I have finally moved my blog to RyanOlshan.com and plan to get back into blogging. The new URL of this blog is http://ryanolshan.com/technology/ . Share this post: email it! | bookmark it! | digg it! | reddit! | kick it! | live it! Read More...
It's no April Fools joke again. :) I just got an email that my MVP status has been renewed for another year. Share this post: email it! | bookmark it! | digg it! | reddit! | kick it! | live it! Read More...
The Strong Coders Community will be hosting its Ask An Expert Live chat on Thursday, May 1, 2008 at 6:00 PM Pacific Time. Get your tough development questions answered by Microsoft MVPs, Regional Directors, and other industry experts. Community experts...
I just installed the HTC Black Theme on my AT&T Tilt and I really like it. You can download it here . Share this post: email it! | bookmark it! | digg it! | reddit! | kick it! | live it! Read More...
My AT&T Tilt has a feature I love: The HTC Task Manager. It's HTC's custom version of the Windows Mobile task manager that allows you to see what programs you have open and close them. It also adds the ability to close an application when...
This morning Scott Guthrie announced that the source code for ASP.NET MVC is now available on CodePlex. You can read more about it here . Share this post: email it! | bookmark it! | digg it! | reddit! | kick it! | live it! Read More...
This morning I received an invite to join the AspInsiders . I'm happy to announce that I accepted the invite and am now an AspInsider. Share this post: email it! | bookmark it! | digg it! | reddit! | kick it! | live it! Read More...
In my never ending quest to find the perfect cell phone I just traded in my iPhone for an AT&T Tilt 8925. The iPhone was lacking features in areas I used most such as email. It's my understanding that Windows Mobile 7 is supposed to take more...
I knew I'd eventually be able to answer the question, "Who are you?" with, "Google the name Ryan." I'm currently on the first page for the word Ryan on Google. :) Share this post: email it! | bookmark it! | digg it! | reddit...
I know Twitter is a free service, but the below is very annoying and makes me want to rethink using Twitter. I'm sure every member on Twitter is familiar with the Whoops! screen. With all the maintenance windows and improvements they claim to be pushing...
It's time I brought back the Microsoft MVP Global Summit counter. Share this post: email it! | bookmark it! | digg it! | reddit! | kick it! | live it! Read More...
I was getting the below error when connecting to a database in SQL Server Management Studio: Unable to cast COM object of type 'System.__ComObject' to interface type 'Microsoft.VisualStudio.OLE.Interop.IServiceProvider'. This operation...
Just came across the book Mommy, Why is There a Server in the House? Pretty funny stuff. Share this post: email it! | bookmark it! | digg it! | reddit! | kick it! | live it! Read More...
A week ago, I made the switch from a Windows Mobile powered smart phone to the iPhone. So far, I've enjoyed the switch. I love every aspect of the iPhone, but it's a little weak in the email area. For example, I can't find a way to add an...
I recently learned that Alan Cooper recently released an updated version of About Face , About Face 3 . The books covers the principles of interaction design in great depth and detail. The first version I read was About Face 2.0 and it changed the way...
I'm happy to announce that Bill Ryan is now a blogger here . In addition to maintaning his main blog , he'll be sharing his technical knowledge here too. Share this post: email it! | bookmark it! | digg it! | reddit! | kick it! | live it! Read...
If you're in the Silicon Valley area on October 27-28, check out the Silicon Valley Code Camp. The list of sessions looks impressive with speakers like Jeff Atwood and Juval Lowy . http://www.siliconvalley-codecamp.com Share this post: email it! Read...
If you're in or near the Twin Cities in Minnesota on October 27, 2007, I recommend you visit the Twin Cities Code Camp . The list of speakers and topics looks awesome from Rockford Lhotka speaking on Build an App using WPF, WCF, WF and CSLA .NET in...
Before I begin, I'd like to point out Andrew Connell's blog entry on creating custom SharePoint timer jobs . It's an excellent starting point. The process of debugging the timer job is straight forward. 1) Since the assembly for the timer...
Until recently, I was using a modified version of the below code that was SQL Server-based for light weight data access. I've since introduced .NET generics to make it database independent. The below code is perfect for smaller projects where a component...
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