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Team Foundation Server Error: "The workspace already exists on computer"

eric.rodwell@eembark.com — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 18:03:00 GMT

If you receive the following error while interacting with Team Foundation Server "The workspace [Workspace Name] already exists on computer [Computer Name]More...

Update: What Were You Doing at the Age of 21?

eric.rodwell@eembark.com — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 17:52:00 GMT

Here is an update on my nephew Ben and his journey in the US Army. For the original entry, please check out ‘What Were You Doing at the Age of 21?’

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Installing .NET Framework 4 May Cause Applications to Stop Working

eric.rodwell@eembark.com — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 19:59:00 GMT

After installing .NET Framework 4.0, I noticed that one of our applications we build has stopped working. Specifically users receive the following error:

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How Much Is Enough?

eric.rodwell@eembark.com — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 01:28:00 GMT

I recently visited a Jimmy John's sandwich shop and read the following inspirational poster and I would like to share will all of you. How Much Is Enough?More...

A Successful Dad

eric.rodwell@eembark.com — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 01:22:00 GMT

I finished reading "It's Better to Build Boys Than Mend Men" by Truett Cathy, founder of Chick-fil-A, and I came across the following, which I wanted to share.

A Successful Dad

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Our First Child

eric.rodwell@eembark.com — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 20:24:00 GMT

As some of you may know, my wife and I welcomed a new baby daughter back in February named Sophia. However, this was not our first child. I cannot take credit for fathering our first child, but back on June 14, 1995, our first child, or should I say my wife’s first child was born. At the young age of 6 weeks old, my wife laid eyes on a baby Siberian husky that would become her first child and the love of her life.

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A Hundred Years From Now

eric.rodwell@eembark.com — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 15:54:00 GMT

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More Risk: Working for Yourself or Working for Someone Else?

eric.rodwell@eembark.com — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:45:00 GMT

In the April 2009 issue of Inc, Jim Collins, author of Good to Great, Built to Last and How the Mighty Fall, had the following to say about entrepreneurship and how it relates to risk:

“Students used to come to me at Stanford and say, I’d really like to do something on my own, but I’m just not ready to take that much risk. So I took the job with IBM. And I would say, you’re not ready for risk? What’s the first thing you learn about investing?

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How to install additional applications / virtual directories under a root DotNetNuke installation

eric.rodwell@eembark.com — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 20:00:00 GMT

We are in the process of deploying a new corporate website with DotNetNuke as our back-end content management system. After I installed DotNetNuke, I wanted to install two additional applications underneath the DotNetNuke install. However, once I configured the applications in IIS7, I was unable to browse to either application due to a known ASP.NET bug, whereas web.config files cascade down so the application/virtual directory site is still loading the root DotNetNuke web.config file.More...

Google Wave Preview

eric.rodwell@eembark.com — Sat, 30 May 2009 14:37:00 GMT

Google recently previewed a new web application called Google Wave. After watching the presentation, it is possible Google Wave will revolutionize the way we communicate and collaborate on the web.

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