Archive for June, 2006
VFP: Too much stuff coming from the community
Yep, well as per usual the Visual FoxPro community is delivering in spades, and I don’t have time to keep up.
Dave Crozier joins us with an impressive debut, and I’m still trying to get my head around the incredible GDIPlusX library update that Bo Durban and Craig Boyd have posted on SednaX (soon to be VFPX).
Heck, I only [...]
VFP: Too much stuff coming from the community
Yep, well as per usual the Visual FoxPro community is delivering in spades, and I don’t have time to keep up.Dave Crozier joins us with an impressive debut, and I’m still trying to get my head around the incredible GDIPlusX library update that Bo Durban and Craig Boyd have posted on SednaX (soon to be VFPX).Heck, I only [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )LINK: Craig Berntson makes me smile
One of the things I love about Craig Berntson is how he speaks his mind. Like this post about Ray Ozzie taking over from Bill in time. Classic.
And I’m with Craig on the WinFX renaming – what’s the problem?
LINK: Craig Berntson makes me smile
One of the things I love about Craig Berntson is how he speaks his mind. Like this post about Ray Ozzie taking over from Bill in time. Classic.And I’m with Craig on the WinFX renaming – what’s the problem?
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )VFP: Craig Boyd restores my faith
Just when I was starting to get a little worried (as per my comment on being underwhelmed with Sedna so far) Craig Boyd comes along and gets me all excited again.
World domination? Just possibly…
VFP: Craig Boyd restores my faith
Just when I was starting to get a little worried (as per my comment on being underwhelmed with Sedna so far) Craig Boyd comes along and gets me all excited again. World domination? Just possibly…
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )LINK: Microsoft Certified Architect goes live
The link is here
An exciting program in my opinion (here’s my thoughts about it from last year).
From the press release:
“Being a Microsoft Certified Architect allows me to go in and evangelize the proper use of technology to the people who need to be touched with that.”
Will it make it to Australia I wonder? I hope so…
LINK: Microsoft Certified Architect goes live
The link is hereAn exciting program in my opinion (here’s my thoughts about it from last year). From the press release:“Being a Microsoft Certified Architect allows me to go in and evangelize the proper use of technology to the people who need to be touched with that.” Will it make it to Australia I wonder? I hope so…
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )LINK: Cesar Chalom VFP Gradient background forms
Great post. This stuff is too easy.
http://weblogs.foxite.com/cesarchalom/archive/2006/06/13/1825.aspx
Note: the post page has a download attachment (easy to miss).
LINK: Cesar Chalom VFP Gradient background forms
Great post. This stuff is too easy.http://weblogs.foxite.com/cesarchalom/archive/2006/06/13/1825.aspxNote: the post page has a download attachment (easy to miss).
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )SOFTWARE: Refactoring vs Maxfactoring
maxfactoring
noun, verb
1. the process of gradually improving the ‘look and feel’ of a software application in small chunks
2. partaking in the UX initiative of ‘results driven application surface design’
The result is aesthetic only, there is no change in functionality, performance, stability, scalability or reliability. Side effects include improved sales and perceived higher quality.
Usage (n): ‘The software team spent 3 weeks on the [...]
SOFTWARE: Refactoring vs Maxfactoring
maxfactoringnoun, verb1. the process of gradually improving the ‘look and feel’ of a software application in small chunks2. partaking in the UX initiative of ‘results driven application surface design’The result is aesthetic only, there is no change in functionality, performance, stability, scalability or reliability. Side effects include improved sales and perceived higher quality. Usage (n): ‘The software team spent 3 weeks on the [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )VFP: SendaX renaming – my money is on VFP.Next
The SednaX moving and renaming is an interesting exercise. I felt that the SednaX ‘brand’ was finally starting to catch on, but now they’ll have to start over. However, I can understand the reasons for the change.
As I’m sure you know, you can vote for the new name here. I voted for VFP.Next for two reasons:
1. It has a [...]
VFP: SendaX renaming – my money is on VFP.Next
The SednaX moving and renaming is an interesting exercise. I felt that the SednaX ‘brand’ was finally starting to catch on, but now they’ll have to start over. However, I can understand the reasons for the change.As I’m sure you know, you can vote for the new name here. I voted for VFP.Next for two reasons: 1. It has a [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )VFP: Ctl32 status bar on SednaX
Just loving the ctl32 status bar and progress bar from Carlos Alloatti on SednaX.Go to SednaX and then downloads (you need to be a member to download).Carlos has a great set of documentation available here.Here’s a few screenshots (click to enlarge) of one of our applications with the status bar implemented.The first shows a simple [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 4 so far )VFP: Ctl32 status bar on SednaX
Just loving the ctl32 status bar and progress bar from Carlos Alloatti on SednaX.
