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Joe — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 04:05:00 GMT

After many months of ignoring my blog, I finally decided to try and get it fixed. After the last Community Server upgrade something in the software was broken, and I was unable to use Windows Live Writer to blog. The upgrade was such a headache I loathed even the thought of spending more time trying to figure out the issue. This week I finally decided to break down and figure it out. However it appears to be too little too late. Being unable to find the required upgrades on their website, I contacted »telligentsystems tech support. This is what I received:

“Unfortunately, we no longer offer the free versions of our products, nor do we support them any longer. We will not be able to provide you the upgrades. Please contact our sales department if you wish to purchase a license.”

So, welcome to WordPress! I was pleasantly surprised with a simple and seamless install. After browsing through some of the available themes, I finally decided to create my own. I created this theme based on Bea Stollnitz’s wonderful looking blog. My goal is to eventually move my posts over, however for now my old blog will still be up and running. For now, lets create some new XAML posts!

Visual Studio 2008 Service Pack 1 (SP1) Released

Joe — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 15:19:00 GMT

Today Microsoft made Visual Studio 2008 Service Pack 1 (SP1) available for download. I was able to participate in a case study done on SP1 with Microsoft, Misys, and Veracity Solutions specifically using ADO.NET Data Services and the Entity Framework. You can read the full case study here, though here’s a small snippet:

“For more than a decade, Misys Healthcare Systems and Veracity Solutions have partnered to develop innovative applications that meet the needs of healthcare providers while improving the quality of patient care. To help medical staff reduce manual, paper-based processes, Misys Healthcare Systems and Veracity Solutions collaborated to create FreeNatal, a Web-based application that provides prenatal care providers with an easy-to-use, secure interface for managing patients’ records. Using Microsoft® Visual Studio® 2008 SP1 and the Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1, eight members from the Misys-Veracity team created the application. By taking advantage of these powerful technologies, the team increased development speed by 60 percent, enabling accelerated market delivery and further strengthening their respective positions in the healthcare informatics industry.”

FreeNatal “Face Sheet” view.

FreeNatal application architecture diagram.

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