I just wanted to make note on my blog of an article by Nathanael Jones about relative paths and whether you use user controls (ascx) or opt to make Control subclasses in App_Code. Overall, it's a nice article, and a good reminder of some subtle differences in the two approaches.

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Every once in a while I like to go to Discovery Channel Online and view some of the various shows. This was a neat show about our Earth's tectonic activity, and I thought I would mention it briefly in my blog (if only so I remember the link :).

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Here are a couple of cool movies of a remote-control plane with a camera and VR (virtual reality) headset. The first one has a nice added sound-track. (A co-worker showed one to me, & I found the other on the internet.) Lower & Closer (R-C planes) - Google Video Bromont golf club - Google Video [edit]: I found the following taken from a blog post by the French-Canadian who created the videos. Here's the links he gives to his videos... Canadian autumn ([his] best one) http://www.metacafe.com/watch/30340..._of_r_c_planes/ The best of Pizzaz ([his] second best video) http://www.metacafe.com/watch/34872...eo_from_canada/ A dream come true http://www.metacafe.com/watch/33479...ream_come_true/ Flying few feets above F1 race track for a complete tour http://www.metacafe.com/watch/34085...n trol_planes/ Bassin d'aération (beautiful) http://www.metacafe.com/watch/33762...video_pilotage/ Onboard my aerobatic plane Funtana http://www.metacafe.com/watch/34001...funtana_planes/ Lower & closer http://www.metacafe.com/watch/35408...asystar_planes/ TrackR1 test video to show AeroPix headtracker http://www.metacafe.com/watch/35500...oard_my_planes/ Dream day http://www.metacafe.com/watch/35409...cock pit_view/

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A friend recently introduced me to GameKnot - a place that you can play chess online with others. Among the other interesting features are the Daily Puzzles, which you can also embed in your own site, as I have done on my instructor site. It doesn't insert well into this blog, however, as the script filtering on this rich-text editor strips out the javascript reference that is required to get the game on the site. I was, however, able to get the game on my instructor site at NAIT.

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If you've heard of Silverlight but are not sure of how to integrate it with what you've already got ("I'm already using Ajax" or "I'm not really wanting to replace what I've got with Silverlight"), then this might be a good article to read. It's got some code snippets, but it doesn't focus on a single aspect or usage of Silverlight. Rather, it tries to show how Silverlight can be used "to enhance your existing website in a non-obtrusive way". Wilco Bauwer - "Silverlight Interoperability"

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