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Google Earth Launches

Google has launched their map server. It seems to have several pricing options depending on your needs. There is a free client which is fairly limited but gives you a taste of what is available. Google offers a Pro client for $20.00 that supports several

Microsoft Buying and Reviewing All Pocket PC Apps written in .NET Compact

Check out this link. http://blogs.msdn.com/netcfteam/default.aspx . A few weeks ago we started seeing purchases of our Pocket PC apps from Microsoft. While I certainly wecomed the money, I still wondered what was going on. It seems that they are

AMD Dual Core 64 Bit processors.

Has anyone built a systems with one of these processors yet. If so please comment to this post with you comments? Also, for those who have built a 64 bit system are you using Winedows XP 64bit? We are trying to get some feedback on the new systems to

Blog Directory

Below is a link to a large directory of blogs.   Blog Directory

New Developer Express Controls

Whoa, Check out the new controls offered by DevExpress. These babies look off the chain. Has anyone used them yet? Do they work as good as the look? I can always hope. If these controls are real DevExpress could really get some of Infragistics market

Infragistics WinGrid Column No Edit C#

Below is a foreach loop which blocks editing in the Infragistics WinGrid. I am sure that if you look through the settings an an Infragistics Grid this can be done accomplished in an alternative manner. I am also sure if the readers of this post have used

CMS solutions, Are they right for your business?

Content Management Solutions are generally easy to setup, use and most contain many features that appeal to businesses looking for a web presence. Take Dot Net Nuke for example, you can download modules that will do almost anything imaginable. The only

New info from MSDN Flash about a product named IdeaBlade

I recieved an MSDN Flash email today that had a link to a new RAD framework with ORM, MVC , etc. The link included is Royalty-free Download for new IdeaBlade-lite . I went to the site and they of course promised the world. If the software can deliver

Checking for an internet connection C# .NET Compact

If you or your company writes any Pocket PC software using the .NET Compact framework that consumes webservices you will deffinately need to check for an internet connection. This way you can warn the end user that if he/she wants your software to display

Have You Used J Sharp?

I was wondering how many programmers are using J Sharp and what you think about it. Please comment if you have an opinion.   Thanks,

A fun Test Called What Type of American English do you Speak

I was doing some digging around on the internet and found a funny test that asks you a few questions and then tells you what type of American English you speak. The link is http://www.blogthings.com/amenglishdialecttest/ try it out and post your

.NET Compact Frameword 2.0 will support XPATH

We have developed several Pocket PC products using the .NET compact framework 1.0. During this time, we have had to roll out several classes to basically make up for features that were missing in the framework. We have also used OPENNETCF for

.NET compact frameword 2.0 New Features (From the MSDN)

Framework Support and New Features The .NET Compact Framework version 2.0 Beta introduces new features and provides more support for .NET Framework classes. It also provides better performance in several feature areas, including just-in-time (JIT)

Welcome

Welcome to NeoTekSystems' .NET Blogs. My name is Brian Parker and I will be here to give as well as recieve help and advice. Thank you for visiting our site.[:)]

Code Gen.

What is your favorite Code Generator? We use LLBLGen Pro. We did use CodeSmith and it worked good. A few months ago we bought a copy of LLBLGen and have absolutely worn it out ever since. If you need a MS SQL Dot Net code generator