[OT] Lightweight laptop for dev and demos
Apologies for asking about laptops once again, I know this comes up lots on this list. I'm looking for a small laptop for occasional .net development and demonstrations of web apps mostly, something light and between 10 and 12 inches, maybe 13 inches not sure. Alienware M11x is one that has the grunt but its pricey. Any recommendations? Cheers Bec
Re: [OT] Lightweight laptop for dev and demos
On Mon, Mar 21, 2011 at 8:48 PM, Bec Carter bec.usern...@gmail.com wrote: Apologies for asking about laptops once again, I know this comes up lots on this list. I'm looking for a small laptop for occasional .net development and demonstrations of web apps mostly, something light and between 10 and 12 inches, maybe 13 inches not sure. Alienware M11x is one that has the grunt but its pricey. Any recommendations? I have a MacBook Air as my 'other' PC. For battery life and portability it is exceptional. Fixed upper limit of RAM of 4GB is the only real downside. -- *David Connors* | da...@codify.com | www.codify.com Software Engineer Codify Pty Ltd Phone: +61 (7) 3210 6268 | Facsimile: +61 (7) 3210 6269 | Mobile: +61 417 189 363 V-Card: https://www.codify.com/cards/davidconnors Address Info: https://www.codify.com/contact
Re: [OT] Lightweight laptop for dev and demos
I just bought a Dell Vostro V130 (13) corei5 4gig ram 64 bit. (http://www.dell.com/au/business/p/vostro-v130/pd) $924 to the door. I am very happy with it; I spent *alot* of time umming and arring over what to get, including looking at Sony Vaio's, ASUS, Lenovo etc. The Vostro is not much heavier than most netbooks (1.6kg) and has corei5 which alot of netbooks dont have (yet) It money was no obstacle then Sony Vaio would have been the go. Couldnt really justify that tho. Oh, and extending Dell to 3yr warranty (from 1 year) cost $33 extra. On 21/03/2011 6:48 PM, Bec Carter wrote: Apologies for asking about laptops once again, I know this comes up lots on this list. I'm looking for a small laptop for occasional .net development and demonstrations of web apps mostly, something light and between 10 and 12 inches, maybe 13 inches not sure. Alienware M11x is one that has the grunt but its pricey. Any recommendations? Cheers Bec
Re: [OT] Lightweight laptop for dev and demos
On Mon, Mar 21, 2011 at 9:48 PM, Bec Carter bec.usern...@gmail.com wrote: Apologies for asking about laptops once again, I know this comes up lots on this list. I'm looking for a small laptop for occasional .net development and demonstrations of web apps mostly, something light and between 10 and 12 inches, maybe 13 inches not sure. Alienware M11x is one that has the grunt but its pricey. Any recommendations? If you're feeling adventurous you could go a portable projector, perhaps with a screen, and then attach it to your regular laptop. May or may not be appropriate depending on your usage needs though ... Cheers Bec -- Noon Silk http://dnoondt.wordpress.com/ (Noon Silk) | http://www.mirios.com.au:8081 Fancy a quantum lunch? http://www.mirios.com.au:8081/index.php?title=Quantum_Lunch Every morning when I wake up, I experience an exquisite joy — the joy of being this signature.
