http://blogs.freemind.net Mon, 25 Aug 2008 14:30:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I just ordered a lens for my camcorder. I rarely order anything (apart from eyeglasses) from stores other than Amazon. I've had my issues with Amazon in the past, but realistically, with a recurring Amazon Prime membership, I'm pretty much "all-in" for them. So today, when ordering from another store, I ... http://blogs.freemind.net/index.php/shopping-cart-remove-all-hurdles-for-higher-sales/47/ We've all seen the Microsoft guys stumble over this time and time again in demos. Why are we still forced to add this? I mean, if it's a server control (the control starts with "<asp:") it should be assumed -- or added automatically by the Visual Studio IDE. What is ... http://blogs.freemind.net/index.php/why-the-hell-am-i-still-forced-to-type-runatserver-after-all-these-years/45/ Somedays working with ASP.NET can be a treat. Especially on those days when you stumble upon some functionality you had no idea existed. It seems like every website has some need to generate emails for things like order confirmation, password resets, or news updates. System.Net.Mail provides excellent functionality for building email ... http://blogs.freemind.net/index.php/using-email-templates-with-aspnet/31/ I fired up the quite excellent Visual Studio today to do a little of what I do every day. In this case, as I was waiting for my project to load I noticed a link to "New Updates to the ASP.NET Wiki". It's been awhile since I visited the ASP.NET ... http://blogs.freemind.net/index.php/asp-net-wiki-microsoft-does-not-understand/21/ Jim and I went to Minnebar this morning at Coffman Union on the campus of the University of Minnesota -- 398 geeks and us. We hit three sessions and then went to the "State of the State" panel discussion with Jamie Thingelstad (former Dow Jones), Robert Stephens (Geek Squad), Dan ... http://blogs.freemind.net/index.php/minnebar-2008/19/ I spent the morning at the local Microsoft office in Bloomington to hear about and see some demos on the Citizen Service Platform -- based on SharePoint, Microsoft Dynamics CRM, and Microsoft Live. It's essentially a bundling of existing tools, with a number of templates that act as a start ... http://blogs.freemind.net/index.php/microsoft-citizen-service-platform/16/ I've exclaimed my great satisfaction to friends recently as I've written blog posts on just how quickly they seem to appear in the Google indexes. And by "quick", I mean almost instantly. Click the "Publish" button in WordPress and BLAMMMMMMO! Instant street cred. I wondered to myself, after it happened ... http://blogs.freemind.net/index.php/instant-googlization-of-your-latest-blog-post/15/ Freemind Solutions is excited to announce the start of a Minneapolis ALT.NET User Group. It's open to anyone in the industry, whether you're in Minneapolis or not -- even if you beckon from Woodbury or Shakopee. The informational Wiki is located at http://www.mplsalt.net/. There is a Yahoo! Tech Group started here ... http://blogs.freemind.net/index.php/minneapolis-altnet-user-group-starting/11/