ASP.NET Ajax RC and Google Adsense

Dec 22, 2006

During the integration of ASP.NET Ajax RC on Tech Head Brothers I had issues with some javascript failing both in ASP.NET Ajax and Adsense. After a short online discussion with Cyril, he could manage to get a fix, and to identify the issue in the ASP.NET Ajax RC. You might read more about it on the forum, or on his french blog.

Adsense uses the native method Date.parse of JavaScript. ASP.NET Ajax RC overload this method changing a bit its behavior. Luckily the old method is saved in Date._jsParse. Using this code just before your first insert of the adsense script will solve the issue:

ASP.NET AJAX 1.0 RC Released

Dec 15, 2006

So they finally released a first Release Candidate of ASP.NET AJAX. You might get an overview of what did change between beta 2 and RC on this page.

Download it here!!!

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ASP.NET AJAX RC is coming soon

Dec 15, 2006

I just connected to the site and saw the image changed from beta 2 to RC then I made a refresh of the page because the link to download was still saying Beta 2. So it seems that we will have access to this new release really soon…

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Jetbrains Resharper 2.5 RTM

Dec 13, 2006

As you certainly know I you sometimes read my blog I am absolutely addicted to that tool and can’t work without it anymore in Visual Studio 2005.

So I am happy to announce that Jetbrains finally released ReSharper 2.5. This version is for Visual Studio 2005 only. So what’s new on this new version?

Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats

Dec 10, 2006

You might download a compatibility pack on this page that will let you open, edit, and save files using the file formats new to Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 using Microsoft Office 2000, Office XP, or Office 2003.

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Interview of Christof Wittig CEO of db4o

Dec 02, 2006

Patrice Lamarche had the opportunity to interview Christoff Wittig, CEO of db4objects.

db4objects sponsors the open source database db4o which is a native object database engine for .NET and Java.

Wygwam TV Interview - Mono session

Nov 11, 2006

After mono session I have been interviewed in French by Patrice from Wygwam. You might find the interview on the following page. And all the video they have recorded al Wygwam TV.

Notebook and ATI Drivers

Nov 05, 2006

I have a nx8220 notebook from HP. I was facing issues with the display drivers slowing down the whole machine. I still have some issues for example when I get the notebook off or put it on the docking station. The screen can’t switch resolution from external to notebook screen.

I checked HP drivers and I already have the up-to-date display drivers. I checked ATI website and there is no drivers for HP notebooks. But ATI got new desktop drivers. So searching a bit I found this tool:

Tech Ed 2006 in Barcelona - I'll be there

Oct 21, 2006

Like last year I will attend Tech Ed Europe. This time in Barcelona, a wonderful city. I prefer it over Amsterdam. I will arrive on November 6th, mid of afternoon.

It will be the chance to meet some of you and especially Frédéric Colin, Grégory Renard, Aurelien Verla authors on Tech Head Brothers.

AJAX Control Toolkit updated for ASP.NET AJAX v1.0 Beta

Oct 20, 2006

This new release includes all adaptations to the toolkit working with the new version of ASP.NET AJAX.

There is also three new controls: DropDown, MutuallyExclusiveCheckbox, and ValidatorCallout.

Laurent Kempé