Archives for January 2009

Windows 7 In Virtual PC 2007 and Virtual Machine Additions

January 15, 2009 by

I just installed my 3rd version of Windows7 (this time into a VPC Image) and I remember hearing online that there was a problem with Win7 running in VirtualPC2007. Something about the Virtual Machine Additions causing a blue screen on startup.

A quick search found this post, and in the comments I noticed the solution.

Update Virtual PC2007 to SP1. I didn’t even know there was an SP1 for Virtual PC, and maybe you didn’t either. I was running 6.0.156.0 (the old version). Check your VPC Version (Help|About) and make sure you’re updated to 6.0.192.0, and the Virtual Machine Additions should load and run fine in your Windows 7 VPC.

 

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Filed Under: Technology

Presenting AJAX Client Templates from ASP.NET v4 Preview

January 15, 2009 by

Tonight (Jan 13, 2008 5:30-8pm) at the Arizona.net User Group, I’ll be presenting AJAX client templates currently available in the ASP.NET v4 Preview hosted on CodePlex.

Below is a quick code sample to wet your appetite.

C# / Service – Not really relevant to the call, but it’s where the data comes from

   1: [WebMethod]
   2: public List<Product> GetProducts()
   3: {
   4:     return GetProductsByOrderId(0);;
   5: }
   6:  
   7: [WebMethod]
   8: public List<Product> GetProductsByOrderId(int orderId)
   9: {
  10:     var productList = new List<Product>();
  11:     using (var adapter = new ProductsTableAdapter())
  12:     {
  13:         Northwind.ProductsDataTable products = null;
  14:         products = orderId > 0 ? adapter.GetDataByProductId(orderId) : adapter.GetData();
  15:         
  16:         foreach (var row in products)
  17:         {
  18:             productList.Add(new Product() { 
  19:                 Name = row["ProductName"].ToString(), 
  20:                 Id = (int) row["ProductId"]
  21:             });
  22:         }
  23:     }
  24:     return productList;
  25: }

ASPX Page

   1: <%@ Page Title="" Language="C#" MasterPageFile="~/Common/WebSiteMaster.master" AutoEventWireup="true" CodeBehind="A_Templates.aspx.cs" Inherits="ScottCateAjax2008.Lesson10.A_Templates" %>  
   2: <asp:Content ID="Content1" ContentPlaceHolderID="ContentPlaceHolder1" runat="server">  
   3:   
   4: <asp:ScriptManager id="SM1" runat="server">  
   5:     <Scripts>  
   6:         <asp:ScriptReference ScriptMode="Debug" Path="~/Common/Scripts/ASPNET4Preview3/MicrosoftAjaxTemplates.js"  />  
   7:         <asp:ScriptReference Path="~/Lesson10/A_Templates.aspx.js" />  
   8:     </Scripts>  
   9:     <Services>  
  10:         <asp:ServiceReference Path="~/Services/NorthwindService.asmx" />  
  11:     </Services>  
  12: </asp:ScriptManager>  
  13:     
  14:     <h1>ASP.NET 4.0 - Templates</h1>  
  15:   
  16:     <table id="products" border="1" class="sys-template">  
  17:         <tr>  
  18:             <td>{{ Id }}</td>  
  19:             <td>{{ Name }}</td>  
  20:         </tr>  
  21:     </table>  
  22:   
  23: </asp:Content>

JavaScript

   1: function pageLoad() {   
   2:     ScottCateAjax2008.Services.NorthwindService.GetProducts(goGetProducts_Callback, errorCallback);   
   3: }   
   4:   
   5: function goGetProducts_Callback(results) {   
   6:     var products = $create(Sys.UI.DataView, {}, {}, {}, $get("products"));   
   7:     products.set_data(results);   
   8: }   
   9:        
  10: function errorCallback(error) {   
  11:     alert(error);   
  12: }

Outcome

imageArizona.net User Group, I’ll be presenting AJAX client templates currently available in the ASP.NET v4 Preview hosted on CodePlex.

Below is a quick code sample to wet your appetite.

