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Entries Tagged as 'Microsoft'

Subversion – Can’t move [file]. The file or directory has become corrupted and is unreadable

May 5th, 2010 1 Comment

I recently ran into a problem on my fancy new machine while trying to commit a rather large number of files into an SVN repository. The error message stated that some of the files in the .svn control directory had become corrupted and unreadable. After Googling around a bit I came across a post on [...]

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Windows 7 RTM in July??

July 4th, 2009 No Comments

Tonight the tubes of the Interwebs are all atwitter with rumours that Microsoft may reach the release-to-manufacturer (RTM) milestone for Windows 7 in July. The date being bandied about is July 13th which coincides with a Microsoft event in New Orleans. This is stunning news particularly when thinking back to the release of Windows Vista [...]

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Mac vs. PC :: Will my next computer be a Mac?

May 18th, 2009 4 Comments

It’s been about two and a half years since I made the switch from being a dedicated Windows user to buying my first Mac. I have really enjoyed my MacBook and wanted to take a few moments to discuss some of the differences and similarities I’ve found with the Mac ownership experience, compared to my [...]

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ASP.NET MVC Tutorials

April 4th, 2009 No Comments

A couple of weeks ago at Mix ’09 the ASP.NET MVC team announced the RTW (release-to-web) version of the MVC framework. I’ve been looking at the framework and playing with pieces of it for a few months now, but due to school & work commitments haven’t really had a chance to give it a good [...]

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Nerd Dinners — Geekery and Good Eats

March 27th, 2009 1 Comment

Leave it to the big brains of Scott Guthrie and Scott Hanselman to come up with this simple yet super cool concept. Nerd Dinners — a way (by use of web technology) for a bunch of introverts to meet up with each other and enjoy a meal, and the kind of conversation that drives our [...]

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