Re: [OT - Java]

2010-03-10 Thread Tom Rutter
hire more .NET people it gets so lonely Tom Rutter wrote: G'day, I know some of the people on this list used to hang in the Java world. Can they please send the names of some places they know in Melbourne, Sydney or Canberra that do Java and may be hiring? A mate who has recently

Re: Vb.net Modules or classes

2010-06-06 Thread Tom Rutter
Cheers guys, very helpful. On Sun, Jun 6, 2010 at 8:19 PM, Greg Keogh g...@mira.net wrote: Aha! Here’s the statement that sums it all up with legal clarity: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/7825002w(v=VS.80).aspx *This means that variables in a standard module are effectively

Re: How to validate directory path

2010-06-17 Thread Tom Rutter
Cheers guys i'll give the transaction manager a bash On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 4:11 PM, silky michaelsli...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 2:17 PM, Tom Rutter therut...@gmail.com wrote: Well my reasoning was that if i create it upfront and then something down the line goes bad, I've

Re: How to validate directory path

2010-06-17 Thread Tom Rutter
at 8:33 AM, noonie neale.n...@gmail.com wrote: Greetings, On 17 June 2010 14:12, Tom Rutter therut...@gmail.com wrote: Mainly because of design I guess. I have a function that uses the folder path way down the line someplace after a lot of other work has been done, so i dont want to do lots

operator overload extension method??

2010-06-17 Thread Tom Rutter
Is it possible to overload the = operator using an extension method in either c# or vb .net 4? This SO thread says no http://stackoverflow.com/questions/172658/operator-overloading-with-c-extension-methods Cheers

Re: [OT - Sharepoint list?]

2011-02-15 Thread Tom Rutter
Cheers On Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 3:16 PM, Noon Silk noonsli...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 3:14 PM, Tom Rutter therut...@gmail.com wrote: Anybody know if there is a sharepoint list? I believe this is one: http://prdlxvm0001.codify.net/mailman/listinfo/ozmoss Full list: http

Re: Getting all instances of a type from all assemblies

2011-02-22 Thread Tom Rutter
How bout something like this? var mainAssembly = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly(); var referencedAssemblies = mainAssembly.GetReferencedAssemblies(); ListAssembly allAssemblies = new ListAssembly(); allAssemblies.Add(mainAssembly); foreach (AssemblyName an in referencedAssemblies) {

[OT]Web hosting with lots of disk space

2011-03-31 Thread Tom Rutter
What web hosting company do you guys know of that offer lots of disk space? I haven't been able to find any more than 10GB. Cheers

Re: [OT]Web hosting with lots of disk space

2011-03-31 Thread Tom Rutter
as much as you want. On Fri, Apr 1, 2011 at 10:33 AM, Tom Rutter therut...@gmail.com wrote: What web hosting company do you guys know of that offer lots of disk space? I haven't been able to find any more than 10GB. Cheers

Re: [OT]Web hosting with lots of disk space

2011-03-31 Thread Tom Rutter
Ok say I want to host an asp.net site which will be super popular (just an example don't forget, think of facebook) and will therefore need lots of disk space. Will any web hoster actually support such space and bandwidth requirements for a price I can actually afford? This may be a silly question

Re: [OT]Web hosting with lots of disk space

2011-03-31 Thread Tom Rutter
I'm actually not doing anything, just wanted to know if sites like facebook, myspace, google images, etc would be possible to run fairly cheaply using a web hoster or would they really need dedicated private servers. On Fri, Apr 1, 2011 at 1:38 PM, Craig van Nieuwkerk crai...@gmail.comwrote:

Re: [OT]Web hosting with lots of disk space

2011-03-31 Thread Tom Rutter
that, a site like Facebook could probably run on one server, as long as you have no traffic. With MySpace's current market trajectory you can probably buy it in a year for a dollar. On Fri, Apr 1, 2011 at 1:47 PM, Tom Rutter therut...@gmail.com wrote: I'm actually not doing anything, just wanted

[OT] TabletPC recommendations

2011-05-05 Thread Tom Rutter
Looking into a tablet for a mate. he's a builder and will look at stuff like invoices, diagrams, building plans and wants to run some kind of project management software like ms project. Any recommendations? He was looking at the ipad also at some point so doesn't have to be a tablet necessarliy