Re: [OT] Lightweight laptop for dev and demos
Is it me or do the Lenovo laptops look exactly the same as they did 20 years ago? On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 6:30 AM, William Luu will@gmail.com wrote: Consider waiting for the Lenovo Thinkpad X220 to arrive in Australia (currently only the X201 is available) as another option - http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/18/lenovo-thinkpad-x220-review/ It's also around 1.6kg (3.6 pounds), 12.5, Core i5 processor with long battery life. Cheers, Will On 22 March 2011 00:23, Wallace Turner wallacetur...@gmail.com wrote: I just bought a Dell Vostro V130 (13) corei5 4gig ram 64 bit. ( http://www.dell.com/au/business/p/vostro-v130/pd) $924 to the door. I am very happy with it; I spent *alot* of time umming and arring over what to get, including looking at Sony Vaio's, ASUS, Lenovo etc. The Vostro is not much heavier than most netbooks (1.6kg) and has corei5 which alot of netbooks dont have (yet) It money was no obstacle then Sony Vaio would have been the go. Couldnt really justify that tho. Oh, and extending Dell to 3yr warranty (from 1 year) cost $33 extra. On 21/03/2011 6:48 PM, Bec Carter wrote: Apologies for asking about laptops once again, I know this comes up lots on this list. I'm looking for a small laptop for occasional .net development and demonstrations of web apps mostly, something light and between 10 and 12 inches, maybe 13 inches not sure. Alienware M11x is one that has the grunt but its pricey. Any recommendations? Cheers Bec
Re: [OT] Lightweight laptop for dev and demos
Thank goodness! Hell ugly laptops. Always have been. Maybe i'm just superficial. :) I was looking at the Vostro V130 Wallace recommended. Looks very nice. I get these Dell emails about the Vostro's all the time and to be honest I've always been underimpressed by them. I look at the business range and compare them to the XPS's or the Studio laptops and wonder if i'm missing something. Are the business laptops more targetted at the people who just use word and excel or something? Shopping around for a laptop my wife can use at the moment... The way she currently uses her (my old) XPS m1210, it needs to be small, light and NOT have all its fans on the bottom. It runs at 100% cpu a lot and I think its because she sits it on her lap on a pillow. Poor thing gets so damn hot having its air vents smothered by a pillow. I dare not say anything in case i'm next. (I'm kidding, I do dare saying something a lot. If I dissapear suddenly you'll know why...) Does the V130 have any vents on the bottom? It looks like there's one at the back but they have no pics of the bottom of the laptop on their site. It looks pretty slick laptop actually... I didn't see any options to configure it with an SSD hard drive. Ah well probably better to get an after market one anyway. On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 7:33 AM, Noon Silk noonsli...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 10:31 AM, Stephen Price step...@littlevoices.com wrote: Is it me or do the Lenovo laptops look exactly the same as they did 20 years ago? It's not just you. -- Noon Silk http://dnoondt.wordpress.com/ (Noon Silk) | http://www.mirios.com.au:8081 Fancy a quantum lunch? http://www.mirios.com.au:8081/index.php?title=Quantum_Lunch Every morning when I wake up, I experience an exquisite joy — the joy of being this signature.
Re: [OT] Lightweight laptop for dev and demos
Stephen, Get her a stable table.. She sits it on her legs, and the laptop sits on a flat surface allowing the vents to breath !! On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 9:57 AM, Stephen Price step...@littlevoices.comwrote: Thank goodness! Hell ugly laptops. Always have been. Maybe i'm just superficial. :) I was looking at the Vostro V130 Wallace recommended. Looks very nice. I get these Dell emails about the Vostro's all the time and to be honest I've always been underimpressed by them. I look at the business range and compare them to the XPS's or the Studio laptops and wonder if i'm missing something. Are the business laptops more targetted at the people who just use word and excel or something? Shopping around for a laptop my wife can use at the moment... The way she currently uses her (my old) XPS m1210, it needs to be small, light and NOT have all its fans on the bottom. It runs at 100% cpu a lot and I think its because she sits it on her lap on a pillow. Poor thing gets so damn hot having its air vents smothered by a pillow. I dare not say anything in case i'm next. (I'm kidding, I do dare saying something a lot. If I dissapear suddenly you'll know why...) Does the V130 have any vents on the bottom? It looks like there's one at the back but they have no pics of the bottom of the laptop on their site. It looks pretty slick laptop actually... I didn't see any options to configure it with an SSD hard drive. Ah well probably better to get an after market one anyway. On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 7:33 AM, Noon Silk noonsli...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 10:31 AM, Stephen Price step...@littlevoices.com wrote: Is it me or do the Lenovo laptops look exactly the same as they did 20 years ago? It's not just you. -- Noon Silk http://dnoondt.wordpress.com/ (Noon Silk) | http://www.mirios.com.au:8081 Fancy a quantum lunch? http://www.mirios.com.au:8081/index.php?title=Quantum_Lunch Every morning when I wake up, I experience an exquisite joy — the joy of being this signature.
