Latest News from Andrew Montgomery

First Time with AJAX.NET

Tue, 14 Apr 2009 23:00:00 EDT

In a former life, I was a web developer. Back in the late '90s, I vividly remember being told by more than one of my computer science professors that in 10 years, everything would run in a web browser. Even the operating system (it was claimed at the time) would be browser based. On startup, the machine would load the thinnest of all possible operating systems, and everything else – applications, data, you name it – would be stored on the network and accessed via a hyper-dynamic web browser.

Introduction to the WinFX SDK Beta 1

Thu, 29 Sep 2005 17:00:00 EDT

My adventure with Windows Vista began with multiple attempts to install the operating system itself on various computers in my possession. First, I had hoped to install it as an upgrade for Windows XP that is running on my actual work computer. I wouldn't ordinarily recommend this, but I've been given a real desktop computer to use at my current client, so my laptop has only been getting used for e-mail for a while now, anyhow.

DataDirect Connect for .NET, release 1.1 from DataDirect Technologies

Mon, 28 Apr 2003 00:00:00 EDT

I was recently called in as a consultant on a project requiring .NET connectivity to a Sybase 12.0 database. I had no idea where to find a driver for this database, but was quickly referred to DataDirect Technologies as a potential source for 'this kind of thing.' Much to my delight, I was soon able to download an evaluation copy of DataDirect Connect for .NET. Put simply, I was blown away.

Book Reviews

Mon, 28 Apr 2003 00:00:00 EDT

I came upon this book under very odd circumstances, to say the least. I am a developer first and foremost, so the suggestion by my employer that I sit through a half-day seminar on the art of making technical sales was greeted with less than enthusiasm.