Re: [OT] TabletPC recommendations

2011-05-05 Thread Tom Rutter
On Thu, May 5, 2011 at 2:41 PM, Tom Rutter therut...@gmail.com wrote: Looking into a tablet for a mate. he's a builder and will look at stuff like invoices, diagrams, building plans and wants to run some kind of project management software like ms project. Any recommendations? He

Re: [OT] TabletPC recommendations

2011-05-05 Thread Tom Rutter
. http://www.companionsystems.com.au/ http://www.motioncomputing.com.au/products/tablet_pc_J35.asp Regards, Terry -- *From:* ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] *On Behalf Of *Tom Rutter *Sent:* Thursday, 5 May 2011 4

[OT] Home security options (cameras, windows home server....)

2011-05-25 Thread Tom Rutter
Folks, we've had a few security issues at my home recently and I'm looking into some options for installing cameras. Before looking into professional options I wanted to check if there are any options I can install myself. I've heard of others getting cheap wireless cameras somewhere online,

[OT] Domain rego

2011-07-18 Thread Tom Rutter
Gday, I want to purchase a domain (.com.au) and would appreciate some help. I checked out MelbourneIT and they charge $140/2yrs which is not too bad I suppose but way more than a .com that's around $10 on GoDaddy. Anybody know cheaper places to get .com.au domain? How about private registration

Re: [OT] Domain rego

2011-07-19 Thread Tom Rutter
Thanks for the help guys, ended up going with NetRegistry , lots of people recommended them after asking and searching round. About $34 for 2 years. No idea why MelbIT are so expensive Oh and I couldn't find anywhere that would hide the whois info for .com.au domains, they can't be private.

[OT] Security clearance for work in Canberra

2011-09-25 Thread Tom Rutter
Gday, Moving to Canberra in a few months and I hear getting a security clearance would help find jobs in the government. Any advice on the process for this? Is it possible to secure a claerance on my own? Costs? How? No luck with my Googling skills yet Cheers Tom

Re: [OT] Security clearance for work in Canberra

2011-09-26 Thread Tom Rutter
that would be! They won’t care about the cost of a security clearance if they think they have the right person. T. From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] On Behalf Of Tom Rutter Sent: Monday, 26 September 2011 10:33 AM To: ozDotNet

Re: [OT] Security clearance for work in Canberra

2011-09-29 Thread Tom Rutter
paperwork). On 27/09/2011 2:21 PM, Tom Rutter therut...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 10:51 AM, Mark Hurd markeh...@gmail.com wrote: I agree with Tony. Your future employer will always get you clearance confirmed. There is no point initiating it your self. Of course you'll save

Re: In praise of DirectoryInfo Framework 4

2011-10-02 Thread Tom Rutter
Guid.TryParse - about time! :-) On Sun, Oct 2, 2011 at 12:44 PM, David Kean david.k...@microsoft.comwrote: Glad you like them. J ** ** It’s good to sometimes to do those small things that make things a little bit nicer, some other examples Guid.TryParse, Version.TryParse,

Re: [OT] Removing private details on Internet

2012-04-24 Thread Tom Rutter
try contacting them and updating your details to something completely wrong hahaha On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 11:27 AM, mike smith meski...@gmail.com wrote: Unless it's incorrect. I mean www.whitepages.com.au has most people on it. On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 11:25 AM, Michael Ridland

Re: [OT] Removing private details on Internet

2012-04-24 Thread Tom Rutter
Seriously though you need to ask where they get the data from and ensure you are right before going any further On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 6:30 PM, Bec Carter bec.usern...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 6:28 PM, Tom Rutter therut...@gmail.com wrote: try contacting them and updating

Re: [OT] Removing private details on Internet

2012-04-24 Thread Tom Rutter
By any chance is it a real estate site? On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 6:37 PM, Bec Carter bec.usern...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 6:33 PM, Tom Rutter therut...@gmail.com wrote: Seriously though you need to ask where they get the data from and ensure you are right before going any

