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Says Lama Zopa Rinpoche:
Every time you meditate on emptiness you purify so much negative karma that it's as if you'd dropped an atomic bomb. The text Roaring Sound of the Snow Lion [1] explains that if somebody were to build stūpas of the seven types of precious jewels and then fill the universe of the great thousand of the three thousand (what Western science calls galaxies) with them, the merit obtained would be great beyond measure. But such merit is exceeded by fearlessly, and with patience, meditating on profound emptiness for the period of time it takes to snap your fingers just once. Suddenly, what appeared in the first case to be great merit becomes very small.
The Meeting of Father and Son Sūtra [2] also mentions that the amount of merit accumulated from practicing the five pāramitās of charity, morality, patience, joyous effort and concentration for ten eons is greatly exceeded by listening to teachings on emptiness.[3] Consider how difficult it is to live in pure morality for just one year to really appreciate this. Simply examine your mind. The point I am making is that by merely listening to teachings on emptiness you accumulate unbelievable merit, causes of happiness and good karma.
Considering this, we should realize how unbelievably fortunate we are. Leaving aside the opportunity to study, reflect and meditate on emptiness, just to hear a few lines from the perfection of wisdom sūtras,[4] let alone a complete teaching, is extremely rare. Without considering other types of sentient beings who are nonhuman, such as animals and so forth, even in the various universes where there are so many beings, very few have this opportunity. Even if they live for a hundred years, even if they live for two hundred years, no matter how long they live, they have neither the karma nor the opportunity to hear one single stanza of teaching on the wisdom gone beyond.[5] Nor will the positive imprint for realizing emptiness arising from hearing that one stanza occur for them in the future.
It is said that simply generating faith in emptiness or having the interest or wish to realize it enables us to purify the ten nonvirtues, heavy negative karmas such as the five uninterrupted negative karmas,[6] degenerated vows of the pratimokṣa and so forth. Just the wish to hear the prajñāpāramitā path purifies eons of negative karma accumulated in past lives[7] and meditating on emptiness for even one second is even more powerful. This is why the sūtra teachings recommend that we make every effort to understand emptiness. Also, by simply making offerings to śūnyatā teachings such as Prajñāpāramitā texts, we accumulate unbelievable merit, so what need to mention the vast merit created by composing them.[8]
The Diamond Cutter Sūtra mentions that memorizing one stanza of Dharma revealing emptiness accumulates far greater merit than offering to the Buddha worlds filled with the seven types of precious jewels and equal in number to the grains of sand of Ganges rivers themselves equal in number to the number of atoms of water in worlds as numerous as the grains of sand in the Ganges River.[9] As great as the merit of making such an offering is, it becomes almost insignificant compared to the merit created by memorizing one stanza on emptiness.
Then, just by generating faith in these teachings we purify the ten nonvirtuous actions and the five uninterrupted karmas and degenerated morality. Inconceivable benefits arise from just this faith, or wish. Even by listening to the teachings on emptiness and understanding the meaning of dependent arising, we begin to liberate ourselves from saṃsāra. Then, if we write out Prajñāpāramitā scriptures or make offerings to them by prostrating with our body or with our voice by reciting and memorizing them, we accumulate infinite great merit and purify downfalls.[10]
Revealing the teachings on emptiness to one sentient being is greater yet again than what you gather by listening to teachings on emptiness for ten eons. Greater yet again is actually meditating on emptiness. The Buddha told his heart disciple Śāripūtra, who was excellent in wisdom (the other arhat, Maudgalyāyana was excellent in psychic power), that ten eons spent revealing the teachings on emptiness to others is surpassed by a finger-snap's worth of meditation. If you filled up the three galaxies with stūpas composed of precious jewels, diamonds and gold, each as large as Mount Meru, and made offerings of them, the amount of merit you would create would be inconceivable, but it would be surpassed by the merit accumulated by meditating on emptiness for the duration of that single finger-snap.[11]
I thought to bring up this issue of the advantages at this time.
[1] This would appear to be a reference to the Āryasiṅhanādikasūtra, 'Phags pa seng ge'i sgra bsgrags pa zhes bya ba theg pa chen po'i mdo. Toh 209, mngo sde, tsha. P875, mdo sna tshogs, tsu. This requires confirmation. The roar of the snow lion is a favourite literary epithet for emptiness.
[2] Pitāputrasamāgamasūtra, Yab dang sras mjal ba'i mdo Toh 60, dkon brtsegs nga. P760.16, shi.
[3] The reference to "emptiness" in this context corresponds to the sixth pāramitā, the perfection of wisdom.
[4] Lama Zopa Rinpoche is referring to the prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
[5] Both 'wisdom gone beyond' and 'perfection of wisdom' are translations of prajñāpāramitā. Prajñā means wisdom, while pāramitā refers to "perfection" or "gone beyond."
[6] The five are murdering one's mother, one's father or a liberated being who has overcome internal enemies; causing a schism in the saṅgha community; and with the harmful intention of murder, drawing the blood of a buddha. See Geshe Ngawang Dhargyey, An Anthology of Well-Spoken Advice, (Dharamsala: LTWA, 2001), 110–11. See ibid., 229–41 for a detailed explanation of the ten nonvirtues.
[7] Prajñāpāramitā path (lam sher phin) refers to the bodhisattva's path or the graduated path of the Perfection Vehicle (phar phyin theg pa, pāramitāyāna). Concerning the advantages, in Illumination of the Thought, Extensive Explanation of (Candrakīrti's) "Entrance to (Nāgārjuna's) 'Treatise on the Middle Way,'" Tsongkhapa quotes The Treasury of the One Gone Thus Sūtra (de bzhin gshegs pa'i mdzod kyi mdo): "A living being—who, possessing all these, enters into the doctrine of selflessness and has faith and belief that all phenomena are from the beginning pure—does not go to a bad rebirth." Also, the Chapter on Taming Demons (bdud 'dul ba'i le'u) says, "A monk—who knows all phenomena as utterly subdued [of inherent existence] and knows that the extremes, which are the origins of faults, are also devoid of inherent existence—is free of contrition for faults that have occurred and consistently does not commit them. Therefore, if even deeds of immediate retribution [that is, those most vile actions causing one to take rebirth in a hell immediately after death] are overwhelmed [through knowledge of emptiness], what is there to say about [its over-whelming] the trifling [faults] of wrongly engaging in rites and ethics?" Klein, Path, 161–62.
[8] In Illumination of the Thought, Tsongkhapa quotes the Given by the Precious Child Sūtra (khye'u rin po ches byin pa'i mdo) to the same effect: "Mañjuśrī, whoever listens [even] with doubt to this rendition of the teaching generates much greater merit than a Bodhisattva who, lacking skill in means, practices the six perfections for a hundred thousand eons. This being so, what need is there to say anything about a person who listens without doubt! What need is there to say anything about a person who imparts the scripture in writing, memorizes it, and also teaches it thoroughly and extensively to others!" Klein, Path, 161.
[9] Āryavajrachchedikānāmamahāyānasūtra ('phags pa shes rab kyi pha rol tu phyin pa rdo rje gcod pa zhes bya ba theg pa chen po'i mdo. P739, Vol. 21. The Diamond Cutter Sūtra gives multiple variants of this Ganges River sand grain analogy. Lama Zopa Rinpoche often verbally plays and riffs for some considerable time with the (comic) possibilities afforded by such mind-boggling exponential extension. Tsongkhapa quotes as follows: "The Supramundane Victor said, 'What do you think, Subhūti? If the banks of the river Ganges themselves became as numerous as the grains of sand on the banks of the Ganges, would their grains of sand be many?' Subhūti replied, 'Supramundane Victor, since even [the banks] which would be as numerous as the grains of sand of the Ganges would be many, what is there to say about the grains of sand on those [banks]!' The Supramundane Victor said, 'Subhūti, I will instruct you; you will understand. If a certain man or a woman completely filled worldly realms as numerous as the grains of sand on those banks of the Ganges with the seven varieties of precious objects and gave these to the One Gone Thus, would that man or woman thereby develop much merit or not?' Subhūti replied, 'Supramundane Victor, it would be much; it would be much, One Gone to Bliss.' The Supramundane Victor said, 'If someone retains [in memory] merely a stanza of four lines from this rendition of the teaching and also teaches it to others, much more merit than that is generated.' Klein, Path, 161. For the root text, see The Exalted Mahāyāna Sūtra on the Wisdom Gone Beyond called The Vajra Cutter (Portland: FPMT, 2011), 11–12.
