October 2006 - Posts

• Client side Page Lifecycle with the UpdatePanel

  The UpdatePanel and the asynchronous postback support a new client side side page lifecycle.  I've been going through this over the past couple of days.  Its pretty interesting stuff.  For More Info: http://ajax.asp.net/docs/tutorials/usingMsAjaxLibrary/default.aspx. Posted Oct 29 2006, 08:10 PM by wallym with no comments Filed under: AJAX, Atlas, Microsoft AJAX Library, ASP.NET 2.0 AJAX Extensions

• Coker out at Miami?

  http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/columns/story?columnist=schlabach_mark&id=2642114 I would be shocked if Larry Coker survives to coach next season.  Who will be the next coach at the University of Miami?  I bet Butch Davis is getting lots of phone calls. Posted Oct 29 2006, 07:31 PM by wallym with no comments

• Rutgers

  I seem to keep forgetting Rutgers in all of this talk about college football.  If they were to win out and beat Louisville and West Virginia, I would think that they should be considered for the BCS.  I don't think it will happen, but it could.  Don't forget them. Posted Oct 29 2006, 04:31 PM by wallym with no comments

• Getting data from a web service with Microsoft AJAX Library October Release using the Core bits

  I've been work with getting data back from a web service with the October Release and using the Core Bits.  If I try and return a datatable, I have been getting an error.  I did some checking and I found that the datatable serializer is in the CTP dll, so this has been a frustrating situation.  I did some reading and some additional checking and it looks like the only way to return data from a web service through a web service is by creating a strongly typed set of objects.  I've been creating a Generic List<T> and then calling a .ToArray() when I return the data.  if you have some additional suggestions, feel free to add them as a comment in this message. Posted Oct 29 2006, 09:09 AM by wallym with 1 comment(s) Filed under: AJAX, Atlas, Microsoft AJAX Library, ASP.NET 2.0 AJAX Extensions

• Red Auerbach, we salute you

  I never liked the Celtics.  After all, I will always be a fan of Lakers.  I must say that I hated Larry Bird.  Red Auerbach was public enemy #1 in my house because he was the man that built the Celtics team of the 1980s (let alone the coach and GM in the 1950s and 1960s). However, I always respected him because he was a winner.  It was just announced that he died today at the ago of 89.  He was a great basketball coach and general manager.  Red, you will be sorely missed. Posted Oct 28 2006, 09:21 PM by wallym with no comments

• USC shows that they are a pretender

  USC lost to OSU 33-31 today.  It shows that USC is a pretender.  They aren't the same team that they have been over the past few years.  I expect Notre Dame to beat them in the final game of the season (gosh I hate Notre Dame). Posted Oct 28 2006, 07:39 PM by wallym with no comments

• Georgia Tech over Miami

  Wow, what a game.  Reggie Ball fumbled on the first play of the game and Miami returned it for a touchdown.  I thought what a disaster this could be.  Miami would soon go up 10-0.  After that, the Georgia Tech defense clamped down on the Miami offense.  The game was tied 13-13 at the half.  Miami controled the game in the third quarter, but thanks to a turnover on a play that looked to be a sure touchdown, Miami could only score a field goal in the quarter.  Reggie Ball, who had not had a good day, played much better in the fourth quarter, and thanks to two turnovers in the fourth quarter, won 30-23.  I'll give Reggie Ball credit, he kept his head up, and came thru when it counted.  Posted Oct 28 2006, 07:30 PM by wallym with no comments

• DNN4 book released

  Just an FYI, but the book "Building Web Sites with VB.Net and DNN4" has been released.  My buddy Jim Wooley was one of the tech reviewers on the book. Posted Oct 26 2006, 06:39 PM by wallym with no comments

• AMD to integrate the CPU and GPU

  http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=4696 Hmm, I don't know if this is a good idea.  I always wonder about this.  What happens when you hook up multiple CPUs?  I would think that they would hook up multiple cores ok, but what happens when you have multiple CPU (sockets) being used?  If you have multiple sockets, does that mean you get access to multiple monitors as the result? Posted Oct 25 2006, 06:08 PM by wallym with no comments

• Tip for Recruiters - Take a look at your presentation.

