Daily Archives: August 14, 2005

ASP.NET 2.0 and IIS as non-admin

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I have been using the file server method with ASP.NET 2.0 since the beginning. I thought it was time to run in IIS. Note that all of my .NET 1.0 and 1.1 development has been against a remote server. I have never had to use ASP.NET 1.x on a machine iwth a local IIS, so there are some bad lessons I never had to learn. Though I have always heard the remote web server development process was supposedly much more difficult.

So, now I ask, should I be embarrassed that I have spent the past 3+ hours trying to get asp.net 2.0 and IIS on a Windows XP box running as non-admin? Should I give up and get on with my life? I have seen many references to it being really easy with.NET 2.0. Hmmmm…

Sadly, I can’t really give up. Not when I’ve seen referenes to the fact that ASP.NET 2.0 was supposed to make this easy to do. Or perhaps those references are related to the file server approach.

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Visual Studio Comic Strip Ads

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I’m definitely curious what people think of the comic strip ads for Visual Studio that have been “playing” on sites like DevSource and elsewhere. In it, some poor developer is swamped with work and, in once strip, frustrated because he has a date with Katie that he is going to be late for. Suddenly, a meteor like visual studio logo flies by his window  and crashes into earth, and we gat a “hallelujah, the crops are saved!” type epiphany from the developer. It’s definitely a new form of advertising to developers! It doesn’t personally speak to me, but as an over 40 female, I’m a tiny slice of the developer market profile. Maybe I can get DevSource to take a poll! Leave any comments here

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I had a dream…

Just Rambling

Last night I had a hard time getting to sleep as I worried about all of the commitments I have made and how I am going to accomplish them. (Somehow it always works out though) This happens every time I am so terribly irresponsible to do something like – shock! – go for a bike ride on a nice summer Saturday afternoon. No, it shouldn’t be this way, but, oh well.

So when I finally did get to sleep, I dreamt that I was attending a huge event in a huge room with a LOT of developers (think keynote address at PDC for size). In this room, we were each given documentation for a new piece of technology. The first part of the documentation was pure reference material — how it works — and the 2nd part was a big hands on lab. I was *still* plowing through the documentation while many people were asking very specific questions about the coding, since they were somehow already into the hands on lab. They were being heralded because they were pointing out very helpful problems with either the lab or the technology itself. I think we were into day 2 or 3. Finally I turned to the woman sitting next to me and asked where she was at in the process. She was reading the docs too, but she had teamed up with other people in the room and other members of her team were deep into the labs. I told her, “well, I have always worked alone. I’m not used to teaming up with people. I guess I’ll just have to live with my slower pace.” Uggh. For 20+ years, this is the way I have worked. I can’t imagine working any differently or god forbid, having employees. I defnitely can’t imagine paying someone to be on vacation when I never get to take one! (yes, perhaps I would have more time that way…) I’m sure the other part of this is that while diving specifically into things like ADO.NET 2.0, WSE3.0, etc., I have still not actually built a ASP.NET 2.0 website, for example, and therefore I have not been a great source of feedback. I think it’s part of the keeping up with the Joneses thing, and I should be happy with what I am able to do and equally happy that there are also plenty of people with the time and energy to provide lots of great feedback on things like .NET 2.0, Indigo, Avalon, etc.

Well, it’s raining, so I don’t have to worry about being tempted to go on a bike ride on this Sunday morning. Back to work, I guess! The hard part is what on earth do I select to start with? I suppose whatever is due the soonest, as always…

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Vermont IT Jobs: Database Analyst, Stowe

Jobs

EverBank(r) is looking for a Database Analyst to join our team.

Become part of a highly diverse team that has won numerous awards, including Forbes Best of the Web, and be exposed to a dynamic group of leaders that live the entrepreneur spirit, when you apply for this position located in Stowe, VT.

http://careers.hodes.com/alliance-mortgage/job_detail.asp?JobID=363634&user_id=

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Job Description:

Job Title:    Sr. Database Analyst/Miner 
Job Code:    ADMIN-233A 
Company Name:    EverBank 
Location:    Stowe, VT  

Primary Characteristics & Responsibilities:

Responsible for working with internal EverBank marketing teams to provide campaign and customer-level analytical and statistical modeling support. Play an important role in marketing measurement and decision-making processes.