[10] Similarly, Jampa Gyatso explains, "The Sutra of Subhatracha [not quoted in Illumination] says that whether one touches, recites, or gives teachings, the fully ripened fruit of that is unimaginable. Thus one should not generate doubt towards supreme enlightenment. Holding the scriptures of emptiness in your hand brings also a great benefit or accumulation of great merit. 'To touch' has the meaning of keeping the Prajnaparamita on one's altar to make offerings, to pay respect. It is said that wherever the precious Prajnaparamita is recited marks the boundary of the Dharma. Even though according to geographical location that place may be on the frontier, from the Dharma point of view of demarcating the land it is said to be a central land." Jampa Gyatso, Transcripts of the Oral Commentary to Supplement to the 'Middle Way' [etc.]." FPMT Masters Program Material, 1985–91, 202. He adds that "Even just keeping the texts on emptiness in one's room is greatly beneficial" (ibid.).
[11] Gyumed Khensur Lobsang Jampa writes, "In the Sutra Bestowed to Kumara Ratnadatta, the Buddha said, 'Manjushri, if someone listens to this teaching even with doubt, that one accumulates more merit than bodhisattvas practicing the six perfections for hundreds of thousands of eons without skillful means. What need is there to mention if someone listens to it without doubt.'" The Easy Path (Boston: Wisdom, 2013), 241.


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The Ultimate Lovecraft Tribute
January 3, 2011 in Inquisitor News, Lovecraft Video Library
My tribute to Lovecraft, whit huge amounts of kool images. Song: The Call of Ktulu of Metallica, of course. If you're interested in the pics shown in the video, here are some web pages where you can find a great number of them: www.templeofdagon.com monsterbrains.blogspot.com www.hplovecraft.com Enjoy!

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As a company hires new talent or moves talent to new roles, the economic impact of unsuccessful transitions is significant:
- 40-50% of new hires fail within the first year.
- The impact of losing an executive with salary greater than 100k is 27 times salary.
- It takes over 6 months for a new hire to begin to add value to the organisation.
- The marginal gain to a company from helping a successful senior executive move from Top 5% to the Top 1% is far greater than the gain from helping an average performer move from the top 50% to the top 20%.
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Welcome to MaePubs, a blog that provides updates on publications reported by faculty of the Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Cornell. Click at Blog above to see the publication feed, search at upper right for faculty names or keywords, or click on the tag cloud at right.
This feed is largely automated and captures only a subset of Sibley School publications; see our department website for more complete information and faculty, staff, and student profiles.


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So remember that cervix that you now know all about? Well that cervix is at the base of the uterus, kind of like a head is attached to the neck and is pear shaped. When you aren't preggers, the uterus is itty bitty, just a few centimeters in diameter. And when you are baking the bun, well, you see how big bellies get - that is all uterus!
The uterus is made up of several layers, the endometrium being in innermost lining. It is the layer that builds up throughout your cycle, and sheds itself if you do
And, your uterus can orgasm too. Yup. Usually from that elusive g-spot, but can also from vaginal, this shaky shaky contractions are a deeper, longer, and more emotional climax. Yes, now you are all going to try to have one tonight :).
Like I said, the uterus is a pretty nifty organ. Sure, they cause super fun menstrual cramps, but hey, they bake babies and awesome orgasms in there too!


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Compeer for Adults
Friendship can change a person's life. Good things happen when you have a friend. Friends listen. They share. Friends are the best kind of medicine for someone who's striving for good mental health. Through Compeer you can be a caring friend to someone. It can be as simple as going for a walk, seeing a movie together or just picking up the phone. It can take as little as an hour a week.
Compeer matches volunteers with adults between the ages of 18 and 59 in the Adult Program. Currently, we have over 100 people matched with Compeer volunteers, but there are still many more waiting for a friend in Erie County. They might even live in your neighborhood.
Just some of the things that Compeer adult matches enjoy: going to the park for walking/exercise, conversation over a cup of coffee, bowling, watching sports live or on TV, shopping, crafting, playing recreational sports, attending Compeer's FREE events, such as the Ice Cream Social, Stamp Collecting Group, and/or our monthly Game Night, playing board games, cooking dinner together, and job searching or resume writing.
For more information contact Lindsay Barrett (email@example.com) or apply today to become a volunteer friend to an adult by clicking here.


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After hanging around on this site for over a year, I have come to the realization that I am passionate about many topics in woodworking and I have long-winded answers whenever they come up as forum topics. In order to expedite my answering a little bit and share some ideas, I am going to use my blog as a brain-dump, if you will, for my thoughts on woodworking and all the things that go with it. Please follow along if you like, and hopefully you will find some useful info. I will be referring back to this blog often for answers to many of the typical topics that come around. At least that is the plan.
Here are some of the topics that I plan to address at some point or another. Surely, I will think of more as time goes on:
1. Buying your first tool last
2. The riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma – THE TABLESAW DECISION
3. Sharpening
4. Finishes
5. Craigslist – You can't live with it and you can't live without it
6. Old techniques vs. new and when I apply each
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Well, my Journey chapter has been sent off to my beta. It is 19 pages long, and 8,000 words, which is a bit longer than I had expected it to be, but I'm satisfied with it (for the most part). It's Sess/Rin centric, so that's always a treat for me. As soon as I can get it back from the beta and edited a final time, I'll post it. I hope that this will happen sometime this weekend, but we shall see.
The next thing I intend on doing is writing another installment to Songs of Faith and Devotion. I will be writing a songfic centered around the Depeche Mode song "Home" this time, and with Rin's POV. The stories won't really have a "connection" to one another, so it's not necessary to read Shake the Disease to understand Home when it's finished. It'll probably be awhile, though!
While I'm working on that, I'll be plotting the next chapter of Journey, some drabbles, and maybe doing a couple Games requests. We'll see. I also would like to tackle some original writing projects I have made some notes for here and there.
Other than that, I hope you'll enjoy the next chapter of Journey.
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BEIJING — A workshop was held in the Chinese central province of Hunan on October 19 to promote co-operation between Việt Nam and China in economics, trade, investment and tourism.
The event was organised by the Vietnamese Embassy in China and the Hunan provincial Department of Commerce as part of the ongoing 2016 ASEAN-Hunan Famous Brand High-Quality Products Trade Fair.
Minister-Counsellor at the Vietnamese Embassy in China Nguyễn Đắc Thành said the workshop will enable businesses to study co-operation opportunities and potential in the context of the recent establishment of the ASEAN Economic Community and the growing friendship and co-operative ties between the two countries.
He noted that with the goal to raise bilateral trade to US$100 billion in 2017, the two sides have continuously undertaken measures to expand partnership in economics, trade and investment in a healthy, stable and balanced manner, while encouraging businesses to expand partnership.
According to the diplomat, the Vietnamese Government is committed to creating the best possible conditions for foreign enterprises, including those from China, to do business in Việt Nam.
Việt Nam has also welcomed Hunan businesses to invest in projects suitable with the country's sustainable development strategy, especially in construction materials, supporting industry, equipment and machinery, as well as electricity, renewable energy and green growth.
Việt Nam-China trade surpassed $66 billion in 2015 (China's statistics $95.8 billion). China has been the largest trade partner of Việt Nam for the past 12 consecutive years, while Việt Nam became the largest trade partner of China in ASEAN in 2015 for the first time.
As of July 2016, Chinese firms poured in nearly $11 billion into 1,500 investment projects in Việt Nam, ranking ninth out of the 110 countries and territories investing in the Southeast Asian nation.
China is the leading country in terms of the number of tourists to Việt Nam and it is also one of the most popular destinations for Vietnamese travellers.
Close to two million Chinese vacationers arrived in Việt Nam in the first nine months of 2016, a year-on-year increase of over 55 per cent and equal to the total figure of 2015. — VNS


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How are they implemented ?
User Exits are implemented in such a way that unlike changes to SAP standard code, they will survive across upgrades and hot pack applications. They are also User Objects and can therefore be implemented without the need of requesting an SSCR from SAP.
Within the standard SAP programs at key points are calls to function modules starting with 'EXIT_'. These function modules generally accept as input parameters structures containing for example the entire Order Header (VBAK) of the sales order just entered, or perhaps a table of the Order Items. These function calls are placed at points such as just before the Order is saved or just before it is printed and so on.
These function modules contain a single include statement. The name of this include is in the User domain and starts with Z. This enables it to be edited without the need for an SSCR and also prevents it being overwritten during upgrades.
Once this include has been created and activated, and the user exit is activated the User exit becomes functional.
Implementing a User Exit.
User Exits are implemented using the transaction code 'CMOD'. Enter this in the command line and press the Enter key. This will then show the CMOD parameter screen:
User Exits are assigned a project name which begins with Z. Having entered the relevant name in the 'Project' field, click the Create (or Change) button as applicable.
