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svn cleanup failed–previous operation has not finished; run cleanup if it was interrupted
Usually, an svn cleanup fixes most issues with tortoise svn. However, I ran into an issue which caused me some grief. The specific error I was seeing: Previous operation has…
Why I enjoy being a Microsoft .NET architect
Introduction Whenever I am discussing the merits of the .NET platform with my professional colleagues, I am called on to defend my choice of this platform. And while I find…
Houston Oil and Gas and .NET Architects
Houston and Microsoft Houston just seems to be a hotbed of Microsoft centric development. Part of the reason is that .NET is one of the most scalable offerings out there…
What makes a name successful?
In order to be commercially successful, a name must achieve two goals: Have a successful launch (‘stick’ in the customer’s memory instantly). Retain the customer’s attention long-term (Creativity in the…
What’s in a name? Naming your business (or product or website) may make or break your business
Product Names Google, iPod, Blackberry – we take these names for granted – but before they were blockbuster hits, they were a mere drop in a bucket full of thousands…
The Publish Subscribe Pattern in C# and some gotchas
This post does three things: Provides a complete implementation of the publish subscribe pattern in C#. Highlights 4 potential issues that are inherent to ANY publish subscribe implementation – including…
Using CSS Templates with ASP.NET MVC
Find a CSS layout that you like – one good source is In your MVC solution, in the shared views folders, there should be a file. This file contains razor…
Outlook messages open up in MS Word
Here’s what happens – you open outlook to compose a new message (or reply to an existing one). Instead of Outlook as your editor, MS Word takes over at this…
Windows Live Writer for Editing Pages
Editing blog ‘posts’ is straightforward in Windows Live Writer. To get to the ‘pages’ (created in Wordpress) was somewhat hidden… Editing ‘pages’ as opposed to ‘posts’ in LiveWriter 1. FILE—>Open…