BlogEngine.NET 1.6 upgrade

Posted on March 12, 2010March 2, 2018 by jrblack 17 Comments

BlogEngine.NET v1.6 has been out since Feb 1, so I figured it was about time I upgraded. I like to check the available documentation regarding upgrading and I got some conflicting ideas and methods. David suggested I download a copy of my blog, make edits, over-write files, delete folders and upload the blog when complete. […]... Read More

Team Foundation error an startup of Visual Studio

Posted on February 16, 2010March 2, 2018 by jrblack 2 Comments

If you have TFS Power Tools installed and Microsoft’s Communicator IM tool installed, you may get this error: Team Foundation Error, Specified cast is not valid. To resolve this error, open Visual Studio, in the Team Explorer portion of the IDE, right click on Team Members. From the popup menu, select Personal Settings. In […]... Read More

Portrait Illustration Maker

Posted on January 27, 2010March 2, 2018 by jrblack 3 Comments

I cant remember where or how I stumbled upon this one, but I though it was kinda cool and thought I would pass it along. Portrait Illustration Maker is a FREE Avatar Generator with almost unlimited variations or combinations. You can attempt to make your Avatar resemble you as much as possible, or create something […]... Read More

TFS Labels and Change Sets

Posted on January 20, 2010March 2, 2018 by jrblack 13 Comments

Thought I would share some details I recently learned to save others some pain and suffering… When searching, viewing or getting source Label, know that you will search change labels in our Team Project, not just the labels/change sets for the current project (Trunk/Branch). Notice below, when searching for a label (after right clicking […]... Read More

Sharing Photos with ShutterFly

Posted on December 4, 2009March 2, 2018 by jrblack 2 Comments

I recently chaperoned a middle school ( 6th grade ) retreat. I volunteered to bring my camera and take pictures of the kids. There were other adults there with pocket cameras and I was glad I brought mien. Later one of the teachers asked about my pictures and about how to get all the pictures […]... Read More

Fall Colors

Posted on December 4, 2009March 2, 2018 by jrblack Leave a comment

Recently I chaperoned a 6th grade retreat to Betsy-Jeff Penn 4-H Center in Reidsville, NC. This was a get to know your class mates and team building retreat. At the center they have both low ropes and high ropes course. The center is quite nice and the staff was very pleasant and help full. Of […]... Read More

Sentimental Post – Change Your Thinking

Posted on November 30, 2009March 2, 2018 by jrblack Leave a comment

Change Your Thinking It will take just 37 seconds to read this and change your thinking. Two men, both seriously ill, occupied the same hospital room. One man was allowed to sit up in his bed for an hour each afternoon to help drain the fluid from his lungs. His bed […]... Read More

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