Way to go!
My RSS Feed URL has changed.
12/2007: Code that I've Blogged over the last 6 months
My Blog content is now licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License...
Motorola.com Promo/Coupon Code for 15% Off
Proposed DotNetKicks Redesign!
Top posts of all time as of 2007/9/27
Links - 2007-09-26
Weekly Links - 2007-09-07
Self Employed and time for contract work
What's the best web-based RSS reader?
7/6/2007: Yahoo is down?
LunchTimeCoder Day 2: Moleskine and not much code
7/07: Godaddy Promo Codes
Email/Website Outage - 06/22/2007
Site Referral Keywords: Top 10, Strange and Surprising
Thinking about switching email to GMail for My Domain?
Make your RSS feeds Auto-Discoverable
DotNetKicks auto bookmarklet
Spring is finally here, and the Thunderstorms have begun...
I've been slacking lately...
Oct. 3rd is the Day Against DRM...
Building a 'successful' blog...
New Web Service that exposes MSDN content for your consuming needs!
DotNetKicks: Social bookmarking site for .NET
I recieved my MSDN subscription today!!
The New Website is now Live!
MSN Spaces Removes Chinese Bloggers Blog
My new website is coming soon!
Video Game Music on Piano!
RSS is no longer a one-way street
My first time having a link get to the homepage on Digg.com
My brother-in-law and cousin are in Iraq
I have alot of .NET books...
SlapDev.com abandoned for now
The new SlapDev.com is being born...
Ok my blog works for now...
Stupid Blog is broke again...
The skinny on Office 12!
Wahoo!! My blog is fixed for now...
My blog seems to be malfunctioning! Ahhh....
OS-tans - these are like Anime mascots for the OS's
How Nerdy are you? :: My Nerd Score: 55 - Lightly Nerdy
EMail (POP3, SMTP and MIME) looks complex but is in fact really simple
Merry Christmas, 2004!!
My Latest Project: POP3/SMTP EMail Client
Virgin Mary In Grilled Cheese - Looks more like Marylin Monroe
CHRIS CHRISTMAS RODRIGUEZ
Holy crap I have a blog!
.NET
Code Tip: Simpler Performance Timer Logging in C#
5 Common C# tasks in Apple Swift Programming Language
What “var” really means in C#–It’s not “variant”
Using MiniProfiler with SqlDataSource ASP.NET WebForms Control
Design Patterns: Basics of Dependency Injection
SQLinq: Use LINQ to generate Ad-Hoc, strongly typed SQL queries
Unit Testing with SqlException in .NET: Only with help from Reflection
Entity Framework Tips and Tricks: Use GetObjectByKey When Querying a Single Entity
Mixing some Dynamic-ness with IronJS in .NET 4
Deeper in .NET 2011 in Review with Pictures
Odd .NET Namespace Scoping Causes Compile-Time Exception
.NET Windows Service Installer and Auto Start After Installation
C#: Using IProgressDialog to show a “native” Progress Dialog from .NET in Windows
Managed JScript on the DLR from Microsoft is DEAD!! WHY?!??
.NET Framework: Communicate through NAT Router via UPnP (Universal Plug and Play)
Simple Port Scanner Written in VB.NET 2003/2008
Single Instance WPF Application in .NET 3.x
A Free Open Source Ribbon Control for Windows Forms!
A Couple VB.NET Language Tips for C# Developers
WPF Toolkit adds Ribbon Control to .NET 3.5 SP1
Place a StackOverflow badge on your website
.NET 3.5 SP1: DataContractJsonSerializer Bug
SQL 2008 RTM Released, and includes .NET 3.5 SP1
C#: Generate WebPage Thumbmail Screenshot Image
dotNetExt - .NET Extension Method Library - v0.1 Beta Released
C#: Enhance Enums using Extension Methods
.NET 3.5 SP1: A Service Pack or The Real .NET 3.5
Mono: WinForms finally API complete and Moonlight v1.0 is released
.NET Community: Learn The Current State Of The Platform Before Deciding On Its Future
.NET 3.5: JSON Serialization using the DataContractJsonSerializer
.NET: Why aren't Private Abstract methods allowed?
Introduction to LINQ
Web.Maps.VE - Virtual Earth Without JavaScript, plus .NET 3.5 Support just added!
.NET: How to Alias Namespaces and Data Types (C# and Visual Basic .NET)
Subsite Rewriting HttpModule for ASP.NET
ASP.NET 2.0: RewritePath breaks HyperLink's ImageUrl in App_Theme file when path with slash is rewritten
Microsoft to release .NET Framework 3.5 as Shared Source!
LunchTimeCoder.ServiceMonitor v1.1 Released
LunchTimeCoder: Windows Service Monitor that runs in the System Tray
.NET 3.5: How to Convert from one TimeZone to another
C#: Give your object a Default Indexer Property
C#/VB.NET: Extension Methods
Apple's iCal implemented in .NET/Mono
C# .NET: Convert System.Drawing.Color to HTML color
The My namespace in Visual Basic 2005 is extensible!
.NET Framework - Check if Windows booted in Normal or Safe Mode
Boolean Expression in .NET: strName IN ('CHRIS','TOM','TYLER')
Visual Studio 2005 Beta 2: Error 50266 installing .NET Framework 2.0
Giving your application a Plugin based architecture is easier than it sounds...
VB.NET: Make a Form semi-transparent when moving and resizing it
AnyMail 2.0 Released
VB.NET 2005's 'My' namespace for Mono
Write to the Event Log in .NET (VB.NET and C#.NET)
Why do we need to handle the RowUpdated event of our DataAdapter in order to reflect the ID in a Primary/Foriegn key relationship??
Fill DataSet with multiple Tables and update them with DataAdapter
Mono 1.0 Released!!
Tools
Image Editing Tools: Here's what I use
Useful Developer Tools and Other Programs
Develop Software for the Microsoft Windows Platform for FREE
My First Experience with ReSharper v3.1, not so good
Paint.NET: How can I edit Icons and Cursors?
Creating an IDE? Use the Visual Studio 2008 shell as your base.
Why not make ASP.NET Web Matrix shared source?
Get Office 2007 FREE until Feb. 26, 2007
My first look at VS'05 Team Edition for Software Testers
Visual Studio 2005 Add-In: Get the total number of line of code in your solution
VS '05 & SQL '05 Express Editions Available Now FREE!
Configure Visual Studio 2005 for 'Classic' ASP syntax highlighting and intellisense
Get Visual Studio 2005 and SQL 2005 Free!
Is Visual Studio 2005 divine?
Four ways to get your hands on Visual Studio 2005 Beta 2!!
You can order a copy of Visual Studio 2005 Beta 2 for FREE!!
Visual Studio 'Whidbey' 2005 ship date slips again...
WSE 2.0 Service Pack 3 Released
Visual Studio .NET 2002 SP1 Released
Latest Visual Studio 2005 Release Info
Minimize Microsoft Outlook to the System Tray
I just got Visual Studio 2005 Beta 1 (Whidbey)
Web Based Alternative to SQL Enterprise Manager
MSN WebMessenger
OpenOffice - Fee MS-Office alternative
Visual SourceSafe 6.0 Automation
Paint.NET - This thing is like MS-Paint on steroids
Get Visual Basic .NET 2003 for FREE!!
XAML
MvcXaml - Images from XAML within ASP.NET MVC Application
XAML is like HTML for Windows Applications!
Technology
Software is like Automobiles and has a lot to learn
TDD: Testable is most important
Apple Watch NOT Insanely Great, Not Yet
Automation is Essential
Do Trust and Faith belong in Software Development? Not Really!
All Information Workers are NOT Equal or Even Approximate!