When you are creating a new project, the projects attribute screen will be displayed. This allows you to enter a title for the project and allows access to the Enhancements (User Exits) that you want to assign to the project and the components that you wish to use within those enhancements.
This screen allows you to enter a description of the project. Once you have done this, click the save button. You will be asked as usual to assign a development class and create a transport.
Once the transport has been created you can then go on to assign the enhancements that you wish to use to the project.
Locating The Enhancements For A Project.
Unfortunately I have access to a 4.6C system only so therefore this description is based around that.
To find enhancements for a particular program locate the Development Class for the relevant program. Run the transaction and on the first input screen click on the Status button. This provides the program name. Another method of finding the program name is to use transaction SE93 which is the Create/Modify Transaction transaction. Enter the transaction code and click display.
In either case, cut the program name and then enter it into transaction SE38 – the ABAP program editor. Select the 'Attributes' radio button and click display. Note the Development Class.
In 46C, go back to the CMOD main screen, enter the project name and select the 'Enhancement Assignment' radio button.
Click the change button. This will display the enhancement assignment screen. Position the cursor in the first field and press the <F4> key. This will display the Input Help personal list window, a standard window that you should be familiar with. Click the 'Information System' button and enter the development class located above into the development class field. Click the green tick.
This will display a list of enhancements for that particular development category with a short description of what they do.
Select relevant description which will be transferred back to the Enhancement Assignment screen.
For versions other than 46C, use transaction SE37 which is the Function Module editor, in the function module name field press the <F4> key and select further options. One of these will be the development class.
Clicking the enhancement button provides information on the enhancement.
The information displayed in this report includes whether the enhancement has been implemented, and is active. (Green things scattered throughout the report). Clicking the Exit name (In this case 'EXIT_SAPLV60A_002' will display the relevant function module:
To create the enhancement, double click the Include name. This then takes you into SE38 where you can edit the include to your hearts content.
Note, however, that when you try and create this include you will get a warning message displayed that the namespace you are trying to use belongs to SAP. Just click on the green tick and sail straight through.
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|Karminder Singh Dhillon,
PhD (Boston), Kuala Lumpur.
THE SIKH REHAT MARYADA (SRM) stipulation for the akhand paath begins as follows:
- ਅਖੰਡ ਪਾਠ ਕਿਸੇ ਭੀੜ ਜਾਂ ਉਤਸ਼ਾਹ ਵੇਲੇ ਕੀਤਾ ਜਾਂਦਾਂ ਹੈ।[[1] This stipulation provides the two conditions during which an akhand paath is to be done – ਭੀੜ and ਉਤਸ਼ਾਹ. The Punjabi University at Patiala's dictionary defines BIV as "multitude, swarm, stampede, and crisis."[2] The same dictionary defines auqSwh as "zeal, enthusiasm, ardour, verve, avidity." It is clear that both terms (ਭੀੜ and ਉਤਸ਼ਾਹ) thus denote two extreme ends of sorrow and happiness respectively. Using the vocabulary of the Punjabi University, it can be surmised that an akhand paath is to be done when one's sorrow is akin to being "swarmed or stampeded with a multitude of crisis," or when one's joy is one of "enthusiasm, ardour, verve and avidity". Given the modern world we live in, sorrow and happiness are very subjective indeed. Yet such subjectivity cannot take away primary rationale and basic logic from our attempt to make sense of the above mentioned SRM stipulation. And in doing so the one thing that comes across clear is that this is a limiting The purpose of using the terms (ਭੀੜ and ਉਤਸ਼ਾਹ) as derived from two extreme ends of the spectrum of human emotions is twofold. The first is to seriously narrow the scope of both the emotions of happiness and sorrow that are applicable for an akhand paath. The second is to limit severely the circumstances under which an akhand path is to be undertaken.


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Martin Luther King Jr.: Nonviolence Is the Sword That Heals -- Sightings (Rory Johnson)
On Monday we will celebrate the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. We do so in the shadow of increasing racial tensions. As a white male, I am conscious of the fact that my identity is not a contested one. It has always been assumed in America that my life matters. What has not always been assumed is the #BlackLivesMatter. I found this meditation on forgiveness published this week as the Thursday edition of Sightings to be worthy of a close reading. It is written by an African American professor of religion. His words might help us bridge seemingly unbridgeable divides. As Dr. Rory Johnson notes Dr. King spoke of nonviolence as the "sword that heals." May this be true for us. Read and respond.


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Traumatic brain injuries can be one of the most debilitating and complex injuries a person can sustain. Since the brain is responsible for every aspect of the human body from regulating your central nervous system and heart rate to controlling your motor function, damage to the brain is almost always catastrophic in nature.
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Common Causes of Traumatic Brain Injury, TBI:
- Car Accidents
- Construction Accidents
- Truck Accidents
- Near drowning
- When someone experiences a TBI, medical treatment should be sought immediately! Traumatic brain injury is a very serious, catastrophic injury that stresses care as soon as possible to avoid further damage.
- Symptoms of Brain Injury
- Symptoms of an open or closed head injury with a traumatic brain injury include, but are not limited to:
- Spinal fluid (thin water-looking liquid) coming out of the ears or nose
- Loss of consciousness; however, loss of consciousness may not occur in some concussion cases
- Dilated or unequal pupils
- Loss of eye movement
- Respiratory failure
- Semicomatose state
- Coma
- Impaired muscle tone and muscle movements
- One sided paralysis
- Slow pulse
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- Vomiting
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We found Hucking Woods quite by accident and once you find it you'll have to keep going back.
It's one of those perfect "pop the roast in the oven and go out for a good ol' hoof" kind of woodland walks.
What's more there's free parking and a pub.
Not far from Maidstone you can make this as big or small as your time allows but it is a great stretch for the dogs and there is plenty to sniff and acres of room to explore.
Byron rating: four paws out of five. We can start from different points and there are always plenty of dogs to sniff with
Oscar rating: four paws out of five. I don't like too many hills so we can have a gentle walk about and I love the woods
8/10 paws, excellent walk and perfect autumnal hoofing. Good for short walks, great for making a day of it.0


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Last Thursday, I hosted a WebCast called "Understanding the RadControls for ASP.NET AJAX," and despite a few "technical problems" the event was a huge success! If you were among the over 600 people that showed-up for the live event, thanks for tuning-in. Hopefully you were able to take away some new knowledge about the RadControls for ASP.NET AJAX despite the fact that our huge crowd seemingly destroyed the WebCast provider's ability to host live demos. Needless to say, I'm really sorry the live demos didn't work during the presentation and I'll apologize one more time to those of you that feel you got the 'ol bait and switch with the webcast. Rest assured we'll do a follow-up with live demos soon!
In the mean time, the resources from the presentation are now available for download. Below you can download the slides from the presentation and all of the answers to the questions asked during the event. I spent the weekend answering all 120 questions (6,000+ words), so the Q&A document is a great resource to review if you have any Telerik questions. The on-demand video should be online soon, too, so I'll update this post with a link as soon as it is ready. Once it is live, you'll be able to relive all of the awkward system failure over and over again. Yay...
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Monday, June 30, 2008
Understanding RadControls WebCast follow-up (update)
Last Thursday, I hosted a WebCast called "Understanding the RadControls for ASP.NET AJAX," and despite a few "technical problems" the event was a huge success! If you were among the over 600 people that showed-up for the live event, thanks for tuning-in. Hopefully you were able to take away some new knowledge about the RadControls for ASP.NET AJAX despite the fact that our huge crowd seemingly destroyed the WebCast provider's ability to host live demos. Needless to say, I'm really sorry the live demos didn't work during the presentation and I'll apologize one more time to those of you that feel you got the 'ol bait and switch with the webcast. Rest assured we'll do a follow-up with live demos soon!
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Friday, June 27, 2008
Telerik Social: new ways to connect to Telerik community
With the introduction of our new Technical Evangelist, Kevin Babcock, Telerik has entered a whole new realm of community involvement: the oft hyped and always time sucking world of social networking. Recall my announcement a few weeks about about Telerik's new Facebook page that allows you to become an official Telerik "fan." We recognize not everyone does Facebook, though, so now we're extending our involvement for those of you not on the Facebook in to other social networks, enabling you can stay current on Telerik happenings and stay connected with other Telerik developers without leaving the comfort of your social network.
Facebook not your thing? How about LinkedIn? We now have a new LinkedIn group just for Telerik developers. I always use LinkedIn as my more "professional" social network, so this is a good place for you to connect with other Telerik developers is a "professional" capacity (where FB may be more of a social connection).
Not in to those social networks? Do you twitter (or is it tweet)? Then make sure you subscribe to Telerik's new Twitter feed. I'm still not sold on Twitter, siding more with Stephen Forte on this issue, but I know tons of you love it. So feed your addiction and follow us. Maybe one day I'll eat crow and twitter myself, but for now, I'll leave it to Kevin and Telerik.