C# / Service – Not really relevant to the call, but it’s where the data comes from

   1: [WebMethod]
   2: public List<Product> GetProducts()
   3: {
   4:     return GetProductsByOrderId(0);;
   5: }
   6:  
   7: [WebMethod]
   8: public List<Product> GetProductsByOrderId(int orderId)
   9: {
  10:     var productList = new List<Product>();
  11:     using (var adapter = new ProductsTableAdapter())
  12:     {
  13:         Northwind.ProductsDataTable products = null;
  14:         products = orderId > 0 ? adapter.GetDataByProductId(orderId) : adapter.GetData();
  15:         
  16:         foreach (var row in products)
  17:         {
  18:             productList.Add(new Product() { 
  19:                 Name = row["ProductName"].ToString(), 
  20:                 Id = (int) row["ProductId"]
  21:             });
  22:         }
  23:     }
  24:     return productList;
  25: }

ASPX Page

   1: <%@ Page Title="" Language="C#" MasterPageFile="~/Common/WebSiteMaster.master" AutoEventWireup="true" CodeBehind="A_Templates.aspx.cs" Inherits="ScottCateAjax2008.Lesson10.A_Templates" %>  
   2: <asp:Content ID="Content1" ContentPlaceHolderID="ContentPlaceHolder1" runat="server">  
   3:   
   4: <asp:ScriptManager id="SM1" runat="server">  
   5:     <Scripts>  
   6:         <asp:ScriptReference ScriptMode="Debug" Path="~/Common/Scripts/ASPNET4Preview3/MicrosoftAjaxTemplates.js"  />  
   7:         <asp:ScriptReference Path="~/Lesson10/A_Templates.aspx.js" />  
   8:     </Scripts>  
   9:     <Services>  
  10:         <asp:ServiceReference Path="~/Services/NorthwindService.asmx" />  
  11:     </Services>  
  12: </asp:ScriptManager>  
  13:     
  14:     <h1>ASP.NET 4.0 - Templates</h1>  
  15:   
  16:     <table id="products" border="1" class="sys-template">  
  17:         <tr>  
  18:             <td>{{ Id }}</td>  
  19:             <td>{{ Name }}</td>  
  20:         </tr>  
  21:     </table>  
  22:   
  23: </asp:Content>

JavaScript

   1: function pageLoad() {   
   2:     ScottCateAjax2008.Services.NorthwindService.GetProducts(goGetProducts_Callback, errorCallback);   
   3: }   
   4:   
   5: function goGetProducts_Callback(results) {   
   6:     var products = $create(Sys.UI.DataView, {}, {}, {}, $get("products"));   
   7:     products.set_data(results);   
   8: }   
   9:        
  10: function errorCallback(error) {   
  11:     alert(error);   
  12: }

Outcome

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Filed Under: Technology

GraffitiCMS Tip – Sorting Posts in a Category

January 10, 2009 by

I’m not sure if this is the only way – but I just figured out that Posts are displayed by a published date, which is not necessarily the order you enter them.

If you’re posts aren’t in the order you want them – look into modifying the published date.

Filed Under: Technology

https://scottcate.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/sc1.png

January 9, 2009 by

Thanks to a new Mobile theme, and a Mobile Theme selector from the GraffitiCMS Extras project on CodePlex, you should be able to hit this site, and read it pretty easily on your mobile device.

This is helpful, because I commonly post links back to the site from twitter, which you may be reading on your mobile phone.

Filed Under: Technology

Microsoft Tag for ScottCate.com

January 9, 2009 by

Microsoft Tag for ScottCate.com At conferences I’m always giving out my blog URL. With this image I can simply display my blog, and anyone with Microsoft Tag installed on a smart client, can point and browse 🙂

Now that my blog is mobile enabled, this will be much more common.

What is Microsoft Tag? (Direct Mobile Download Link: Click Here)

I just saw it today from a twitter post by @CalebKenkins. The short version is … what you see is a bar code. Instead of nice tidy black and white lines, or a burst of dots (like the shipper barcodes) these are colors. The big difference is distance and focus.

Let me backup. The idea is … you point your phone camera (or any Tag enabled camera) at this image. Because it’s big, and easy to read, the image could be on anything. Like a billboard, or a sign at the mall, or next to artwork at a museum (all examples on the site).

imageI thought it would be a nice way to let audience members navigate to my blog. I’m sure there are millions of uses for this, and I hope it catches on.

After all – it’s much easier to point-and-browse, than it is to open up a mobile device and key in a web address.

You can read more information on the Microsoft Tag website.

UPDATE: Microsoft Tag comes with reporting

After using this for a few minutes, the story improves. When a tag is scanned, it has to be looked up in a database. This gives the opportunity to log a “hit count”. I think this changes the print media game, where historically it has been close to impossible to know if people have any interest in your print ad. Click this thumbnail for a quick sample report.

Filed Under: Technology
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