Author Archives: Robert S. Robbins

Pownce, Technorati, YouTube Pocket PC, and C#

Posted on 1/30/2008 by Robert S. Robbins

Here is a list of last week’s activities: I have finished my Pownce widget using their API which provides JSON data. I completed a Technorati widget for searching blogs. I figured out how to convert YouTube videos for the Pocket … Continue reading →

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Amazon Mashups, Expression Web VBA, JSON Viewer

Posted on 1/24/2008 by Robert S. Robbins

Here is a list of what I’ve been doing for the last two weeks:1. Started working with the Amazon web services API. I added a web page to my help collection Notes which gets my programming books wish list from … Continue reading →

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Reinstalling Visual Studio 2005

Posted on 1/14/2008 by Robert S. Robbins

Tonight I am reinstalling Visual Studio 2005. It takes about 4 hours to install so this will waste my entire evening. I have been having problems running Visual Studio 2005. The Windows Installer msiexec.exe process has been randomly starting up … Continue reading →

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SubVersion

Posted on 1/8/2008 by Robert S. Robbins

I’ve been reading many other programmer blogs to get a sense of what I need to know to remain marketable. When you work alone or on a small team you experience professional social isolation and don’t learn about the best … Continue reading →

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JSON Web Services

Posted on 1/4/2008 by Robert S. Robbins

I’ve recently learned that it is possible to create a web service which returns JavaScript Object Notation JSON rather than XML. ASP.NET 2.0 allows you to give a web service a ScriptService attribute which “AJAX enables” the Web Service and … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Microsoft AJAX Library Essentials

Posted on 12/9/2007 by Robert S. Robbins

Blogging on the Microsoft Community web site http://weblogs.asp.net has proven to be more rewarding than blogging on my own. I get more feedback from other developers. There have also been other benefits. For example, I was sent a free book … Continue reading →

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Photoshop And VB.NET Window Services

Posted on 12/4/2007 by Robert S. Robbins

Last night I learned how to create Layer Masks, Vector Masks, and Clipping Masks in Photoshop. I had to work through various tutorials and take some notes on everything that I had to figure out. For example, you cannot create … Continue reading →

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Cutting Down On Research And Studying

Posted on 11/29/2007 by Robert S. Robbins

I’ve decided to cut down on the amount of new technology research and studying I’m doing. It is getting to be too time-consuming and scattered. I need to focus more on doing billable work. In particular, I am not going … Continue reading →

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ASP.NET 3.5 Released

Posted on 11/20/2007 by Robert S. Robbins

I’ll blog about this here because everyone on the http://weblogs.asp.net/ site has already announced it. Microsoft has released the .NET Framework 3.5 which includes the new version of ASP.NET, known as ASP.NET 3.5. Visual Studio 2008 has also been released … Continue reading →

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Widescreen Monitor

Posted on 11/16/2007 by Robert S. Robbins

Tonight I bought a HP w2207 Widescreen Flat-Panel TFT-LCD Monitor. I am really thrilled with it. It is as big as a TV set! I have it hooked up to my dual-monitor video card so now I have a dual … Continue reading →

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Web Site Design

Posted on 11/15/2007 by Robert S. Robbins

One of my immediate goals is to learn how to be a better web site designer so I can stop making excuses when a client seems to be more interested in a fancy web site design rather than the web … Continue reading →

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AJAX Control Toolkit, IT Toolbox, Flash Content

Posted on 11/14/2007 by Robert S. Robbins

Yesterday I turned off JavaScript in my browser and saw what my web site will look like without JavaScript. You won’t see the Flash header without JavaScript and you will not be able to navigate to any of the web … Continue reading →

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Williamsport Media Developer – Site Redesign Is Finished

Posted on 11/12/2007 by Robert S. Robbins

This afternoon I finally finished my web site redesign and published the changes. I changed the name of the site from Williamsport Web Developer to Williamsport Media Developer because I wanted to emphasize my interest in new media. I did … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Expression Blend

Posted on 10/29/2007 by Robert S. Robbins

I looked at the Microsoft Expression Blend web site today to see if it was anything that I would be interested in. Expression Blend appears to have some of the same features as Adobe After Effects with keyframe animation, support … Continue reading →

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Blogging For Microsoft

Posted on 10/19/2007 by Robert S. Robbins

Microsoft has given me a blog at http://weblogs.asp.net/rrobbins/, their community web site for ASP.NET developers. I’m excited by this because I do most of my work using ASP.NET and I have a lot of content in my technology notes which … Continue reading →

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Netscape Navigator 9

Posted on 10/14/2007 by Robert S. Robbins

The Netscape Navigator 9 browser is now available for download at: http://browser.netscape.com/downloads/. I didn’t think any further development work was being done on Netscape Navigator. Everyone uses Internet Explorer or Firefox now. The most interesting new feature is that you … Continue reading →

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Blog Matters

Posted on 10/11/2007 by Robert S. Robbins

I have deleted my blog post about Hanna Auto Mart because it was based on a misunderstanding. Please note that a Captcha has been added to the blog to prevent spam comments. If you are unable to leave a comment, … Continue reading →

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Terry Roth & Another Pretty Face: Live From The China Club

Posted on 10/10/2007 by Robert S. Robbins

Yesterday I got the Terry Roth & Another Pretty Face: Live From The China Club DVD I ordered. Terry Roth is a very popular vlogger on YouTube where he is known as Zipster. I see him every night in the … Continue reading →

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CSS Hacks And Three Column Layout

Posted on 10/9/2007 by Robert S. Robbins

As you can see, I have created a new WordPress theme using the web site design template I bought. The template was not intended to be used for WordPress so I had to reslice it in Photoshop to create a … Continue reading →

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Web Site Redesign – Amazon Video Reviews

Posted on 10/6/2007 by Robert S. Robbins

I have begun the redesign of my web site using the template I bought. I wish I could upload it now but I still have to write a lot of content and do a lot more work on it. My … Continue reading →

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