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  1. Woodworking Maple Veneered Fireplace Mantel Project by JarrettV

    Our latest woodworking project is a maple veneered fireplace mantel.  We custom made it to replace the previous mantel which was too high and dark.  Before After Project By Jarrett Vance Kristin Vance *Henry Mike…

    Filed under: Woodworking
    Posted 4/5/2011 11:43:49 PM - CST
  2. MVC3 Talk by JarrettV

    Tonight, I will be talking about MVC3 to bugdotnet which is Birmingham's .NET User Group. Topic: ASP.NET MVC 3 ASP.NET MVC 3 is a framework for building scalable, standards-based web applications using well-established design patterns and the power of ASP.NET and the .NET Framework. The…

    Filed under: MVC, ASP.NET
    Posted 3/8/2011 2:56:14 PM - CST
  3. Email Signature in Android Fixed by JarrettV

    Exchange Email Client Missing SignatureI know many people (including myself) that use the email client in Android for personal and business use.  Yes, it is lame that there is no signature support. It is a popular issue on the Android issue tracker. I hear all sorts of work arounds, such as copy…

    Filed under: Android
    Posted 4/15/2010 1:21:00 AM - CST
  4. Making an Ajax Form with jQuery in ASP.NET MVC by JarrettV

    The latest release of jQuery 1.4 makes it even easier to create an Ajax form in ASP.NET MVC.  The process involves creating two partial views, one for the form and one for successful post of the form.  Then, we'll create an action method for handling form posts. Finally, we'll wire up the jQuery…

    Filed under: ASP.NET, MVC, jQuery
    Posted 2/20/2010 2:07:00 PM - CST
  5. Android Market Needs Gift Cards by JarrettV

    As of today, the only valid  purchasing method on the Android Market is the use of a credit card. Android needs gift cards to expand access to the Android Market.  If there were gift cards, people could gift apps and more people (especially the young) could buy apps.  I am more likely to buy an…

    Filed under: Android
    Posted 2/13/2010 11:05:00 PM - CST
  6. Intel SSD Deal and Price Watch by JarrettV

    I'm in the market for an SSD but the prices are still sky high. I'd like to do a fresh install on my desktop machine and install Windows 7.  My current Vista install is running out space due to the WinSxs folder.  A new SSD would be a perfect reason for a reinstall and a nice speed boost.I've…

    Filed under: Computers
    Posted 1/30/2010 10:41:00 PM - CST
  7. Output Large Result Sets to Excel 2007 from SSIS 2005 by JarrettV

    I was recently in a situation where I needed to output a large amount of data to an excel file.  This file is generated periodically and used by business analysts.  We are using SSIS 2005 and the BAs are using Office 2007.  Since the report would be bigger than 65,536 row limit of 2003 format, we…

    Filed under: SSIS
    Posted 1/26/2010 1:26:56 PM - CST
  8. Getting Started with Android by JarrettV

    I've been following Android since it was released in late 2008.  I was excited because I knew the potential was limitless. One year later, both me and my wife got our first Android phones, the Verizon Motorola Droid.  It only took a year for Android to mature into greatness, but it still has a…

    Filed under: Android
    Posted 1/22/2010 12:12:01 AM - CST
  9. Comparison of YUI Compressor for .Net to Microsoft Ajax Minifier by JarrettV

    Update: Microsoft now supports minifying CSS files Microsoft just released the Microsoft Ajax Minifier for minifying javascript files.  Since I've been using the Yahoo! UI Library: YUI Compressor for .Net to do this in AtomSite, I thought it would be great to compare the two to see which is…

    Filed under: ASP.NET, jQuery
    Posted 10/19/2009 11:57:00 PM - CST
  10. Publish Photos with Live Photo Gallery to Picasa Online by JarrettV

    The following guide will assist you in posting your favorite photos online for you friends and family to enjoy.  It will also show you how to geotag those photos as to see where the photo was taken on the map.Step 1: Import Photos from CameraYou should already have Windows Live Photo Gallery…

    Posted 8/19/2009 11:35:08 AM - CST

About Me

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My name is Jarrett Vance and I'm a senior consultant with Computer Technologies Solutions (CTS, Inc). In my free time I keep up with new technologies and work on an open source blog platform AtomSite. You can follow me on Twitter @jarrettv and upvote me on StackOverflow.

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  1. conversation view in outlook 2010 sucks! on 4/28/2011 11:53:25 AM - CST
  2. first bsod in since win7, wonder if ie9 is the cause on 4/24/2011 12:18:29 PM - CST
  3. watched classic tron for first time... it was technically (historic) and visually interesting but a boring plot on 4/20/2011 9:48:27 PM - CST
  4. seems like wp7 is finally starting to do things that android has done since version 1.0 (ie background audio) on 4/15/2011 10:38:45 AM - CST

Recent Comments

  1. Comment

    Nope no pics, but a lesson learned. Don't leave veneer in…

    JarrettV - 4/6/2011 9:29 AM
  2. Comment

    Very nice! No pics of the veneer + moisture disaster?

    Danny - 4/6/2011 8:52 AM
  3. Comment

    It was useful! Thanks!

    www.google.com/accounts/o8/id - 2/23/2011 2:45 AM
  4. Comment

    you probably dont want to bother with autoeventwireup..…

    Oli - 2/20/2011 12:11 PM
  5. Comment

    hey, thanks for raiting script; it's php; $count= 5;…

    fahrenhayt46 - 2/5/2011 9:13 PM
  6. Comment

    I downloaded and tried to push it into system/app, but it…

    david dong - 2/3/2011 11:17 AM
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