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    Is overloading a WebMethod OK?

    Just to confirm, you cannot overload a web method. This is a limitation of the WS-I/WSDL spec, rather than a .net issue. TM
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    Code Puzzle

    well, this thread was great. all that rage over some assembly, classic :hug: TM
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    NAS drive

    I stopped buying IBM (Hitachi) driver after the click of dead issues.. must be 6-8 years ago now! Are they decent reliable drives now? Lost about 7 IBM drives to that problem, so never bought one again! TM
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    Mounting ISO images on Windows 7

    Works for me on Win7, even though at the time, I think it complained when I installed it. All's well though TM
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    Sorting out my Bookmarks

    delicous.com is the absolute best! I switched to this and could never go back. TM
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    Best Olympic event so far

    Snowboarding on the same track was better - plus we won gold (Being joint Canadian has its perks lol). TM
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    Anyone know Linq to XML?

    I too was going to post something similar in disgust to SY01, however - you worded it better than I. Don't knock what you don't understand :tongue TM
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    Anyone know Linq to XML?

    Using the XmlReader also has its challenges. Of the top of my head (I may have this confused with something else) it's a forward only reader, so xpaths that require lookups across axes, counts etc are not possible. It's also harder to work with. I'd suggest sticking with your Linq direction...
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    Anyone know Linq to XML?

    When you say monster XML docs, how big are we talking? Linq To XML doesn't stream the XML, meaning if your docs are 100mb in size (the infoset is approx 10x larger in memory), and your system is attempting to open a few of these at once... out of memory exceptions are likely. Similarily, if...
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    Cancelling sky, broadband and phone line due to smart phone

    :laugh surely post of the week?? :rollin:
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    Biztalk C# is this better than web?

    BizTalk is a niche skills with good architects/devs few and far between. Take of that what you will. I'm going to go out on a limb and state someone coming from a web background will not initally make a good biztalk dev as your thought processes and experiance is not aligned with the new...
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    BizTalk/Tibco Test Lead Role

    Hi guys, anyone interested in such a role? No idea what the rate or location is, I just know it's a live role that they cannot fill - so assuming it ought to be a good rate. Tibco or BizTalk exp mandatory. Please PM me if interested, and I will pass on the details. TM
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    'The Clash' question

    After having travelled and lived in parts of Aus, I'd go as far as sayign there is a 99.99% chance you'll hate Sydney if you haven't visited before. It is not the Aussie paradise we brits are leads to believe. Pretty much everyone I talk to who has visited feels the same way. Melbourne and...
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    How to setup a search engine?

    Python
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    I will never learn

    :rollin: quite frankly - one of your bests posts here

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