Rolog - Microsoft MVP Edition

Blog(Of Ryan Olshan)

January 2007 - Posts

When Bad Code Attacks
If Fox created a special called When Bad Code Attacks , I think this would be in the first episode: http://msmvps.com/blogs/williamryan/archive/2007/02/01/programmatic-malpractice.aspx Share this post: email it! | bookmark it! | digg it! | reddit! | kick...
Posted: Wed, Jan 31 2007 23:15 by <Rolog>
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Announcements, January Strongest Coders, and February Prizes
Announcements Continuation of the 1st MVP Live Chat Join the Strong Coders Community, Scott Guthrie , General Manager, Microsoft Developer Division, and Microsoft MVPs for the continuation of the 1st MVP Live Chat on Friday, February 16, 2007 from 8:00pm...
David Silverlights 5 Things You Don't Know About Me
David Silverlight has the best 5 Things You Didn't Know About Me blog post. Check it out . Share this post: email it! | bookmark it! | digg it! | reddit! | kick it! | live it! Read More...
Posted: Tue, Jan 30 2007 11:50 by <Rolog>
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Google Weather
Since the last 2 people I showed Google weather to didn't know it existed, I figure it's worth sharing. If you go to Google and type {zip code} weather , it'll give you a 4 day forecast as well as the current weather for the area. So, 22044 weather would...
Blog Flair
I was first addicted to blog flair (those RSS feed subscription images on the left) when visiting Rob Carons blog and noticed his blog flair. Since that time, I'm proud to announce that I now have 21 pieces of blog flair, which is above the number of...
Posted: Sun, Jan 28 2007 21:01 by <Rolog>
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Generic ExecuteScalar method
Just wanted to share with everyone the generic helper method I use for ExecuteScalar. A helper method for ExecuteScalar is the perfect candidate for generics due to the different types that could be returned. Of course, you could always return an object...
ASP.NET Podcast - Interview with Matt Gibbs
Wally McClure just posted his latest podcast where he interviews Matt Gibbs, Development Manager for ASP.NET AJAX. Check it out . Share this post: email it! | bookmark it! | digg it! | reddit! | kick it! | live it! Read More...
Snap and Community Server
Up until an hour ago, this site was using Snap to render web page previews of images and links that linked to external sites. However, this caused the following JavaScript error when using the roles modal in Control Panel > Administration > Membership...
Don't miss the continuation of the 1st MVP Live Chat!
Join the Strong Coders Community, Scott Guthrie , General Manager, Microsoft Developer Division, and Microsoft MVPs for the continuation of the 1st MVP Live Chat on Friday, February 16, 2007 from 8:00pm-9:00pm EST. Get your tough questions answered by...
:( Sorry
Tonight, I was attempting to connect to MSN Messenger via webmessenger.msn.com and got the below screen. Share this post: email it! | bookmark it! | digg it! | reddit! | kick it! | live it! Read More...
Posted: Wed, Jan 17 2007 19:05 by <Rolog>
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Fixing orphaned SQL users
I was migrating some databases and had some orphan users that I needed to fix. So, I found the sp_change_users_login stored procedure. It's pretty cool. Check it out. Share this post: email it! | bookmark it! | digg it! | reddit! | kick it! | live it...
Tag. I'm it.
It's about time. Steve Smith tagged me. Here's 5 things you may not know about me. 1) I used to be very active in the animal rescue field, mainly with abandoned ducks and geese. I've literally rescued hundreds of abandoned birds. With team of people I...
Posted: Sun, Jan 14 2007 20:16 by <Rolog>
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1st MVP Live Chat
First of all, I'd like to say thanks to all those who attended. The 1st MVP Live Chat didn't go quite how I expected it to. Cute Chat ended up brining the server to it's knees within a matter of minutes. It took me 3 hours to get this server back to a...
Don't Miss The World Premier of MVP Live Chats!
WHEN: Friday, January 12, 2007 at 8:00 PM EST WHERE: Strong Coders Community MVP Live Chat chat room DRESS: Optional -- it's a chat room Microsoft MVPs will be ready to answer your questions live via chat. Instant answers to your deepest, darkest .NET...
Announcements, December Strongest Coders, and January Prizes
Announcements The first MVP Live Chat will take place on Friday, January 12, 2007 at 8:00 PM EST. Microsoft MVPs will be there to answer your questions via live chat. To join the chat, click the chat icon ( ) on the main forum page next to the MVP Live...