Archive for January, 2005

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Databound DropDowlist DataSet XML

Well we wanted to bind a dropdownlist to an XML file on the HDD of the server. This could be done a couple of ways, but because we specifically want to use a DataSet later in learning we will use that object for this purpose.

First create the DataSet

Dim ds as new System.data.Dataset
Then load the Ds [...]

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Soup up your powerwheels

I bought my daughter her powerwheel jeep when she was 2. Actually 1 year 10 months at Christmas. She was pretty young, so I didnt want anything too fast. This one was a one seater jeep 6volt.
Now she is almost 4 and needs something a little faster. I decided to take the least expensive [...]

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Carols test Blog

This is a test blog for Carol Huber.

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Need to use a Datatable?

I have seen it many times. Programmers just loading data into a label control adding a <br> after each line to make it format properly and calling that databinding.
That isnt how it was meant to be.
For this sort of purpose I like to use a repeater. A repeater is used much like a for… each [...]

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Using a custom validator

Usually there is the need to do some sort of validation across more than one control on a web form. In my case I have created a simple set of text boxes. txtnum1, txtnum2 and txtresult. The requirement is that txtnum1 + txtnum2 must equal txtresult. This is common on financial applications or web based [...]

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Ugliest Huber..

This has got to be the ugliest Huber I have seen:

Huber

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Most accomplished Huber?

Robert Huber must be..
Robert Huber Bio
Nobel Prize (1/3) in Chemistry 1988

WOW!

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Da Vinci blog?

Da Vinci wrote right to left with reversed characters…
This entry only serves as a reminder that I should create the ability to read the blog this way. I am not sure about the reverse characters, but at least get it right to left.

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Access not updating fast enough?

First of all thanks to Shawn Walcheske for help on the solution..
Here was the problem.

I have a addblog.aspx. This page allows me to enter a new blog such as this one. Upon save of the new entry I wanted to be redirected to default.aspx where I would proudly see my new entry. The problem was [...]

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Virtual PC

Virtual PC is neat if you want to take your coding and testing to a new level. Dont want to install Oracle on your main OS? install a seperate OS for Oracle to run on.
Want to run an application that could run on SQL Server or Oracle? Install each on seperate (or the same) OS [...]

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iworkwithfools.com and dumbasscoworkers.com

It was interesting to see a link to iworkwithfools.com on my google ads today. I coworker and I had come up with the idea for dumbasscoworkers a few years back. he did all the leg work for the site and it hasnt come to much, but the similarities are interesting and cooincedental I guess.

Check them [...]

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My greatest achievement

Well so far on the web anyway and according to google.com it is : jason huber @ google
I am number 6. I think this might help, but not sure. I am not even sure I want this link to be the one that is most popular for a Jason Huber.

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Bill Gates Keynote Speech CES

I had to watch the Bill Gates Keynote speech at CES in LV. I didnt watch the entire thing, so I am sure to get to work and hear about it second hand. I should have skipped the first 15 minutes..
Here is a link for you:
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/ces2005/default.mspx

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Graduation

I graduate from Keller July 15th.
I actually recieve my degree March 1st, but the graduation ceremony is held once per year and isnt until July.
I am working on finishing my thesis now and it will be complete and defended by the end of February.

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Virtual PC

I installed Virtual PC from Microsoft on my laptop last night. I am running 1Gig Ram, 3.2 Ghz, 60 G HDD. I allocated 300M Ram to Windows 2003 and 6Gig HDD. It installed just fine. It works great and now when I choose I can have Windows 2003 running on my machine.
I then installed SQL [...]