Re: [OT] Lightweight laptop for dev and demos
She got one for christmas and doesn't use it. (I think its a stable table clone. I wouldn't use it either). Pillows are so much handier... lol will have a look at a real stable table and see if they are any nicer than the horrible thing she got. The thought was there... (no, I didn't buy it) On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 8:51 AM, Grant Molloy graken...@gmail.com wrote: Stephen, Get her a stable table.. She sits it on her legs, and the laptop sits on a flat surface allowing the vents to breath !! On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 9:57 AM, Stephen Price step...@littlevoices.comwrote: Thank goodness! Hell ugly laptops. Always have been. Maybe i'm just superficial. :) I was looking at the Vostro V130 Wallace recommended. Looks very nice. I get these Dell emails about the Vostro's all the time and to be honest I've always been underimpressed by them. I look at the business range and compare them to the XPS's or the Studio laptops and wonder if i'm missing something. Are the business laptops more targetted at the people who just use word and excel or something? Shopping around for a laptop my wife can use at the moment... The way she currently uses her (my old) XPS m1210, it needs to be small, light and NOT have all its fans on the bottom. It runs at 100% cpu a lot and I think its because she sits it on her lap on a pillow. Poor thing gets so damn hot having its air vents smothered by a pillow. I dare not say anything in case i'm next. (I'm kidding, I do dare saying something a lot. If I dissapear suddenly you'll know why...) Does the V130 have any vents on the bottom? It looks like there's one at the back but they have no pics of the bottom of the laptop on their site. It looks pretty slick laptop actually... I didn't see any options to configure it with an SSD hard drive. Ah well probably better to get an after market one anyway. On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 7:33 AM, Noon Silk noonsli...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 10:31 AM, Stephen Price step...@littlevoices.com wrote: Is it me or do the Lenovo laptops look exactly the same as they did 20 years ago? It's not just you. -- Noon Silk http://dnoondt.wordpress.com/ (Noon Silk) | http://www.mirios.com.au:8081 Fancy a quantum lunch? http://www.mirios.com.au:8081/index.php?title=Quantum_Lunch Every morning when I wake up, I experience an exquisite joy — the joy of being this signature.
Re: [OT] Lightweight laptop for dev and demos
Well you can only lead a horse to water can't you !! On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 10:55 AM, Stephen Price step...@littlevoices.comwrote: She got one for christmas and doesn't use it. (I think its a stable table clone. I wouldn't use it either). Pillows are so much handier... lol will have a look at a real stable table and see if they are any nicer than the horrible thing she got. The thought was there... (no, I didn't buy it) On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 8:51 AM, Grant Molloy graken...@gmail.com wrote: Stephen, Get her a stable table.. She sits it on her legs, and the laptop sits on a flat surface allowing the vents to breath !! On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 9:57 AM, Stephen Price step...@littlevoices.comwrote: Thank goodness! Hell ugly laptops. Always have been. Maybe i'm just superficial. :) I was looking at the Vostro V130 Wallace recommended. Looks very nice. I get these Dell emails about the Vostro's all the time and to be honest I've always been underimpressed by them. I look at the business range and compare them to the XPS's or the Studio laptops and wonder if i'm missing something. Are the business laptops more targetted at the people who just use word and excel or something? Shopping around for a laptop my wife can use at the moment... The way she currently uses her (my old) XPS m1210, it needs to be small, light and NOT have all its fans on the bottom. It runs at 100% cpu a lot and I think its because she sits it on her lap on a pillow. Poor thing gets so damn hot having its air vents smothered by a pillow. I dare not say anything in case i'm next. (I'm kidding, I do dare saying something a lot. If I dissapear suddenly you'll know why...) Does the V130 have any vents on the bottom? It looks like there's one at the back but they have no pics of the bottom of the laptop on their site. It looks pretty slick laptop actually... I didn't see any options to configure it with an SSD hard drive. Ah well probably better to get an after market one anyway. On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 7:33 AM, Noon Silk noonsli...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 10:31 AM, Stephen Price step...@littlevoices.com wrote: Is it me or do the Lenovo laptops look exactly the same as they did 20 years ago? It's not just you. -- Noon Silk http://dnoondt.wordpress.com/ (Noon Silk) | http://www.mirios.com.au:8081 Fancy a quantum lunch? http://www.mirios.com.au:8081/index.php?title=Quantum_Lunch Every morning when I wake up, I experience an exquisite joy — the joy of being this signature.
