Latest News from Jon Box

Jon Box's .NET Blog: ASP.NET Membership Provider and Different Servers

Mon, 09 Jan 2006 16:15:00 EST

I'm working on an application where I built a custom membership provider because of custom database scheme requirement. My custom membership provider is using the hashed format for passwords and user answers. I've got that working and now want to deploy the new application including the new provider. Due to the encryption in ASP.NET being based on the MachineKey and wanting to share the data in development and early testing (ie. different web servers), I needed a MachineKey at the application level.

Jon Box's .NET Blog: "VS2005: Designer or Markup View"

Sun, 08 Jan 2006 13:45:00 EST

Back in November when Jerry Dixon was presenting the VS2005 launch at the Memphis .NET User Group meeting, I gave him a hard time publicly at one point for doing most of the demo's from in the Markup View. I thought that this was not very informative to those not familiar with the new features. This is also contributed to by my preference in VS2003 to living in the Designer.

Jon Box's .NET Blog - Who Says Microsoft Does Not Listen?

Tue, 06 Dec 2005 14:45:00 EST

On the Mobility front, I noticed where Redmond decided to add .NETCF 2.0 and SQL Mobile support to Widwos CE 4.2. This was is in response to customer feedback and specifically one of the MVP mobility discussion lists where we are allowed to interact directly with Microsoft Mobility team members. I saw the process in action where some Windows Mobile guys explained why they took the position to not support this, listened to the reasoning from some wise MVP's, went back to their teams, and came back with a change in direction.

Tablet-Enable Your Windows Application Without Changing the Code

Tue, 10 May 2005 11:00:00 EDT

Today, millions of Windows applications exist around the world. They are written with various development tools, with different development languages, and are based on different libraries. Let's suppose that you are responsible for one of these - and then along comes the Tablet PC. Your users say that your application would be great if it were adapted for the Tablet platform.

Windows Mobile Version 5.0 Revealed

Tue, 10 May 2005 10:00:00 EDT

There has never been an operating system release more important to .NET developers than the release of Windows Mobile Version 5.0. With this release, Microsoft is poised to take your productivity in writing mobile applications higher than it has ever gone before. Rich multimedia capabilities, integrated messaging, and world-class telephony support are just a few of the benefits you will realize when you develop applications for the Windows Mobile 5.0 platform.

Introducing Our Special Mobility Issue

Tue, 10 May 2005 09:00:00 EDT

People ask me all the time 'Why do you play with these toys?' - and yes, there is the aspect of an addiction to gadgetry. Tablet PC, Pocket PC, My SPOT watch - I call this my device trio because I personally carry all three and they are cool! But I also carry them for reasons other than just liking gadgets.

Book Review: The Hitchhiker's Guide to SQL Server 2000 Reporting Services

Tue, 07 Dec 2004 00:00:00 EST

Recently, one of our clients asked me to build some reports into an ASP.NET application that used SQL Server. I had no experience with report generators, but I did have some experience in building reports programmatically and did not want to get on the bad side of my client by billing a bunch of hours towards a report that is not flexible and does not do a lot of things that a reporting application should do.

Mobility Focus Issue: What Is Mobility?

Mon, 04 Oct 2004 00:00:00 EDT

In his book Building Solutions with the Microsoft .NET Compact Framework, Dan Fox begins with a brief discussion of the etymology of 'mobility.' Coming from the Latin word mobilitatem, Dan explains that mobility is the capacity for motion. When I'm talking to user groups, I like to mention these facts so that I can sound intelligent. But, when I talk to customers and specifically decision makers, the talk is about the value of mobility.

INETA's Topic Choice: A Sneak Peek at Mobile Development with VS 2005 and ASP.NET v2.0

Thu, 08 Apr 2004 00:00:00 EDT

With Visual Studio 2005 and ASP.NET v2.0 just around the corner, we are about to embark on another exciting wave of technology. Mobile development is becoming easier with each release, and ASP.NET v2.0 will not disappoint. To start the next adventure in development for mobile browsers, let's first take a stroll down memory lane and then look at the glory that Redmond is sending our way with Visual Studio 2005 and ASP.NET v2.0.

SYS-CON Radio Interviews Bob Beauchemin

Fri, 14 Nov 2003 00:00:00 EST

SYS-CON Radio interviews Bob Beauchemin of DevelopMentor about Yukon.

SYS-CON Radio Interviews Chris Sells

Fri, 14 Nov 2003 00:00:00 EST

SYS-CON Radio interviews Chris Sells -- Software Legend and manager of MSDN's new Longhorn web site.

SYS-CON Radio Interviews Pinter Consulting

Fri, 14 Nov 2003 00:00:00 EST

Jon Box interviews Les Pinter, Founder of Pinter Consulting about migrating from Visual FoxPro to Visual Basic.NET

SYS-CON Radio Interviews John Robbins

Fri, 14 Nov 2003 00:00:00 EST

SYS-CON Radio interviews John Robbins, Co-Founder of Wintellect about the state of debugging in the .NET world.

