Mike Swanson's Blog
The .NET Show: Connected Systems (and Chris Sells on .NET Rocks!)
There's a new two hour episode of The .NET Show on Connected Systems that features Don Box, Doug...
Author: Michael Swanson Date: 10/13/2004
Microsoft Virtual PC 2004 Service Pack 1
Here's a release that will make many of you very, very happy. If you've installed Windows XP Service...
Author: Michael Swanson Date: 10/12/2004
Macro Wallpaper 3: Fallpaper
For those that requested some fall-themed macro photos for wallpaper, here you go. They're not quite...
Author: Michael Swanson Date: 10/11/2004
ASP.NET Module to Resolve Canonicalization Issue
We've released an ASP.NET ValidatePath Module that takes care of the recent canonicalization issues...
Author: Michael Swanson Date: 10/08/2004
Glass Windows Wallpaper and 3D Animated Desktop
Here's a thumbnail from some very nice wallpaper images from DivineError. He has a 1600 x 1200...
Author: Michael Swanson Date: 10/08/2004
Replicating OnSuccess and OnFailure in MSBuild
As you may have read in an earlier post, I'm currently helping a customer migrate their project from...
Author: Michael Swanson Date: 10/07/2004
New William Shatner Album: Has Been
Hilarious! Yes...you read that right...William Shatner has an album. Why didn't I know about this? I...
Author: Michael Swanson Date: 10/07/2004
My Candy Cigarette Addiction
Anyone else love candy cigarettes...err...I'm sorry...just plain Candy (they don't like to use the...
Author: Michael Swanson Date: 10/06/2004
Birth of a Blog: Objects, Systems and Everywhere in Between
One of the best architects/developers/people I've ever had the pleasure of working with has finally...
Author: Michael Swanson Date: 10/04/2004
PhotoStamps
For seven weeks during August and September, the US Postal Service authorized a public market test...
Author: Michael Swanson Date: 10/03/2004
How Much Is One Million?
While watching the trailer for the upcoming film, Paper Clips, I was reminded of an experiment I...
Author: Michael Swanson Date: 10/03/2004
Ordered A Dual Opteron Workstation
You may recall that I've been waiting for one of two "triggers" to order a new computer. Well, even...
Author: Michael Swanson Date: 10/01/2004
Microsoft Physics Illustrator for Tablet PC
Okay…I don’t have a Tablet PC to run this on, so I’m not sure if this is the application I saw...
Author: Michael Swanson Date: 09/30/2004
Ron Jeffries at the XP West Michigan User Group
I apologize for not being able to give you an earlier heads-up on the Ron Jeffries presentation at...
Author: Michael Swanson Date: 09/30/2004
Games in Managed Code
Brad Abrams points out Arena Wars, a game written using managed code. Based on some of the comments...
Author: Michael Swanson Date: 09/30/2004
XP West Michigan User Group
Imagine my surprise when I learn that there has been an Extreme Programming user group in my own...
Author: Michael Swanson Date: 09/28/2004
Microsoft DevDays 2004 Streaming Sessions and October Webcasts
For all of you who missed the DevDays 2004 sessions, or if you simply want to “attend”...
Author: Michael Swanson Date: 09/27/2004
West Michigan .NET User Group Presentation Next Week
For anyone interested, I'm giving the presentation for the West Michigan .NET User Group meeting...
Author: Michael Swanson Date: 09/16/2004
New SourceMonitor 2.0 Code Metrics Tool
If you've read my article on Code Review and Complexity, you'll know that I recommend using metrics...
Author: Michael Swanson Date: 09/15/2004
Macro Wallpaper 2
Response to my first set of macro images was positive, and more than a few people have asked for...
Author: Michael Swanson Date: 09/12/2004
DVD Review: Once Upon Atari
I was browsing ThinkGeek a few weeks back to see if they had added anything new that I would...
Author: Michael Swanson Date: 09/12/2004
Create a Bootable Windows XP CD That Includes Service Pack 2
I had planned to post my own article about slipstreaming the recently released Service Pack 2 with...
Author: Michael Swanson Date: 09/08/2004
Playing with Managed Direct3D
A few people have e-mailed and asked if—since I claim to be a developer—I actually write any code....
Author: Michael Swanson Date: 09/08/2004
All About the Smart Client
The MSDN Webcasts Weblog reports that David F. Anthony, a Senior Software Architect at Techhead LLC,...