And there you have it. A veritable cornucopia of social networking outlets that can keep you engaged with Telerik and its community. Get plugged-in and start connecting with developers around the world.
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Thursday, June 26, 2008
Telerik Trainer released
At long last, the amazing new Telerik Trainer is available for public download! If you've been following along, then you already know most of what there is to know about the tool itself. If you're just tuning-in, go back and read my complete "Telerik Trainer Sneak Preview" for all the details. With today's release of the Trainer, we're also publishing almost 30 video tutorials- the files that Trainer consumes. These packaged files include everything you need- video, code, and trainer manifests- so just download the tutorials you're interested in and load them in Trainer to get started.
We'll be continually releasing new tutorials for the Trainer over the weeks and months to come, so check back often for new content. In the future, you'll be able to download new content directly from within the Trainer, but for now you can find tutorials on the Trainer download page. Be sure to download a few and start giving us your feedback (and bug reports) so we can improve this new training tool.
Also, on a technical note, the Trainer download page currently requires you to log-in to your Client.net account before you can access it. This requirement will be fixed tomorrow, so we apologize for the temporary inconvenience. Other than that, enjoy the Trainer and let us know what you think!
Posted by Todd Anglin at 6/26/2008 12:59:00 PM 0 comments Links to this post
Labels: Telerik Trainer
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Reminder: RadControls webcast today!
Hopefully you've already reserved your seat and made plans to attend today's live webcast, but if not, it's not too late. There are still seats available and a few hours to go before we kick-off the "Understanding the RadControls for ASP.NET AJAX" webcast. We'll get the show started at 12 noon (EST) today and the webcast will run for about an hour. At the end, I'll take an extra 10 to 15 minutes to answer your questions, so if you have them, bring them.
If you absolutely can't attend the live event today (you just have to attend the office birthday lunch), I will be making this webcast available as an on-demand resource. Look for the link to the video in my follow-up post, along with links to slides and code.
For everyone else, sign-up now and I'll see you online in a few hours!
Posted by Todd Anglin at 6/26/2008 07:46:00 AM 2 comments Links to this post
Labels: RadControls for ASP.NET , Webcast
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Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Optimization Tips: Series changing channels
Much like the complexities of a broadcast TV network, sometimes popular shows get shuffled around to better align with the interests of the network. So it will be with my ongoing Optimization Tips blog series. From now on, all future posts in this series will be posted on my Telerik.com blog (yes, I have another blog there- subscribe now, if you haven't). With my access to the Telerik.com blogs restored, I'll return to trying to post more technical Telerik content there and more general .NET and Telerik news here. All of you still refusing to subscribe to RSS feeds, now might be a good time to subscribe to at least two.
To usher in the change, I've posted a new installment in the Optimization Tips series on the Telerik.com blogs. The latest installment shows you how to optimize custom skins for the RadControls for ASP.NET AJAX by turning them in to WebResources that can be combined by the RadManagers. We already know the positive effect combining has on page load time, so it is critical we apply it to our applications wherever possible. As a bonus, I've also created a cool new skin for RadTabstrip that you can download along with the associated Photoshop source!
Thanks for bearing with me during this programming change and enjoy the latest installment.
Posted by Todd Anglin at 6/25/2008 07:45:00 AM 0 comments Links to this post
Labels: Optimization Tips , RadControls for ASP.NET , RadTabstrip , skinning
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Tuesday, June 24, 2008
RadWebinars: Telerik Reporting (2nd chance)
If you missed the first RadWebinar on Telerik Reporting and have been mourning the missed opportunity for bargain live training on Telerik's reporting tool, fret not. You've been given a second chance. The training experts (and Telerik super-partners) at Falafel are running a second Telerik Reporting training session next week. For those of you that missed the original introduction of RadWebinars during TechEd, here are the essential details:
- Live online training (not self-paced videos)
- Interactive sessions (you can ask questions and get answers)
- Easy access (All you need is a PC and phone)
- Complete PDF courseware included (120+ pages)
- Just $99
Watch for more RadWebinars covering different Telerik tools in the near future and don't miss your (2nd) opportunity to get Reporting training next week!
Posted by Todd Anglin at 6/24/2008 08:00:00 AM 0 comments Links to this post
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Monday, June 23, 2008
Service Pack 2 released, Firefox 3 support delivered
While I did my best to keep you "in the know" while away on vacation last week in the Colorado Rockies, a few important updates had to wait for my return to the office. Key among those is the announcement of the new Service Pack 2 release for the Q1 2008 RadControls for ASP.NET AJAX. The 2nd and final service pack release for the Q1 2008 controls is mostly a roll-up of hotfixes fixing issues reported since SP1, but, as usual, there are some new features in the release, too. Highlights:
- SP2 delivers full support for the just released Firefox 3 and Opera 9.5 browsers
- New load-on-demand caching support and client-side events in RadCombobox
- 20+ fixes in RadGrid and in RadEditor
- New perf optimizations in RadEditor (dialog rendering, shared tools)
- Problems with RadManagers fixed (gzip, medium trust)
- New support for custom spell providers in RadSpell
And that's about it for Q1 2008. With Q2 2008 quickly approaching (currently targeting a late July release), there will be no more service packs for Q1. The next release will be a Futures release that will preview some of the enhancements coming in Q2, so look for that to drop in the next few weeks. Otherwise, enjoy the updates and be sure to keep sending us your honest feedback.
Posted by Todd Anglin at 6/23/2008 04:12:00 PM 3 comments Links to this post
Labels: Q1 2008 , RadControls for ASP.NET , Service Pack
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Join me for live webcast this Thursday
Looking for something to do during your lunch this Thursday? Why not join me online for a live webcast! This webcast, titled "Understanding the RadControls for ASP.NET AJAX," will be a fun, hour long session that seeks to do two things:
- Introduce people to Telerik and the RadControls for ASP.NET AJAX
- Demo some tricks that will help you maximize the RadControls in your projects
There is also a remote chance that I won't be able to do live demos on Thursday, so if that's case, plan on some follow-up videos to bring you the live demo action. Hopefully we'll be able to resolve the problem with our webcast provider and you'll get the full live experience, but I just want to put the warning out in case there is a problem. Hope to see you Thursday!
Reserve your seat for the webcast now
Posted by Todd Anglin at 6/23/2008 03:21:00 PM 0 comments Links to this post
Labels: Events , RadControls for ASP.NET , Webcast
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Friday, June 20, 2008
Telerik Trainer sneak preview
One of the big things we announced during TechEd a couple of weeks ago is a new training launching next week called, quite clearly, the Telerik Trainer. This custom built WPF application has been designed from the ground-up to deliver the most advanced and effective self-paced training available on the market today. The application combines a video player with synchronized highlights, topical table of contents navigation, and a cool code launching feature that opens code files (again, sync' d with the code being talked about in the video) in Visual Studio and automatically navigates to the relevant file and line number. No more searching for code while watching a training video! With this player and the training "episodes" that we release for it, it will be easier than ever to quickly learn how to use the RadControls.
To help you prepare for the release of Telerik Trainer, I've prepared a complete photo gallery of the Telerik Trainer interface that highlights a number of its key features. The gallery is completely narrated, so be sure to browse and read the image captions to get the most out of this resource. For those of you that don't have time to browse the gallery, here are some of the cool things you'll find in the Telerik Trainer:
- Episodes are entirely self contained- code, video, and tips. Just download an episode, open it in the Trainer, and you're ready to go
- Episode sizes are kept low by automatic caching of the RadControls- the Trainer automatically loads the necessary Telerik assemblies
- The Trainer runs on XP and Vista
- Most episodes contain C# and VB code and work with both VS 2005 and VS 2008
- The Code button automatically lights-up when the video is talking about a code snippet
- The Code button tooltip shows the code the that will be opened on mouse hover
- The Trainer automatically launches VS and opens code files to the correct line when you click the Code button
- The Trainer can be resized or run in full screen to fit your work style
- The table of contents enables you to easily skip between topics in the video
- When you first load the Trainer, an introduction video helps you understand how the tool works
And that's just the tip of the ice burg. You'll find many helpful features in the Trainer that enable you to learn quickly, and this is just version one. We're already busy working on enhancing the Trainer to be even more advanced in the future. But your feedback is critical! Watch for an announcement next week when we launch the Trainer and then download it and let us know what you think. We hope you find it helpful and another reason to feel good about your choice to partner with Telerik for all of your .NET UI and developer tool needs.