Technology to Watch in 2011 and Beyond
The Future of Location: You Haven't Seen Nothing Yet!
Software Basics: What are Databases and Data Access Layers, and How do they relate to Web Services?
Windows speech recognition saves the day!
Internet Explorer 6, wont you ever die?!
I Still Believe in Programming Language Independence
Free the Airwaves! FCC vote on 'white spaces' scheduled for Nov. 4!
New Touchless SDK brings Multi-Touch using a WebCam
Medical Technology - Robotic Assisted Surgery
Software Development Meme - How I got started programming
15% Off Motorola.com Promo/Coupon Code (PASS_11805)
Software Development = Logical Creativity
Ultimate Mac vs. PC - Steve Jobs vs. Bill Gates
Real Estate - The Search That Should Be.
US Cellular is dicontinuing the Motorola v323i, but you can still buy it from Motorola!
Patterns: Fluent Interface - make your code easier to read
Parallel FX Library: Optimize your code for Multi-Core machines
Could WiFi be used to cook food?
Want to eliminate DRM? Just Boycott all DRM protected content.
HD-DVD: A DMCA Protected Number??
Move.com hires wife of Google VP of Marketing
Apple iPhone has been confirmed, but functionaly similar to Windows Mobile Phone
An Open Source Virtual World like Second Life
FBI to get veto power over PC software?
PHP is easy to learn.
Happy 10th birthday Windows 95!
Giving your application a Plugin based architecture is easier than it sounds...
Hitachi's New Perpendicular Recording Technology involves some bits that dance to the music
AutoUpdate BIOS/Firmware?
Mainstream support for Visual Basic 6.0 will end March 31
Regular Expressions are pretty neato...
What do Linux, MacOS and Windows all have in Common??
AntiMatter is a reality: not just for Trekkies!
Is Planning and Testing really that important in Software Development???
Prevent Windows Kernel From Using The Page File (PagingExecutive Function)
Create your very own Supercomputer with MPICH
Suspect in AltaVista hacking case works at Microsoft
XAML is like HTML for Windows Applications!
Windows XP
A couple cool WinXP TaskBar enhancement tools
IE7: Another version of Internet Explorer will be released for Windows XP!
WindowsXP Alt-Tab Taskswitch Powertoy...
Can you have Windows 2003 Server display the Windows XP Visual Styles?
Windows XP Service Pack 2 Available
WinXP SP2 limits max. number of TCP connections/second
Windows XP SP2 RTM expected in 2 weeks
Hardware
Raspberry Pi 3 released, faster CPU, integrated Wifi
Apple Watch NOT Insanely Great, Not Yet
Windows Vista Device Drivers for Belkin F5D7000 Wireless Network Card
Cheap PC - Build a Vista Premium Ready system for under $500 including the OS
AutoUpdate BIOS/Firmware?
Cool Utility to get CPU/Fan Temperatures of you DELL Laptop/Notebook
ASP.NET
Using MiniProfiler with SqlDataSource ASP.NET WebForms Control
Mocking HttpRequestBase.ServerVariables using Moq
IronJSMVC: Script ASP.NET MVC in JavaScript using IronJS
ASP.NET MVC Themes: 3 different theming methods
HTML5 Day 4: Add Drop Down Menu to ASP.NET MVC HTML5 Template using CSS and jQuery
HTML5 Day 2: Upgrade ASP.NET MVC 2 Site Template to HTML5
Microsoft Killed the Virtual Earth ASP.NET Control
A Simple ScriptManager for ASP.NET MVC
ASP.NET MVC: Implement Theme Folders using a Custom ViewEngine
ASP.NET AJAX: Create a JavaScript Component with Events
Custom Themes in ASP.NET MVC Updated for Preview 5
How To Setup Custom Theme Support In ASP.NET MVC Preview 4 using a Custom ViewEngine
How To Use ASP.NET MVC in Website rather than Web Application Project
ASP.NET: Fix for WebParts + UrlRewriting/UrlMapping Issue
Web.Maps.VE 2.0 Released - ASP.NET Virtual Earth Mapping Server Control
Bing Maps ASP.NET: Web.Maps.VE v1.0 Update, v2.0 Coming Soon
ASP.NET 3.5: Create AJAX Extender Controls using the ExtenderControl base class
Virtual Earth + ASP.NET AJAX Now Fixed in Safari
ASP.NET: Create AJAX Server Controls using the ScriptControl base class
Some ASP.NET AJAX Tips and Tricks
Virtual Earth Plus ASP.NET AJAX Breaks In Safari!
Virtual Earth: Dynamically Load InfoBox Using ASP.NET AJAX
Getting Started with Virtual Earth and ASP.NET AJAX
Google Charts API: an ASP.NET 2.0 Server Control
Cryptographic Extensions for Microsoft AJAX Extensions Framework
Subsite Rewriting HttpModule for ASP.NET
ASP.NET 2.0: RewritePath breaks HyperLink's ImageUrl in App_Theme file when path with slash is rewritten
ASP.NET Forums is gone and Community Server's not free
ASP.NET AJAX: Extensions to standard JavaScript base types
ASP.NET AJAX: Use 'custom' objects as Extender Control Properties
Learn ASP.NET Provider Model By Example via BlogEngine.NET
AjaxControlToolkit TabContainer: TabPanel.Visible='False' should not display header text
Why not make ASP.NET Web Matrix shared source?
PietschSoft.VE v2.0.0 Alpha - ASP.NET AJAX Virtual Earth Mapping Control
ASP.NET: Add Template Support to your User Controls
ASP.NET: Extend BoundField Control - Add MultiLine support
VirtualPathProvider: Store .ASPX and .HTM files for your application in xml file or database
I Found a bug in the Rating control in the Atlas Control Toolkit
IIS7: Better Url Mapping support, well not yet...
ASP.NET 2.0: v0.02 of my Virtual Earth v3 Ajax Server Control
ASP.NET Atlas is full of JavaScript goodness
ASP.NET 2.0: Virtual Earth v3 Ajax Server Control - PietschSoft.VE3 v0.01
ASP.NET 2.0: Place JavaScript inside the Page.Header
What I've been up to lately: JavaScript, AJAX, Virtual Earth and WebParts
ASP.NET 2.0: It's extremely easy to add Ajax support using 'Atlas'
ASP.NET: Registration of Controls in Web.Config
ASP.NET: Maintain Scroll Position On Postback
ASP.NET: The secret App_Offline.htm file
ASP.NET 2.0: 'Atlas' now has a Go-Live license
ASP.NET: Use VB.NET and C# within the App_Code folder
ASP.NET Development Server: Run application on Root
ASP.NET: How to get a specific ConnectionString from the Web.Config by name
ASP.NET Client Callbacks inside a User Control
ASP.NET 2.0: URL Mapping with RegEx Support
Bink.nu to use SQL Server 2005 x64 Edition and ASP.NET 2.0 x64!
Use ASP.NET Web Parts and Membership stuff with SQL Server 2000
URL Mapping for ASP.NET 1.1
ASP.NET 2.0: Rewriting URL Paths just got a whole lot easier
Why can't IIS implicitly share ASP Session state with ASP.NET??
How do you call a Console application from ASP.NET and get the results??
Host ASP.NET Web Applications on an XBox
XBox
XNA and XBox 360: Not until you pony up some ca$h!!
XBox Live Gamercard Vista Sidebar Gadget
Perfect Dark Zero to be released on XBox 360!
Host ASP.NET Web Applications on an XBox
Open Source
Why Companies Should Contribute to Open Source
jsQuizEngine - lightweight javascript quiz engine
Public Domain or at least Open Source Licensing Eventually
jHash v2.0 Released: Now with Routing Support!