Re: [OT] Removing private details on Internet

2012-04-24 Thread Tom Rutter
Check out http://www.squidoo.com/personalInformation and http://www.reputation.com/company On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 11:21 AM, Bec Carter bec.usern...@gmail.com wrote: Does anyone know if there is a body I could contact to get some private details removed from the web? I stumbled across my

Re: [OT] SkyDrive changes

2012-04-24 Thread Tom Rutter
Do you recommend SkyDrive? Havent used it before and wondering if I should bother or go someplace else On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 7:17 PM, Ian Thomas il.tho...@iinet.net.au wrote: ** ** ** SkyDrive now has 2Gb file limit (it used to be 100Mb per file, maximum) and I think is changing down from

Re: [OT] SkyDrive changes

2012-04-24 Thread Tom Rutter
heh so M$ reckons SkyDrive is the best choice... oh big surprise!! :p On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 7:23 PM, Ian Thomas il.tho...@iinet.net.au wrote: ** ** ** Dunno – I use it very simply and infrequently – but I suspect not. ** ** I forgot to include the URL for a comparison of various

[OT] Free .NET books

2012-04-24 Thread Tom Rutter
I have a bunch of old .net books- wcf 1, asp.net 2, c# 1. Shoot me an email if ur interested n living in Sydney. FIFO rules apply

Re: One one way sync from sql to sql thru webservice?

2012-08-01 Thread Tom Rutter
one way would be to do a filedump on one end then load it in on the other On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 5:15 PM, Anthony Mayan ifum...@gmail.com wrote: Hoping someone can help, we have an internal database at ur office which we need to export to a website database.What is the best way to do this?

Re: [OT] Ultrabook for dev

2012-09-07 Thread Tom Rutter
. Mike (I'd think twice before getting latest MBP, they aren't very upgradeable.) On Fri, Sep 7, 2012 at 3:53 PM, Tom Rutter therut...@gmail.com wrote: Any recommendations on an ultrabook for .net dev work? My 5yr old 17inch Dell finally died and I'm going with something much lighter

[OT] PDF editor

2012-09-18 Thread Tom Rutter
Any recommendations for a pdf editor? Acrobat or NitroPDF or some other thing? Free preferred obviously

Re: [OT] Anti-Football League Greg Keogh

2012-09-28 Thread Tom Rutter
Haha do Greg's feeling apply to all footy codes? On Sat, Sep 29, 2012 at 1:24 PM, Les Hughes l...@datarev.com.au wrote: Hi All, Usually Greg posts the Anti-Football League stuff to this thread around now, and I haven't seen it yet, but reading theage.com.au I did find this:

[OT] Old IT books

2013-06-07 Thread Tom Rutter
I've some old IT books I want to get rid of. Vb6, vc++6, c# v1?, wcf unleashed, asp.net 2, old java, tcp/ip and so on. Anybody want them or know anyone that would? They've been laying around long enough! Cheers

[OT] Notebook

2013-07-12 Thread Tom Rutter
My notebook of almost 7 years has died a tragic death. RIP. What's the go on notebooks these days? I used to just go straight to Dell and choose something but haven't looked for years so don't want to go down the wrong path if things have changed. Don't need anything crazy- 4GB ram was fine but I

Re: [OT] Notebook

2013-07-12 Thread Tom Rutter
12, 2013 at 4:39 PM, Tom Rutter therut...@gmail.com wrote: My notebook of almost 7 years has died a tragic death. RIP. What's the go on notebooks these days? I used to just go straight to Dell and choose something but haven't looked for years so don't want to go down the wrong path if things

Re: [OT] Notebook

2013-07-12 Thread Tom Rutter
on what your needs are, either get in soon to get a soon-to-be-superseded model at a cheaper price, or wait until the new ones come out. -- From: Tom Rutter therut...@gmail.com Sent: 12/07/2013 7:17 PM To: ozDotNet ozdotnet@ozdotnet.com Subject: Re: [OT] Notebook

Re: [OT] Notebook

2013-07-14 Thread Tom Rutter
Anyone bought from www.affordablelaptops.com.au before? On Fri, Jul 12, 2013 at 6:39 PM, Tom Rutter therut...@gmail.com wrote: My notebook of almost 7 years has died a tragic death. RIP. What's the go on notebooks these days? I used to just go straight to Dell and choose something but haven't