Posted by Todd Anglin at 6/20/2008 07:40:00 PM 0 comments
Labels: Photos , Telerik Trainer
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Survey Says: You enjoy the outdoors
This survey is getting a little old, so it's about time I reported on the results. Several weeks ago I asked you to indicate how much time you spend outdoors during an average week, giving you the choice to self-report anywhere from six hours plus to "I never leave my computer." I was pleasantly surprised by the results. Over 45% of you indicated that you spend more than six hours outside every week! It's very good to know that the readers of this blog are staying healthy and breaking away from their computers to spend some time outside. Now, I allowed a pretty broad definition of what "spending time outside" means, so some of you may simply be adding-up the time you spend walking from house to car to job to lunch and back again versus actually engaging in some outdoor activity. Not the best way to count your outdoor time, but definitely better than nothing.
Speaking of which, nearly 29% of you are spending less than two hours outdoors every week. That means, on average, you're spending less than 20 minutes outside every day. I'm no fitness guru, but I know we could all benefit from a little more exercise and little more fresh air in our busy digital lives. At Telerik, we stress healthy living as much as possible since "studies" (don't ask me which) show that healthy living leads to more productive thinking and more creative ideas. So if you're hitting a road block on your next project, try putting down the keyboard and spending a few minutes outdoors. It may be just the thing you need to build the next great software product with Telerik's tools!
Posted by Todd Anglin at 6/20/2008 08:00:00 AM 1 comments
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Thursday, June 19, 2008
Meet Kevin Babcock, Telerik Evangelist
There is a new face at Telerik, the US wing of Telerik at that, and his name is Kevin Babcock. Kevin is our freshest Technical Evangelist and we are very excited to welcome him to the Telerik team. He recently graduated from Texas A&M University (whoop!) in Computer Science, but before going to school he served in the US Air Force for about 6 years. Aside from being a great mind and an engaging personality (why do you think we hired him?), Kevin is hitting the Technical Evangelist field with a running start. As a student, Kevin was Microsoft's Student Partner at Texas A&M, meaning he was Microsoft's peer liason to the 30,000+ students at the University. And inbetween graduating and starting with Telerik, Kevin even had the opportunity to sit down and interview Scott Guthrie for about 90 minutes. Not a bad way to start! You can catch the recorded interview for yourself on Channel8.
So, next time you're at a conference, stop by the Telerik booth and introduce yourself to Kevin. He- and I- would love to meet you. If you can't make the conferences, then at least add Kevin's new Telerik blog to your readers (those of you that subscribe). We look forward to getting Kevin plugged-in to the Telerik Community, so look for him everywhere soon!
Posted by Todd Anglin at 6/19/2008 08:31:00 AM 3 comments Links to this post
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Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Firefox 3 released, Next gen browsers arrive
As you may have noticed, the blog has been a little slow this week. Reason: I'm "camping" at 9,000 feet (about 2.75 km) in the Colorado Rocky Mountains. I use the word "camping" loosely because it's cabin camping with (amazingly- and new this year) WiFi access, so it's not really "roughing it." And while I'd be perfectly content to leave the laptop in the bag and enjoy the mountain air, I figured WiFi in the mountains is a sign that I should give you, dear readers, at least a couple of posts to read this week. So...
Did you hear the news? Yesterday the Mozilla Foundation officially released Firefox 3. That brings an end to the 50 beta/RC releases and ushers-in the beginning of the "next generation" browsers (IE8 being the other "next gen" browser waiting in the wings to hit the world late this year, maybe early next). If you haven't been following Firefox 3's development, you may have missed what's new in the junior release. Among the key improvements:
- Better performance
- Better performance
- Better performance
I've been using FF3 full time for several months now and I find it to be every bit as good as FF2, especially now that the add-on developers are starting to update their tools to work in FF3. The most critical developer add-on- FireBug- was updated several weeks ago to work with FF3. Others, like YSlow, are also starting to support FF3, and I expect a tidal wave of support in the next couple of weeks.
The only serious problem I know of in FF3 is that it is occasionally crashing when certain plug-ins are used on a page, like Silverlight 1.0 and Java Applets. If you're a developer using either of these technologies, you may want to do some regression testing with FF3 right away to make sure your users don't experience trouble with your application. Otherwise, this is a good, if only incremental, update to Firefox that you should adopt right away.
And, of course, Telerik is fully supporting FF3 now that it is out. Any lingering problems with the final release of the browser will be addressed this week in a quickly approaching SP2 for the ASP.NET controls.
Posted by Todd Anglin at 6/18/2008 06:43:00 PM 1 comments Links to this post
Labels: FireFox , Next Gen Browsers
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Friday, June 13, 2008
Telerik TV Episode 2 live, Shane Redlick guest
As promised, the second episode of Telerik TV is now live! In episode two, Carl Franklin sits down with Shane Redlick from Consilium Solutions Corporation to take a look at a web-based sales team management application called (quite simply) Simple Sales Tracking. The site was built using Telerik's RadControls extensively- everything from RadChart to RadEditor- and it's another great example of how Telerik's controls are being used in the real world. Once you're done watching this episode of Telerik TV, you can even take the Simple Sales Tracking app for a test drive yourself via the freely available online demo.
On a production side note, the Silverlight Media Player currently hosting the online episodes is not (yet) compatible with Silverlight 2 beta 2. If you have that version of the plug-in installed, you'll need to download the WMV for now. We're working on updating the site with the latest version of the player, so soon the order of the universe will be restored.
Enjoy the new episode and look for another soon. Also, don't forget that your app could be featured on Telerik TV. If you're interested, click the "Submit My App" button on the Telerik TV website.
Posted by Todd Anglin at 6/13/2008 01:00:00 PM 0 comments Links to this post
Labels: RadControls , Telerik TV , Webcast
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Thursday, June 12, 2008
Become an official Telerik fan!
I've said it before, but it's worth saying again: one of the best aspects of a show like TechEd is getting a chance to meet Telerik's "fans." What (or who) is a Telerik fan? These are people that go beyond being loyal customers and transcend in to a realm of zealous enthusiasm for Telerik's products. These are the people that really help Telerik continue to drive forward and disrupt the status quo in the .NET UI components and developer tools market. These are my kind of people.
If you consider yourself a Telerik fan, we've got a great new outlet for your enthusiasm and a new way for you to connect with other Telerik fans! We've created a special Telerik page on Facebook that allows anyone to become a Telerik fan. You simply add yourself as a fan and then enjoy the community of like-minded Telerik fans from literally around the globe. We'll be adding photos from events and periodic announcements to our page so you're always tuned-in to the latest Telerik happenings without leaving the company of your social networking friends. Plus, you can even post your photos of Telerik at events, so bring your pics and join us for some fun on Facebook!
Posted by Todd Anglin at 6/12/2008 12:42:00 PM 4 comments Links to this post
Labels: Facebook , Fans , telerik
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Wednesday, June 11, 2008
TechEd 2008 Wrap-up (with a twist)
TechEd 2008 has come and gone, and now that I'm back and settled in the office, I figured I ought to provide some wrap-up remarks- like every other TechEd blogger out there. I know, I'm not original. But with that confession, let's see if I can make this wrap-up post different from many of the others you've read.
Most wrap-up posts seem to follow this pattern:
1. Gushing thanks to those that visited the booth
2. Comments about how great the show was
3. Tantalizing promises of better things to come in 2008
Let me just get those out of the way by saying, ditto.
Now, on from there. I have a couple of interesting insights regarding TechEd 2008, a random tidbit from the MS Silverlight Team, a photo gallery to share, and Roy Osherove's TechEd 2008 version of "Every Build You Break."
First, the insights. As many of you may know, TechEd 2008 was a unique show. It was the first TechEd to split developers and IT "Pros" (I think the term should be applied loosely), creating two (theoretically) smaller back-to-back, one-week events instead of a single massive event. In theory, this change was supposed to improve the quality of TechEd for developer focused companies, like Telerik, and better match attendees with the available sessions and sponsors. And while I definitely agree that all of the conversations at this year's TechEd were better than last year (no more, Me:"We develop .NET UI components and developer tools." Attendee:"I'm not a developer." Me:"Okay...here's a t-shirt" exchanges), the overall energy of TechEd has definitely changed. There's just something about 10,000+ geeks in one place that strangely energizes people, and that was missing for the TechEd Developer Week this year.
So is the change good? I think the jury is still out. For developers, the change makes TechEd feel like a slightly bigger DevConnections (albeit with much better MS participation and a much better keynote). For companies that want to reach both audiences, it makes TechEd a serious endurance marathon as they camp out in Orlando for two solid weeks. We'll see if this new format survives for a second year, but if you attended the show and want to have a say, let Microsoft know what you thought of the change.