SYS-CON Radio Interviews Christoph Schittko

Fri, 14 Nov 2003 00:00:00 EST

SYS-CON Radio interviews Christoph Schittko, Principal Consultant of Momentum Software.

SYS-CON Radio Interviews Richard Hale Shaw

Fri, 14 Nov 2003 00:00:00 EST

SYS-CON Radio interviews Richard Hale Shaw, CEO of The Richard Hale Shaw Group about the overall direction of and acceptance of .NET; Web Svcs vs. Remoting. Managed C++ vs. other Managed Languages.

SYS-CON Radio Interviews David Treadwell

Fri, 14 Nov 2003 00:00:00 EST

SYS-CON Radio interviews David Treadwell, General manager for Microsoft's .NET Developer Platform of Microsoft about the future of .NET

SYS-CON Radio Interviews Julie Lerman

Fri, 14 Nov 2003 00:00:00 EST

SYS-CON Radio interviews Julie Lerman, Chief Chick of ineta/vermont.NET

SYS-CON Radio Interviews Corzen

Fri, 14 Nov 2003 00:00:00 EST

SYS-CON Radio interviews Stephen Forte, CTO of Corzen about SQL Server, .NET Framework, RegEx, CF, SQL Server CE

SYS-CON Radio Interviews INETA

Fri, 14 Nov 2003 00:00:00 EST

SYS-CON Radio interviews Brian Loesgen and Dave Noderer from the International .NET Users Group Association.

SYS-CON Radio Interviews Kevin Collins

Fri, 14 Nov 2003 00:00:00 EST

Jon Box interviews Kevin Collins, Senior Program Manager of Microsoft about SQL Server CE and how it fits into the mobile space for solving business scenarios?

SYS-CON Radio Interviews Steve Lasker

Fri, 14 Nov 2003 00:00:00 EST

Jon Box interviews Steve Lasker, Program Manager of Microsoft about the DesignTime Experience for consuming Data in Whidbey.

SYS-CON Radio Interviews Billy Hollis

Fri, 14 Nov 2003 00:00:00 EST

SYS-CON Radio interviews Billy Hollis, Author/consultant of Elysian Group about distributed smart client architectures, and how they are preferred over browser-based systems for many scenarios.

SYS-CON Radio Interviews Keith Franklin

Fri, 14 Nov 2003 00:00:00 EST

SYS-CON Radio interviews Keith Franklin, Chief Software Architect of Empowered Software Solutions.

SYS-CON Radio Interviews Dean Guida

Fri, 14 Nov 2003 00:00:00 EST

SYS-CON Radio interviews Dean Guida, CEO of Infragistics about NetAdvantage 2003 Volume 3 and the initiative behind their new DevCenter portal.

SYS-CON Radio Interviews Jackie Goldstein

Fri, 14 Nov 2003 00:00:00 EST

SYS-CON Radio interviews Jackie Goldstein, General Manager of Renaissance Computer Systems and Microsoft Regional Director for Israel about the future of ADO.NET and the future of VB.NET.

.NET Remoting: Ingo Rammer talks .NET

Tue, 11 Nov 2003 08:00:00 EST

.NET Developer's JournalMobility Editor Jon Box recently chatted with Ingo Rammer, consultant, instructor, and best-selling author of books on .NET. In this exclusive interview, Rammer discusses .NET Remoting, his programming roots, and the book he wishes he had when he was starting out.

SYS-CON Radio Interviews Shawn Wildermuth

Mon, 03 Nov 2003 00:00:00 EST

SYS-CON Radio interviews Shawn WIldermuth, author of a series of Longhorn articles for MSDN.

SYS-CON Radio Interviews Chris Kinsman

Wed, 29 Oct 2003 00:00:00 EST

SYS-CON Radio interviews Chris Kinsman, President of Vergent Software about ASP.NET and the .NET Compact Framework.

SYS-CON Radio Interviews Software FX, Inc.

Wed, 29 Oct 2003 00:00:00 EST

SYS-CON Radio interviews John Beech, VP of Sales of Software FX, Inc. about using third party components in mission-critical applications.

SYS-CON Radio Interviews Jim Wilson

Wed, 29 Oct 2003 00:00:00 EST

Derek Ferguson and Jon Box interview Jim Wilson, President of JW Hedgehog, Inc. and DevelopMentor's .NET Compact Framework expert.

SYS-CON Radio Interviews Andy Wigley

Wed, 29 Oct 2003 00:00:00 EST

SYS-CON Radio interviews Andy Wigley, Principal Technologist of Content Master about the key design features of a successful mobile application.

