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Inherits Microsoft.VisualBasic.MVP : Implements IBrainFart

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I need a new host
Things have been flaky on CrankyGoblin for a while. Some of it has been my fault (dodgy code uploaded to the server :) but a lot had also been flakiness on the part of my provider. I really like having my own web server. I can upload whatever I want (within Read More...
Status Update: The Showdown
Two days ago I wrote about how I was trialling two different newsreaders - GreatNews and Newzie. I know it's already been two days, but there's already a clear winner between the two :) I haven't opened Newzie in the last day. I really did try to be fair, Read More...
Gaptcha Source
Version 1.0 of the Gaptcha Control is now ready for public consumption (should anyone want it :) Download it here . Sadly, to add Gaptcha to your site it's not just a simple matter of just dropping an assembly in your bin folder - there's a few different Read More...
Selecting A Random Amount Of Rows
When I wrote the code for my Gaptcha control , I made one pretty silly mistake. I was developing against a SQL2005 database, but CrankyGoblin itself uses SQL2000. So when I had a SQL statement like this: select top @someParam col1, col2 from someTable Read More...
GAPTCHA - It's Live! Please tell me what you think!
Update: The source is now live ! Well, I was up until 1am this morning getting it polished enough, and then I had to wait until morning for some tech support on some SQL that I wrote (damnit, I used SQL2005 syntax for one proc when I should have remembered Read More...
Further Progress Update On Gaptcha
Update2: The source is now live ! Update: It's now live! Thanks for the support everyone :) It's working! It's all working and there's only a couple of tiny issues left to fix! That is, it's working on my local machine :) While developing, Read More...
Keepin' It Aussie - Now Keep It Canberran!
Darren recently made himself a Live Gadget that keep track of the AFL football ladder. This is cool - it's about time some real Aussie content started appearing - of course, I don't think I'm a typical Aussie, because football really doesn't Read More...
Initial Release: Scrubba!
I've just uploaded a new project to ProjectDistributor . For those who don't know, PD is a site run by Darren Neimke for hosting little tools and apps and useful code chunks - sorta in the spirit of GotDotNet, but faster, stabler, and..well..less code Read More...