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February 2007

Why Does UpdateProgress Always Render a DIV?

Here’s a bit of a predicament with the Microsoft AJAX UpdateProgress control: it always renders a DIV. Read this blog post

2/27/2007  | Discuss this post10 comments  |  No TrackBacks

Where are Office 2007 Web Components?

A while ago I wrote an article about how to build fancy charts with Microsoft Office Web Components (OWC). Surprisingly, the article generated a lot of interest, and I still get emails with questions how to push the envelope even more. OWC were shipped with Office 2000 (OWC 9), 2003 (OWC 10) and XP (OWC 11). In terms of building static charts, the three didn’t differ from one another, but I got curious why I didn’t see them in Office 2007. Read this blog post

2/19/2007  | Discuss this postNo comments yet  |  No TrackBacks

James B. Stockdale on Enthusiasm

I’ve just finished a truly wonderful book, A Vietnam Experience: Ten Years of Reflection, by a remarkable man James B (that’s for Bond) Stockdale. To be more precise, it’s a collection of his speeches and essays. James Stockdale was a POW in Vietnam, where he spent eight years in a political prison, four of them in solitary confinement. Read this blog post

2/11/2007  | Discuss this post1 comment  |  No TrackBacks

"Vista Sucks" Hits #1 at Live.com and #3 at Google

Wow! I’m under siege! When I published Vista Sucks, I was merely sharing my frustration with Vista. But then, all of a sudden, I was receiving 3-4 comments a day from people who I don’t expect to follow an ASP.NET blog, e.g. a Best Buy employee. I got curious what was going on. It turned out my post was #3 in Google and #1 in Live Search under “Vista sucks”! Ouch. Not exactly a cause for celebration. As they would say in a cheesy Hollywood flick, I didn’t want this for either of us. Read this blog post

2/11/2007  | Discussion is closed26 comments  |  No TrackBacks

MS AJAX Animation How-To: Toggle Element Visibility

I’ve been experimenting with the Microsoft AJAX Control Toolkit quite a bit lately, and I’m fascinated! You can build some pretty sick effects with the arsenal of actions and sequences.  Read this blog post

2/11/2007  | Discuss this post4 comments  |  No TrackBacks