4 Reasons Why Virtual Router is Superior to Connectify
jHash: Easily Manage Browser History / window.location.hash
Virtual Router Project – Turn any Windows 7 PC into a Wireless Access Point / Hot Spot
MvcMaps Preview 1 – A Unified Bing/Google Maps API for ASP.NET MVC
jHtmlArea – Adding Custom Toolbar Buttons
jHtmlArea 0.6.0 Update with Improved Functionality
jHtmlArea - The all NEW HTML WYSIWYG Editor for jQuery
Simple Port Scanner Written in VB.NET 2003/2008
A Free Open Source Ribbon Control for Windows Forms!
VEToolkit: Virtual Earth Toolkit Open Source Project
dotNetExt - .NET Extension Method Library - v0.1 Beta Released
LINQ to JavaScript: Update Release v1.01 With More Functionality
LINQ to JavaScript (JSLINQ) Open Source Project Launched!
LunchTimeCoder.ServiceMonitor v1.1 Released
LunchTimeCoder: Windows Service Monitor that runs in the System Tray
LunchTimeCoder.AutoSlideShow v1.05 - some small enhancements
LunchTimeCoder Day 1: AutoSlideShow - JavaScript Automatic SlideShow Class
Announcing the LunchTimerCoder.com Initiative
PietschSoft.VE v2.0.1 Released
PietschSoft.VE3 is now on CodePlex
ASP.NET 2.0: Virtual Earth v3 Ajax Server Control - PietschSoft.VE3 v0.01
OpenOffice - Fee MS-Office alternative
SQL Server
Using LINQ to SQL with SQL Server Compact Edition
SQL 2008 RTM Released, and includes .NET 3.5 SP1
T-SQL: Parse a delimited string
Bink.nu to use SQL Server 2005 x64 Edition and ASP.NET 2.0 x64!
I found a bug in SQL Server 2000...
View SQL Server Transaction Logs
Web Based Alternative to SQL Enterprise Manager
My Function Guide is finally ported over to SQL Server
Win32
C#: Flash Window in Taskbar via Win32 FlashWindowEx
Add System Menu Items to WPF Window using Win32 API
Add System Menu Items to a Form using Windows API
VB.NET: Syntax Highlighting in a RichTextBox control
My Function Guide is finally ported over to SQL Server
Podcast
CouchDB on FLOSS Weekly Episode 36 - distributed, document-oriented, RESTful database
My Virtual Earth Interview on The Thirsty Developer podcast
PietschSoft.VE mentioned during a Microsoft Webcast on Virtual Earth yesterday
PietschSoft.VE got mentioned on DotNetRocks! episode #221
My Top 10 Tech Netcasts (podcasts)
Scott Guthrie interviewed on Hanselminutes
Polymorphic Podcast: Awesome .NET Podcast!
MSDN .NET Show on IIS 7.0 with Scott Guthrie and Bill Staples
Great description of Buffer Overruns
A deep talk about ASP.NET Web Controls
Going Deep into the Windows NT Kernel with Dave Probert
Windows 1.0 TV Commercial with Steve Ballmer
The .NET Show: Introduction to Visual Studio 2005 (Whidbey)
User Group
LinkedIn Group for the Wisconsin .NET Users Group
WI .NET Users Group - Holiday Party 2007 InstallFest
WI .NET Users Group Holiday Party '07 has been rescheduled to Dec. 18th
WI .NET Users Group Holiday Party '07 has been Cancelled due to Weather...
Attend WI .NET Users Group Holiday Party and get Visual Studio 2008 Free!
WI-INETA: Augmented Reality with .NET on 11/13/2007 with Casey Chesnut
WI-INETA: Oct. '07 - Code Generation, Software Factories and Visual Studio Extensibility
WI .NET User Group - 7/10/2007 - Silverlight!! buzz....
Wisonsin .NET Users Group website - Some enhancements may be coming...
WI-INETA: Overview of Web 2.0 with Larry Clarkin
Wisconsin .NET Users Group (WI-INETA) Website is lacking...
Learn Regular Expressions with Dave Wanta!
WI-INETA May 9th: Object Relational Mapping Frameworks: Simplify & Improve Your Data Access Layer
WI-INETA: Scott Hanselman to present at WI .NET Users Group's Deeper in .NET 2006!
WI-INETA President, Brian Tinkler, takes a trip to Redmond
May 10th WI-INETA Meeting on Design Patterns in .NET
WI-INETA: Need for Speed: .NET Performance Tuning (April 12)
WI-INETA Meeting on Service Oriented Architecture
Wisconsin .NET User Group meeting tonight
JavaScript
How to Hide a Column in AG-Grid and Prevent it from Displaying in the Tool Panel
JavaScript: Loop through Array (using forEach)
JavaScript: Parse a String to a Date
JavaScript: Format Date to String
JavaScript: How to Convert Map to an Array of Objects
Check if element exists using JavaScript or jQuery
How to Remove a Specific Item from an Array in JavaScript
jQuery: How do I check if an element is hidden?
JavaScript: AG-Grid + ASP.NET MVC Infinite Row Model DataSource with Entity Framework
JavaScript Fundamentals: Variables, Arrays, and Loops
JavaScript: Remove Specific Items from Array
Loop through JavaScript Arrays using for, forEach, and map functions
JavaScript: Convert String to Number
Basics of JavaScript Class Inheritance
Call Functions in JavaScript
JavaScript Tips: Parse QueryString to Dictionary
jQuery Basics: Is Element Hidden or Visible?
JavaScript Basics: String Contains Function
JavaScript Basics: Url / Page Navigation via document.location
JavaScript Basics: How to create a Dictionary with Key/Value pairs
jsQuizEngine - lightweight javascript quiz engine
jHash v2.0 Released: Now with Routing Support!
IronJSMVC: Script ASP.NET MVC in JavaScript using IronJS
JavaScript: window.onbeforeunload Event - Show “Are you sure you want to leave this page?” Message
Tag Editor Field using jQuery similar to StackOverflow
Mixing some Dynamic-ness with IronJS in .NET 4
jHash: Easily Manage Browser History / window.location.hash
HTML5 Day 3: Detecting HTML5 Support via JavaScript
Easily Convert Between HTML and RGB Colors using JavaScript
JavaScript: Easily 'Extend' an Object/Element
Creating Ruby-like 'Extensions' in JavaScript
Building JavaScript / HTML based Applications using Adobe Air for FREE
Bing Maps Shapes (VEShape) to WKT (Well-Known-Text) and Back using JavaScript
ASP.NET AJAX: Create a JavaScript Component with Events
JavaScript: Mixing OOP and Event Driven Programming
JavaScript: Null Coalesce using the || Operator
JavaScript Prototypal Inheritence Explained in Simple Terms
Silverlight and JavaScript Interop Basics
Silverlight: Load JavaScript from Embedded Resource and Execute Within Page
Simple JavaScript Object Reflection API (.NET Style)
JavaScript ForEach Equivalent
JavaScript Function Tips and Tricks
Bing Maps: Draw a Circle Radius Around a Lat/Long Point
Calculate Distance Between Geocodes in C# and JavaScript
LINQ to JavaScript Interactive SDK Now Available!
LINQ to JavaScript: Update Release v1.01 With More Functionality
LINQ to JavaScript (JSLINQ) Open Source Project Launched!
JavaScript int.TryParse Equivalent
Web.Maps.VE - Virtual Earth Without JavaScript, plus .NET 3.5 Support just added!
Safari 3 for Windows: Enable JavaScript Debugging
JavaScript: Add Search Engine Keyword Highlight Support to your site with ease
ASP.NET AJAX: Extensions to standard JavaScript base types
LunchTimeCoder.AutoSlideShow v1.05 - some small enhancements
Creating Namespaces in JavaScript is actually rather simple...
