I'm a big fan of virtual directories. I like sharing assets across sites without having to duplicate a bunch of folders. Angela and I were doing some planning for a site and she asked if you created a Virtual Directory in IIS, what would happen if you also had a physical directory of the same name. Well it turns out that if you have a Virtual Directory defined in IIS, the server will completely ignore the contents of any physical directory in the same location. So if you had this:
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Business Week has a great interview with one of the owners of 37Signals on their design philosophy and why it's a good idea to keep things simple.
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Oh how I love Beyond Compare
It's saved large patches of my hair
It checks my files and keeps me sane
Without it my job would be a pain
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Tom Muck's new Dreamweaver MX 2004 Complete Reference is out in stores now :). Pick up your copy today, cause I said so dontcha know...
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I don't know who told them they could put my picture on the cover. I only gave them permission to put it on the inside....
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Macromedia is getting better about releasing updates for their current products (thank goodness) and have just released an update for users who have installed the ASP.NET 1.1 Framework. You can find the update in their support section of Macromedia.com.
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Let me explain my usual trip through a technical book.
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