Re: [OT] Lightweight laptop for dev and demos
It may look the same/similar. But they do tweak the design a little over time. I guess it is their look. On 22 March 2011 10:33, Noon Silk noonsli...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 10:31 AM, Stephen Price step...@littlevoices.com wrote: Is it me or do the Lenovo laptops look exactly the same as they did 20 years ago? It's not just you. -- Noon Silk http://dnoondt.wordpress.com/ (Noon Silk) | http://www.mirios.com.au:8081 Fancy a quantum lunch? http://www.mirios.com.au:8081/index.php?title=Quantum_Lunch Every morning when I wake up, I experience an exquisite joy — the joy of being this signature.
RE: [OT] Lightweight laptop for dev and demos
The only thing they've tweaked is putting a windows button. From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] On Behalf Of William Luu Sent: Tuesday, 22 March 2011 1:14 PM To: ozDotNet Subject: Re: [OT] Lightweight laptop for dev and demos It may look the same/similar. But they do tweak the design a little over time. I guess it is their look. On 22 March 2011 10:33, Noon Silk noonsli...@gmail.commailto:noonsli...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 10:31 AM, Stephen Price step...@littlevoices.commailto:step...@littlevoices.com wrote: Is it me or do the Lenovo laptops look exactly the same as they did 20 years ago? It's not just you. -- Noon Silk http://dnoondt.wordpress.com/ (Noon Silk) | http://www.mirios.com.au:8081 Fancy a quantum lunch? http://www.mirios.com.au:8081/index.php?title=Quantum_Lunch Every morning when I wake up, I experience an exquisite joy - the joy of being this signature.
COM Interop broken in 2010
Hi All I am working with some other co-developers on a VB6 upgrade project, which we are tackling by using COM Interop. Now we have upgraded to Dot Net 2010 we are experiencing problems. We have VB6 DLL files called jtNodes, jtBusObjDataTran, and jtBusinessObject My collegue describes the problem as follows; I am adding the COM references by importing the libraries from the COM tab in the standard VS 'Add Reference' dialog. This procedure works flawlessly in VS2008: the project compiles and the unit tests pass. In VS2010 we have two problems that cause the project to fail to compile: 1. After initially adding the reference to jtBusinessObject, tlbimp complains that it encountered multiple versions of the assembly with GUID '000204ef---c000-0046'. This one can be worked around by removing the jtBusinessObject reference and re-adding it after the jtBusObjDataTran reference is added. It is apparently a regression in 2010 and related to the fact that both Interop.VBA.dll and Interop.VBRUN.dll are generated from the VB6 runtime DLL. 2. After the work-around in (1), all variable declarations of types in jtBusinessObject that implement the jtNodes.jtSimpleNode interface fail to compile with the error: The type 'jtNodes._jtSimpleNode' is defined in an assembly that is not referenced. You must add a reference to assembly 'jtNodes, ...'. The assmebly is referenced though. Indeed, if you remove the reference to jtNodes then other compile errors are reported: The type or namespace name 'jtNodes' could not be found (are you missing a using directive or an assembly reference?). Examining the jtNodes typelib using the OLE/COM viewer shows that the interface _jtSimpleNode exists. All the COM dlls are compiled together. Any ideas ? Thanks Kirsten
RE: COM Interop broken in 2010
