Chris Pietschmann
Categories
VB
How to Create a Screen Saver in Visual Basic 6
Measuring the Performance of troubled code in your VB6 Application
Windows
Peek Inside Minecraft Windows 10 Edition Beta
Peeking inside the Twitter Windows 8 App
Setting Up Ubuntu with virtualization on Vista x64
Windows System Properties - Add Custom Manufacturer Properties
JavaScript
Include Javascript File in Another Javascript File
Javascript: How Closures Work
Javascript: Redirect to another webpage with Javascript and jQuery
Javascript: Check if string contains a substring
JavaScript: How to Print to Console, console.log, console.error, console.debug
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
Tag Editor Field using jQuery similar to StackOverflow
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
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
Calculate Distance Between Geocodes in C# and JavaScript
JavaScript int.TryParse Equivalent
Web.Maps.VE - Virtual Earth Without JavaScript, plus .NET 3.5 Support just added!
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?
.NET
Code Tip: Simpler Performance Timer Logging in C#
5 Common C# tasks in Apple Swift Programming Language
Deeper in .NET 2011 in Review with Pictures
Odd .NET Namespace Scoping Causes Compile-Time Exception
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
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
.NET Community: Learn The Current State Of The Platform Before Deciding On Its Future
.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!
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
LunchTimeCoder.ServiceMonitor v1.1 Released
LunchTimeCoder: Windows Service Monitor that runs in the System Tray
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')
VB.NET: Make a Form semi-transparent when moving and resizing it
VB.NET 2005's 'My' namespace for Mono
Write to the Event Log in .NET (VB.NET and C#.NET)
.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??
.NET: Fill DataSet with multiple Tables and update them with DataAdapter
VB.NET
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)
.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??
ASP.NET
Using MiniProfiler with SqlDataSource ASP.NET WebForms Control
ASP.NET MVC Themes: 3 different theming methods
MvcXaml - Images from XAML within ASP.NET MVC Application
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
ASP.NET: Create AJAX Server Controls using the ScriptControl base class
Some ASP.NET AJAX Tips and Tricks
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 AJAX: Extensions to standard JavaScript base types
ASP.NET AJAX: Use 'custom' objects as Extender Control Properties
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
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
Configure Visual Studio 2005 for 'Classic' ASP syntax highlighting and intellisense
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
How do you call a Console application from ASP.NET and get the results??
Personal
Always Focus on What Matters
My Work Authoring Microsoft Cloud Workshops
Care for Yourself First
Find Your Self Worth Internally
Finding Myself Again
Encryption and Code are Greater Than Guns and Bombs
Announcing New BuildHoloLens.com Blog!
Never Give Up
Software is like Automobiles and has a lot to learn
Find Your Passion
Life Rules
Beachbody On Demand - Netflix of Exercise
Announcing new Azure blog: BuildAzure.com
There is no product unless you first ship it!
You are responsible for YOU
Automation is Essential
Work Smart, Not Hard
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!
Microsoft BizSpark: My new startup is enrolled, but was denied twice before this blog post
2009 Reading Goal Is On Track
Cheap PC 2009 - Custom Built PC under $500 that includes Windows Vista Home Premium
Intel Core i7 920 - Initial Thoughts, Overclocking and Windows Vista
I Still Believe in Programming Language Independence
Software Development Meme - How I got started programming
LinkedIn Group for the Wisconsin .NET Users Group
QBasic was my First Programming Language
Software Development = Logical Creativity
Real Estate - The Search That Should Be.
Self Employed and time for contract work
LunchTimeCoder Day 2: Moleskine and not much code
Cheap PC - Build a Vista Premium Ready system for under $500 including the OS
Is Planning and Testing really that important in Software Development???
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 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.
SQL
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
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
Career
Be True to Yourself, First
Do your best and Own it
Community Engagement: Who do you follow? What do you share?
Urgency is not Panic, unless you let it be
Execution is Most Important to be Successful
An Hour Saved is an Hour Earned
Comfort is Overrated. Change is Exciting and Revealing!
