Archive for August 2010
Saving Details in Silverlight with Roaming Profiles
Posted by: sarah on: August 29, 2010
As I’m working on my Silverlight app and releasing it in the wild, I’m finding some cases that I would not normally deal with as a website developer. The latest gotcha has been saving user settings. So going back to my GiveCamp app idea… let’s say that I want to give the end user a [...]
Why Microsoft + Being a Student = Awesome
Posted by: sarah on: August 24, 2010
I’ve been following Microsoft on Facebook and Twitter for quite awhile, and it’s amazing to see what they have out there for students. All I can wonder is … why weren’t these programs around when I was in school?!? So check this stuff out… DreamSpark As some of you know, these programs have sparked my [...]
Finding, Losing, and Reigniting Your Passion
Posted by: sarah on: August 23, 2010
Back in January at CodeMash, Joe O’Brien mentioned that it’s a great thing when you find something you’re passionate about and can run with it. Someone in the audience asked what happens when you lose your passion. That question really rang through my head, and I knew that I would eventually write the blog post [...]
The Tech Events Initiatives
Posted by: sarah on: August 22, 2010
As I mentioned in my PyOhio recap, I finally met William McVey, who will be leading the Cincinnati Tech Events initiative. I also have Catherine Devlin on board, being the first community member to volunteer to take lead on one of the sites and running the Dayton Tech Events initiative. What you probably don’t know [...]
Followup on the Latest Microsoft Connect SUX Post
Posted by: sarah on: August 22, 2010
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Yes, the SUX posts do have resolutions sometimes. Thanks to Charles Sterling over at Microsoft for coming to the rescue. I can now see my bugs when I’m logged in. Thank you!
devLink Recap
Posted by: sarah on: August 21, 2010
The week after PyOhio, I had to speak at devLink in Nashville, TN. This was my 3rd devLink, and I have enjoyed attending it each year. It’s a great time for me to see my friends, learn about technologies I want to know more on, network with others in the field, and overall come back [...]
PyOhio 2010 Recap
Posted by: sarah on: August 21, 2010
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At the end of July, I had the opportunity to speak at PyOhio in Columbus, OH. This was my second year picked to speak, and this year, I did everything I could to stay healthy, as I really wanted to be there this year. (I missed my talks last year due to serious health issues.) [...]
Why Microsoft Connect Really, Really SUX
Posted by: sarah on: August 20, 2010
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I swore I wasn’t going to write this post. I figured I could just work this out via an email to support. Oh but no… that’s not the case. I need to share my feelings on Connect, as I know I’m not the only one who is finding this to be more of a burden [...]
Follow up to “Stringing Along … in Silverlight”
Posted by: sarah on: August 16, 2010
- In: Silverlight | SUX
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In follow up to the problem I’ve been running into with StringFormat in Silverlight…. yes, there really is a bug with it. Tim Heuer blogged about it a little more. Check out his post StringFormat and CurrentCulture in Silverlight for a workaround.
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