December 2006 - Posts

SQL Server 2005 SP2 December CTP now available

Published Wed, Dec 20 2006 5:27 | GregLow

Hi Folks, The title says it all. The December CTP of SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 2 is now available for download from: http://www.microsoft.com:80/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=d2da6579-d49c-4b25-8f8a-79d14145500d&DisplayLang=en

WPF Book

Published Fri, Dec 15 2006 1:01 | GregLow

While travelling this week to Brisbane to teach a SQL Server 2005 class, I've been reading a book on WPF. " Programming Windows Presentation Foundation " by Chris Sells and Ian Griffiths. I must say I've been enjoying it. I like the casual writing style...

Printer Compatability Library for VB6 Migration

Published Fri, Dec 15 2006 0:56 | GregLow

Hi Folks, For the VB folks, worth noting that the Printer Compatability Library 1.0 has just been released. You can get it here: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/vbasic/bb219077.aspx . It provides a library of printing functions that make migration from...

CodeCampOz 2007 - Return to Wagga for April Fool's Day

Published Wed, Dec 13 2006 1:27 | GregLow

Hi folks, Yep, it's on again. Mitch Denny and I are pleased to announce that CodeCampOz 2007 will be held at Charles Sturt University in Wagga Wagga on March 31st and April 1st 2007. Now in it's 3rd year, CodeCampOz has been a bit hit with the local development...

Datadude is alive!

Published Mon, Dec 4 2006 11:03 | GregLow

Gert Drapers posted recently to announce that Datadude has hit RTM. Version 1 of Visual Studio Team Edition for Database Professionals will hit the download sites around December 7th or 8th. Congratulations to Gert Drapers , Richard Waymire, Mairead O...

Juval Lowy presenting a WCF master class in Australia

Published Fri, Dec 1 2006 1:22 | GregLow

We've arranged to get Juval Lowy to come to Australia to present an Industrial Strength WCF master class. Juval is a fellow RD, a principal at iDesign and is listed by Microsoft as a Software Legend. (His details are at: http://www.idesign.net/idesign...