Is Embed Interop Types Off on those assemblies ? |-Original Message- |From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet- |boun...@ozdotnet.com] On Behalf Of Kirsten Greed |Sent: Tuesday, 22 March 2011 1:24 PM |To: 'ozDotNet' |Subject: COM Interop broken in 2010 | |Hi All | | | |I am working with some other co-developers on a VB6 upgrade project, which |we are tackling by using COM Interop. | |Now we have upgraded to Dot Net 2010 we are experiencing problems. | |We have VB6 DLL files called jtNodes, jtBusObjDataTran, and jtBusinessObject | |My collegue describes the problem as follows; | | |I am adding the COM references by importing the libraries from the COM tab |in the standard VS 'Add Reference' dialog. This procedure works flawlessly in |VS2008: the project compiles and the unit tests pass. | | | |In VS2010 we have two problems that cause the project to fail to compile: | |1. After initially adding the reference to jtBusinessObject, tlbimp |complains that it encountered multiple versions of the assembly with GUID |'000204ef---c000-0046'. This one can be worked around by |removing the jtBusinessObject reference and re-adding it after the |jtBusObjDataTran reference is added. | It is apparently a regression in 2010 and related to the fact that both |Interop.VBA.dll and Interop.VBRUN.dll are generated from the VB6 runtime |DLL. |2. After the work-around in (1), all variable declarations of types in |jtBusinessObject that implement the jtNodes.jtSimpleNode interface fail to |compile with the error: The type 'jtNodes._jtSimpleNode' is defined in an |assembly that is not referenced. You must add a reference to assembly |'jtNodes, ...'. The assmebly is referenced though. Indeed, if you remove the |reference to jtNodes then other compile errors are reported: The type or |namespace name 'jtNodes' could not be found (are you missing a using |directive or an assembly reference?). | Examining the jtNodes typelib using the OLE/COM viewer shows that |the interface _jtSimpleNode exists. | All the COM dlls are compiled together. | |Any ideas ? | | | |Thanks | |Kirsten
Re: [OT] Lightweight laptop for dev and demos
Give them a break. Faults can sometimes get through QA :P David If we can hit that bullseye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards... checkmate! -Zapp Brannigan, Futurama On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 13:17, Chris Walsh ch...@walshie.me wrote: The only thing they’ve tweaked is putting a windows button.
Re: [OT] Lightweight laptop for dev and demos
Well, the other tweak they made was to make it lighter :P At least it's no longer still 3.5kg+. Anyway, I don't own one (never have). But thought the specs sounded pretty good. Plus they seem to have been built pretty solidly, and most of the staff in my office who have a laptop have one of the Thinkpads. On 22 March 2011 13:17, Chris Walsh ch...@walshie.me wrote: The only thing they’ve tweaked is putting a windows button. *From:* ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] *On Behalf Of *William Luu *Sent:* Tuesday, 22 March 2011 1:14 PM *To:* ozDotNet *Subject:* Re: [OT] Lightweight laptop for dev and demos It may look the same/similar. But they do tweak the design a little over time. I guess it is their look. On 22 March 2011 10:33, Noon Silk noonsli...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 10:31 AM, Stephen Price step...@littlevoices.com wrote: Is it me or do the Lenovo laptops look exactly the same as they did 20 years ago? It's not just you. -- Noon Silk http://dnoondt.wordpress.com/ (Noon Silk) | http://www.mirios.com.au:8081 Fancy a quantum lunch? http://www.mirios.com.au:8081/index.php?title=Quantum_Lunch Every morning when I wake up, I experience an exquisite joy — the joy of being this signature.
