Tyler Jensen's Blog

EventLog WriteEntry Helper Class

tsJensen.com — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 22:01:07 GMT

This log helper class seems to get used over and over again in projects I've worked on. Generally I use it as a fallback, calling it from an exception block in a application logging code. Let me know if you find it helpful. public static class LogHelper...(read more)

Visual Studio 2010 Beta 2 Missing or Hidden Dialog Controls on VMWare

tsJensen.com — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 17:50:27 GMT

This is an oddity with Visual Studio 2010 Beta 2 installed on the a virtual machine that I’ve run into that perhaps one in a hundred other VMWare Workstation users might run into. I’m running VMWare Workstation 6.5.3 on a Windows 7 x64 box with 8GB of...(read more)

Computer Models – Magical Scripture of the Climate Change Disciples

tsJensen.com — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 05:25:26 GMT

I’ve not used this blog for politics in the past, but I’m going to start making some exceptions where I think there is a technology tie-in. George Will’s piece on the Copenhagen summit was very interesting. I recommend that you read it. I am not a climatologist...(read more)

Windows Azure 1.0 CloudTableClient Minimal Configuration

tsJensen.com — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:13:26 GMT

It turns out that using table storage in Windows Azure 1.0 is quite easily done with a minimal amount of configuration. In the new Azure cloud service Visual Studio project template, configuration is significantly simpler than what I ended up with in...(read more)

Enterprise Silverlight 3 with WCF RIA Services on Windows Azure 1.0 Part 1 Redux

tsJensen.com — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:48:05 GMT

A month ago I posted the results of some experimentation with the preview bits of what was then called .NET RIA Services, Silverlight 3 and the Windows Azure with AspProvider sample code from the Azure July 2009 CTP. That was then and much has changed...(read more)

Silverlight WCF RIA Services Beta Released

tsJensen.com — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:50:42 GMT

Silverlight WCF RIA Services Beta Released was released recently, replacing the preview bits I’ve been playing with. You can pick up the new beta here . I'm still using VS 2008 SP1, but I am using Windows 7, so I download directly from here . WARNING...(read more)

Windows Azure Tools SDK (November 2009) Refactor or Restart?

tsJensen.com — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 22:42:06 GMT

The 1.0 release of Windows Azure SDK is now available. Download and read about what’s new here . Sadly, the AspProviders sample project was not included. I spent a few hours trying to bandage it up, but it was a hopeless cause. If a new AspProviders sample...(read more)

OraHelper – An Oracle Version of the SqlHelper Class

tsJensen.com — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:05:51 GMT

A very long time ago, I wrote a little helper class clone of SqlHelper for Oracle which I called OraHelper. I haven’t looked at or touched the code in years, but I regularly get email asking where it’s gone to. It appears that the www.asp.net community...(read more)

Silverlight 3, RIA and Windows Azure Part 1: ASP.NET Provider Model for Azure

tsJensen.com — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 01:58:29 GMT

After spending last weekend working on and blogging about Silverlight 3 and .NET RIA services, I decided I’d look to build out a membership, profile and role provider that would use Windows Azure storage. Much to my delight, I stumbled into the AspProvidersDemo...(read more)

Building Enterprise Applications with Silverlight 3, .NET RIA Services and Windows Azure Part 1

tsJensen.com — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 01:58:29 GMT

Silverlight 3 and .NET RIA Services Forms Security

tsJensen.com — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 21:01:52 GMT

I finally carved out some time to experiment with Silverlight 3 and .NET RIA Services over the weekend. Specifically I wanted to experiment with Forms security and how one might secure a Silverlight "page" as well as the services on the server...(read more)

Reliability Equals Simplicity

tsJensen.com — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 02:53:36 GMT

I am haunted by the sage wisdom of Sir Charles Anthony Richard Hoare "At first I hoped that such a technically unsound project would collapse but I soon realized it was doomed to success. Almost anything in software can be implemented, sold, and...(read more)

Enum to Dictionary with Description Attribute Reflection

tsJensen.com — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 03:15:44 GMT

A week ago in a misguided attempt to make things easier, I created something like the following code. My mistake was not in creating the code necessarily, but in applying it to data driven auto generated enums. If you have those, don’t use this. If you...(read more)

Windows 7 Repave Checklist

tsJensen.com — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 22:30:03 GMT

In anticipation of repaving my Vista x64 machine with Windows 7 after the MSDN release on August 6 , I’ve prepared my wish list of hardware upgrades I’d like to do at the same time I pave the machine with the new OS. Should the family financial officer...(read more)

Getting Started with Windows Azure

tsJensen.com — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 22:26:23 GMT

Here’s the content of the most exciting email I’ve received lately (invite code redacted of course): Thank you for your interest in Windows® Azure™. Your invitation code is xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx. You can now sign up for a Windows Azure account...(read more)