Next, a random tidbit from the Sivlverlight Team. After attending yet another Silverlight session where the demoer implemented their own boilerplate class to support the mouse scrollwheel, it struck me that I should ask the Silverlight Team if we could hope to see this seemingly obvious code baked-in to Silverlight 2 before its release. Unfortunately, I got a pretty non-commital answer at the show, but with the promise of follow-up. I'll try to get a definitive answer from the Silverlight Team soon. Until then, plan on rolling your own scrollwheel support.
Finally, a photo gallery and a video. For the gallery, hit up my Picasa Web Gallery (complete with picture captions so you know what you're looking at) to see pics of the show, the Universal party, and the Telerik crew. For the video, check out my new "Every Build You Break" YouTube clip. This is actually my first contribution to the great time suck that is YouTube, so I apologize in advance for contributing more meaningless dribble to the Interwebs. I think you'll enjoy the video and the song, though- it is very "geeky" humor.
And that about wraps it up! I hope you found this TechEd wrap-up post sufficiently different from others you've read and I hope you enjoyed my TechEd coverage. I'll try to provide even better coverage at future events, so keep it locked-in here for all the fun.
Posted by Todd Anglin at 6/11/2008 10:21:00 PM 0 comments Links to this post
Labels: Events , Photos , Silverlight , TechEd , Video
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Monday, June 09, 2008
Silverlight 2 Beta 2, Telerik RadControls for Silverlight CTP released
Why make two posts for big announcements when you can combine and kill two birds with one stone? "For better blog stats," shouts the fellow blogger in the back of the room. True, but blog stats be damned. This is big news and I want to bring it to you as directly as possible.
First, as you may have heard by now (or assumed based on my TechEd coverage), the second beta for Silverlight 2 has been released. This beta continues to drive towards the first official release of Silverlight 2 (can we call it Silverlight.NET?) and brings some much needed improvements to the plug-in. Among the new features are additional built-in UI controls and improved WPF compatibility, but (as usual) the best place to get a complete run down on the features is ScottGu's blog. A refreshed version of Expression Blend 2.5 has also been released, so be sure to grab that, too.
Next, Telerik has also released its first set of downloadable controls for Silverlight 2! The RadControls for Silverlight 2 CTP is our first preview of what we're doing in the Silverlight space and it includes a number of controls:
- RadMenu
- RadUpload
- RadTreeview
- RadCube
- RadNumericUpDown
- RadProgressBar
- RadTabPanel
- RadMediaPlayer
- RadPanelBar
- RadWindow
- RadCombobox
- RadSlider
- RadCalendar
- RadDatePicker
For complete details on our Silverlight CTP, check out a post from the RadControls for Silverlight product team. You can also check out live demos of the controls and download trial versions to play with. Then keep it locked-in here as we inch closer to the Q2 release and prepare to launch what is quickly becoming the most complete and tightly integrated WPF and Silverlight UI control suites.
Posted by Todd Anglin at 6/09/2008 09:14:00 PM 2 comments Links to this post
Labels: CTP , RadControls for Silverlight , Silverlight
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Friday, June 06, 2008
Announcing Telerik Trainer, RadWebinars
When you're faced with choosing between 3rd party developer tools, what are the most important factors to consider when making your choice? Features? Price? Licensing model? Support? All of these clearly play some role in the decision making process, but I'd argue that when it comes to developer tools support- before and after the purchase- are of unique importance. Unlike other software products or services you might buy, 3rd party developer tools (like the UI components sold by Telerik) are completely worthless until you can figure out how to use them. The tools may have all the features and power in the world, but if you can't figure out how to harness them in your applications you could likely care less.
Point: When it comes to developer tools, their ability to help you build better applications is only as good as the available support and training.
Teleirk has long covered you on this front better than anybody else in the industry- UI component vendors or otherwise- but we're not content to stop there. At TechEd this week we announced two brand new training resources that are going to help you learn to maximize the value of the RadControls better than ever.
First, Telerik has announced that it is partnering with Falafel Software to deliver regular RadWebinars. These online classes will cover a range of topics, from RadControls for ASP.NET AJAX to Telerik Reporting and from beginner to advanced. They will be taught live by the training experts at Falafel (that means you can ask questions) and they will only cost $99. If you're interested in joining the first class on Telerik Reporting, sign-up now because the seats are almost gone!
Next, we have also announced the introduction of an amazing new tool we're calling the Telerik Trainer. This WPF training tool is easily the most advanced self-paced developer training tool I've ever seen and I think it is going to set a new standard in learning tools. We haven't put the Trainer online yet, but soon you'll be able to download it and see the training goodness for yourself. The best way to describe it for now is screencast tutorials on steriods- but that really fails to convey all of the features. Stay tuned for more details and a link to download the Trainer very soon.
With these new learning tools added to our already vast collection of videos and documentation, you should have no trouble learning how to completely maximize the benefit the RadControls can bring to your projects. We all hope you enjoy the new tools!
Posted by Todd Anglin at 6/06/2008 05:49:00 PM 1 comments Links to this post
Labels: Announcements , RadWebinars , TechEd , Telerik Trainer
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Wednesday, June 04, 2008
Silverlight 2 UI controls article published
Interested in getting started with the UI controls that are built-in to Silverlight 2 (beta 1)? Want to know how all of them work and nuances involved in using them? You don't? Then this post is wasting your time and you are officially un-cool </jest>. For everyone else, I want to bring your attention to a big article I recently wrote for ASP Alliance. Titled (quite plainly) "First Look: Silverlight 2 UI Controls," the article covers in detail all of the UI controls built-in to the first beta of Silverlight 2. My goal was to provide you with a comprehensive look at the UI tools inlucded in the box so you can quickly transition from the familiar ASP.NET or WinForms development you're doing today. Even if you've never dipped your toe in the Silverlight pond, you'll find this article very helpful in getting you familiar with Microsoft's newest .NET UI platform and its tools. If you're looking for a more basic introduction to Silverlight, check out my Silverlight 1.1 Alpha Short Cut on O'Reilly or my recent Silverlight 2 Deep Dive slides.
But since the article is soo complete (about 7000 words), I won't bloviate here. Jump over to ASP Alliance and give it a read if you're interested and watch for updated versions as the Silverlight plug-in matures.
Posted by Todd Anglin at 6/04/2008 08:00:00 AM 0 comments Links to this post
Labels: Articles , ASP Alliance , Silverlight
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Tuesday, June 03, 2008
Day One at TechEd 2008, WPF Gauges announced
TechEd 2008 is officially underway. The shiny Telerik booth is once again standing tall the expo floor, the demo videos are rolling, and the people are flocking to grab their swag. If you're in Orlando and at TechEd, definitely make sure you stop by our booth (#1101) and get your free .NET Ninja or Geekette t-shirt. For everyone else, stay tuned this week and I'll try to bring you regular updates from the floor (as promised). Hopefully you've already seen my coverage of this morning's Gatesnote- his last public speaking engagement as a full-time Microsoft employee. There wasn't much new shared in the keynote, but we did get official confirmation that Silverlight 2 beta 2 will be available by the end of the week. That's good news for you Silverlight fans out there.
Also, continuing on my promise to deliver exciting Telerik announcements this week, we've officially revealed that we're working on a gauges product for WPF. There are not many details to share on this project at the moment (sorry), but I can say this:
- The work on this product is already underway and the data visualization experience of the team building these gauges is incredible.
- You can count on Telerik to begin shipping gauge components towards the end of this year, starting on the WPF platform.
Posted by Todd Anglin at 6/03/2008 02:50:00 PM 2 comments Links to this post
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LIVE from Bill Gates TechEd Keynote
8:30 AM: They're starting right on time! No keeping Mr. Gates waiting, I suppose. TechEd 2008 video running, talking about global technology
8:32 AM: Bill's taking the stage to a polite applause. No standing welcome (a little surprised).
8:33 AM: Bill talking about new TechEd format. Thought only 4,000 developers would come to first week. Actual numbers are closer to 6,000.
8:34 AM: Bill talking about how this is his last public speaking event as a full-time MS employee. Will be transitioning to part-time in July. Says he's not sure what it will be like, but he has a video that shows what his last day will be like. (It's the same video we've seen before, but a "Director's Cut" as Gates put it.) Video time...
8:38 AM: Video is actually pretty different from old video- and very funny! Bill is really willing to self-deprecate (with half the celebs in the world) for his retirement. Interesting moment with Jayz: Bill to Jayz- "You can unretire?"
8:43 AM: And the celeb parade continues...Tony Blair, all the US presidential candidates, Bono, Warren Buffet, Al Gore, Matthew McConaughey...
8:46 AM: Bill's back on stage.
8:47 AM: Now he's walking down memory lane and trying to set the stage for where developers will head in the future. He suggests there are two key factors involved in future development trends. The first is hardware improvements (primarily multi-core processing). A "Technology Megatrends" slide is on the screen behind him.
