Author Archives: dabas253

To be or not to Bigpond?

Posted on December 26, 2009 by dabas253

Bigpond is the biggest ISP in Australia. Back in the 1990s and up to 2001, my ISP was a small company named Healey. They provided good service at very affordable prices. Unfortunately, they first were bought by another ISP which … Continue reading →

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Discovering LINQ to DirectoryInfo-FileInfo: But LINQ is not SQL

Posted on August 10, 2008 by dabas253

LINQ looks like fun! Being able to use a SQL similar language for all sorts of different objects really sounds quite exciting, and I just was hoping the opportunity would arise for me to make use of it. That opportunity … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Certification: A true measure of knowledge?

Posted on June 24, 2008 by dabas253

I have changed my mind. Based on my previous experience with the certification tests, it is either my particular circumstances, or Microsoft has considerably raised their standards. A little background: In September 2004, I enrolled in the Masters of Systems … Continue reading →

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My first blog entry: Jumping into the LINQ to XML swimming pool!

Posted on May 9, 2008 by dabas253

  This is a day of firsts. Not only my first technical blog entry, but also my first .NET 3.5 program, and the first time I use LINQ I installed Visual Studio 2008 immediately after the Heroes Happen {Here} event … Continue reading →

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