LunchTimeCoder Day 1: AutoSlideShow - JavaScript Automatic SlideShow Class
Add iPhone style flicking support using JavaScript
JavaScript/AJAX Example 1 - Load File Asynchronously and Display within TextArea
ASP.NET Atlas is full of JavaScript goodness
ASP.NET 2.0: Place JavaScript inside the Page.Header
JavaScript: Loop through all elements in a form
What I've been up to lately: JavaScript, AJAX, Virtual Earth and WebParts
Windows Longhorn Glass Look DHTML
JavaScript: How to get value from nested form in iframe?
HTML
Easily Convert Between HTML and RGB Colors using JavaScript
C# .NET: Convert System.Drawing.Color to HTML color
Color the background of items in a Dropdown box in your HTML pages.
JavaScript: How to get value from nested form in iframe?
VB.NET
Simple Port Scanner Written in VB.NET 2003/2008
A Couple VB.NET Language Tips for C# Developers
C#/VB.NET: Extension Methods
VB.NET: RegEx Syntax Highlighting RichTextBox
ASP.NET: Use VB.NET and C# within the App_Code folder
The My namespace in Visual Basic 2005 is extensible!
.NET Framework - Check if Windows booted in Normal or Safe Mode
Boolean Expression in .NET: strName IN ('CHRIS','TOM','TYLER')
VB.NET: Syntax Highlighting in a RichTextBox control
VB.NET: Make a Form semi-transparent when moving and resizing it
VB.NET 2005's 'My' namespace for Mono
How do you call a Console application from ASP.NET and get the results??
Write to the Event Log in .NET (VB.NET and C#.NET)
Why do we need to handle the RowUpdated event of our DataAdapter in order to reflect the ID in a Primary/Foriegn key relationship??
Color
C# .NET: Convert System.Drawing.Color to HTML color
Color the background of items in a Dropdown box in your HTML pages.
CSS
CSS-only Animated Loading Spinner
HTML5 IE9 Bug: SELECT box is Un-Selected using Mouse if CSS modifies position on hover
HTML5 Day 4: Add Drop Down Menu to ASP.NET MVC HTML5 Template using CSS and jQuery
Place a StackOverflow badge on your website
CSS + DIV = Scrollable area for site content
Windows Longhorn Glass Look DHTML
Color the background of items in a Dropdown box in your HTML pages.
Windows Server
Can you have Windows 2003 Server display the Windows XP Visual Styles?
Error ASP 0178 on Windows 2003 Server (IIS6) by Server.CreateObject on DCOM registered Component
SQL
‘SQL Query’ Micro Design Pattern
SQL Azure: Calculate Database Usage Percentage of Max Size
SQL Azure: REBUILD All Indexes in Database – Alternative to DBCC DBREINDEX
Using LINQ to SQL with SQL Server Compact Edition
SQL Compact And The 'Unable to load DLL 'sqlceme35.dll'' Runtime Exception
T-SQL: Parse a delimited string
T-SQL: Join Tables by a Field that contains a delimited string
SQL Script: Search all tables for a specific field
macOS
macOS: Monitor CPU Usage and Frequency Info
Can you run Mac OS X within Virtual PC 2007 on Windows?
What do Linux, MacOS and Windows all have in Common??
Linux
Ubuntu 6.10 is the easiest version of Linux thus far!
Setting Up Ubuntu with virtualization on Vista x64
What do Linux, MacOS and Windows all have in Common??
VBScript
Microsoft VBScript compilation error '800a03e9' Out of Memory :: VBS has a code line length limit of 1022
IIS
IIS7: Better Url Mapping support, well not yet...
Why can't IIS implicitly share ASP Session state with ASP.NET??
Conference
Milwaukee Azure Bootcamp - Apr 16, 2016
Deeper in .NET 2011 in Review with Pictures
2 Interesting TED Talks on The Truth About Plastic
MIX'09: Virtual Earth Silverlight CTP Session Online for Viewing
You Can Watch PDC'08 Sessions Online!
The Milwaukee Visual Studio 2008 Launch Event is over; but the fun has only begun
Deeper in .NET 2008 is less than 15 hours away!
MIX'08 Session Recordings Now Available Online
MIX'08 - KeyNote Notes of Ray Ozzies talk
I went Deeper in .NET yesterday again!
I met Scott Hanselman the night before Deeper in .NET 2006
Are you ready to go Deeper in .NET!?
Office 12 Screenshots from PDC '05
Rory Blyth and Scott Hanselman homemade TechEd promotion...
I went Deeper in .NET, yesterday
WI-INETA Event: Deeper in .NET 2005!
Career
Never Give Up
Be True to Yourself, First
Do your best and Own it
Community Engagement: Who do you follow? What do you share?
There is no product unless you first ship it!
Urgency is not Panic, unless you let it be
Execution is Most Important to be Successful
Automation is Essential
An Hour Saved is an Hour Earned
Comfort is Overrated. Change is Exciting and Revealing!
All Information Workers are NOT Equal or Even Approximate!
Is this necessary?- Chris Pietschmann, MVP, MCSD, MCAD, MCP
Software Development Meme - How I got started programming
QBasic was my First Programming Language
Not All Software Developers Need To Be Graphic Designers
Software Development = Logical Creativity
Self Employed and time for contract work
Things I learned about Software WHILE NOT in College
The NEW Microsoft Certified Architect Program (MCAP)
My introduction to computers and programming...
I passed the 70-305 exam on Friday!!
Microsoft Exams: FREE Retake Offer
Life
My Fitness Journey Challenges and Successes and Tony Horton as my Personal Trainer
Encryption and Code are Greater Than Guns and Bombs
Software is Written FOR PEOPLE
Imposter Syndrome is Fake
On Being an Expert
Follow You Own Path, Dreams and Passion
Never Give Up
Find Your Passion
Failure is the cost of Wisdom
Be True to Yourself, First
Life Rules
Do your best and Own it
Tools Don't Make You Great
Games and Facebook are Cool but Boring Software Runs the World
Programming is the Reading and Writing of the Future
Overnight Success is Hardly Overnight
Failure Is Greater Success Than Success.
You are responsible for YOU
Urgency is not Panic, unless you let it be
Execution is Most Important to be Successful
Automation is Essential
An Hour Saved is an Hour Earned
Comfort is Overrated. Change is Exciting and Revealing!
Stop. Relax. Now, GO!
Work Smart, Not Hard
The Follow Or Lead Delimma of Sheep and Wolves
All Information Workers are NOT Equal or Even Approximate!
My introduction to computers and programming...
Community
Community Engagement: Who do you follow? What do you share?
2010 Community Coding Contest winners have been announced
Today (8/31) is last day to enter 2010 Community Coding Contest for chance to win an MSDN Ultimate Subscription!
Bing Community Site Not SEO Optimized
Community Coding Contest 2010 - Looking for Input and Prizes
And, the Community Coding Contest Winners Are...
Community Coding Contest Voting Has Begun! Go Cast Your Vote!
Less Than 36 Hours Left to Enter the Community Coding Contest!
Write code, Win FREE MSDN Subscription!
Community Coding Contest Website Launched!
Community Coding Contest to start July 1st - Chance to Win MSDN Premium Subscription with VS'08 Team Suite, plus more
DNR: Building Communities at Dallas TechFest
Alpha Geeks Are Still Joe Schmoe! And the Community Leads Itself.
.NET Community: Learn The Current State Of The Platform Before Deciding On Its Future
2008 Microsoft Launch Event and Free Software
WI .NET Users Group - Having troubles finding meeting locations!
msdn2.microsoft.com - Lots of improvements for MSDN Online!