Re: Winforms\WIndows Service

2013-07-21 Thread Tom Rutter
Yeh I maintained an app back in the day that did this for debugging purposes. Just had 2 code paths. Don't really need it though. I can't think of a reason you would need this off the top of my head. On Mon, Jul 22, 2013 at 10:13 AM, ifum...@gmail.com wrote: I found some code a while back that

Re: Winforms\WIndows Service

2013-07-22 Thread Tom Rutter
extra functionality when required but installed as service so a reboot doesn’t affect operation. ** ** *From:* ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] *On Behalf Of *Tom Rutter *Sent:* Monday, 22 July 2013 3:26 PM *To:* ozDotNet *Subject:* Re: Winforms

Re: [OT] Notebook

2013-07-24 Thread Tom Rutter
... http://www.tech4u.com.au/asus-g750jx-t4134h-173-i7-windows-8-gaming-notebook--p383552.html 4.8Kg is the only downside. :) Best laptop I've owned in years... really happy with it. Damnit, now i'm drooling over the new updated model. *shakes fist* On Fri, Jul 12, 2013 at 4:39 PM, Tom Rutter

Re: [OT] Surface Pro for a bit of coding?

2013-08-01 Thread Tom Rutter
now On Thu, Aug 1, 2013 at 7:30 PM, Tom Rutter therut...@gmail.com wrote: Anyone here had any bad experience running VS on a Surface Pro? My son has been dabbling with code for a while and now wants to get more into VS. He wants a Surface but needs a new desktop at home so I was thinking

[OT] Windows phone recommendation

2014-07-03 Thread Tom Rutter
Anyone here have a Windows phone they're happy with and can recommend? Had an iPhone so far but am handing it down to my nephew and might try something else. Don't want a fablet either :p Cheers

[OT] Windows on Macbook

2014-10-13 Thread Tom Rutter
Hey all Anybody here have a macbook running windows? Thinking of going down this path coz I can't decide on any other laptop/ultrabook

Re: [OT] Windows on Macbook

2014-10-14 Thread Tom Rutter
and sound drivers can be hit n miss around release time .. Performance wise I run parallels/win8 daily and it has no issues with Visual Studio/Blend either .. Well none for me anyway On Monday, 13 October 2014, Tom Rutter therut...@gmail.com wrote: Hey all Anybody here have a macbook running

[OT] Mini portable desktop

2014-10-16 Thread Tom Rutter
Hey all Following on from the post regarding running windows on a mac I'm now considering just getting a mini desktop (the mini-er the better) for myself given I have a monitor at both work and home and don't really use it anywhere else. The smaller the better and don't need any super powers, 4gig

Re: [OT] Mini portable desktop

2014-10-17 Thread Tom Rutter
...@ozdotnet.com [mailto: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] *On Behalf Of *Tom Rutter *Sent:* Friday, 17 October 2014 4:36 PM *To:* ozDotNet *Subject:* [OT] Mini portable desktop Hey all Following on from the post regarding running windows on a mac I'm now considering just getting a mini desktop

Re: [OT] Mini portable desktop

2014-10-17 Thread Tom Rutter
of these small devices will have a power brick etc, so not that portable…might be portable if you get a spare power supply for both home and work. Why not a laptop? *From:* ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] *On Behalf Of *Tom Rutter *Sent:* Friday, 17

Re: Opinions sought on Xamarin

2014-10-23 Thread Tom Rutter
+1 for big leaning curve. Played around with it a bit few years ago then didn't touch it til a few months ago and I was lost like never before. That said, the Xamarin people have added so much to it now so stability is probably much better now On Fri, Oct 24, 2014 at 3:22 PM, Michael Ridland

Re: [OT] Data Retention Bill

2015-03-26 Thread Tom Rutter
I don't know about at least it was nice to see Libs and Labs finally cooperate on something, anything. That's like Hitler and Stalin agreeing on something. On Fri, Mar 27, 2015 at 12:44 PM, Greg Keogh g...@mira.net wrote: So the bill has passed, opposed by everyone but the two major parties. Oh