Is this necessary?- Chris Pietschmann, MVP, MCSD, MCAD, MCP
Not All Software Developers Need To Be Graphic Designers
Things I learned about Software WHILE NOT in College
My introduction to computers and programming...
I passed the 70-305 exam on Friday!!
Life
My Fitness Journey Challenges and Successes and Tony Horton as my Personal Trainer
Software is Written FOR PEOPLE
Imposter Syndrome is Fake
On Being an Expert
Follow You Own Path, Dreams and Passion
Failure is the cost of Wisdom
Be True to Yourself, First
Do your best and Own it
Tools Don't Make You Great
Programming is the Reading and Writing of the Future
Overnight Success is Hardly Overnight
Failure Is Greater Success Than Success.
Urgency is not Panic, unless you let it be
Execution is Most Important to be Successful
An Hour Saved is an Hour Earned
Comfort is Overrated. Change is Exciting and Revealing!
Stop. Relax. Now, GO!
The Follow Or Lead Delimma of Sheep and Wolves
My introduction to computers and programming...
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
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
C#
C#: Console App that Accepts Command-Line Arguments
C#: How to iterate over a dictionary?
C#: What is the difference between 'string' and System.String?
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”
Using MiniProfiler with SqlDataSource ASP.NET WebForms Control
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
Silverlight: Modify MEF to load plugins from DLL and XAP files
Resolve IP Address And Host Name From MAC Address using C# and Windows ARP Utility
.NET Windows Service Installer and Auto Start After Installation
C#: Using IProgressDialog to show a “native” Progress Dialog from .NET in Windows
.NET Framework: Communicate through NAT Router via UPnP (Universal Plug and Play)
C#: Flash Window in Taskbar via Win32 FlashWindowEx
SQL Compact And The 'Unable to load DLL 'sqlceme35.dll'' Runtime Exception
A Couple VB.NET Language Tips for C# Developers
Place a StackOverflow badge on your website
.NET 3.5 SP1: DataContractJsonSerializer Bug
C#: Generate WebPage Thumbmail Screenshot Image
C#: Enhance Enums using Extension Methods
.NET 3.5: JSON Serialization using the DataContractJsonSerializer
.NET: Why aren't Private Abstract methods allowed?
Calculate Distance Between Geocodes in C# and JavaScript
.NET 3.5: How to Convert from one TimeZone to another
Learn ASP.NET Provider Model By Example via BlogEngine.NET
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
Conference
Milwaukee Azure Bootcamp - Apr 16, 2016
Deeper in .NET 2011 in Review with Pictures
MIX'09: Virtual Earth Silverlight CTP Session Online for Viewing
You Can Watch PDC'08 Sessions Online!
Deeper in .NET 2008 is less than 15 hours away!
MIX'08 Session Recordings Now Available Online
I met Scott Hanselman the night before Deeper in .NET 2006
Virtual Earth
Microsoft Killed the Virtual Earth ASP.NET Control
MIX'09: Virtual Earth Silverlight CTP Session Online for Viewing
Virtual Earth Silverlight Control CTP Teaser and Some Initial Thoughts
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: Restrict Map to Specified Viewable Area
Virtual Earth Resources
Virtual Earth: Center Map to Shape during OnClick Event
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 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 v2.0.1 Released
PietschSoft.VE v2.0.0 Alpha - ASP.NET AJAX Virtual Earth Mapping Control
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
ASP.NET: Create AJAX Server Controls using the ScriptControl base class
Some ASP.NET AJAX Tips and Tricks
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
PietschSoft.VE v2.0.0 Alpha - ASP.NET AJAX Virtual Earth Mapping Control
JavaScript/AJAX Example 1 - Load File Asynchronously and Display within TextArea
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
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
Resizing and Auto-Scaling Pushpin in Bing Maps Silverlight
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
Virtual Earth: Calculate Distance of User-Drawn Polyline
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 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 v2.0.1 Released
PietschSoft.VE v2.0.0 Alpha - ASP.NET AJAX Virtual Earth Mapping Control
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
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!
Geomap Project - HTML Extensions for Rendering Map Displays
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
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 Interactive SDK Now Available!
