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August 01 New ASP.NET Pro Article: Starting Your Own Business, Part 2: The Legal StuffEver wanted to start your own business, but weren't sure of the steps? Well, my latest Consultant's Corner article in ASP.NET PRO Magazine covers just that! If you're a subscriber, then it was in the August issue. Later this month you can read it online at www.aspnetpro.com. Here's the direct link to the article: http://aspnetpro.com/features/2008/08/asp200808ar_f/asp200808ar_f.asp Enjoy! -Auri June 23 In Memorium: George Carlin A great comedian and a true inspiration, George Carlin passed away Sunday, June 22, 2008. George, keep 'em laughin' up there.  Seen my Consultants Corner articles in ASP.net PRO? Check 'em out... I write a monthly column for ASP.net PRO magazine about the business side of software development. The column is called Consultant's Corner. The latest article is about growing your business from one to two or more people. Check out some previous columns: May 2008: Microsoft's Partner Solutions April 2008: Back to Basics - What Every Development Shop Needs March 2008: Got Issues? Issue Management Systems Coming Soon: Incorporating Your Business, and the legal issues you must address. June 15 Having trouble with Microsoft Text Driver? Here's a solution! I ported the OpenCSV project (opencsv.sourceforge.net) to the .NET Framework. This version is read-only, although if you want a writer, let me know. Unlike OpenCSV, OpenCSV# returns a datatable, so you can simply pass in a CSV filename and it will be parsed and returned in a form that's bindable! You can download the DLL and the source at: http://aurigroup.com/downloads/OpenCSVSharp.zip So why not use the Microsoft Text Driver? Well, Microsoft's Text Driver doesn't work on Microsoft's 64-bit operating systems! Necessity is the mother of all invention, and therefore I'm releasing my port of OpenCSV for all .NET users to enjoy :) Also unlike OpenCSV, OpenCSV# support setting whether the first row of data is the column headers, and automatically populates the column names so you don't have to work with index values and potentially wrong data. Technical details: * Written in C# instead of Java. * Written for .NET Framework 2.0 and above. * Made the ParseLine() function public so you can just pass a string and parse it, in case you don't want to parse an entire file. I haven't tested the ParseLine direct call, fyi. Enjoy! Auri Rahimzadeh President, The Auri Group, LLC (TAG, www.aurigroup.com) Contributor, ASP.NET Pro Magazine, Consultants Corner (yep, I do that column) Author, Hacking the PSP, Geek My Ride Technical Editor, Building Web Sites Bible 3rd Edition, Beginning Access 2007 VBA June 14 Talking about Yours truly, at the office prior to heading to Zoobilation
Well, I went to Zoobilation at the Indianapolis Zoo Friday night. You had a choice: Wear a tux or dress for the Outback. I chose the latter. For those of you who haven't heard of Zoobilation, it's an evening with about 100 restaurants sampling their wares, with the high-dollar entry tickets going to charity. It's a great cause, and it's great food. Steaks, seafood, breathtaking deserts, and bars constructed entirely of ice. The new koalas were apparently out, but they brought them back in prior to the arrival of most of the guests. The photos are in my photo gallery... Yours truly, at the office prior to heading to Zoobilation May 30 My Sony Rolly Blog is now live and updating!My unofficial Sony Rolly Fan site - MyRolly.net - Is now online for you to enjoy! Sony Rolly blog, forum, support, tutorials and more! Enjoy it today! http://myrolly.net/discuss/blogs May 24 Indy 500 Parade: Segways Marshaling the PipersAll of us Segway Marshals had to make sure the pipers (bagpipe players) were not disturbed by the crowd... Quote Indy 500 Parade: Segways Marshaling the Pipers Indy 500 Parade: Junior ROTCJunior ROTC performing some cool moves Quote Indy 500 Parade: Junior ROTC Indy 500 Parade: End of the routeThey're
on horseback, and I'm on a Segway
Quote Indy 500 Parade: End of the route Indy 500 Festival Parade: The BellesMan, they had to be HOT in those get-ups... Quote Indy 500 Festival Parade: The Belles Indy 500 Festival Parade: Fellow Segway GliderA fellow Segway glider and marshal approached me while I was marshaling :) Quote Indy 500 Festival Parade: Fellow Segway Glider Indy 500 Parade: Checkered Flag GuyThe Checkered Flag Guy! Quote Indy 500 Parade: Checkered Flag Guy Indy 500 Festival Parade: Keeping the Pink Panther Float UprightIt takes a lot of work to keep the floats upright... check this out... Indy 500 Festival Parade: Keeping the Pink Panther Float Upright Indy 500 Parade Festival: Underdog!A lot of work goes into making the balloons stay afloat! Indy 500 Parade Festival: Underdog! Indy 500 Festival Parade: Japanese dancingAnother video from the parade... I was a volunteer marshal on a Segway :) Japanese dancing Updated video link... Ok, I found an "official" video link... here ya go :) Location for my videos... I don't know why the Spaces system doesn't link my profile to my MSN Soapbox Videos... so here's the link! October 08 Rolly dancing to Feist's 1234Eat your heart out, Apple... Silly iPod Nano. They should have shown a Rolly for that commercial!
(sorry for the choppy video :))
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