8:50 AM: Bill thinks one of the biggest changes coming to PCs is a change in interaction (how people interact with the PC). He thinks the current aging keyboard/mouse model is facing a revolution. Touch panel, pen capability (Ink), voice/speech, and vision are all "natural interfaces" he thinks will change the way we interact with PCs.
8:53 AM: See's a future where desks have computers in them, not on them. Thinks future whiteboards will be smart. Ultimately, tying this all back what MS is doing to support these features in Windows so devs can write a new generation of application.
8:56 AM: Now talking about how MS is innovating in 4 "key" areas relevant to developers- Presentation, Business Logic, Data Access, and Services.
8:57 AM: Presentation: talking briefly WPF and Silverlight. Thinks full 3D worlds will be mainstream this decade. Really?! Thinks their past failures were primarily due to poor performance, inadequate infrastructure. Says IE8 Beta 2 is due in August. He's clearly reading talking points for IE8- he's obviously not that involved with this project anymore.
9:00 AM: Demo time! Bill's inviting S. Somasegar (SVP Developer Division) to the stage to talk about Silverlight.
9:03 AM: Showing a Silverlight application called Crossfader. It's supposed to be an immersive social networking application. The idea was to create a "conveyor belt" of social media. Great moment- Somasegar gave us a regular 'ol Steve Jobs "Boom!" while showing-off Crossfader's video zooming.
9:04 AM: Moving on to show-off Visual Studio and Expression Blend workflow.
9:11 AM: Silverlight announcement! Silverlight 2 Beta 2 will be launching by the end of this week. SL2b2 will still ship with a commercial go-live license (as expected) and they've also confirmed that the Olympics site will be running on SL2b2.
9:13 AM: Bill's back. We're moving on to the business logic layer.
9:14 AM: Now welcoming Brian Harry (Tech Fellow, Developer Division) to the stage to talk about VSTS and his vision for its future. He's showing the Woodgrove Bank demo app and talking about VSTS' support for helping people understand applications (Architecture Explorer, Architecture Layer Diagram,).
9:19 AM: Showing-off Architecture Validation feature of VSTS- ability for VSTS to validate that your code is consistent with your defined architecture. Supposed to help avoid people making architectural problems. Now moving on to talk some VS for DB Pros- it can do DB2 development from the VS IDE! Yay...
9:24 AM: Battery getting critically low..."live" blog may become "previously recorded blog"...
9:25 AM: Bill's finally bank on stage and we're moving on to data access layer talk.
9:30 AM: Okay, my ThinkPad died. Now we're on the MacBook Pro. Let's hope this lasts. Dave Campbell is on stage now talking about SQL Server 2008. Demoing SQL Server's new spacial type used in conjunction with the Live Earth APIs for WPF. SQL Server 2008 has full time zone support- maintains time zones internally and can do time zone translations.
9:33 AM: Talking SQL Server Data Services. Says it's a REST-based application (I think he means his demo). Uses LINQ query syntax (essentially LINQ in the querystring). I'm sure DBAs are going to love this approach to accessing data...
9:36 AM: Still talking SQL Server 2o08 features. Probably nothing new if you've been following SQL Server 2008's development. Starting to wrap-up and summarize. Says SQL Server 2008 will be available in a "month or two." That's news if it's true.
9:37 AM: Bill's back. We're moving-on to our forth topic: Services.
9:38 AM: Says that MS data centers will house millions of servers in future- vs. hundreds of thousands today- to support the services future. Investing a lot in building a cloud service you can use reliably in your apps.
9:40 AM: I guess we're done with the 4 areas. We've just transitioned to talking more broadly about the future of application development. Talking about declarative modeling langauge- says a CTP of the oslow (spelling?) work will be available this fall.
9:43 AM: Another guest, Tandy Trower (GM of Robotics Group at MS), now on the stage. Bill says robotics in an infancy similar to PCs 20 years ago. Thinks MS can do a lot to help propel robotic development.
9:45 AM: Tandy talking about MS Robotics Studio. Bringing out "some friends" on stage- uBot5 (a.k.a. the Ballmer bot). Bot drove out on the stage with Ballmer's face and screaming "Developers, developers, developers..." Classic. Unfortunately, the PhD they brought out to drive the bot totally forgot his lines. Awkward...
9:49 AM: uBot giving Bill some kind of message- oh, it's his XBOX Live lifetime subscription (video reference). These robotics guys totally weren't ready for the stage...back to the labs, guys.
9:50 AM: Bills arrested the stage again and he's now wrapping-up today's topics. And he's done. That was quick.
9:51 AM: Looks like there is going to be some Q & A with Bill on stage. I'm going to run to the Telerik booth, though, so if you want to see the questions and answers, look for the keynote video online soon.That's it. Hope you enjoyed the live coverage. Stay tuned for more TechEd updates as the week continues.
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Continental and Lycoming tell us that we must change the oil in our engines every 50 hours or 4-6 months, whichever comes first—and that's if we have a full-flow oil filter installed. If we have only an oil screen, then the oil change interval goes down to 25 hours. Did you ever wonder why we need to change the oil so often?
It's not because the oil breaks down in service and its lubricating qualities degrade. The fact is that conventional petroleum-based oils retain their lubricating properties for a very long time, and synthetic oils retain them nearly forever.
Consider, for example, that most automobile manufacturers now recommend a 7,500-mile oil-change interval for most cars and light trucks. That's the equivalent of 150 to 250 hours of engine operation. In fact, oil analysis studies have shown that a synthetic automotive oil like Mobil 1 or Amsoil can go 18,000 miles without appreciable degradation, and that's the equivalent of 400-600 hours.
No, the reason we change oil in our aircraft engines every 25 to 50 hours is not because it breaks down. It's because it gets contaminated after 25 to 50 hours in an aircraft engine. In fact, it gets downright filthy and nasty.
Compared with automotive engines, our piston aircraft engines permit a far greater quantity of combustion byproducts—notably carbon, sulfur, oxides of nitrogen, raw fuel, partially burned fuel, plus massive quantities of the corrosive solvent dihydrogen monoxide or DHMO (see graphic)—to leak past the piston rings and contaminate the crankcase. This yucky stuff is collectively referred to as "blow-by" and it's quite corrosive and harmful when it builds up in the oil and comes in contact with expensive bottom-end engine parts like crankshafts and camshafts and lifters and gears.
To make matters worse, avgas is heavily laced with the octane improver tetraethyl lead (TEL), which also does nasty things when it blows by the rings and gets into the crankcase. (If you're as old as I am, you may recall that back before mogas was unleaded, the recommended oil-change interval was 3,000 miles instead of 7,500 miles.)
So one of the most important reasons that we need to change the oil regularly in our Continentals and Lycomings is to get rid of these blow-by contaminants before they build up to levels that are harmful to the engine's health.
Another reason we need to change the oil regularly—arguably even more important than disposing of contaminants—is to replenish the oil's additive package, particularly its acid neutralizers. When sulfur and oxides of nitrogen mix with DHMO, they form sulfuric acid and nitric acid. If you remember these dangerous corrosives from your high school chemistry class, then you'll certainly appreciate why you definitely don't want them attacking your expensive engine parts.
To prevent such acid attack, aviation oils are blended with acid neutralizer additives. These are alkaline substances that neutralize these acids, much as we might use baking soda to neutralize battery acid. These acid neutralizers are consumed by the process of neutralizing acids, so it's imperative that we replenish them before they get used up to an extent that might jeopardize our hardware. Of course, the way we replenish them is to change the oil.
How can we tell when the acid neutralizers in the oil have been used up? It turns out that there's a laboratory test that measures the level of unneutralized acid remaining in the oil. This is known as the "total acid number" or "TAN" test. Some oil analysis firms can perform this test on your oil samples. However, it's not routinely done as part of the normal oil analysis report, so you need to specially request a TAN test when you send in your oil sample (and be prepared to pay extra for it).
Most owners don't bother with the hassle and expense of TAN testing, and simply change their oil at a conservative interval that's guaranteed to get the junk out and fresh additives in before anything untoward is likely to occur.
On my own airplane, what I do (and generally recommend to my clients) is to change the oil and filter every 50 hours or 4 calendar months, whichever comes first. This means that operators who fly at least 150 hours a year can go 50 hours between oil changes, but operators who fly less will use a proportionately reduced oil-change interval.
This recommendation assumes that the aircraft has a full-flow (spin-on) oil filter installed, that it operates primarily from paved runways, and that it has decent compressions and relatively low blow-by past the rings. Engines that have only an oil screen (no filter) should have the oil changed every 25 hours. Engines that operate in dirty or dusty conditions and ones that have high oil consumption due to high blow-by should have more frequent oil changes.
