One thing that I've learned as a programmer is that nothing is easy. Or to put it another way, there is a lot of hidden work in software development. To explain consider this scenario: a client needs an FTP site checked regularly and content downloaded,...

Jeff Wharton has been re-awarded for the second year running as a Microsoft MVP Windows Server System - SQL Server. The award is recognition for Jeff's technical excellence and commitmnet to the Microsoft SQL Server community. WARDY IT Solutions is the...

The December SQL Server newsletter has beee sent to everyone on the Distribution list. Not on the list and want to see what is happening in the world of Microsoft SQL Server – the newsletter is available at http://www.wardyit.com/newsletters/dec2008.html...

Did you know that when enabled, select versions of Microsoft Vista store previous copies of your files and folders? This means that you can get them back if you need them. To view the previous versions of a folder open Windows Explorer, navigate to the...

I came across this issue recently when trying to create unit tests with Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 SP1. Test stubs were created for the Public methods of the class but VS2008 could not create a Private Accessor for the Private methods e.g.: /// <summary>...

Guess what I discovered today? The SQL Database Wizard for Visual Studio! This solves the age old problem of scripting your database structure so that you can create your database on a remote/hosted server. What's more the SQL Database Wizard also has...

Here's something that just got me. The TabPage.Hide() method doesn't hide the TabPage. You have to remove the TabPage from the TabControl . TabPages collection: ProductTabControl.TabPages.Remove(PurchasingTabPage); Top , Height , Left , Width and Show...

They say you learn something new every day. In IT I learn at least a dozen new things every day. Did you know that there are two different rounding methods in .Net? I didn't. Now I've come across them in two different applications in the same week. They...

Just in case you didn't know, I have been growing a moustache as part of Movember . I would now like to introduce you to my Mo . This is the first moustache I have ever grown and I am quite proud of my effort. Apart from the dribbling, it's a great companion....

Something hinky went wrong when I installed SQL Server 2008 on my Development machine and the "Restart Computer" rule kept failing no matter how many times I rebooted. After some Googling I found this page which suggested clearing the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE...

Recently I had to come up with a way of determining how long a SQL Instance had been running. It turns out that there are a few ways to do it and here is my preferred way: SELECT crdate FROM sysdatabases WHERE [name] = 'tempdb' This works because the...

On the 6 th of November I joined other local developers at the Microsoft Offices in Brisbane and around the world to listen to Steve Balmer talk to developers 1 . He was excited and so was I. Steve confirmed one of my truths which is that "the really...

This summer AB Training , Portal Synergy , WARDY IT Solutions and Microsoft Partner Readiness will be showcasing the latest Microsoft technologies as part of Tech SummerFest 08 . In Hobart, Adelaide and Canberra you will have the opportunity to see how...

The WARDY IT Community Dinner is typically held on the second Monday of the month and is a great opportunity to share knowledge, information and experiences with other IT professionals in South East Queensland. This month the WARDY IT Community Dinner...

As SQL Server 2008 has been released for two month's WARDY IT Solutions will be hosting a series of Free breakfasts on SQL Server 2008. The first breakfast will kick off in Brisbane on Tuesday the 14 th of October. Below is the current Breakfast Schedule:...

The September 2008 edition of the WARDY IT Solutions SQL Server Newsletter has been e-mailed to everyone on the distribution list. For those not on the distribution list you can view the newsletter using the following URL http://www.wardyit.com/newsletters/sep2008.html...

It's 6:45 AM on a Sunday morning. I am running up the Gateway Bridge with thousands of other runners. There are so many I have to go slow and watch my every step. All I can hear is the sound of shoes hitting the bitumen. The sky is blue, there is no wind....

Have you ever swum in a creek or water hole that's dark and murky? Have you ever let yourself sink down into the water and watched as the sun's rays disappear through the green algae and dirt? Have you ever held your breath while the fear rises in you,...

I received a rather nasty shock to discover that you can't use the BindingNavigator Validating event to stop navigating to the next, previous, first or last record in a DataSource if there are validation errors on your Form. If you are using a DataGridView...

SQL Server 2008 has been released to Manufacture (RTM). It is now available for download from MSDN and TechNet....

The July 2008 edition of the WARDY IT Solutions SQL Server Newsletter has been e-mailed to everyone on the distribution list. For those not on the distribution list you can view the newsletter using the following URL http://www.wardyit.com/newsletters/jul2008.htm...

If there is one consistent thing that I have learned about programming it is that there is always more to know. Being a visual learner, I gravitate towards videos. Here are some excellent videos on Windows Forms Controls, Data Binding and Windows Forms...

The WARDY IT Community Dinner is a casual event for IT professionals in South East Queensland. It is a fun way to meet new people and find out how other IT professionals are dealing with the challenges that we face every day. For something different the...

I'm working on an application where the presentation is very important and I want it to look great. I am overriding the Form's OnPaint() method so that I can create a Gradient background. I thought that I had done a fantastic job until I started to resize...

Michael O'Dea-Jones, WARDY IT Solutions Senior .Net Developer has started blogging. His blog can be found here ....