Windows Vista
Cheap PC 2009 - Custom Built PC under $500 that includes Windows Vista Home Premium
Vista Sidebar Gadget for Pandora Radio
Intel Core i7 920 - Initial Thoughts, Overclocking and Windows Vista
Free Vista SP1 Support through March 18, 2009
Mount ISO Images in Vista x64
Dec. '07: Are the latest Vista updates full of error? Or is it just me?
XBox Live Gamercard Vista Sidebar Gadget
Vista Experience Update: Disk Defragmenter Revisited
Windows Vista Device Drivers for Belkin F5D7000 Wireless Network Card
Cheap PC - Build a Vista Premium Ready system for under $500 including the OS
Setting Up Ubuntu with virtualization on Vista x64
Vista Experience Update: Vista Sidebar Gadgets
Vista Experience Update: Windows Vista x64 runs 32-bit Internet Explorer by Default
Vista Experience Update: DVD Backup Programs
64-bit Vista no longer available on MSDN?
Vista Experience Update: Vista automatically defragments your hard drives for you
I have Windows Vista Ultimate x64 installed in a dual boot with WinXP Pro
I now have my key for Vista Ultimate
Windows Vista is currently available on MSDN
Vista Beta 2: Not my Primary OS anymore
Windows Vista Beta 2: installed on my primary machine
A couple cool WinXP TaskBar enhancement tools
Windows Vista: Latest Screenshots Revealed
C#
Code Tip: Simpler Performance Timer Logging in C#
5 Common C# tasks in Apple Swift Programming Language
Basic Comparison of Functions in C# and Apple Swift Programming Language
Basic Comparison of C# and Apple Swift Programming Language Syntax
What “var” really means in C#–It’s not “variant”
Mocking HttpRequestBase.ServerVariables using Moq
Design Patterns: Basics of Dependency Injection
SQLinq: Use LINQ to generate Ad-Hoc, strongly typed SQL queries
Unit Testing with SqlException in .NET: Only with help from Reflection
Entity Framework Tips and Tricks: Use GetObjectByKey When Querying a Single Entity
Odd .NET Namespace Scoping Causes Compile-Time Exception
Resolve IP Address And Host Name From MAC Address using C# and Windows ARP Utility
C#: Using IProgressDialog to show a “native” Progress Dialog from .NET in Windows
C#: Flash Window in Taskbar via Win32 FlashWindowEx
A Couple VB.NET Language Tips for C# Developers
Place a StackOverflow badge on your website
C#: Generate WebPage Thumbmail Screenshot Image
C#: Enhance Enums using Extension Methods
.NET: Why aren't Private Abstract methods allowed?
Calculate Distance Between Geocodes in C# and JavaScript
Parallel FX Library: Optimize your code for Multi-Core machines
.NET 3.5: How to Convert from one TimeZone to another
C#: Give your object a Default Indexer Property
C#/VB.NET: Extension Methods
C# .NET: Convert System.Drawing.Color to HTML color
Scrape Geocodes from Google Maps w/ C#
ASP.NET: Use VB.NET and C# within the App_Code folder
Virtual Earth
Microsoft Killed the Virtual Earth ASP.NET Control
Prototype of VEToolkit + ASP.NET MVC 1.0 Component Checked In
MIX'09: Virtual Earth Silverlight CTP Session Online for Viewing
I'm starting a Virtual Earth Developer Resource list
Virtual Earth Silverlight Control CTP Teaser and Some Initial Thoughts
VEToolkit - Virtual Earth Toolkit v6.2.012509.1053 Released!
VEToolkit: Virtual Earth Toolkit Open Source Project
Virtual Earth 6.2 (Bing Maps) JavaScript Intellisense Helper Released
Virtual Earth Staging Environment Launched
Web.Maps.VE 2.0 Released - ASP.NET Virtual Earth Mapping Server Control
Virtual Earth: Get Center Lat/Long When In Birdseye or Oblique Map Style
My Virtual Earth Interview on The Thirsty Developer podcast
Virtual Earth + ASP.NET AJAX Now Fixed in Safari
Virtual Earth: Restrict Map to Specified Viewable Area
Virtual Earth Resources
Virtual Earth: Center Map to Shape during OnClick Event
I am now a Virtual Earth MVP!
Virtual Earth Plus ASP.NET AJAX Breaks In Safari!
Virtual Earth v2 Being Depricated March 31st
Virtual Earth: Calculate Distance of User-Drawn Polyline
Virtual Earth: Dynamically Load InfoBox Using ASP.NET AJAX
Getting Started with Virtual Earth and ASP.NET AJAX
Web.Maps.VE - Virtual Earth Without JavaScript, plus .NET 3.5 Support just added!
Virtual Earth 6: Align Mini Map in the Top Right corner of the Map
Virtual Earth: Convert Road Map Style to Shaded Like maps.live.com does
Virtual Earth: SSL Support
Virtual Earth: Getting Started - Adding a basic Map to a page
Virtual Earth 6 Bug: GetDirections breaks when Start and End Address are the same
Virtual Earth 6 Bug: ShowSwitch parameter of LoadMap method no longer works
Virtual Earth 6 Bug: Zoom buttons in wrong place with multiple maps on the same page
Official Release of Simplovation and Web.Maps.VE!
PietschSoft.VE: Is it Dead? What about Ajax and Virtual Earth v5?
MS Virtual Earth v5.0 Released
PietschSoft.VE mentioned during a Microsoft Webcast on Virtual Earth yesterday
PietschSoft.VE got mentioned on DotNetRocks! episode #221
PietschSoft.VE v2.0.1 Released
PietschSoft.VE v2.0.0 Alpha - ASP.NET AJAX Virtual Earth Mapping Control
Virtual Earth v4 is out now with 3D maps!
MS Virtual Earth: New version on the way!
PietschSoft.VE3 v0.05 Released
PietschSoft.VE3 is now on CodePlex
PietschSoft.VE3 v0.03 plus Demo site!
ASP.NET 2.0: v0.02 of my Virtual Earth v3 Ajax Server Control
ASP.NET 2.0: Virtual Earth v3 Ajax Server Control - PietschSoft.VE3 v0.01
What I've been up to lately: JavaScript, AJAX, Virtual Earth and WebParts
AJAX
ASP.NET AJAX: Create a JavaScript Component with Events
ASP.NET 3.5: Create AJAX Extender Controls using the ExtenderControl base class
Virtual Earth + ASP.NET AJAX Now Fixed in Safari
ASP.NET: Create AJAX Server Controls using the ScriptControl base class
Some ASP.NET AJAX Tips and Tricks
Virtual Earth Plus ASP.NET AJAX Breaks In Safari!
Virtual Earth: Dynamically Load InfoBox Using ASP.NET AJAX
Getting Started with Virtual Earth and ASP.NET AJAX
Cryptographic Extensions for Microsoft AJAX Extensions Framework
ASP.NET AJAX: Extensions to standard JavaScript base types
ASP.NET AJAX: Use 'custom' objects as Extender Control Properties
AjaxControlToolkit TabContainer: TabPanel.Visible='False' should not display header text
PietschSoft.VE v2.0.0 Alpha - ASP.NET AJAX Virtual Earth Mapping Control
JavaScript/AJAX Example 1 - Load File Asynchronously and Display within TextArea
I Found a bug in the Rating control in the Atlas Control Toolkit
What I've been up to lately: JavaScript, AJAX, Virtual Earth and WebParts
GIS
CanvasMap Prototype = HTML5 Canvas + Mapping
2012 Bing Maps Feature Wish List
Bing Maps v7 Ajax Hacks: InfoBox Description containing Html tags
Bing Maps v7 Ajax Hacks: Pushpin Tooltips via Html Title Attribute
Bing Maps JavaScript Intellisense Helper Now Available as Nuget Package
New “Earthquakes in Last 7 Days” Bing Map App
Geomap Project - HTML Extensions for Rendering Map Displays
Bing Maps Ajax 7: Add a Simple Mini Map
Bing Maps Ajax 7: Add Custom Navigation Bar Buttons using jQuery
Bing Maps Ajax 7: Simple Pushpin Animation via Extension to Microsoft.Maps
Bing Maps Ajax 7: Adding InfoBox Support via Extension to Microsoft.Maps
The Future of Location: You Haven't Seen Nothing Yet!
