July 2007 - Posts

posted Friday, July 27, 2007 9:28 AM by martin :: 1 Comments

Visual Studio 2008 Beta 2

Just in case you didn't already know, we've released Beta 2.  You can download various different VS2008 images from here. I just installed it (I went for the Team Suite version).  The first thing I always check is the support for Office, so Read More
posted Thursday, July 26, 2007 5:36 AM by martin :: 1 Comments

Writing your own commands for PowerShell

Anyone can write scripts that compose multiple PowerShell commands, but sometimes you want to create new functionality and expose it as a command inside PowerShell.  For example, you might decide that the administrative interface for your application Read More

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posted Thursday, July 26, 2007 3:23 AM by martin :: 1 Comments

Windows PowerShell - The Same, But Different

Quite some time ago, in a former role, I did quite a bit of work with Windows PowerShell, or as it was known then, Monad Beta 3.  Every developer I showed it to was really impressed and enthused by the possibilities.  In the intervening period Read More

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posted Wednesday, July 18, 2007 4:42 AM by martin :: (Comments Off)

8 Random Things About Me

I'm truly sorry about this, but Daniel tagged me.  I'll list my 8 things as obliged, but I won't be tagging anyone else because I don't think I know 8 people with blogs that haven't already been tagged by Daniel.  Most people I know don't have Read More
posted Wednesday, July 18, 2007 12:50 AM by martin :: (Comments Off)

Another MSDN Nugget on WSS WebParts

I recently uploaded the third of my MSDN Nugget videos on building WebParts for WSS v3.  This time, we look at connectable webparts - that is, webparts that can expose data to others on the same page, and likewise consume data exposed by other webparts Read More

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posted Thursday, July 12, 2007 4:41 AM by martin :: (Comments Off)

When a WSS WebPart Depends on Other Files

When you've built a WebPart for WSS and you want to package and deploy it to a WSS server, you have to create a CAB file that contains your assemblies and a manifest.xml file.  See my MSDN Nugget here for full details.  But that only covers Read More

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posted Wednesday, July 11, 2007 6:59 AM by martin :: (Comments Off)

Performance Testing Resources

In a former role at Microsoft I used to do a lot of performance and scalability testing on applications belonging to partners and customers.  In my time in that role we used a variety of different tools to help with that, and it was really nice to Read More
posted Tuesday, July 10, 2007 6:55 AM by martin :: (Comments Off)

New WSS v3 WebPart with Custom Editor Nugget

I just published a new MSDN nugget that shows how to add a custom editor to a WSS webpart so that users can configure complex properties of your webpart through the browser. You can find the nugget here, and download the sample code here.   Technorati Read More

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posted Friday, July 06, 2007 12:55 AM by martin :: 2 Comments

Windows Live Data Article

My latest article for VSJ has been published.  You can see it online here.   Technorati tags: Windows Live, Windows Live Data Read More

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