SYS-CON Radio Interviews Terry Weiss

Wed, 29 Oct 2003 00:00:00 EST

SYS-CON Radio interviews Terry Weiss, Chief Technical Officer of Mentis Solutions, LLC

SYS-CON Radio Interviews Michele Leroux Bustamante

Wed, 29 Oct 2003 00:00:00 EST

SYS-CON Radio interviews Michele Leroux Bustamante, Associate of IDesign Inc. about the importance of planning design, architecture and infrastructure and service level agreements to build reliable, scalable and secure 24x7 hosted Web services environment.

SYS-CON Radio Interviews Adam Cogan

Wed, 29 Oct 2003 00:00:00 EST

SYS-CON Radio interviews Adam Cogan, Chief Architect of www.ssw.com.au and Microsoft Regional Director for Australia about SQL Server Reporting Services, Extreme Programming and Windows Forms.

SYS-CON Radio Interviews Craig Neable

Wed, 29 Oct 2003 00:00:00 EST

SYS-CON Radio interviews Craig Neable, .NET Compact Framework Evangelist of Microsoft about what's new in the Compact Framework v1.2.

SYS-CON Radio Interviews Steven Smith

Wed, 29 Oct 2003 00:00:00 EST

SYS-CON Radio interviews Steven Smith, President of ASPAlliance LLC about ASP.NET 2.0.

SYS-CON Radio Interviews Paul Sheriff

Wed, 29 Oct 2003 00:00:00 EST

SYS-CON Radio interviews Paul D. Sheriff, President of PDSA, Inc. about Architecting IT Solutions and .NET Security Tips.

SYS-CON Radio Interviews DeKlarit

Wed, 29 Oct 2003 00:00:00 EST

SYS-CON Radio interviews Andres Aguiar, Program Manager of DeKlarit.

SYS-CON Radio Interviews Kevin Schuler

Wed, 29 Oct 2003 00:00:00 EST

SYS-CON Radio interviews Kevin Schuler, President of InDepth Technology/PDC Bloggers about the PDC Bloggers site.

SYS-CON Radio Interviews InstallShield Software Corp

Wed, 29 Oct 2003 00:00:00 EST

SYS-CON Radio interviews Steve Schmidt, Director of Product Management of InstallShield Software Corp about creating all types of Windows installations (MSI, script-based, smart device) with one solution and building installations from within the Visual S

SYS-CON Radio Interviews Ted Neward

Wed, 29 Oct 2003 00:00:00 EST

SYS-CON Radio interviews Ted Neward, Instructor, Author of DevelopMentor about Rotor, J2EE/.NET interoperability, '.NET and Java' (without the politics)

SYS-CON Radio Interviews Simon Guest

Wed, 29 Oct 2003 00:00:00 EST

SYS-CON Radio interviews Simon Guest, Program Manager for .NET Enterprise Architecture team of Microsoft about .NET and J2EE Interoperability.

SYS-CON Radio Interviews Tim Landgrave

Wed, 29 Oct 2003 00:00:00 EST

SYS-CON Radio interviews Tim Landgrave, President of eAdvantage, Inc.

SYS-CON Radio Interviews Ingo Rammer

Wed, 29 Oct 2003 00:00:00 EST

SYS-CON Radio interviews Ingo Rammer, Principal Consultant of Ingo Rammer Technology Consulting and Microsoft Regional Director for Austria about .NET Remoting.

SYS-CON Radio Interviews Gunther Lenz

Wed, 29 Oct 2003 00:00:00 EST

SYS-CON Radio interviews Gunther Lenz, Scientist of Siemens Corporate Research about the book '.NET - A Complete Development Cycle' (www.seapplied.net) and Siemens Corporate Research.

SYS-CON Radio Interviews Jeff Prosise

Tue, 28 Oct 2003 00:00:00 EST

SYS-CON Radio interviews Jeff Prosise, Principal of Wintellect about ASP.NET.

SYS-CON Radio Interviews Mujtaba Syed

Tue, 28 Oct 2003 00:00:00 EST

SYS-CON Radio interviews Mujtaba Syed, Software Architect of Marlabs Inc. about Pointers on how to start learning .NET. - What tools to use? - What books to read? - What authors to follow? - What sites to visit? Also, discuss the support for Web, X

SYS-CON Radio Interviews Wise Owl Consulting, Inc.

Tue, 28 Oct 2003 00:00:00 EST

SYS-CON Radio interviews Brent Rector, President of Wise Owl Consulting, Inc.

SYS-CON Radio Interviews Dan Appleman

Mon, 27 Oct 2003 00:00:00 EST

SYS-CON Radio interviews Dan Appleman, Founder of Desaware and Apress.

SYS-CON Radio Interviews Mike Amundsen

Mon, 27 Oct 2003 00:00:00 EST

SYS-CON Radio interviews Mike Amundsen, President of EraServer.NET about the EraDentity authentication Web Service and EraBlog.NET online blogging Web Service.