John Papa is a professional Web Developer and storyteller. He currently leads the Academic Cloud Advocacy teams at Microsoft and formerly worked for Disney.
I made some revisions to my DZone plugin for Windows Live Writer [https://www.johnpapa.net/all/dzone-plugin-for-windows-live-writer/] and put the source code and the DLL up on CodePlex [http://www.codeplex.com/wlwplugin4dzone]. The new version is v1.0.0.5. There were a few minor tweaks to the code
I’ve loved my iPhone so far. It has some awesome features, keeps me connected to work, allows me to not carry an iPod and a phone, and the AppStore is killer. But there are some well documented issues from many users. The battery life is horrific. I cannot get through half a day of normal without
O’Reilly has been busy making preparations for my book lately. One of the items on there list was to get the information about my book up and on their web site [http://oreilly.com/catalog/9780596523091/]. So my book is now listed on the O’Reilly site including a description of the contents. Soon
I just finished another chapter of Data Services with Silverlight 2 [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0596523092/johnpanet-20]. It’s a great feeling when this happens. There is always a bit of a slight pause afterwards though as I begin to realize how much more I have to write. For example
I’ve been using Instant VB [http://tangiblesoftwaresolutions.com/] for a few months now to convert code snippets in my Silverlight 2 book [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0596523092/johnpanet-20] from C# to VB. I tried a few free tools, but they just could not compare with the experience I
