November 2005 Entries
Here’s an interesting article on the ten rules for web startups. Is it easier now to start a web company than ever before? Yup! But the key is in the idea. If the idea sucks the site will too.Now Playing: Third Day - King of Glory
This is too cool. In this “unseen” (read viral) Xbox 360 ad we get to see…well, just look for yourself. Via Joystiq.Now Playing: Sixpence None the Richer - Angeltread
This summer is looking to be a great season for movies. I caught the teaser for Superman Returns during Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire over the weekend and I must say my excitement for the film jumped a few spots. I also just saw the teaser for Cars, the latest film from Pixar upon the recommendation from the guys over at The Movie Blog. Talk about a studio that can do no wrong. Cars looks to improve upon The Incredibles. Is that even possible?Now Playing: The Movie Blog - AudioEditionVol79
Microsoft has released a Step-By-Step guide on how to upgrade your Visual Studio 2002/2003 ASP.Net projects to Visual Studio 2005. I’ll probably be tackling this sometime soon so I’ll keep everyone posted on some of the problems that I encounter. Check out this quote from the doc: If the application you are converting is of reasonable size and has several Web projects and additional projects, such as class libraries, in a single Visual Studio solution, it is possible to encounter issues during migration. Be prepared to spend the better part of a day completing the entire process. The steps and...
Microsoft has created a set of SQL Server Add-ons called a "Feature Pack" for SQL Server 2005. This set of tools includes ADOMD.NET, an API for working with Analysis Services as well as a command line query utility. It also features datamining viewer controls, the SQL Server 2005 JDBC driver, and a data provider for SAP.
The complete list of contents for the Feature Pack is:
Microsoft ADOMD.NET
Microsoft Core XML Services (MSXML) 6.0
Microsoft OLEDB Provider for DB2
Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 Management Pack for Microsoft SQL Server 2005
Microsoft SQL Server 2000 PivotTable Services
Microsoft SQL Server 2000 DTS Designer...
For the second time this century, it’s time…
Over the past few months I’ve been working on the report from hell. It just about does everything you could imagine but press your shirts. One of the biggest problems we’ve had to deal with is the amount of data that needs to be processed on the fly to produce the report. After version one of the report shipped we decided to investigate different ways to access the data. That’s when we found this article on Integrating Analysis Services with Reporting Services. It covers how to use OLAP with reporting services. Our prototype worked like a champ and now we’re...
I’m thinking about moving the blog to a new host. Right now Server Intellect is the leading candidate. Look at all the stuff you get for $15 a month. They already have ASP.Net 2.0 and SQL Server 2005 is just around the corner. Stay Tuned.
Now Playing: Lifehouse - Anchor
The new King Kong trailer is now available. I’m not a big fan of the story or of the fact that this movie will be THREE HOURS LONG. But the trailer has some incredible special effects such as Kong vs. a T-Rex. I probably won’t be seeing this one in the theaters but who knows? Peter Jackson is still the director and we all know how good he is at adapting stories for the big screen. Via Ain’t It Cool News.
YOU KNOW YOU LIVE IN FLORIDA WHEN.... Three months ago you couldn't hang a shower curtain; today you can assemble a portable generator by candlelight. You have FEMA's number on your speed dialer. You have more than 300 'C' and 'D' batteries in your kitchen drawer. Your pantry contains more than 20 cans of Spaghetti Os. You can recite from memory whole portions of your homeowner's insurance policy, especially HURRICANE DEDUCTIBLES You are thinking of repainting your house to match the plywood covering your windows. When describing your gutted house to a prospective buyer, you say it has three...