Re: Azure and security trust

2015-02-25 Thread Tom Rutter
+1 for Greg. This reminds me of a time we pranked the *head security guy* at a company I worked for and easily convinced him to give us some private details like his home address, car rego and so on. On Wed, Feb 25, 2015 at 8:32 PM, Greg Low (博士低格雷格) g...@greglow.com wrote: I do find it

Re: Peer-to-Peer

2015-04-27 Thread Tom Rutter
Yep usually a service is the answer. Hard to tell though without knowing Greg's whole picture On Monday, 27 April 2015, David Rhys Jones djones...@gmail.com wrote: I've looked at them before, expecting exactly the same thing as you Greg. As far as I can tell, it still needs a central server

Re: Peer-to-Peer

2015-04-27 Thread Tom Rutter
I may be a bit slow this afternoon but what do you have (what sort of clients and environment) and what do you want to do (have them chat?)? On Mon, Apr 27, 2015 at 4:28 PM, Greg Keogh g...@mira.net wrote: Folks, I'm just wondering if anyone here has used P2P Networking. Chapter 45 of the old

Re: Push to web clients

2015-04-07 Thread Tom Rutter
Not sure about the server side 2012 requirements but signalr drops to polling iframes etc if websockets are not available I think. On Wednesday, 8 April 2015, Greg Keogh g...@mira.net wrote: Folks, our ASP.NET app can submit a job to the server for processing which can take up to a minute or

Re: Push to web clients

2015-04-07 Thread Tom Rutter
Don't even get me started on javascript. I feel just as dirty using javascript as I did with silverlight version 1. God save us On Wednesday, 8 April 2015, Greg Keogh g...@mira.net wrote: SignalR will still work without WebSockets, it will fall back to long polling I believe. I created the

Re: MEF - Microsoft Extension Framework. Opinions requested.

2015-05-27 Thread Tom Rutter
Hey Davy Never used MEF but I've come across similar people and the norm for us now is to get the person pushing for something to create a sample and show the rest of the team the benefits. Sometimes (rarely) we all learn something good but most of the time the dev gives up hahaha All the best

Re: Amusing story

2015-07-02 Thread Tom Rutter
Reminds me of a time I worked for a big phone company and someone (note i don't say accidentally or by mistake here) sent the client evidence of them being ripped off On Thursday, 2 July 2015, David Richards ausdot...@davidsuniverse.com wrote: Spam aside (innuendo not intended), that's a pretty

Re: MVC Redirect and Async Operations

2015-08-02 Thread Tom Rutter
How did you end up doing it Greg? On Sat, Aug 1, 2015 at 9:51 PM, Greg Low (罗格雷格博士) g...@greglow.com wrote: And implemented and working like a charm. Thanks all. Regards, Greg Dr Greg Low 1300SQLSQL (1300 775 775) office | +61 419201410 mobile│ +61 3 8676 4913 fax SQL Down

Re: Last words on AngularJS

2015-08-24 Thread Tom Rutter
Yeh but is it the best use of time to have the same dev do it all? We have dedicated front end people here that knock amazing stuff up in a day that would take me at least a week and even then my stuff wouldn't be even remotely as well structured as theirs. It's the old jack of all trades master

Re: [OT] Cable IP address

2015-10-28 Thread Tom Rutter
What do you use your home server for anyway? On Wednesday, 28 October 2015, Greg Keogh wrote: > Folks, I had a Telstra cable modem installed this morning, but I haven't > switched over to it yet because I don't know how it allocates IP addresses. > I will have to update my

Re: [OT] New laptop

2015-10-28 Thread Tom Rutter
ic.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Microsoft are going to start offering Signature editions via their new >>>> stores in Aus (first one opening soon-ish in Sydney). They might offer the >>>> same online I guess, once the store opens. >>>>

Re: Ozdotnet Ignite drinks?

