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This error could also take the form of “[somepage].aspx does not have the method [method]“.

A possible solution for to this error is to make sure the output directory for the website dll is set to \bin.

1 book is all you need to study for this exam: Professional ASP.Net in C# and VB.

The book covers 90% of the test, and the rest can easily be googled. I’ll post some links that cover the minute details that this book doesn’t.

The long title is for search engines.

Here’s a list of links I’ve found to help me study for this WCF beta exam. Please comment back with more if you know of any good ones.

http://mtaulty.com/CommunityServer/blogs/mike_taultys_blog/archive/2006/09/13/8875.aspx

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd456779(VS.100).aspx

http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/exam.aspx?ID=70-513&locale=en-us

http://www.jajatibadu.com/post/2009/03/09/Windows-Communication-Foundation-WCF-Videos.aspx

http://www.c-sharpcorner.com/Articles/ArticleListing.aspx?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=192

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/netframework/aa663324.aspx

http://channel9.msdn.com/shows/10-4/10-4-Episode-40-The-New-WCF-Routing-Service/

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee354381.aspx

http://geekswithblogs.net/claeyskurt/archive/2008/09/01/wcf_durable_services_explained.aspx

Use the <reference> tag at the top of your javascript files in VS2008 to add intellisense for the functions contained in the external files. This even works with files external to your computer!

Example:

/// <reference path=”http://yui.yahooapis.com/2.7.0/build/yahoo/yahoo-min.js”/>
/// <reference path=”http://yui.yahooapis.com/2.7.0/build/event/event-min.js”/>
/// <reference path=”http://yui.yahooapis.com/2.7.0/build/connection/connection-min.js”/>

function doSomething() {
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};

I’m on the 5th cd and my 3rd experience with PhotoReading. I have to say that I was able to attain the soft vision that Paul recommends for PhotoReading much easier. If you’ve ever looked at those pictures where there is a 3-D image hidden behind them, that is the same vision you use for PhotoReading. I’ve never been able to see a stereogram, but my soft vision seems to be improving.

I also finished rapid reading the PhotoReading book today. Previewing and getting into a relaxed state definitely helps with reading. There is a section on Mindmapping, which I’ve been using for a while. I love to mindmap and it helps me recall information instantly when I look at the maps. Even though there is a lot of overlap between PhotoReading and other speed reading courses, Paul formalizes the process much better.

The 2nd book that you PhotoRead is called Natural Brilliance, written by the author of the PhotoReading package. The book has a lot of information to process, so I’m not sure how good it is for PhotoReading. I had to rapid-read most of the book to get the most from the book.

The 6th cd goes over the most powerful activation method (and one of my favorite learning techniques), MindMapping! I skipped most of the cd because he goes into pretty stolid detail and I’ve been mindmapping for over a year. The cd is good for someone who hasn’t mindmapped before though, although I would stress that don’t have to go into as much depth in your map as Paul does.

He then goes into using dreams as an activation technique. Keep a pad beside your bed and expect to remember your dreams. Write it down when you wake up.

The 7th cd walks you through a full PhotoReading session for a book you select.
The last cd goes over tips to enhance every reading experience.

I’m on the 4th cd, which leads you through your first full PhotoReading session. Paul gets you into a very relaxed state to begin photoreading. It is akin to meditation. I still feel relaxed. I’m working on the activation part right now, so I have no hard results on whether I can recall anything from what I read.

I’m going to wait the minimum 20 minutes before trying to activate the material…

I’ve completed the 4th cd now, and I was suprised that you aren’t led through the activation process. I’ve been thinking about documenting the photo-reading process in this blog, but I’m not sure how legal it is. Someone else already has a fairly thorough reference up, so I’ll let them get in trouble: PhotoReading critic.

There is a lot of information to take in. The PhotoReading package consists of 8 cd’s, 2 books and a workbook containing exercises and more reading material.

In general, the PhotoReading system is in complete opposition to the normal reading style taught at schools. You seperate the information into chunks, first by previewing and then by super-reading, dipping and skittering. It’s a great system in that it doesn’t allow you to get overwhelmed or bored by the information. A great technique for learning a subject more in-depth is what Paul calls Syntopic reading and what I call, ‘don’t trust one source’. No one knows everything about a topic. Syntopic reading is simply reading multiple books/sources of information on a subject. It is something I have been doing for a couple years and increases my knowledge on a topic by magnitudes.

I just started listening to the Photoreading audio cd’s included in the package created by Paul Scheele. His delivery is a little boring, but I’ve made it through the first cd. The exercise at the end of the first cd is to photoread the dictionary, or least a section of the dictionary and see if you can ask your unconscious mind where on a page a word occurred in the dictionary. After photoreading the dictionary, I randomly thought of 4 words that should have been included in the sections I read…1 word was not in this dictionary, 1 word I was completely off on the positioning and the other 2 words I came really close to the correct position on the page. Not bad… I have some free time today, so onto the 2nd cd…

I’m listening to the 2nd cd right now. There is nothing new I haven’t seen in other speed reading courses so far. He is spending a lot of time on previewing a piece of reading material, which is good, but I am pretty good at previewing already, so I’m going to skip some of the exercises. After previewing, he talks about Super-reading and dipping. Simplified, super-reading involves scanning down the center of paragraphs and noticing key words. Dipping involves reading 1 or 2 paragraphs that grab your attention while super-reading. The process is great, but so far there is nothing new. I’ve read of these techniques in various speed reading courses.

I just came across these procs for helping with unit testing inside of sql server: TSQL Unit.

Pretty useful.

Anyone looking for a well done generic repository class that uses LINQ, check out Fluent NHibernate.

I found this old ufc fight on some asian video site. They have a ton of other MMA vidoes too. What a hilarious video. Shamrock is really young and cocky and the funniest thing about the whole video is his opponent’s so called professional record. Shamrock vs. Smith