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• Managed Fusion URL Rewriter & Reverse Proxy Release 2.2

  Posted: 10 Nov 2008 at 01:08

  Download: Binary Release Download: Source Code Release Notes If you would like to find out more about the past releases please visit us at http://www.managedfusion.com/products/url-rewriter/release-notes.aspx Version 2.2 Added support for RewriteCond backreferences: These a

• Vote Now

  Posted: 05 Nov 2008 at 00:19

  I am not going to sit here and tell you who to vote for.  But I do think it is important to get out and vote.  If you need help finding your local precinct check out http://maps.google.com/vote.

• Stack Overflow Down…

  Posted: 01 Nov 2008 at 14:10

  I woke up this morning, showered, and checked Stack Overflow. Like I do every morning except this morning was different, Stack Overflow is down.  What am I going to do to waste time on the computer today, now I really have to focus and have nothing to procrastinate on.  I guess I am [...]

• ASP.NET MVC Has Changed My Life

  Posted: 29 Oct 2008 at 03:20

  Lately I have been neglecting my blog and not posting as often as I would have liked.  I have had some very exciting things start up, at the begining of the summer, in my life that 6 months ago I would have said “no way is that going to happen.”  These new adventures are the [...]

• ASP.NET MVC Goes Beta (Part 2)

  Posted: 16 Oct 2008 at 18:02

  From what I can tell ASP.NET MVC Beta is just ASP.NET MVC PR5 with a couple bug fixes.  So the good news is that the interface has finally solidified and we shouldn’t see anymore breaking changes before the final release. New features: MvcFutures.dll is not included in the beta (a

• ASP.NET MVC Goes Beta

  Posted: 16 Oct 2008 at 16:03

  Wow has it really been 10 months since I first started using MVC. We have hit our first beta today. No information about what has changed, I will make sure to keep you all updated. But get it while it is hot: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=a24d1e00-cd35-4f66-baa0-2362bdde07

• What .NET Library Features do you use?

  Posted: 15 Oct 2008 at 10:09 by Nick Berardi

  Scott Hanselman posted a survey (one little question) on what features do you use in the .NET framework: http://www.hanselman.com/blog/SurveyTimeWhatNETFrameworkFeaturesDoYouUse.aspx If you havn’t already taken this quiz on Scott’s site, it is an easy one question quiz that will help out

• What .NET Library Features do you use?

  Posted: 15 Oct 2008 at 10:09

  Scott Hanselman posted a survey (one little question) on what features do you use in the .NET framework: http://www.hanselman.com/blog/SurveyTimeWhatNETFrameworkFeaturesDoYouUse.aspx If you havn’t already taken this quiz on Scott’s site, it is an easy one question quiz that will help

• Add Your Twitter Status To Your Blog

  Posted: 11 Oct 2008 at 23:22

  For the longest time I have been wanting to add my Twitter status to my blog in place of my quote right under my blogs name in the header.  (see above)  Today I sat down and figured out what I needed to do to accomplish this and to my surprise it only took all of [...]

• Add Your Twitter Status To Your Blog

  Posted: 11 Oct 2008 at 23:22 by Nick Berardi

  For the longest time I have been wanting to add my Twitter status to my blog in place of my quote right under my blogs name in the header. (see above) Today I sat down and figured out what I needed to do to accomplish this and to my surprise it only took all of [...]

• jQuery and Visual Studio Shipping Together

  Posted: 28 Sep 2008 at 23:07

  I have been a huge fan of jQuery ever since I started working on IdeaPipe about 10 months ago. Mostly because of its simplistic DOM access using standard CSS syntax that we all have to learn anyways in the modern Web 2.0 world. In addition to the ease of finding elements on your [...]

• jQuery and Visual Studio Shipping Together

  Posted: 28 Sep 2008 at 23:07 by Nick Berardi

  I have been a huge fan of jQuery ever since I started working on IdeaPipe about 10 months ago. Mostly because of its simplistic DOM access using standard CSS syntax that we all have to learn anyways in the modern Web 2.0 world. In addition to the ease of finding elements on your [...]

• How NOT To Optimize LINQ Statements

  Posted: 24 Sep 2008 at 13:35

  About a month ago I was experimenting with different ways to optimize my LINQ queries against the IdeaPipe database, in order to improve the read times. I wanted to improve the read times because our new Facebook Application was being launched and I anticipated an increase in our traffic to the serv

• How NOT To Optimize LINQ Statements

  Posted: 24 Sep 2008 at 13:35 by Nick Berardi

  About a month ago I was experimenting with different ways to optimize my LINQ queries against the IdeaPipe database, in order to improve the read times. I wanted to improve the read times because our new Facebook Application was being launched and I anticipated an increase in our traffic to the serv

• My Philly.NET Presentation

  Posted: 17 Sep 2008 at 21:56

  This is very basic presentation on how Web 2.0 and MVC can work together. The actual source code for this presentation is located at: http://www.codeplex.com/buggd Updated ManagedFusion.dll Source

• My Philly.NET Presentation

  Posted: 17 Sep 2008 at 21:56 by Nick Berardi

  This is very basic presentation on how Web 2.0 and MVC can work together. The actual source code for this presentation is located at: http://www.codeplex.com/buggd

• The Second Bill Gates & Jerry Seinfeld Microsoft Ad

  Posted: 12 Sep 2008 at 12:27 by Nick Berardi

  Many people have said they don’t get these ad’s, but personally I like them.

• The Second Bill Gates & Jerry Seinfeld Microsoft Ad

  Posted: 12 Sep 2008 at 12:27

  Many people have said they don’t get these ad’s, but personally I like them.

• Philly .NET User Group Meeting for September 2008

  Posted: 11 Sep 2008 at 20:57

  I will be presenting September 17, 2008 at Philly .NET User Group Meeting. My talk will be on: Creating a modern, web 2.0, application with MVC and jQuery with a focus on doing this in a RESTful manor. My goal is for the developers in attendance to learn how to create a RESTful website design using

• Philly .NET User Group Meeting for September 2008

  Posted: 11 Sep 2008 at 20:57 by Nick Berardi

  I will be presenting September 17, 2008 at Philly .NET User Group Meeting. My talk will be on: Creating a modern, web 2.0, application with MVC and jQuery with a focus on doing this in a RESTful manor. My goal is for the developers in attendance to learn how to create a RESTful website design using