2015-10-22 Thread Tom Rutter
Now you're just getting silly On Friday, 23 October 2015, Stephen Price <step...@perthprojects.com> wrote: > Sure, and while they are at it they should give all delegates a Surface > Book, 5 free t-shirts, and a hooker for the week. > > On Fri, 23 Oct 2015 at 11:28

Re: [OT] New laptop

2015-11-16 Thread Tom Rutter
Any dislikes yet? How are the keyboard and touchpad? On Tue, Nov 17, 2015 at 10:45 AM, Stephen Price <step...@perthprojects.com> wrote: > Still early days but so far it's the best laptop I've owned. Ever. > > On Tue, 17 Nov 2015 at 9:33 AM, Tom Rutter <therut...@gmail.com>

Re: [OT] New laptop

2015-11-16 Thread Tom Rutter
online I guess, once the store opens. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> *From:* ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto: >>> ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] *On Behalf Of *Tom Rutter >>> *Sent:* Wednesday, 23 Sept

[OT] SSL testing

2015-11-01 Thread Tom Rutter
Folks I noticed a mate's shopping site over the weekend returning the following in the connection info for the certificate: *Your connection to www.somesite.com is encypted using an obsolete cipher suite.* Did some googling, didn't understand much of it but landed on

Re: [OT] SSL testing

2015-11-04 Thread Tom Rutter
PM, Tom Rutter <therut...@gmail.com> wrote: > Folks > > I noticed a mate's shopping site over the weekend returning the following > in the connection info for the certificate: > > *Your connection to www.somesite.com <http://www.somesite.com> is encypted > using a

Re: [OT] SSL testing

2015-11-02 Thread Tom Rutter
t.com/2015/05/do-you-really-want-bank-grade-security.html Cheers On Mon, Nov 2, 2015 at 2:24 PM, Tom Rutter <therut...@gmail.com> wrote: > Folks > > I noticed a mate's shopping site over the weekend returning the following > in the connection info for the certi

Re: SSL Certs

2015-11-02 Thread Tom Rutter
Can't this redirect just be done at the hoster and point to the same IP before it even gets to IIS? On Tuesday, 3 November 2015, David Connors wrote: > +1 to Stephen's advice. > > I also wouldn't do the routing as a function of the MVC app. Use IIS > Rewrite module and just

Re: [OT] Windows Update wreaks havoc with Outlook

2015-11-13 Thread Tom Rutter
Sorry to hear about your troubles. On a related topic, is there a reason you use Outlook in general? I've been using Gmail for a long time and never really got into Outlook but I assume I'm missing out on stuff as many like yourself use it. Seems very heavy to me just for email and calendar

Re: [OT] New laptop

2015-08-26 Thread Tom Rutter
...@ozdotnet.com [mailto: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] *On Behalf Of *Tom Rutter *Sent:* Wednesday, 26 August 2015 10:06 AM *To:* ozDotNet ozdotnet@ozdotnet.com *Subject:* Re: [OT] New laptop Tried out the surface and found it too small and awkward. Keyboard was a little annoying Cheers

Re: [OT] New laptop

2015-08-27 Thread Tom Rutter
On Fri, Aug 28, 2015 at 9:49 AM, mike smith meski...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, Aug 26, 2015 at 4:44 PM, Tom Rutter therut...@gmail.com wrote: c# web dev mainly, 13-14 maybe 15, approx macbook pro weight. Considering macbook actually but no win key and higher price let me down Is the win

[OT] New laptop

2015-08-25 Thread Tom Rutter
Anyone here got a new win 10 laptop lately? Recommendations? Cheers

Re: [OT] New laptop

2015-08-26 Thread Tom Rutter
they go which is enough but always love more On Wed, 26 Aug 2015 at 2:45 pm, Tom Rutter therut...@gmail.com wrote: c# web dev mainly, 13-14 maybe 15, approx macbook pro weight. Considering macbook actually but no win key and higher price let me down On Wed, Aug 26, 2015 at 3:15 PM, Ken

Re: [OT] New laptop

2015-08-26 Thread Tom Rutter
to Harvey Norman (or it was at the time?) On Thu, 27 Aug 2015 at 07:24 Tom Rutter therut...@gmail.com wrote: If u dont mind me asking where did you buy it from? On Wed, Aug 26, 2015 at 7:35 PM, Stephen Price step...@perthprojects.com wrote: HP x360, Spectre that is. On Wed, 26 Aug 2015 at 5:33