My friend Ed Kollin—lubrication engineering wizard who used to head Exxon's lubrication lab and who developed ASL CamGuard—is even more conservative. He preaches that oil should be changed no less frequently than every 30 hours, and frowns when I suggest that it's okay to go to 50 if you fly a lot.
Another important indication of oil condition can be found in standard oil analysis report provided by some labs—notably the one I prefer, Blackstone Laboratories in Ft. Wayne, Indiana—is the "insolubles" test. This test is performed by placing the oil sample in a centrifuge to separate out all solids and liquids in the sample that are not oil-soluble.
Virgin oil normally contains no insolubles. The insolubles found in drained engine oil come from three sources: (1) oxidized oil that breaks down due to excessive heat; (2) contaminants from blow-by of combustion byproducts; and (3) particulate contamination caused by poor oil filtration. If your oil analysis report reveals above-normal insolubles, it might be indicative of an engine problem—high oil temperature, excessive blow-by, inadequate filtration—and almost certainly means you should be changing your oil more frequently.
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Not All E-Mails Are Created Equal; SaneBox Knows the Difference
A couple of weeks ago I wrote a column on ways we can work together to restore e-mail sanity. I argued that e-mail overload has a simple cause that's often overlooked: we're all sending each other too many messages. We can try all the time-management tricks and software plugins in the book to deal with the onslaught of incoming messages, I wrote. But the only long-term fix for the problem will be a collective agreement to send fewer outgoing ones.
Well, I stand by that opinion, but it's not going to help anyone whose inbox is bursting right this second. So I'm still on the lookout for shorter-term technical fixes for e-mail overload. After my e-mail sanity column I got a tweet from a reader who recommended SaneBox, a cloud-based service that helps users filter out important e-mails from those that don't need immediate attention. I signed up on July 16, and I've been using it in conjunction with Gmail for the last 10 days. And I've got to say, the results have been amazing.
Now, when I use the phrase "a cloud-based service that helps users filter out important e-mails from those that don't need immediate attention," astute readers are going to shout, "Wait! Isn't that what Gmail's Priority Inbox does? And didn't you totally trash Priority Inbox in a column last year?"
Why yes, I did. And that's why I was initially skeptical about SaneBox, which is the creation of a Boston startup founded by game-industry veteran Stuart Roseman. But at least from my early experiences, it's looking like the team at SaneBox has found solutions for all three of the big problems that led me to abandon Gmail's Priority Inbox. It works 100 percent better than Google's solution. (In fact, Google should probably just buy SaneBox and turn off Priority Inbox. But that's an article for another day.)
I'll detail what my problems with Priority Inbox were, and how SaneBox has fixed them, in a minute. I'll also share some tidbits from an interesting conversation with Dmitri Leonov, an executive at the startup. But first, a few words about what SaneBox actually does.
When you sign up for the service, you supply the credentials for your e-mail service. I use Gmail, but it also works with most other services (such as Exchange, Yahoo, and AOL) and clients (Outlook, Apple Mail, etc.). Optionally, you can also connect SaneBox to your social media accounts at Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook; if you do, the service will have a better idea of who your important contacts are. Then you let SaneBox go to town on your inbox. It sorts through all of your messages, figures out which ones you'll want to see right away, and puts the ones that it deems unimportant in a separate folder called @SaneLater. The service costs $4.95 per month, or $55 per year.
That's all there is to it—except for the training bit. If you find a message in your @SaneLater folder that really deserved to be in your inbox, you can move it back there manually, and SaneBox will learn not to detain future e-mails from that source. It works the other way too—a boring e-mail that stayed in your inbox can be moved to @SaneLater. (And if you never want to see an e-mail from that source ever again, you can banish it to another folder called @SaneBlackHole. It's like unsubscribing permanently.)
There are other fun features, but the @SaneLater folder (in Gmail it's a label, technically) is the key one. According to Leonov, 58 percent of the average SaneBox user's e-mails go straight into @SaneLater. You do have to deal with those messages eventually—that's why it's called @SaneLater—but the immediate benefit is to make your inbox feel 58 percent less busy. That's a huge bonus.
Now, if you've tried Gmail's Priority Inbox feature, you know it follows a similar scheme: it divides your inbox into separate sections for "Important and Unread," "Important," and "Everything Else." Just as with SaneBox, the idea is that most people have better things to do with their time than sorting through rewards card notices from Office Depot and pitches for time-shares in Boca. It's a nice idea. I used Priority Inbox for almost seven months before giving up on it out of sheer frustration. Here were my problems:
1. Priority Inbox was bad at guessing which e-mails were important to me. Lots of stuff that I would have wanted to see right away got buried in the "Everything Else" bin.
2. Priority Inbox only works when you're accessing Gmail from a Web browser. I frequently check my e-mail using the Mail app on my iPad and my iPhone. Constantly switching back and forth between the filtered and unfiltered views gave me migraines.
3. The "Everything Else" section grew and grew because I didn't trust the filtering algorithm. The larger this section got, the more impossible the task of dealing with those e-mails came to seem; I didn't dare just delete everything, for fear I'd lose something important. So over time, it became harder to zero out my inbox, not easier.
SaneBox neatly sidesteps all three of these problems.
1. It's really good at filtering out the e-mails that can wait until later. There are virtually no false negatives. Let's take today as an example. It's 8:00 pm and there are 156 messages in my @SaneLater folder, all of which came in today (I know because I emptied it before bed last night). I just glanced through the folder and only four of those messages needed to be manually moved back into my inbox. I've talked to other people who say they never find anything crucial in @SaneLater.
2. SaneBox works with every e-mail client. In the Mail app on my iOS devices, @SaneLater just shows up as another folder, and I can move messages into it and out of it in the usual way.
3. Because so many of the e-mails in @SaneLater really are unimportant, I can usually delete or archive all of them en masse, after quickly scanning the from: lines and the subject lines. That's a big time saver. It means I can concentrate on dealing with the messages in my inbox.
If SaneBox were truly magical, it would automatically do something about those messages too. But alas, I got 67 truly important e-mails today, which I'll have to take care of in the usual way (using The E-Mail Game, of course—read this column for the details).
It's impressive that SaneBox has gotten so much right, especially given that the founder Stuart Roseman (who is also bankrolling the startup) has his entrepreneurial roots in the game business—he co-founded Gamesville in 1995 and sold it to Lycos in 1999 for $232 million. Leonov, who is SaneBox's vice president of growth, says the company set out with a simple goal: to build an e-mail filtering system "that doesn't require the user to download anything or learn a new process." The system does need a little training to become really accurate, he acknowledges, but that just involves moving e-mails between folders.
Leonov says SaneBox launched a private beta test of its service in June 2010, just two months before Google added the Priority Inbox feature to Gmail. "That day was definitely scary for us, and half of our beta users left immediately," he says. But then something interesting happened. "Most of them came back. Today, more than half of our users are on Gmail, and they prefer to pay us money rather than use Priority Inbox," which, like Gmail itself, is free.
Leonov says that my own experience with Priority Inbox was a common one. He's not sure why Gmail is so bad at judging the importance of e-mails, but he says "our hypothesis is that Gmail is applying a global set of rules to everybody. With our approach, it's much more personalized. We study your personal e-mail behavior and what you do specifically with each message, and base our algorithms on that."
The only downside to this approach is that SaneBox's service is extremely data- and infrastructure-intensive, which is why the startup can't offer a free version of its service. Leonov says the company isn't a big fan of free as a price, anyway. "Free services need to monetize somehow, and that usually involves screwing the user," he says. "Our philosophy has been to offer something of value and charge money for it."
It's working so far. After the initial free trial period, which lasts two weeks, 25 percent of users pay up, Leonov says. That's an astronomical conversion rate compared to most online services. And the more e-mail people get every day, the more desperate they are for something like SaneBox. "If you get 60 or more e-mails a day the conversion rate goes up to 52 percent," Leonov says.
My free trial expires Monday, and for this sample of one, the conversion rate will be 100 percent. I'd guess that SaneBox is saving me 30 minutes a day, mostly because I can delete the messages in @SaneLater in one fell swoop. But more importantly, my inbox just seems more manageable when it's not peppered with low-priority messages. As Leonov says, "It's not just about time saved. It's also about the mental anguish of dealing with an overflowing inbox."
One of the reasons people stress out about their inboxes, Leonov believes, is that they make the mistake of thinking that every message is equally important. "Every e-mail client gives the same amount of real estate to every e-mail, so you are trained to think that all of them are the same," he notes. "But they are not. E-mail is just like any other work: it needs to be prioritized." And that's how SaneBox might help all of us stay sane.
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