Resizing and Auto-Scaling Pushpin in Bing Maps Silverlight
Free Geographic / Geo-Spatial Data Sources Link List
Bing Maps JS: Calculate Area of Circle and Draw Circle on Map
OpenStreetMap: Get FREE Web Mapping with Road Maps for your Applications
VEToolkit: Virtual Earth Toolkit Open Source Project
Virtual Earth 6.2 (Bing Maps) JavaScript Intellisense Helper Released
Bing Maps: Polygon Search - Is Point Within Polygon?
Plot ZipCode Boundaries on a Map: Part 2 - Import Zip Code (U.S. Census ZCTA) Data Into A Database
Plot ZipCode Boundaries on a Map: Part 1 - Making sense of U.S. Census ZCTA ARC/INFO Ungenerate (ASCII) files
Virtual Earth Staging Environment Launched
Web.Maps.VE 2.0 Released - ASP.NET Virtual Earth Mapping Server Control
Virtual Earth: Get Center Lat/Long When In Birdseye or Oblique Map Style
Virtual Earth: Restrict Map to Specified Viewable Area
Virtual Earth: Center Map to Shape during OnClick Event
Bing Maps: Draw a Circle Radius Around a Lat/Long Point
Virtual Earth: Calculate Distance of User-Drawn Polyline
Calculate Distance Between Geocodes in C# and JavaScript
Web.Maps.VE - Virtual Earth Without JavaScript, plus .NET 3.5 Support just added!
Virtual Earth 6: Align Mini Map in the Top Right corner of the Map
Virtual Earth: Convert Road Map Style to Shaded Like maps.live.com does
Virtual Earth: SSL Support
Virtual Earth: Getting Started - Adding a basic Map to a page
Virtual Earth 6 Bug: GetDirections breaks when Start and End Address are the same
Virtual Earth 6 Bug: ShowSwitch parameter of LoadMap method no longer works
Virtual Earth 6 Bug: Zoom buttons in wrong place with multiple maps on the same page
Official Release of Simplovation and Web.Maps.VE!
PietschSoft.VE: Is it Dead? What about Ajax and Virtual Earth v5?
MS Virtual Earth v5.0 Released
PietschSoft.VE mentioned during a Microsoft Webcast on Virtual Earth yesterday
PietschSoft.VE v2.0.1 Released
PietschSoft.VE v2.0.0 Alpha - ASP.NET AJAX Virtual Earth Mapping Control
Virtual Earth v4 is out now with 3D maps!
MS Virtual Earth: New version on the way!
PietschSoft.VE3 v0.05 Released
PietschSoft.VE3 is now on CodePlex
PietschSoft.VE3 v0.03 plus Demo site!
ASP.NET 2.0: v0.02 of my Virtual Earth v3 Ajax Server Control
Scrape Geocodes from Google Maps w/ C#
ASP.NET 2.0: Virtual Earth v3 Ajax Server Control - PietschSoft.VE3 v0.01
What I've been up to lately: JavaScript, AJAX, Virtual Earth and WebParts
Blogging
My Workflow for Build5Nines Weekly Newsletter Generation
Google Ranks Active Blogs Higher is Search Results
Build a Successful Blog for your Consulting Business
Top 13 Blogging Tips for a Successful Website
Image Editing Tools: Here's what I use
Windows Live Writer now Open Source! as Open Live Writer
Social Media has ruined my blog, or am I just lazy?
Building a 'successful' blog...
Apple
macOS: Monitor CPU Usage and Frequency Info
Apple Watch NOT Insanely Great, Not Yet
Apple iPhone has been confirmed, but functionaly similar to Windows Mobile Phone
Virtualization
Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V RC0 and Athlon 64 X2 4200+
Virtualization on the Desktop: VirtualPC 2007 and Hyper-V
Can you run Mac OS X within Virtual PC 2007 on Windows?
Virtual PC 2007 released with improved performance!
Setting Up Ubuntu with virtualization on Vista x64
Ubuntu
Ubuntu 6.10 is the easiest version of Linux thus far!
Setting Up Ubuntu with virtualization on Vista x64
BlogEngine.NET
Search Keyword Highlighter BlogEngine.NET v1.3 Extension
SimpleBlack Theme for BlogEngine.NET v1.2
Learn ASP.NET Provider Model By Example via BlogEngine.NET
Silverlight
Step By Step: Bing Maps Silverlight and an Out Of Browser (OOB) Application
Silverlight: Embed IronRuby within XAML Part 2
Silverlight: Embed IronRuby/DLR Scripting within XAML using IValueConverter and Custom UserControl
Intro to IronRuby/DLR Scripting in C# Silverlight 4 Application
Use New Bing Maps Road Imagery In Silverlight Map Control (Unofficially and Unsupported)
Silverlight Bing Maps: Draw Circle Around a Latitude/Longitude Location
Display Google Maps Imagery using Bing Maps Silverlight Control
Resizing and Auto-Scaling Pushpin in Bing Maps Silverlight
Draggable Pushpins using Bing Maps Silverlight Control
Silverlight with WCF RIA Services Throws 'Project File ... Not Found' Error When Compiling in Visual Studio 2010 RC
Prototype of OpenStreetMap Silverlight Control using DeepEarth and Bing Maps SDK
Display OpenStreetMap Imagery using Bing Maps Silverlight Control v1
Getting Started with Bing Maps Silverlight Control v1.0
Bing Maps Silverlight CTP: Plot/Edit Pushpin data via a ChildWindow
Bing Maps Silverlight CTP: Using MouseClick Event To Add 'Pushpins'
Bing Maps Silverlight CTP: Overlay OpenStreetMap, OpenAerialMap and Yahoo Map Imagery using Custom Tile Layers!
Bing Maps Silverlight CTP: Using Tile Layers to Overlay Custom Map Imagery
Bing Maps Silverlight CTP: Adding Media (Images, Video, etc.) to the Map
CTP: Bing Maps Silverlight CTP: Basics of Adding Polygons and Polylines using XAML and Code
CTP: Getting Started with Bing Maps Silverlight CTP Map Control SDK
Virtual Earth Silverlight Control CTP Teaser and Some Initial Thoughts
Silverlight: Client-Side Database via LINQ and Isolated Storage
Silverlight Isolated Storage File/Directory Location
Silverlight and JavaScript Interop Basics
Silverlight: Load JavaScript from Embedded Resource and Execute Within Page
Mono: WinForms finally API complete and Moonlight v1.0 is released
PasswordTextBox for Silverlight 2 Beta 2
Working with HTML DOM in Silverlight 2 Beta 1 using the Bridge Pattern
Show a MessageBox in Silverlight 2 Beta 1
Opening Client-Side Files using Silverlight
Silverlight: Anatomy of an .XAP file
WI .NET User Group - 7/10/2007 - Silverlight!! buzz....
Simplovation
Windows 8 App: Simple Weight Log–My first Windows Store App
Simplovation Web.Maps.VE v3.0 Now With FREE Edition!