Re: File upload component

2015-09-06 Thread Tom Rutter
Depends what you mean by best. Do you just need a simple file uploader? Html5 ok? Fall back to flash? Drag and drop? Multi file upload? Progress bar? On Sunday, 6 September 2015, Greg Low (罗格雷格博士) wrote: > Hi folks > > What's the best file upload component for an MVC5 app? > >

Re: [OT] New laptop

2015-08-25 Thread Tom Rutter
Tried out the surface and found it too small and awkward. Keyboard was a little annoying Cheers On Tue, Aug 25, 2015 at 8:12 PM, Dave Walker rangitat...@gmail.com wrote: I've heard that the surface pro works really well with it. On 25 August 2015 at 22:01, Tom Rutter therut...@gmail.com

Re: [OT] New laptop

2015-09-22 Thread Tom Rutter
Any things to look out for if I buy direct from US? I've always purchased locally On Fri, Aug 28, 2015 at 2:31 PM, Eddie de Bear (Gmail) < eddie.deb...@gmail.com> wrote: > The Signature Editions are the exact same machines (HP, Lenovo, etc) BUT > stripped bare of all the crapware.. From what I

[OT] WPF or Winforms?

2015-09-24 Thread Tom Rutter
Anyone here still using winforms? Any reason to start new projects in winforms over WPF? How far has WPF come in the last several years?

Re: [OT] WPF or Winforms?

2015-09-25 Thread Tom Rutter
ntical process. > > On Fri, Sep 25, 2015 at 2:57 PM, Tom Rutter <therut...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Anyone here still using winforms? Any reason to start new projects in >> winforms over WPF? How far has WPF come in the last several years? >> > >

Re: [OT] New laptop

2015-11-24 Thread Tom Rutter
far it's the best laptop I've owned. Ever. > > On Tue, 17 Nov 2015 at 9:33 AM, Tom Rutter <therut...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Have any devs here had a play with the surface book yet? Thoughts? >> >> On Wed, Oct 7, 2015 at 8:18 PM, DotNet Dude <adotnetd...@gmail.com

Re: Google Sheets vs Microsoft

2015-11-22 Thread Tom Rutter
Greg, perhaps this link may help with what you're after (scroll past the html stuff at the start). http://www.labnol.org/software/embed-tables-spreadsheet-data-in-websites/7435/ Cheers On Monday, 23 November 2015, Greg Keogh wrote: > Folks, you probably know you can upload

Mobile enabling MVC application

2016-06-13 Thread Tom Rutter
Hi Folks, I have an existing MVC application that I need to "mobile enable". Same functionality but the mobile versions of the pages will need to be different in look and feel. What are the current ways of doing this sort of thing? Detect the device type and redirect to the mobile versions of the

[OT] Small pc

2016-05-30 Thread Tom Rutter
Folks, I am after a very small and cheap pc that can run Win 7+ and IE8+. Any ideas? Cheers

Re: [OT] Small pc

2016-05-30 Thread Tom Rutter
Sorry also needs to have an ethernet port and ability to connect a wireless mouse. On Tue, May 31, 2016 at 2:45 PM, Tom Rutter <therut...@gmail.com> wrote: > Folks, I am after a very small and cheap pc that can run Win 7+ and IE8+. > Any ideas? > > Cheers >

Re: [OT] Small pc

2016-06-01 Thread Tom Rutter
xperience > something like the intel stick is never adequate. > > On Tue, May 31, 2016 at 2:45 PM, Tom Rutter <therut...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Folks, I am after a very small and cheap pc that can run Win 7+ and IE8+. >> Any ideas? >> >> Cheers >> > >

Re: [OT] Small pc

2016-06-01 Thread Tom Rutter
Apple tv can do netflix and that's even cheaper On Thursday, 2 June 2016, Eddie de Bear (Gmail) wrote: > I have a compute stick (running Windows 10) which I use for Netflix.. > Seems to handle that alright, but they are very under powered and I > wouldn’t recommend them

Re: [OT] Small pc

2016-06-01 Thread Tom Rutter
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Re: Any opinions on the Dell XPS 15 laptops?

