Surrogate piracy
I learned a new term today, “Surrogate Piracy”. The term refers to the practise of licensing a cheaper priced application and then using pirated copies of another (full-fledged) expensive application.…
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Colossus: World’s first fully functioning electronic computer
You didn’t read it wrong on the title, it is “Colussus” and not “ENIAC”. Like every one else I too remember the world’s first electronic computer to be “ENIAC” (Electronic…
Migrating from ASP.NET 1.x to 2.0
You might have already read about the cool things coming in ASP.NET 2.0. The question is there how do I be prepared for it, when I design/development in ASP.NET 1.x.…
Dynamic Code-Behind file compilation in ASP.NET 1.x
In so many of my ASP.NET presentations I get this question. How to do dynamic compilation of a code-behind .vb/.cs file used in a ASPX file?. The situation is like…
Longhorn going to be released in 2006
In the conference yesterday, Microsoft announced Longhorn to be released in calendar year 2006 during . There was also the announcement on WinFX (The new Windows Programming API) Platform which…
To move or not to move – C#
From the time I migrated from FoxPro/Clipper*1 in MS-DOS world to Windows (over a decade back), I have been a strong Visual Basic supporter. From time to time, in between…
Great things are coming up in Visual Studio 2005
This week, I am here in Bellevue (near Redmond) , USA for a 3-day Microsoft Evangelism conference. Apart from many Microsoft employees, many of my fellow Regional Directors across the…
Regional Directors – Bangalore
Earlier this month, all five of us – Microsoft Regional Directors in India met up. The event was a dinner before Tech Ed 2004 in Bangalore. The dinner was hosted…