December 10, 2002

I put together a quick reference to the string formatting codes you can use in String.Format with the basic types in the .NET framework.  I use this info fairly often and it's nice having it in one place instead of spread through the documentation. The quick reference is here.  Please comment. 10:46:47 PM    comment []

I wrote a review of the Roomba robot vacuum cleaner for epinions.  It's here.  If you buy one, buy it from Hammacher, as they give a lifetime warranty on everything they sell. 8:25:00 PM    comment []

I updated to MapX, and I didn't include the MapX.config file that the compiler generated (since the previous version didn't need it).  The version I released was built with a newer compiler (beta) and this compiler uses a newer .NET framework.  The compiler has an option to generate executables that work with the older framework, which is a very good thing since it means using the new compiler won't mean forcing my users to upgrade to a new framework.  However, it looks like the glue to make that work is actually in the config file - it maps assembly versions so that your application will work with something other than the one it was directly built with. So if you use the VS.NET feature to have your application work with an assembly other than the default one, make sure you include the config file with your application. 8:20:04 PM    comment []