Go to SednaX and then downloads (you need to be a member to download).
Carlos has a great set of documentation available here.
Here's a few screenshots of one of our applications with the status bar implemented.
The first shows a simple update of the [...]
VFP: FoxTabs downlink was incorrect – fixed now
Apologies for having an incorrect link on one of our downloads pages.
Most links were fine, but one had a link to an old version.
To be clear: You can download FoxTabs 0.3.6 (dated 24 May 2006) from here:
http://www.vfpsolutionexplorer.com/Default.aspx?tabid=61
Thanks
VFP: FoxTabs downlink was incorrect – fixed now
Apologies for having an incorrect link on one of our downloads pages.Most links were fine, but one had a link to an old version. To be clear: You can download FoxTabs 0.3.6 (dated 24 May 2006) from here:http://www.vfpsolutionexplorer.com/Default.aspx?tabid=61 Thanks
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )VFP: Office 2007 UX in VFP
The whole Office 2007 ribbon UX was getting a lot of discussion a year ago (Office 12 as it was then). Given that most people are pretty cool with the concept (see here if you aren’t familiar with the ribbon idea), then chances are that when it is finally released, we’ll see applications all jumping [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )VFP: Office 2007 UX in VFP
The whole Office 2007 ribbon UX was getting a lot of discussion a year ago (Office 12 as it was then). Given that most people are pretty cool with the concept (see here if you aren’t familiar with the ribbon idea), then chances are that when it is finally released, we’ll see applications all jumping [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )VFP: Visual FoxPro Best practices eBook from Hentzenwerke
This is an important read for all Visual FoxPro dvelopers
http://www.hentzenwerke.com/catalog/vfpbp10.htm
I finally finished reading the ‘Visual FoxPro Best Practices for the next 10 Years’ ebook this weekend (it was released approx a month ago).
I cannot recommend this book highly enough.
As you probably know it came out of Whil’s recent Great Lakes Great Database Workshop [...]
VFP: Visual FoxPro Best practices eBook from Hentzenwerke
This is an important read for all Visual FoxPro dvelopers http://www.hentzenwerke.com/catalog/vfpbp10.htm I finally finished reading the ‘Visual FoxPro Best Practices for the next 10 Years’ ebook this weekend (it was released approx a month ago). I cannot recommend this book highly enough. As you probably know it came out of Whil’s recent Great Lakes Great Database Workshop [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )VFP: TIOBE again – some concerns
As Craig Boyd and others have pointed out, Visual FoxPro has risen again in the TIOBE index, this time to number 12. It is only an index ofcourse, so we can’t place too much emphasis on it, but on the other hand it does seem a reasonable reflection of VFP’s revival lately.
However the thing that concerns me [...]
VFP: TIOBE again – some concerns
As Craig Boyd and others have pointed out, Visual FoxPro has risen again in the TIOBE index, this time to number 12. It is only an index ofcourse, so we can’t place too much emphasis on it, but on the other hand it does seem a reasonable reflection of VFP’s revival lately. However the thing that concerns me [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )SOFTWARE: Dave Lemphers on getting a degree
The ‘Infectious’ Dave Lemphers (you only need to see him present once to see how infectious and passionate this guy is) wrote (a few weeks ago) about ‘Why you should get a degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering’.
http://blogs.msdn.com/davidlem/archive/2006/05/09/593425.aspx
In principle I strongly agree with him.
There’s a few problems we face however. One is that post-dot-com there [...]
SOFTWARE: Dave Lemphers on getting a degree
The ‘Infectious’ Dave Lemphers (you only need to see him present once to see how infectious and passionate this guy is) wrote (a few weeks ago) about ‘Why you should get a degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering’.http://blogs.msdn.com/davidlem/archive/2006/05/09/593425.aspxIn principle I strongly agree with him. There’s a few problems we face however. One is that post-dot-com there [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )VFP: Another Visual FoxPro blogger – Oscar Rivera
Another Foxie joins us. Oscar has a nice first post about how to create circular forms in VFP.
http://oscriv.blogspot.com/
The code is very easy to use. To save you the (minute of) trouble of coding a form yourself you can try a simple sample made from his code here.
This is ofcourse only the beginning of many things you can [...]
VFP: Another Visual FoxPro blogger – Oscar Rivera
Another Foxie joins us. Oscar has a nice first post about how to create circular forms in VFP.http://oscriv.blogspot.com/ The code is very easy to use. To save you the (minute of) trouble of coding a form yourself you can try a simple sample made from his code here. This is ofcourse only the beginning of many things you can [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )LINK: Free database CRUD
I pretty much agree with this article that we should be able to get basic database operations (create, read, update, delete) out of the box. Although our projects are getting more complex, the underlying data integrity requirements don’t really change much.
http://www.ftponline.com/weblogger/forum.aspx?ID=18&DATE=3/7/2006
Thanks to Adam for pointing this one out to me.
