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7 Free .Net Development and Architecture e-Books!

7 Free .Net Development and Architecture e-Books!

Thank you to MSDN for re-distributing Anoop’s blog post on these seven FREE .Net development e-Books! The last group are Scribd from DZone, and you have to have a DZone account and be logged in to download, but the rest are freely downloadable from the websites. Here’s the title and link to each: Foundations of ProgrammingMicrosoft Application Architecture Guide, 2nd Ed.Rob Miles C# YellowBook 2010Threading in C#Improving .Net Application Performance and StabilityApplying Design Patterns DZone Reference CardsGetting Started With WCF…

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Getting local IP address programmatically in Windows 7

Getting local IP address programmatically in Windows 7

I created a small client app for my company that required the local IP address (assigned by DHCP) to determine what site it was on. It reads the second octet value, which is consistent with each of our buildings in our enterprise. From here, I can determine what content to load so no matter where the PC is placed, it automatically grabs content only specific to that location. Anyway, when testing this application on Windows 7 it doesn’t load any…

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A new look at multiple monitors

A new look at multiple monitors

I was always one of those guys who felt the more monitors the better. Following the CRT-era I preferred two monitors (and yes, I did dual monitors with CRTs…I’m that much of a geek), or even more. However, I read an article today that changed my way of thinking. You may or may not agree, it’s up to you. Take a look and see what you think – Manage Pixels Not Monitors.

24 Hours of PASS…again!

24 Hours of PASS…again!

To some it may seem like I post about 24 hours of @PASS regularly, but is it a bad thing? Free web-based SQL information and training from industry professionals? You won’t hear me complaining! This set seems like it’s a little better than before, the link to the event is here. The sessions I will be attending are: WHY DATA WAREHOUSING PROJECTS FAIL (AND WHAT YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT). IDENTIFYING COSTLY QUERIES SQLBI METHODOLOGY T-SQL BRUSH-UP: THE BEST THINGS…

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Microsoft Visual Studio LightSwitch

Microsoft Visual Studio LightSwitch

Microsoft introduced a new stand-alone product today called LightSwitch, that is intended to facilitate client application development for the business user who may not necessarily be a professional developer. The UI looks slick, very much .Net 4, WPF/WCF, and the demo appeared to present the product as extremely easy to use. I haven’t had a chance to use it yet, and although I typically applaud new developer stuff Microsoft puts out, this one concerns me. One person commented on Jason…

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