Author Archives: JohnHowell

Microsoft has put together a very cool web site giving you some information about Microsoft Technology.  It’s informative and VERY entertaining!  Check it out!

Warning!  The following content can cause uncontrollable excitement in developers and web designers. Please attempt to remain seated and please avoid screaming (it will cause chaos in the cubicles next to you). Expression has gone Beta! Download your free trial … Continue reading →

Here is a very good and very quick demo of using the Report Viewer control.   It also demonstrates the TableAdapter and adding charts to a report.  Worth the 5 min to watch.

In a recent discussion about project development techniques (or more appropriately ‘styles’), it became evident that what worked for one team didn’t necessarily work for the next team.  We all came to this conclusion without any territorial resentment, just the … Continue reading →

Here comes Acropolis and Hawaii! And if that wasn’t enough, this little tidbit… What an exciting time to be in the software business!!!!

I know, I know, geek alert, but you really need to check this one out.  This is an industrial strength server that you can install WITHOUT the GUI (called Server Core installation option).  That saves cycles and patches.  You have … Continue reading →

Sorry to be off-line for so long.  I haven’t taken the family on vacation for several years so we decided to just take one.  Took the boys (3 & 5) down to Disney World in FL.   The 10 hour drive … Continue reading →

The Code Project has a good ‘starter’ example to get you started working with SilverLight.   Check it out!  Short read and will get you oriented to the basics. 

Whether ’tis nobler in the CPU to suffer the memory consumption and poor performance of outrageous XMLDOMs, Or to take arms against a sea of XML shredding, and by examining them, remove them. OK, that’s not quite how that goes, … Continue reading →

Holy cow!  How long have we been waiting for this one!  Finally better integration between our development worlds.  We can thank the "Data Dude" for his perseverance and dedication to get this one to this point.  Check it out! BTW, … Continue reading →