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I have just completed a new Windows Live Writer plugin. This extension allows ease insertion of geo microformat information. It allows the user to easily choose the location they want to insert (in microformat) from a Virtual Earth map and also configure how it is displayed (if at all on…
I have completed stage one of GeoRss enabling dasBlog. In the config page I added some options for enabling GeoRss, specifying a default lat/long and enabling ‘integration’ with Google maps. There is also an option to use the default lat/long for any non geocoded posts. If GeoRss is enabled…
I registered for Mix:UK a few weeks ago and today got an email from the Mix team about a social networking tool they are using to help people make the most of the conference. They are using backnetwork, which allows creation of profiles, blogging, photos, adding friends / colleagues etc (all…
I was spending far too much time installing OS’s – virtual machines, lab machines etc. In order to automate / streamline this I wanted to look at not just the Windows tools as well as other options. Remote Installation Service (RIS) and unattended.txt files go so far, but during my…
Some of the code I have for importing data (from ACT! 2000) to MS CRM creates new ‘PhoneCall’ activities / objects. The problem is, that it seems MSCRM does not allow you to programmatically modify the ‘create date’. Here is the code I use… phonecall pc CrmDateTime start…
So dasBlog 2.0 (running under AS.NET 2.0 and medium trust) is now released. Scott has a great write up on it. I have been running this web site on it for a few weeks now and it’s been fine. We sneaked in a couple of last minute features (one of…
I am was sitting on a plane (to Boston) writing this. In front of me is a laptop (obviously), my Creative Zen Vision:M mp3/4 player (complete with around 10 episodes of dot net rocks and 4 of hanselminutes), a pen and blank paper, a couple of work documents that I…
Books I am currently reading : Code Complete (Second Edition) by Steve McConnellThis is the second edition of the classic ‘software construction’ guide. It has been updated to bring it into line with current developments in the software construction arena. It serves as a great reference, with some very easily…
A bit of a detour from technical content, but I think this affects many technical people. This weekend I was reading some of Steve Pavlina’s ‘Personal Development for Smart People’ blog (not that I am a smart person ;-)). Of particular note was his ‘How to become an early riser’…
A few months ago I added a ‘Daily Report Email’ feature to dasBlog, so I could have the activity reports (referrers, searches etc) delivered to my mailbox at the end of every day.I wanted to take this one step further and deliver it via RSS (and dasBlog is a RSS…