October 2004 - Posts
A lot of people have asked for a preview of the new Dozing Dogs web site, so I saved a few pages as HTML and zipped them up . We're due to launch Nov 15, but feel free to ask me any questions at james@dozingdogs.com before then.
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TIP: If you generate a SQL script for a table that has Full-Text Indexing enabled, it won't script the 'Change tracking' or 'Update Index in background' settings for you. You'll have to add those options to the script yourself. To do that, add lines similar
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So, onto the next stage of the problem! Now that everything is a) built under .NET 1.0, b) delay-signed, c) obfuscated and d) signed again it runs perfectly. I tested every page and every user control and fixed all the bugs introduced from obfuscation.
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Today was make-a-build-process day, when I finally switched from VS.NET IDE compilation to a simple batch file. I may use fancier tools later I suppose, but for now I love the flexibility of a good old batch file. I was programming before Windows you
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I just made the decision to postpone the launch for two weeks, until November 15th . As I said before, it's going to be close, but previous experience tells me that we ought to allow a little extra time for those unexpected hiccups. Many people noticed
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The Dozing Dogs web site is progressing swiftly now behind the scenes. Although our target date of Nov 1 may still prove unattainable, it's going to be very close. I may just push it back 2 weeks to be safe though. Writing the site is the most fun I've
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Step 1. The flight. I'm finally sitting in my hotel room in Westminster, CO. It's been a long and eventful day! I set off for the airport in plenty of time, and got there about 2 hours before my flight from Atlanta. Cool. I went straight to the AirTran
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We had a few days in Destin this weekend, leaving Friday and returning yesterday. We always have a good time there, even in the rain. This time we took the grandparents too and stayed in an apartment just over the road from the beach. I let them sleep
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I embedded an XML file into an assembly today in order for it to populate the database with all the data it needs when brand new. There's quite a few entries, and this method means that people can easily take advantage of the fact that they can run multiple
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Eric just published his interesting First Report from My Micro-ISV . In it Eric describes his initial failure at creating and selling a simple product. One of the interesting parts to me of his original article was the Don't Fake The Plural part: "I don't
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This is funny. My Classic ASP education web site, www.CoverYourASP.com , runs from an Access database. (Yes, I know, it cannot be done or shouldn't be done but it works very well thank you and I don't change it now just to make a point) So this morning
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Has Chris turned 40 and needs to cleanse his soul ? I missed the start of his "apology" series ( here , here , here , here , etc), but it seems to be a recurring theme on his blog recently. It's interesting, at least in small doses, but only in the
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Some of you might already know that I'm hankering after some small town living . The Atlanta suburbia thang has officially worn off. I grew up in a small village , then a small town so the big city is fun for a while, but being a romantic soul I'm curious
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We should all have this problem - Eric is blue about only earning $1,099 by 8:30am this morning.
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