Yasser blogged that he is speaking at VS Connections. VS Connections is wrapped up with ASP Connections and SQL Server Connections too at DevConnections in Las Vegas in November. I sure hope his talk isn’t scheduled at the same time as one of mine, so I can go learn!
(update: check out Dare’s post on NewzCrawler (and others) as Denial of Service clients)
There must be a few people who have their aggregators set to check rss feeds every 10 seconds or something. I very rarely look at my stats because they don’t really tell me much. But I have to say I was a little surprised to see that there were over 14,000 hits to my website today (from 12am to almost 5pm).
So where do they come from?
10,000+ are from NewzCrawler then a whole lot of other aggregators and then a small # of browsers.
Very strange. I get a few links and fewer comments, so I really don’t think there’s a lot of people reading this and of course I know that the high aggregator number is from frequent refreshes.
One thing that I love to see coming in through referrers is that people are starting on the Vermont.NET website that has a feed from my Jobs category here and there are a lot of click throughs, which means that my posting local IT jobs that I find in the local papers over coffee (or that my hubby is kind enough to point out) is a good resource for some people.
(talking smart client – windows forms app here, not asp.net)
I was using System.IO.Directory.GetCurrentDirectory to find DLL’s that are to be loaded by reflection in a particular app. But when a user goes out and does something like look up something in windows explorer, that changes the definition of the system’s current directory and you are no longer pointed to the startup path. Then when the user tries to load up the next form – it can’t’ be found! Oops.
GetCurrentDirectory’s definition is “current working directory“. And even in the reference it explicitly says: “The current directory is distinct from the original directory, which is the one from which the process was started.“
So when you need to use the startup path, use the Application.StartupPath which is in the System.Windows.Forms namespace.
(oh, I’m just so embarrassed! 🙂 )
The camera was handy, what can I say? Can you believe this cat, G.B.. He just loves newfoundland dogs! That’s Daisy he’s cozying up to. She’s one of my parent’s dogs who is visiting for a while – maybe permanently. Tasha is also a Newfie, just one who had an unexpected major haircut in July. We’re hoping it will hurry up and grow back in before it gets cold!
well, it started a little early! If you check my last year’s pics, we are now about 10 days earlier with the amount of color than last year.
Here are some pics I just took standing in front of my house. As I sit here, I can see the same stuff out of my glass doors in my office. These photos do not capture what I am seeing truly in terms of the colors so you might have to look elsewhere for some professional pics. It’s just a wee Kodak DX3600 digital.
Dave Burke is putting Vermont fall pictures on his weblog too. You’ll see from his photos why I love to kayak so much on our beautiful lake (the 6th largest lake in the country)!
This seems to be the general response I got from everyone at the meeting. I’ll post on it myself soon. Michele is one of the best presenters I have seen. Combine that with her deep knowledge – and you have got an awesome presentation.
Telligent Systems is growing fast – and looking for 2 more .net pros. I love that one of the job descriptions states 4 years of .NET. So you were on the first alpha drop!! Or really, it is just to ensure that you are really experienced with .NET. C# is also prominent in the description. But what I love best is this:
You will also participate in community activities ranging from presenting at conference and software design previews, to building samples and answering online questions from customers.
Yes folks, that’s part of the job! Sounds great. And it is a work from home job. Hmmmmm… 🙂
Actually, one job requires 2 years and the other 4.
Read more on Scott Watermasysk’s blog or Rob Howard’s.
BueCross BlueShield of Vermont
Network security job
[found in 9/20 Burlington Free Press Business Monday section]
General Dynamics (U.S. defense contractor)
(oh look I can copy and paste!)
job info on career builder.com
Intro:
General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products is a proven solutions integrator of defense products for all branches of the U.S. Department of Defense. We have strong technology positions on key programs that are aligned with homeland defense and DoD’s transformation initiatives. Our company is an industry leader in composites technology and production, chem/bio detection, protection systems, and integrated armament products for land, air and sea.
Job Responsibilities:
Support the enterprise engineering function by performing the following: Handle system configuration and integration, design specifications, and testing plans; Evaluate and manage applications updates, implementation, schedule, and problem resolution; Serve as the direct stakeholder contact for system based information; Responsible for standards and conventions, work products, deliverable quality and stakeholder satisfaction; Provide direction to IT service provider support staff for run and maintain activities as well as development efforts; Perform system administration functions for new and legacy systems; Participate in new system development and system integration; Develop and analyze system metrics and perform system audits; Collaborate with and assist the business systems process specialists.
Required Education:
Four year technical degree in Computer Science or Information Technology or equivalent.
Suss MicroTec www.suss.com Waterbury, VT
Business Analyst – Oracle centric job not listed on website so I’ll type fast – watch for typos! 🙂
If you are an I/T/ pro and have extensive experience with Oracle Applications within the Order Management, Purchasing, Supply Chain Planning and Inventory modules, this position may be the opportunity that you have been looking for. The successful candidate will haev a proven track record. Min. requirements for the positiong include a BS in Comp Sci (or equivalent), 3-5 years experience in the implementation and post-production support of Oracle applications, excellent technical skills, experience with tools such as pL/SQL, Forms Reports, Discoverer and Oracle Workflow and strong interpoersonal and communications skills.
[found in Burlington Free Press Business Monday Supplement 9/20/04]