When you initially try to run a web application with IIS7, it'll bitch at you and tell you to either migrate the application or run it in a classic app pool. I decided I would migrate my application since I'm sure I'll have little choice in the future. The error page is fairly convenient and tells you...

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I installed an "older" msi ( QuickCode.net for vs.net 2005 ) on my vista box, tonight, and it apparently runs a custom action to register an assembly that Vista doesn't like so much. That custom action requires elevated priviledges and the install will bomb if you try to run it under a typical user account...

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My outlook on linux is changing as time goes on. It might be that I'm playing with Linux this time, rather than racing to get a server running. I had a pretty pleasant experience tonight with Ubuntu. Apparently I originally installed the Dapper release (v6.06) yesterday... A click or two with the Synaptic...

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I got a new Dell Inspiron 1300 today... I wasn't looking for a desktop replacement, but rather just a laptop that can run various applications and works while I'm away from my office. After I watched the FedEx truck drive by my house & then see the status change online to "customer not home," I sat...

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In an attempt to become more comfortable with generics, I'm trying to find reasonable places to use them other than just for collections, etc. This is one example: I had a helper method that returns an object from nHibernate based on the supplied id: public object GetObjectById( Type type, int id) {...

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I adopted a dog (Molly) this month. She was born in Tennessee but has been living up at my cabin for the last 5 years. Molly is a pure bread Britney and I think she has a nipple fetish... Not my nipples, you sick bastards, but she sucks on toys like she missed out on something as a pup. She seems to...

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I wanted to add text descriptions to my enum values; similar to overriding ToString on a class. This is what I came up with, using the beauty of generics: A sample enum implementing my custom description attribute: public enum MyEnum { [ EnumDescription ( "Funky chicken walks again!" )] FunkyChicken...

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I posted a couple images from my nights out as Elvis for Halloween 2006 . Right now, they exist on Flickr until I can find a way (or create an addin) to show them from this site. Enjoy......

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Because the post editor uses postbacks, this doesn't feel like a native app.. but it's the best I can do w/ the design. This will add a key mapping for ctrl-s so that it does the same as the "Save and Continue Writing" button. Add this to the bottom of ~/ControlPanel/Blogs/CreateEditBlogPost...

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I have to admit that I'm somewhat surprised at the pricing for the hosted version of Community Server . They seem to be ignoring individual users and small companies with their pricing. In my humble opinion, if they added a starter account for $5 or $10 per month, they could cater to the masses....

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