Web.Maps.VE 2.0 Released - ASP.NET Virtual Earth Mapping Server Control
Bing Maps ASP.NET: Web.Maps.VE v1.0 Update, v2.0 Coming Soon
Web.Maps.VE - Virtual Earth Without JavaScript, plus .NET 3.5 Support just added!
Official Release of Simplovation and Web.Maps.VE!
Safari
Virtual Earth + ASP.NET AJAX Now Fixed in Safari
Virtual Earth Plus ASP.NET AJAX Breaks In Safari!
Safari 3 for Windows: Enable JavaScript Debugging
LINQ
SQLinq: Use LINQ to generate Ad-Hoc, strongly typed SQL queries
Using LINQ to SQL with SQL Server Compact Edition
Silverlight: Client-Side Database via LINQ and Isolated Storage
LINQ to JavaScript Interactive SDK Now Available!
LINQ to JavaScript: Update Release v1.01 With More Functionality
LINQ to JavaScript (JSLINQ) Open Source Project Launched!
Introduction to LINQ
jslinq
LINQ to JavaScript Interactive SDK Now Available!
LINQ to JavaScript: Update Release v1.01 With More Functionality
LINQ to JavaScript (JSLINQ) Open Source Project Launched!
Bing Maps
Awarded 2012 Microsoft MVP - Bing Maps
2012 Bing Maps Feature Wish List
Bing Maps v7 Ajax Hacks: InfoBox Description containing Html tags
Bing Maps v7 Ajax Hacks: Pushpin Tooltips via Html Title Attribute
Bing Maps JavaScript Intellisense Helper Now Available as Nuget Package
New “Earthquakes in Last 7 Days” Bing Map App
Step By Step: Bing Maps Silverlight and an Out Of Browser (OOB) Application
Geomap Project - HTML Extensions for Rendering Map Displays
Bing Maps Ajax 7: Add a Simple Mini Map
Bing Maps Ajax 7: Add Custom Navigation Bar Buttons using jQuery
Bing Maps Ajax 7: Simple Pushpin Animation via Extension to Microsoft.Maps
Bing Maps Ajax 7: Adding InfoBox Support via Extension to Microsoft.Maps
Use New Bing Maps Road Imagery In Silverlight Map Control (Unofficially and Unsupported)
Silverlight Bing Maps: Draw Circle Around a Latitude/Longitude Location
Display Google Maps Imagery using Bing Maps Silverlight Control
Resizing and Auto-Scaling Pushpin in Bing Maps Silverlight
Draggable Pushpins using Bing Maps Silverlight Control
Bing Maps JS: Calculate Area of Circle and Draw Circle on Map
Prototype of OpenStreetMap Silverlight Control using DeepEarth and Bing Maps SDK
Display OpenStreetMap Imagery using Bing Maps Silverlight Control v1
Getting Started with Bing Maps Silverlight Control v1.0
MvcMaps Preview 1 – A Unified Bing/Google Maps API for ASP.NET MVC
Simplovation Web.Maps.VE v3.0 Now With FREE Edition!
Bing Maps Silverlight CTP: Plot/Edit Pushpin data via a ChildWindow
Bing Maps for Enterprise (formerly Virtual Earth) Licensing FAQ
Bing Maps Shapes (VEShape) to WKT (Well-Known-Text) and Back using JavaScript
Prototype of VEToolkit + ASP.NET MVC 1.0 Component Checked In
Bing Maps Silverlight CTP: Using MouseClick Event To Add 'Pushpins'
Bing Maps for Enterprise Developer Resources
Bing Maps Silverlight CTP: Overlay OpenStreetMap, OpenAerialMap and Yahoo Map Imagery using Custom Tile Layers!
Bing Maps Silverlight CTP: Using Tile Layers to Overlay Custom Map Imagery
Bing Maps Silverlight CTP: Adding Media (Images, Video, etc.) to the Map
CTP: Bing Maps Silverlight CTP: Basics of Adding Polygons and Polylines using XAML and Code
CTP: Getting Started with Bing Maps Silverlight CTP Map Control SDK
Bing Maps: Modify the Opacity of an Existing Custom Tile Layer
VEToolkit - Virtual Earth Toolkit v6.2.012509.1053 Released!
Bing Maps: Polygon Search - Is Point Within Polygon?
Bing Maps ASP.NET: Web.Maps.VE v1.0 Update, v2.0 Coming Soon
Bing Maps: Draw a Circle Radius Around a Lat/Long Point
WCF
Silverlight with WCF RIA Services Throws 'Project File ... Not Found' Error When Compiling in Visual Studio 2010 RC
.NET 3.5 SP1: DataContractJsonSerializer Bug
.NET 3.5: JSON Serialization using the DataContractJsonSerializer
WPF
Single Instance WPF Application in .NET 3.x
WPF Toolkit adds Ribbon Control to .NET 3.5 SP1
Add System Menu Items to WPF Window using Win32 API
Microsoft MVP
Chris Pietschmann Awarded 2019 Microsoft MVP Award
(Cross Post) Chris Pietschmann Awarded 2018 Microsoft MVP Award
Awarded 2017 Microsoft MVP - Azure
Awarded 2012 Microsoft MVP - Bing Maps
Awarded 2011 Microsoft MVP–Windows Live Platform
Awarded 2010 Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Platform
Awarded 2009 Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Platform
I am now a Virtual Earth MVP!
Hyper-V
Hyper-V Compatibility Check Tool for AMD Processors
Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V RC0 and Athlon 64 X2 4200+
Virtualization on the Desktop: VirtualPC 2007 and Hyper-V
Windows 7
Virtual Router Project – Turn any Windows 7 PC into a Wireless Access Point / Hot Spot
Windows 7 RTM is on MSDN & TechNet – Here’s the AKAMAI links!
Windows 7 Beta: Change the Logon UI Background Image
Windows 7 Beta - Media Player 12 - Bigger Focus On Playing Media/Content
Windows 7 Beta Has Good and Bad Points - A Short Review
Windows vNext (Windows 7?) Feature Ideas
Why wait for Windows 7? Dell XT has Multi-Touch already
MVC
IronJSMVC: Script ASP.NET MVC in JavaScript using IronJS
ASP.NET MVC Themes: 3 different theming methods
HTML5 Day 2: Upgrade ASP.NET MVC 2 Site Template to HTML5
A Simple ScriptManager for ASP.NET MVC
ASP.NET MVC: Implement Theme Folders using a Custom ViewEngine
Custom Themes in ASP.NET MVC Updated for Preview 5
How To Setup Custom Theme Support In ASP.NET MVC Preview 4 using a Custom ViewEngine
How To Use ASP.NET MVC in Website rather than Web Application Project
Ruby
Creating Ruby-like 'Extensions' in JavaScript
Implementing Namespaces in Ruby using Nested Modules
VEToolkit
Prototype of VEToolkit + ASP.NET MVC 1.0 Component Checked In
VEToolkit - Virtual Earth Toolkit v6.2.012509.1053 Released!
Windows Live
Awarded 2011 Microsoft MVP–Windows Live Platform
Awarded 2010 Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Platform
Awarded 2009 Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Platform
Live Framework: Connecting to the Local Live Operating Environment (LOE) for Offline Applications
DLR
Mixing some Dynamic-ness with IronJS in .NET 4
Silverlight: Embed IronRuby/DLR Scripting within XAML using IValueConverter and Custom UserControl
Intro to IronRuby/DLR Scripting in C# Silverlight 4 Application
Managed JScript on the DLR from Microsoft is DEAD!! WHY?!??
