Archive for April, 2007

Open Fox – Visual FoxPro Wiki

Yet another initiative…  OpenFox is the Visual FoxPro Open Source initiative Link to Open Fox – Visual FoxPro Wiki Technorati tags: Visual Foxpro, VFP, Visual Foxpro Wiki, Open Source, Rahul Desai, Microsoft

April 10, 2007 · Rahul Desai · No Comments
Posted in: Visual Foxpro

The history of FoxPro

Not that anyone might not have pointed to this before, but, it is always nice to revisit and refresh where its all coming from. Here is a nice link which lays out the history of FoxPro starting 1984 till date. Surprisingly it does not mention Sedna or any of the related projects and releases!!!! Looks like […]

April 10, 2007 · Rahul Desai · No Comments
Posted in: Visual Foxpro

FoxPro users petition to keep database language alive

This link was published on Universal thread, good to know that the MasFoxProo petition, as of Sunday 8th April 2007 had garnered more than 2,400 signatures. Link to FoxPro users petition to keep database language alive Technorati tags: Visual Foxpro, VFP, Microsoft, Rahul Desai, MasFoxPro

April 10, 2007 · Rahul Desai · No Comments
Posted in: Visual Foxpro

Microsoft considers releasing Visual FoxPro source code

Here are the excerpts from the link below: Check out the link below for full details: Link to Microsoft considers releasing Visual FoxPro source code Some good positive news for VFP developers and community. Thanks to MasFoxPro, or More FoxPro in English…something may materialize! Technorati tags: Visual Foxpro, VfP, Microsoft, MasFoxPro, Rahul Desai

April 8, 2007 · Rahul Desai · One Comment
Posted in: Visual Foxpro

Microsoft faces a challenge to its decision last month to not offer a successor to its Visual FoxPro 9 developer tool

Here are the excerpts from the article (link mentioned below). Petitioners urge Microsoft  to choose one of four paths: 1. Continue developing Visual FoxPro 2. Release source code to open source community 3. Have a third party continue the development 4. Sell the product to another company All interesting….lets see how it ends up! Link […]

April 7, 2007 · Rahul Desai · No Comments
Posted in: General, Visual Foxpro

Talman Solutions (.Net, SQL Server, SharePoint, BizTalk, Visual FoxPro, Security)

Here is the new looking Talman website…..nice improvements. Looks good Craig, am not sure whether web team was involved in this. Link to Talman Solutions (.Net, SQL Server, SharePoint, BizTalk, Visual FoxPro, Security) Technorati tags: Talman, Rahul Desai, Craig Bailey, Talman Solutions, .Net, SQL Server, SharePoint, BizTalk, Visual FoxPro, VFP, Microsoft, Security, Sydney, Australia

April 7, 2007 · Rahul Desai · No Comments
Posted in: Talman news

BGInfo – Back Ground information for Windows-XP

Do you regularly work with multiple computers using a Keyboard Video Mouse (KVM) switch? Working with multiple Windows XP computers from the same screen? If so, you know that it’s easy to get confused about which computer you currently have on the screen. You can clear up potential confusion by using BGInfo tool (or Background […]

April 5, 2007 · Rahul Desai · No Comments
Posted in: Tools, Tips & Utilities

Project Scope and Estimate management….

Software development projects should definitely have a separate “Scope” document specially written which : Contains the micro level definitions for the work to be done as part of the project including Object level validations (very difficult to achieve but can be broadly spec’ ed out) Number of times the change cycle be allowed Change of delivery […]

April 4, 2007 · Rahul Desai · No Comments
Posted in: Project Management, Software Engineering, Talman news

Monthly VFP newsletter from the VFP Program Manager

Now that Microsoft has announced the future path for VFP, it would be of interest to follow up what Milind Lele does about the Monthly newsletter on VFP. Would he still continue publishing the newsletter? What information would he have to publish in the newsletter? (Other than sedna projects). Technorati tags: Visual Foxpro, VFP, Microsoft, […]

April 2, 2007 · Rahul Desai · No Comments
Posted in: Visual Foxpro

Power of working as a Group

Everyone wants to be part of a team / department where all feel respected, included, energized, and appreciated. When you are a team / department leader and you manage others, it’s your responsibility to set the standard for behavior for the team / department. Your lookout, and how you are comprehended, surpasses the moment. Some good behavior tips when […]

April 1, 2007 · Rahul Desai · No Comments
Posted in: Project Management, Software Engineering