Displaying the Subversion revision number in your web application

I found a nice technique for automatically displaying the SVN revision number in the footer of a web site. It is based in CruiseControl.Net. ..

New build of jQuery Controls [1.0.3433]

There’s a new build of my ASP.net jQuery Controls, with a couple of conveniences. Details are in the Version History. ..

Can haz Mifi?

This portable 3G-to-Wifi hotspot looks really great. Apparently Verizon and Sprint will offer it. The size is amazing — they claim it’s equivalent to “8 stacked credit cards”. (I am a bit shocked that no one has used the brand “MiFi” before!) ..

New build of jQuery Controls [1.0.3429]

There’s a new build of my ASP.net jQuery Controls, adding the ability to use server-side control ID’s in selectors. Download is here, version history is here. Gimme feedback here. ..

Javastrict

John Resig (jQuery guy) talks about advances in the next rev of Javascript (properly known as ECMAScript 5). It now has a “strict” mode, which makes Javascript look a lot more like a compiled language. ..

Go craigslist

I don’t know what declaratory relief is, but clearly craigslist is on the right side of this argument. I am tempted to hire a South Carolinian hooker out of principle. ..

Subscription music consolidation

I am a fan of subscription music services. I consider music a service, not a product. I am not interested in keeping track of what I own and where it’s stored. What I want is to queue up my tracks when and where I please — I don’t need to “own” anything to achieve that. ..

Educator extension for BlogEngine.net released

I’ve created an extension for BlogEngine.Net to improve typography. It “educates” the text, so that quotes and apostrophes are transformed into their smart (curly) counterparts. This blog uses it. ..

Philip Greenspun…

…is someone I hadn’t heard of until I read this very amusing post: Ruby on Rails and the importance of being stupid. The comments are every bit as interesting as the article. ..

Hidden features of C#

I just came across this, many nuggets: