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K2 [blackpearl] is the newest version of workflow software from SourceCode. I believe it can be a valuable tool for developing line of business applications, specifially solutions that involve routing and tracking work and information between people....

When I first heard about TECH Cocktail , I was surprised to see that such an organization even existed in Chicago - I didn't realize that there was such a vibrant technology community here! TECH Cocktail has done a bunch of mixers in Chicago and has...

I've written many times before about my trial runs of various Linux distributions and I feel like I've said most of what I have to say about the matter. However, I recently saw a post entitled, Is Ubuntu Useable Enough For My Girlfriend? and I...

Twitterlight has been updated with some new features that really up the usability of the app. http://www.twitterlight.com Defaulted the view to Public, so non-Twitter users can see data on page load Added profile pics back in Added link to Twitter page...

In my continuing efforts to bring you useful nuggets from the Office Communicator SDK, I bring you IMessengerContactResolution . I realized that I needed something like this when I wasn't able to resolve contacts given their SMTP address by using...

There are a bunch of really great events coming up in the Southern California region that I wanted to get on everyone's calendar if they are not already. SQL Firestarter Learning Event This event will be held on Saturday, May 17th at the Microsoft...

I got a bit sidetracked from the MVC stuff as I didn't have as much time between projects as expected, but had a chance today to play around with it a bit more at home. I don't really have any earth shattering things to share, but I did run into...

After 2 months of dormancy, I am starting back up the easy way, with some short notes on topics of interest: 1. Windows Home Server: 2 Months In The best compliment I can give is that I just don’t think about my Home Server anymore. I let it do its thing...

Technorati Tags: k2 , blackpearl , InfoPath , workflow I know I know, I am way behind on my InfoPath Integration series that I started several weeks back, but still, I'd like to go off on a tangent here on a somewhat tricky methodology for accomplishing...

I'm gonna chalk this up to one of things that's painfully obvious after the fact... I'm using the IMessengerAdvanced::StartConversation method of the Office Communicator automation SDK to dial ad-hoc phone numbers, e.g. simply dialing Clarity's...

I am honored to have been chosen as a SQL Server MVP for the upcoming year for my work in the SQL Server Community. When I look at the list of MVPs I am truly humbled to be joining their company. I am looking forward to joining them in a couple weeks...

I've had this post in my blog drafts for a bit, but I hadn't had a chance to finish. I haven't seen much out there on teh Internets about PhizzPop so I thought I'd give a recap of the event. First, I'd like to congratulate Cyngergy...

Ok ok, I've bitten the bullet and upgraded the Twitterlight Silverlight Twitter client to Silverlight 2.0 Beta 1. The Coding4Fun article has been updated with the latest source. The client is live at twitterlight.com . The major updates involved changing...

This was an interestingly annoying issue I came across with Windows Installer, when you use the ReserveCost Element to specify the disk space by populating the disk cost for your components in the ReserveCost Table. Here is the scenario: 1) You have a...

I've had a few requests lately for resources I've used related to data warehouse design and performance tips for SSAS and SSRS for SQL Server 2005. I thought if a few people are interest there must be a lot of others out searching the web for...