Specific responsibilities include:
• Assist marketing teams with effective direct mail, email, advertising, telemarketing and web test/control designs and performance measurement.
• Apply statistical techniques to develop and deploy predictive models in support of customer acquisition, cross-sell, retention and win-back strategies.
• Responsible for list generation and list appending processes.
• Provide ongoing tracking, measurement and analytical support of stand-alone and fully integrated marketing campaigns.
• Provide secondary support for marketing teams on customer mining, analytics, and insight.
• Provide monthly reporting to marketing and senior management staff.
• Work with internal technology teams to create or improve prospect databases, data warehouses, marketing datamarts and lead management systems.
• Provide robust campaign back-end analyses, along with recommendations for future campaign enhancements.

Minimum Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Engineering, Math, or other similar quantitative field required.
• Strong communication and organizational skills.
• 5+ years hands-on experience utilizing database systems and applied statistical analysis and programming in a business environment.
• Experience with a wide range of statistical techniques (i.e. regression analysis, linear programming, neural networks, etc.).
• Proficient with SAS programming and/or other statistical software. Familiarity with SQL/Enterprise Miner and SAS.
• Familiarity with relational databases, systems development and business data processing in a UNIX (or similar) environment.
• Must have employment permit to work in the United States.

Desired Qualifications:
• Master’s degree preferred.
• Experience working within the financial services industry a plus.
• Experience supporting customer relationship management strategies preferred.

EverBank is an equal opportunity employer. No employee or applicant for employment will be discriminated against because of race, color, religion, national origin, physical or mental disability, age, gender, sexual preferences or status as a disabled veteran or veteran of the Vietnam era.
 

 

 

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Vermont IT Jobs: .NET Web Developer, Stowe

Jobs

EverBank(r) is looking for a talented Web Developer to join our team.

Become part of a highly diverse team that has won numerous awards, including Forbes Best of the Web, and be exposed to a dynamic group of leaders that live the entrepreneur spirit, when you apply for this position located in Stowe, VT.

Developers are responsible for designing and creating software based on incoming project requirements.  Four or more years of experience creating end user computer programs required.  Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or equivalent work experience required.

Proficiency in Microsoft .NET (C# preferred), Java, or other object oriented language required as well as Web based application development. Proficiency in the following a plus: ASP, SQL, HTML, XML, web services, windows applications.

For specific job information and to apply online, log on to:
www.everbank.com.
EverBank offers these and many other positions, simply log on to www.everbank.com for more information. For those without Internet access, call (904) 279-7181 for application information. EOE. EverBank supports a drug free workplace.

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Vermont IT Jobs: IT Manager for ecommerce site, Burlington area

Jobs

IT Manager: Heron Dance Press, publisher of nature and art books, notecards and related products, is seeking to fill the newly created position of IT Manager to oversee improvements to our customer database and our phone and web order fullfillment systems. The successful applicant will manage our relationships with outside consultants, coordinate projects among staff, solve software challenges and contribute to our web marketing efforts. We are looking for someone who can work with a minimum of supervision, is highly organized and detail oriented, and who has strong communication and people skills. To learn more about this position, visit www.herondance.org/job.

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Curious about google ads

Blogging

Out of curiousity, I have added Google Adsense to my site. I hope nobody is offended. For some reason, it seems only to come up with ads related to blogging. If I point to a post with Christian Weyer’s name, then I get Christian Blogging. Sheesh. I have selected the “pay per click” model and have earned $1.04 already. LOL. I guess there aren’t too many Christian bloggers visiting my website. I don’t foresee doing this for much longer. I’ll report my findings.

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Welcome Ani Babaian, new (chick) Developer Evangelist

Community Cheerleading

Microsoft has hired Ani Babaian, from the Denver area, to be the D.E. for the Rocky Mountain region. What this means is that the most important and personal contact– on the level of mentor, advisor and technical expert — that the general developer community will have at Microsoft will be a chick. And that’s really cool! Why do I think it is cool? Because most developers are not used to seeing women developers in these types of roles. For the most part, the public, technical face of Microsoft [read more…]

[A DevLife post]

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