LINK: Free database CRUD
I pretty much agree with this article that we should be able to get basic database operations (create, read, update, delete) out of the box. Although our projects are getting more complex, the underlying data integrity requirements don’t really change much.http://www.ftponline.com/weblogger/forum.aspx?ID=18&DATE=3/7/2006 Thanks to Adam for pointing this one out to me.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )VFP: FoxTabs 0.3.6 update
Scott and I slipped a new beta out last week, but wanted to wait a few days before announcing it in case anything serious came out. But initial indications are that this version is a lot more stable, specifically with regard to the Compile error dialog issue. There are still a few quirks (eg one person [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )VFP: FoxTabs 0.3.6 update
Scott and I slipped a new beta out last week, but wanted to wait a few days before announcing it in case anything serious came out. But initial indications are that this version is a lot more stable, specifically with regard to the Compile error dialog issue. There are still a few quirks (eg one person [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )SOFTWARE: Microsoft out of touch?
Paul Stovell looks lovingly into the future of Vista error messages…
http://www.paulstovell.net/Posts/Post.aspx?postId=2e18c36c-83ce-4483-8129-37f2cd9fcf26
SOFTWARE: Microsoft out of touch?
Paul Stovell looks lovingly into the future of Vista error messages…
http://www.paulstovell.net/Posts/Post.aspx?postId=2e18c36c-83ce-4483-8129-37f2cd9fcf26
TEAM SYSTEM: Team Edition for Database Professionals
I know this is being blogged to death at the moment, so sorry to be adding to the noise…
But you've got to admit this is exciting news:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/teamsystem/products/dbpro/
Although don't get too excited, it is not due until the end of 2006, but a CTP is coming around June 11.
(from Rob Caron)
Incidently, does anyone else think the PressPass page [...]
VFP: Sydney VFP User Group last night
An interesting night last night with Andrew Coates demoing Vista, Office 2007 Beta and, oh yeah, Visual FoxPro running on Vista Beta 2. First thing to note is that Vista looks great, behaved great, is gonna be great, etc Second thing is that Office 2007 looks great, behaved great, is gonna be great, etc Third thing is that [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 2 so far )IT: The tyranny of IT departments
This (old) article on the 'tyranny' of IT departments caught my eye:
http://blogs.smh.com.au/razor/archives/it_in_business/003483.html
I'm sure we've all had experiences both positive and negative dealing with IT departments. But what interested me most was how many comments there were – so many people felt the need to 'share' their experience (most in defence of IT departments interestingly enough). [...]
SECURITY: FalconOne technology
An interesting approach to security and detecting online fraudsters
http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/redirect?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/06/05/31/78791_HNfalconone_1.html
The software mentioned uses a bunch of techniques including:
The software also monitors other characteristics of account holders, such as their style of typing and mouse movements to determine whether the user attempting a transaction is the actual account holder. Characteristics such as the speed and character pattern [...]
TEAM SYSTEM: Team Edition for Database Professionals
I know this is being blogged to death at the moment, so sorry to be adding to the noise…
But you’ve got to admit this is exciting news:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/teamsystem/products/dbpro/
Although don’t get too excited, it is not due until the end of 2006, but a CTP is coming around June 11.
(from Rob Caron)
Incidently, does anyone else think the PressPass page [...]
VFP: Sydney VFP User Group last night
An interesting night last night with Andrew Coates demoing Vista, Office 2007 Beta and, oh yeah, Visual FoxPro running on Vista Beta 2.
First thing to note is that Vista looks great, behaved great, is gonna be great, etc
Second thing is that Office 2007 looks great, behaved great, is gonna be great, etc
Third thing is that [...]
IT: The tyranny of IT departments
This (old) article on the ‘tyranny’ of IT departments caught my eye:
http://blogs.smh.com.au/razor/archives/it_in_business/003483.html
I’m sure we’ve all had experiences both positive and negative dealing with IT departments. But what interested me most was how many comments there were – so many people felt the need to ’share’ their experience (most in defence of IT departments interestingly enough). [...]
SECURITY: FalconOne technology
An interesting approach to security and detecting online fraudsters
http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/redirect?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/06/05/31/78791_HNfalconone_1.html
The software mentioned uses a bunch of techniques including:
The software also monitors other characteristics of account holders, such as their style of typing and mouse movements to determine whether the user attempting a transaction is the actual account holder. Characteristics such as the speed and character pattern [...]