FW: ASP.NET application in IIS7
I found the problem (me) after I put tracing in my code. It was a database login that had failed. If nothing else I have refreshed my knowledge on debugging ASP.NET. Its been several years since I last touched this. Regards Peter From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] On Behalf Of Peter Maddin Sent: Tuesday, 22 March 2011 11:49 AM To: 'ozDotNet' Subject: ASP.NET application in IIS7 I have an old (developed using ASP.Net 1.1 and VS2003) that they wanted some performance issues tackled. This was an urgent job. They did not want to redevelop it to something more recent, that might come later. I made my modifications on an old XP box. I thought I would try it on my Windows 7 notebook. I created an application virtual directory and pointed it to where my ASP.NET code and forms were copied. Anonymous authentication is enabled and windows authentication disabled. Credentials to the ASP.NET folder is set to application pool identity. Check the application pool, the one to use for authentication is the DefaultAppPool. The identity for this was set to localSystem. When I try and access the web site, I get the first page displayed but when I put in my login credentials ( I am using my own authentication within the site using a database table), It says that Login failed for my Windows Login account. Also database access uses a SQL Login account not a windows account. I don't want it to use my Windows Account. I want it to be anonymous. I tried changing the DefaultAppPool to use NetworkService and for my application folder gave permission to NETWORK to access the folder. This made no difference. I have had a look at the IIS log file in C:\inetpub\logs\LogFiles\W3SVC1 And all it says is that a get for the page I see displayed had a status of 200. Is there anything obvious before I start putting trace information in my application? Regards Peter Maddin Applications Development Officer PathWest Laboratory Medicine WA Phone : +618 6396 4285 Mobile: 0414 240 307 E-Mail : petermad...@iinet.net.au; peter.mad...@health.wa.gov.au The contents of this e-mail transmission outside of the WAGHS network are intended solely for the named recipient's), may be confidential, and may be privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure in the public interest. The use, reproduction, disclosure or distribution of the contents of this e-mail transmission by any person other than the named recipient(s) is prohibited. If you are not a named recipient please notify the sender immediately.
Re: FW: ASP.NET application in IIS7
Hi Peter, That is stange, when running it on the local machine you should have seen an error message saying the login failed for the user Blah, etc. Was there no error being displayed? Regards Arjang On 22 March 2011 16:28, Peter Maddin petermad...@iinet.net.au wrote: I found the problem (me) after I put tracing in my code. It was a database login that had failed. If nothing else I have refreshed my knowledge on debugging ASP.NET. Its been several years since I last touched this. Regards Peter From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] On Behalf Of Peter Maddin Sent: Tuesday, 22 March 2011 11:49 AM To: 'ozDotNet' Subject: ASP.NET application in IIS7 I have an old (developed using ASP.Net 1.1 and VS2003) that they wanted some performance issues tackled. This was an urgent job. They did not want to redevelop it to something more recent, that might come later. I made my modifications on an old XP box. I thought I would try it on my Windows 7 notebook. I created an application virtual directory and pointed it to where my ASP.NET code and forms were copied. Anonymous authentication is enabled and windows authentication disabled. Credentials to the ASP.NET folder is set to application pool identity. Check the application pool, the one to use for authentication is the DefaultAppPool. The identity for this was set to localSystem. When I try and access the web site, I get the first page displayed but when I put in my login credentials ( I am using my own authentication within the site using a database table), It says that Login failed for my Windows Login account. Also database access uses a SQL Login account not a windows account. I don’t want it to use my Windows Account. I want it to be anonymous. I tried changing the DefaultAppPool to use NetworkService and for my application folder gave permission to NETWORK to access the folder. This made no difference. I have had a look at the IIS log file in C:\inetpub\logs\LogFiles\W3SVC1 And all it says is that a get for the page I see displayed had a status of 200. Is there anything obvious before I start putting trace information in my application? Regards Peter Maddin Applications Development Officer PathWest Laboratory Medicine WA Phone : +618 6396 4285 Mobile: 0414 240 307 E-Mail : petermad...@iinet.net.au; peter.mad...@health.wa.gov.au The contents of this e-mail transmission outside of the WAGHS network are intended solely for the named recipient's), may be confidential, and may be privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure in the public interest. The use, reproduction, disclosure or distribution of the contents of this e-mail transmission by any person other than the named recipient(s) is prohibited. If you are not a named recipient please notify the sender immediately.