  Geez, the low class actions of recruiters never ceases to amaze me.  I get this email last week from someone claiming to present a large software company (Guess Who).  Here are the problems I have with it. Don't use words like "excellent, awesome, unparalleled" too many times in an email.  It looks cheap. Tell me how you found me.  How did you get my private email address?  Act like you have done your research on who I am and what I am doing.  Have you noted that I have written some books?  Is my writing in the area that you are interested in? If your email address is from a company that you are not an employee of, then state that you are representing them as a headhunter.  Don't just launch into a sales job.  You have alread lost my respect by not stating why your email address is not from the previously mentioned large software company.  This especially true as I have read the blogs of the recruiters at this large software company. Ask yourself this burning question: If I write code, why would I go to a support group?  If I run a consulting company, what is the advantage of my quiting? Are you going to offer me more money?  Hardly, as I have always found big companies try to oversell this safety concept. Why should I move?  Can you offer me any of the perks that I currently have? Now, I am not a recruiter, but this is how it feels when you just blindly launch into an email when I expect someone on the other side to be more polished. This are just a few of the problems that I have with this latest email.  Hopefully, you won't repeat its mistakes. Posted Oct 25 2006, 05:21 PM by wallym with no comments

• 2007 - The year of profitable work

  I have decided that 2007 will be the year of profitable work.  My Beginning Atlas book should be finished up early in 2007.  Instead of concentrating on another book or something else, I am going to work on things that I think would help SDI be more profitable. Posted Oct 23 2006, 08:19 PM by wallym with no comments

• Prefix change (atlas -> asp) - Microsoft AJAX Library and ASP.NET 2.0 Extensions

  If you start checking ou the new tags, most of the tags have had their prefix change from atlas: to asp:.  I say most because the UpdateProgress has not had its prefix changed. Posted Oct 20 2006, 10:20 PM by wallym with 2 comment(s) Filed under: AJAX, Atlas, Microsoft AJAX Library, ASP.NET 2.0 AJAX Extensions, ASP.NET

• New UI for UpdatePanel Triggers - – Microsoft AJAX Library and ASP.NET 2.0 AJAX Extensions

  There is a new trigger UI for the UpdatePanel in Visual Studio .NET. Posted Oct 20 2006, 10:20 AM by wallym with no comments Filed under: AJAX, Atlas, Microsoft AJAX Library, ASP.NET 2.0 AJAX Extensions, ASP.NET

• New Shortcuts - Microsoft AJAX Library and ASP.NET 2.0 AJAX Extensions

  Shortcut Method Name $addHandler Sys.UI.DomEvent.addHandler $removeHandler Sys.UI.DomEvent.removeHandler $get Sys.UI.DomElement.getElementById $create Sys.Component.create $find Sys.Application.findComponent   The big one to notice is the that "$" is no more. It has been replaced with "$get". Posted Oct 20 2006, 10:16 AM by wallym with 3 comment(s) Filed under: AJAX, Atlas, Microsoft AJAX Library, ASP.NET 2.0 AJAX Extensions, ASP.NET

• Minimizing the size of Script - Microsoft AJAX Library and ASP.NET 2.0 AJAX Extensions

  To minimize the size of script, make sure that you turn off partial rendering(UpdatePanel support) if it is not needed.  This means setting the EnablepartialRendering to false.  This can save significant script being sent to the browser.  I have also been setting the ScriptMode to release to send down the minimum amount of script with no wasted space in the code. This can be helpful if you want to experiment, otherwise, you probably want to leave it set to Auto. Posted Oct 20 2006, 10:13 AM by wallym with 2 comment(s) Filed under: AJAX, Atlas, Microsoft AJAX Library, ASP.NET 2.0 AJAX Extensions, ASP.NET