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Rant of the day: Learn to frickin’ count!

Posted on Sunday, 10 May, 2009 by Colin Mackay

I was in a shop recently and I bought 6 items at £5 each. A total price of £30, even I can manage that mental arithmetic without resorting to a calculator. However, the till decided that the total price was … Continue reading →

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Code Project MVP 5th Year Running

Posted on Wednesday, 7 January, 2009 by Colin Mackay

I am honoured that for the 5th year running the powers that be at Code Project decided to make me an MVP (Most Valuable Professional) once again. The award is essentially for contributions to the community over the previous year. … Continue reading →

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New article on Code Project: Data Visualisation with Virtual Earth ASP.NET Controls

Posted on Saturday, 6 December, 2008 by Colin Mackay

It has taken a while, but I finally got around to putting another article up on Code Project. The article is based on a series of blog posts (Finding things with Virtual Earth, Using PushPins with the Virtual Earth ASP.NET … Continue reading →

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SQL Server / Visual Studio Install Order

Posted on Sunday, 3 August, 2008 by Colin Mackay

Yesterday I paved my laptop in order to upgrade to Windows Vista. I’ve now started to reinstall everything from scratch again. However, one thing that didn’t work out was the installation of SQL Server 2005. No matter what I tried … Continue reading →

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About

Posted on Monday, 21 April, 2008 by Colin Mackay

Colin Angus Mackay is a software developer specialising in Microsoft technologies located in Glasgow, Scotland. He was a Microsoft MVP 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010 with the Visual C# competency. He is on the committee for Scottish Developers, a user … Continue reading →

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Scottish Developers Events newsletter

Posted on Monday, 4 February, 2008 by Colin Mackay

We’re in to February already! Time seems to get faster, and so does the pace at which technology changes. But never fear because we have some excellent events coming to help you keep up. In just over a week Richard … Continue reading →

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Code Project MVP for the 4th Year Running

Posted on Saturday, 5 January, 2008 by Colin Mackay

I just got awarded a Code Project MVP (Most Valuable Professional) award for the 4th year running. Technorati Tags: code project,mvp

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Forum Signatures II

Posted on Saturday, 29 December, 2007 by Colin Mackay

It sometimes amazes me the things people put in forum signatures. Sometimes they distill knowledge in to a short pithy phrase, other times they are just humorous and occasionally they are just plain bizarre. Here are a collection of some … Continue reading →

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Glasgow: 14th November: SQL Server Evening

Posted on Sunday, 23 September, 2007 by Colin Mackay

Held in Room 16 of the Continuing Professional Development Centre, Glasgow Caledonian University, Cowcaddens Road, Glasgow, G4 0BA Wednesday 14th November: Glasgow Joint event with the Scottish SQL Server User Group Speakers: Frank Kerrigan and Steve Phillips Frank Kerrigan: Introduction … Continue reading →

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Then and Now

Posted on Monday, 3 September, 2007 by Colin Mackay

  Recently a post was put up on Code Project that was basically a direct copy of a homework assignment. I don’t answer questions for people’s homework. I have enough trouble trying to hire a good developer as it is … Continue reading →

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