2016-02-09 Thread Tom Rutter
Only "get by" with 16gb? What do you do with these machines lol On Wednesday, 10 February 2016, Greg Low (罗格雷格博士) wrote: > Nah, sadly the 8GB RAM is a showstopper. With the precision, I’m tossing > up between 32GB and 64GB. I get by at present with 16GB but wish there was >

[OT] Dev position in Melbourne

2016-02-25 Thread Tom Rutter
If anyone has a .net dev position available in Melbourne please shoot me an email. Cheers Tom

Re: Command and Query Responsibility Segregation Pattern (CQRS)

2016-07-14 Thread Tom Rutter
Hey Tony, I too am confused by the developer's comment. My understanding is the same as yours it seems. On Wed, Jul 13, 2016 at 8:12 PM, Tony Wright wrote: > Hi all, > > I had a discussion the other day with an experienced developer who told me > that "instead of using the

Re: Training/Mentoring a developer who doesn't seem to use many modern development productivity tools

2016-07-18 Thread Tom Rutter
I'm more of a manual guy myself and have become pretty efficient but it only came with experience and coding for a while. How long has she been with your team? On Tuesday, 19 July 2016, Preet Sangha wrote: > Guys I wonder if I can ask for some advice please. > > I'm

Re: Training/Mentoring a developer who doesn't seem to use many modern development productivity tools

2016-07-19 Thread Tom Rutter
at a >> time, looking at how you would normally select/highlight/refactor something >> and see how much quicker it is with R# >> >> >> https://www.jetbrains.com/resharper/docs/ReSharper_DefaultKeymap_VSscheme.pdf >> >> Also get rid of ALL the menu bars in visual studio &g

Re: Training/Mentoring a developer who doesn't seem to use many modern development productivity tools

2016-07-18 Thread Tom Rutter
Yeap I like this idea. Just watching videos with lots of shortcuts gets old real quick. Good luck and let us know how it goes, I'm curious how it works out. On Tuesday, 19 July 2016, Preet Sangha wrote: > This is what I've been trying to do this past week. Yeah I reckon I

Re: resources.dll not found

2017-02-26 Thread Tom Rutter
Have you tried deleting the resource file (or all of them if more than one) and creating a new one from scratch? Just a stab in the dark. On Monday, 27 February 2017, Greg Keogh wrote: > Folks, pardon me for putting a Xamarin question into the general .NET > group, but maybe

Asp.Net Core

2016-11-23 Thread Tom Rutter
Hey folks, I assume some of you have at least played with asp.net core. Is it just me or has Microsoft taken this "let's separate everything and let the dev get whatever they as they need it" too far? Even serving static files isn't baked in by default. C'mon! The VS web project templates should

Re: Asp.Net Core

2016-11-23 Thread Tom Rutter
Oops spoke too soon. Thanks On Thu, Nov 24, 2016 at 1:00 PM, DotNet Dude <adotnetd...@gmail.com> wrote: > You must be using the 'empty' template > > > On Thu, Nov 24, 2016 at 12:56 PM, Tom Rutter <therut...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hey folks, >> >&

Re: [OT] node.js and express

2016-11-21 Thread Tom Rutter
Dr Greg, the situation you describe below is quite rare from what I've seen. If a winform app would suffice then why was it important for the web app to work on multiple browsers? Multiple browser support is usually only really needed for Internet facing apps. Dev teams usually just tell the users

Re: [OT] node.js and express

2016-11-27 Thread Tom Rutter
IMO these "influential technical people" and vendors just see it as an opportunity to add their name to something new and therefore keep their jobs a bit longer. Plus doing the same old thing is boring so anything new can be a good change even if the old thing was "better". On Monday, 28

Re: [OT] Angular certification

2016-10-21 Thread Tom Rutter
On Fri, Oct 21, 2016 at 4:21 PM, Paul Glavich wrote: > Gave up on Ang2. I don’t like the direction and the Release process was > silly. Aurelia I find much much better. > > > I gave up on angular and web dev altogether and am back to winforms. Never been happier to

Re: [OT] Surface Studio

2016-10-28 Thread Tom Rutter
On Friday, 28 October 2016, DotNet Dude wrote: > > On Friday, 28 October 2016, David Connors > wrote: > >> On Fri, 28 Oct 2016 at 06:43 Andrew Tobin wrote: >> >>> What do we think

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