Azure
Chris Pietschmann Awarded 2019 Microsoft MVP Award
(Cross Post) Chris Pietschmann Awarded 2018 Microsoft MVP Award
Awarded 2017 Microsoft MVP - Azure
Milwaukee Azure Bootcamp - Apr 16, 2016
Announcing new Azure blog: BuildAzure.com
Why I got the MCSD: Azure Solutions Architect Certification
How I passed the 70-532 Developing Microsoft Azure Solutions certification exam
SQL Azure: Calculate Database Usage Percentage of Max Size
SQL Azure: REBUILD All Indexes in Database – Alternative to DBCC DBREINDEX
What's the Minimum Hosting Cost for Windows Azure?
jQuery
Check if element exists using JavaScript or jQuery
jQuery: How do I check if an element is hidden?
Tag Editor Field using jQuery similar to StackOverflow
HTML5 Day 4: Add Drop Down Menu to ASP.NET MVC HTML5 Template using CSS and jQuery
jHtmlArea - The all NEW HTML WYSIWYG Editor for jQuery
Adding a DotNetKicks Image/Badge via jQuery
jHtmlArea
jHtmlArea – Adding Custom Toolbar Buttons
jHtmlArea 0.6.0 Update with Improved Functionality
jHtmlArea - The all NEW HTML WYSIWYG Editor for jQuery
OpenStreetMap
Loading Microsoft CDN Hosted OpenStreetMap Imagery in Silverlight Bing Maps Control
Prototype of OpenStreetMap Silverlight Control using DeepEarth and Bing Maps SDK
Display OpenStreetMap Imagery using Bing Maps Silverlight Control v1
OpenStreetMap: Get FREE Web Mapping with Road Maps for your Applications
Visual Studio
Code Tip: Simpler Performance Timer Logging in C#
5 Common C# tasks in Apple Swift Programming Language
Basic Comparison of Functions in C# and Apple Swift Programming Language
Basic Comparison of C# and Apple Swift Programming Language Syntax
What “var” really means in C#–It’s not “variant”
Visual Studio 2010 Beta 2 Setup Contains a Weird Blue Mac-Style Button!
Google Maps
Geomap Project - HTML Extensions for Rendering Map Displays
Display Google Maps Imagery using Bing Maps Silverlight Control
MvcMaps Preview 1 – A Unified Bing/Google Maps API for ASP.NET MVC
ASP.NET MVC
JavaScript: AG-Grid + ASP.NET MVC Infinite Row Model DataSource with Entity Framework
MvcXaml - Images from XAML within ASP.NET MVC Application
MvcMaps Preview 1 – A Unified Bing/Google Maps API for ASP.NET MVC
Virtual Router
4 Reasons Why Virtual Router is Superior to Connectify
Virtual Router Project – Turn any Windows 7 PC into a Wireless Access Point / Hot Spot
Contest
2010 Community Coding Contest winners have been announced
Today (8/31) is last day to enter 2010 Community Coding Contest for chance to win an MSDN Ultimate Subscription!
Community Coding Contest 2010 - Looking for Input and Prizes
Software
Software is like Automobiles and has a lot to learn
TDD: Testable is most important
Peek Inside Minecraft Windows 10 Edition Beta
Hack to Force new Skype for Business UI over Lync
CQRS: Command Query Responsibility Segregation Design Pattern
Do Trust and Faith belong in Software Development? Not Really!
‘SQL Query’ Micro Design Pattern
Peeking inside the Twitter Windows 8 App
Software Basics: What are Databases and Data Access Layers, and How do they relate to Web Services?
Design Pattern
CQRS: Command Query Responsibility Segregation Design Pattern
‘SQL Query’ Micro Design Pattern
Design Patterns: Basics of Dependency Injection
Software Basics: What are Databases and Data Access Layers, and How do they relate to Web Services?
Entrepreneur
Find Your Passion
There is no product unless you first ship it!
Failure Is Greater Success Than Success.
Work Smart, Not Hard
Microsoft BizSpark: My new startup is enrolled, but was denied twice before this blog post
IronRuby
Silverlight: Embed IronRuby within XAML Part 2
Silverlight: Embed IronRuby/DLR Scripting within XAML using IValueConverter and Custom UserControl
Intro to IronRuby/DLR Scripting in C# Silverlight 4 Application
HTML5
HTML5 IE9 Bug: SELECT box is Un-Selected using Mouse if CSS modifies position on hover
CanvasMap Prototype = HTML5 Canvas + Mapping
HTML5 Day 6: New Range Input Type
HTML5 Day 5: New Date Input Type
HTML5 Day 4: Add Drop Down Menu to ASP.NET MVC HTML5 Template using CSS and jQuery
HTML5 Day 3: Detecting HTML5 Support via JavaScript
HTML5 Day 2: Upgrade ASP.NET MVC 2 Site Template to HTML5
HTML5 Day 1: New tags work in older browsers? Awesome!
jHash
jHash v2.0 Released: Now with Routing Support!
jHash: Easily Manage Browser History / window.location.hash
IronJS
IronJSMVC: Script ASP.NET MVC in JavaScript using IronJS
Mixing some Dynamic-ness with IronJS in .NET 4
Database
SQL Azure: Calculate Database Usage Percentage of Max Size
SQL Azure: REBUILD All Indexes in Database – Alternative to DBCC DBREINDEX
TDD
TDD: Testable is most important
Mocking HttpRequestBase.ServerVariables using Moq
Design Patterns: Basics of Dependency Injection
Unit Testing with SqlException in .NET: Only with help from Reflection
Windows 10
First 10 Minutes with Raspberry Pi and Windows 10 for IoT
Peeking inside the Twitter Windows 8 App
Windows 8 App: Simple Weight Log–My first Windows Store App
Business
My Workflow for Build5Nines Weekly Newsletter Generation
Build a Successful Blog for your Consulting Business
On Finding a Business Partner
The Technology is NOT Important
Top 13 Blogging Tips for a Successful Website
My Top 11 Business Tips
Why Companies Should Contribute to Open Source
Find Your Passion
Failure is the cost of Wisdom
Tools Don't Make You Great
Games and Facebook are Cool but Boring Software Runs the World
There is no product unless you first ship it!
Overnight Success is Hardly Overnight
Failure Is Greater Success Than Success.
Psychology of Software and its Users
Stop. Relax. Now, GO!
Work Smart, Not Hard
The Follow Or Lead Delimma of Sheep and Wolves
Swift
5 Common C# tasks in Apple Swift Programming Language
Basic Comparison of Functions in C# and Apple Swift Programming Language
Basic Comparison of C# and Apple Swift Programming Language Syntax
XCode
5 Common C# tasks in Apple Swift Programming Language
Basic Comparison of Functions in C# and Apple Swift Programming Language
Basic Comparison of C# and Apple Swift Programming Language Syntax
Raspberry Pi
Raspberry Pi 3 released, faster CPU, integrated Wifi
Exciting Time for Makers! We're in a Maker Renaissance!
First 10 Minutes with Raspberry Pi and Windows 10 for IoT
IoT
Raspberry Pi 3 released, faster CPU, integrated Wifi
Exciting Time for Makers! We're in a Maker Renaissance!
First 10 Minutes with Raspberry Pi and Windows 10 for IoT
Certification
Study Guide for 70-480 Programming HTML5, JavaScript, CSS3 Certification Exam
Why I got the MCSD: Azure Solutions Architect Certification
How I passed the 70-532 Developing Microsoft Azure Solutions certification exam
MCSD
Study Guide for 70-480 Programming HTML5, JavaScript, CSS3 Certification Exam
Why I got the MCSD: Azure Solutions Architect Certification
How I passed the 70-532 Developing Microsoft Azure Solutions certification exam
Personal
Always Focus on What Matters
Care for Yourself First
Find Your Self Worth Internally
Finding Myself Again
DevOps
Top Terraform and Azure Articles on Build5Nines in 2022 (plus year in review)