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
Windows Vista
Mount ISO Images in Vista x64
Vista Beta 2: Not my Primary OS anymore
Windows Vista Beta 2: installed on my primary machine
Blog
Search Keyword Highlighter BlogEngine.NET v1.3 Extension
Make your RSS feeds Auto-Discoverable
Building a 'successful' blog...
New Web Service that exposes MSDN content for your consuming needs!
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
Building a 'successful' blog...
Tools
Image Editing Tools: Here's what I use
Creating an IDE? Use the Visual Studio 2008 shell as your base.
Why not make ASP.NET Web Matrix shared source?
Best Practices
TDD: Testable is most important
Software Basics: What are Databases and Data Access Layers, and How do they relate to Web Services?
Patterns: Fluent Interface - make your code easier to read
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!
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
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
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
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
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
Virtual Earth + ASP.NET AJAX Now Fixed in Safari
Bing Maps: Draw a Circle Radius Around a Lat/Long Point
Virtual Earth Plus ASP.NET AJAX Breaks In Safari!
Virtual Earth v2 Being Depricated March 31st
Virtual Earth: SSL Support
Virtual Earth: Getting Started - Adding a basic Map to a page
LINQ
Using LINQ to SQL with SQL Server Compact Edition
Silverlight: Client-Side Database via LINQ and Isolated Storage
Introduction to LINQ
Silverlight
Step By Step: Bing Maps Silverlight and an Out Of Browser (OOB) 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
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
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
Community
Community Engagement: Who do you follow? What do you share?
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
.NET Community: Learn The Current State Of The Platform Before Deciding On Its Future
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
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!
Virtualization
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
Podcast
CouchDB on FLOSS Weekly Episode 36 - distributed, document-oriented, RESTful database
My Virtual Earth Interview on The Thirsty Developer podcast
MVC
ASP.NET MVC Themes: 3 different theming methods
HTML5 Day 2: Upgrade ASP.NET MVC 2 Site Template to HTML5
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
Windows 7
Windows 7 RTM is on MSDN & TechNet – Here’s the AKAMAI links!
Windows 7 Beta: Change the Logon UI Background Image
Windows 7 Beta Has Good and Bad Points - A Short Review
Windows vNext (Windows 7?) Feature Ideas
Ruby
Creating Ruby-like 'Extensions' in JavaScript
Implementing Namespaces in Ruby using Nested Modules
DLR
IronJSMVC: Script ASP.NET MVC in JavaScript using IronJS
Mixing some Dynamic-ness with IronJS in .NET 4
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
Managed JScript on the DLR from Microsoft is DEAD!! WHY?!??
jQuery
Check if element exists using JavaScript or jQuery
jQuery: How do I check if an element is hidden?
JavaScript: window.onbeforeunload Event - Show “Are you sure you want to leave this page?” Message
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
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
Visual Studio 2010 Beta 2 Setup Contains a Weird Blue Mac-Style Button!
Google Maps
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
MvcMaps Preview 1 – A Unified Bing/Google Maps API for ASP.NET MVC
Database
SQL Azure: Calculate Database Usage Percentage of Max Size
SQL Azure: REBUILD All Indexes in Database – Alternative to DBCC DBREINDEX
Free Geographic / Geo-Spatial Data Sources Link List
HTML5
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!
Azure
SQL Azure: Calculate Database Usage Percentage of Max Size
SQL Azure: REBUILD All Indexes in Database – Alternative to DBCC DBREINDEX
Design Pattern
CQRS: Command Query Responsibility Segregation Design Pattern
‘SQL Query’ Micro Design Pattern
Design Patterns: Basics of Dependency Injection
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
Failure is the cost of Wisdom
Tools Don't Make You Great
Overnight Success is Hardly Overnight
Failure Is Greater Success Than Success.
Psychology of Software and its Users
Stop. Relax. Now, GO!
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
IoT
Raspberry Pi 3 released, faster CPU, integrated Wifi
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
DevOps
Top Terraform and Azure Articles on Build5Nines in 2022 (plus year in review)