Author: Michael Swanson Date: 09/07/2004
Macro Wallpaper
I've had fun with photography for many years, and I especially enjoy macro photography. Whenever I'm...
Author: Michael Swanson Date: 09/06/2004
Book Review: Opening the Xbox
I'm an avid reader of scientific and technical books and magazines, so I have to make an occasional...
Author: Michael Swanson Date: 09/04/2004
Windows Media Player 10 and MSN Music
If you haven’t already heard, we’ve released Windows Media Player 10 (for Windows XP...
Author: Michael Swanson Date: 09/02/2004
Available on MSDN: Visual Studio 2005 Beta 1 Refresh with Visual Studio 2005 Team System
As expected, MSDN subscribers (sorry…not sure which subscriber levels) can now download the Visual...
Author: Michael Swanson Date: 08/31/2004
Announcement: Windows "Longhorn" Client in 2006 and Avalon and Indigo on XP and 2003
We announced today that we’re targeting Windows “Longhorn” client for broad release in 2006. Perhaps...
Author: Michael Swanson Date: 08/27/2004
Visual Studio 2005 Beta 1 Refresh with Team System
According to Rick LaPlante’s blog entry, we’ve started the release process for the next Community...
Author: Michael Swanson Date: 08/26/2004
Interviewing at Microsoft
I am frequently asked about the interview process at Microsoft, and although I’m usually more than...
Author: Michael Swanson Date: 08/21/2004
MSDN TV: Interview with Steve McConnell
Steve McConnell, of Construx, is responsible for one of my (and many others) top 10 developer books,...
Author: Michael Swanson Date: 08/20/2004
Applications Affected by Windows XP Service Pack 2
We’ve published a Knowledge Base article about known applications that are affected by the...
Author: Michael Swanson Date: 08/18/2004
21 Rules of Thumb for Delivering Great Products on Time
The August 15, 2004 issue of Software Development Times arrived today, and I wanted to highlight the...
Author: Michael Swanson Date: 08/16/2004
WeBlowItUp.com
My wife used to have an inkjet printer that refused to pick up paper. I'd clean the print path, and...
Author: Michael Swanson Date: 08/15/2004
NUnit 2.2 Released
The final version of NUnit 2.2 has been released. It isn’t on the NUnit.org site yet, but you...
Author: Michael Swanson Date: 08/09/2004
More Windows XP Service Pack 2 Information
From another helpful e-mail that we're sending to our customers: Microsoft has made several Windows...
Author: Michael Swanson Date: 08/09/2004
Windows XP Service Pack 2 RTM Available to MSDN Subscribers
The release to manufacturing (RTM) version of Windows XP Service Pack 2 is now available for...
Author: Michael Swanson Date: 08/06/2004
Free PSS Support for Technical Issues
Have one of those technical questions that you can’t find an answer to in the Microsoft...
Author: Michael Swanson Date: 08/05/2004
Doom 3 is Fantastic
I’ve been both a game developer and a game player for a long time now, and like the rest of...
Author: Michael Swanson Date: 08/04/2004
The .NET Show: Introduction to Visual Studio 2005
There’s a new episode of The .NET Show that is an Introduction to Visual Studio 2005. From the...
Author: Michael Swanson Date: 08/02/2004
Office 2003 Service Pack 1 Released
Looks like we released Office 2003 SP1 today on the Office Update site. If you’d prefer, you...
Author: Michael Swanson Date: 07/27/2004
Nostalgia
My wife, Elizabeth, was cleaning out one of our file cabinets the other day and ran across a bunch...
Author: Michael Swanson Date: 07/27/2004
Pat Helland on Metropolis: Envisioning the Service-Oriented Enterprise
One of the more interesting presentations I attended at our annual Microsoft Global Briefing in...
Author: Michael Swanson Date: 07/23/2004
Lookout Available for Download
I must have missed this announcement while I was at our annual Microsoft Global Briefing event in...
Author: Michael Swanson Date: 07/23/2004
Doom 3 GOLD Release
I’ve been waiting and waiting (and waiting some more) for the release of id Software’s Doom 3 and...
Author: Michael Swanson Date: 07/14/2004
Refactoring C# in Visual Studio .NET 2005
MSDN has posted a good article on Refactoring C# Code Using Visual Studio 2005 that introduces the...
Author: Michael Swanson Date: 07/13/2004