Hello, I'm   Jason

Join the Leadership Wilkes-Barre Class of 2005 in being part of the rejuvenation of Downtown Wilkes-Barre. The water fountain has been the focal point of Public Square since Wilkes-Barre was founded. Our class hopes to bring everyone in the community together to rebuild the walkway around this historic landmark. This project will not only bring safety and beauty back to public square but also restore a sense of community pride.

Are you looking for office space? Visit www.280NorthShermanStreet.com. Coming June 2005!

I just released a new version of our website at work this afternoon. Check it out and let me know what you think.

For special .NET Valley holiday offers, visit the Members Only User Group Specials page.

Microsoft’s 2005 conferences have been posted to Microsoft.com. I’ve placed a list of the larger conferences on the .NET Valley website at http://www.dotnetvalley.com/events/default.aspx.

In a very interesting cell phone battle, Sprint announced today that it was acquiring Nextel. The $35 billion merger will make Sprint the 3rd largest cellular provider behind Verizon Wireless and Cingular Wireless. Cingular purchased AT&T Wireless last month. Who knows what’s next for the wireless market. For more about the Sprint acquisition, visit http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6716519/.

On another note (for you race fans), I wonder if the Nascar Nextel Cup will now be called the Nascar Sprint Cup.

I just came upon the NOAA web service link on the ASP.NET page of MSDN. I thought I saw this once before…

I read an article earlier today about virus scanning for smart phones. This eWeek article can be found at http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1737171,00.asp?kc=ewnws120804dtx1k0000599.

I wonder when they’ll come out with virus scanning for microwaves. ;)

On Wednesday, December 15th, .Net Valley and the University of Scranton will host .NET Debugging and Error Trapping. The presenter will be our very own Rachel Appel. For directions, please visit the directions link on the website. Room information can be found on the event page.

To force a file to download using ASP.NET (or classic ASP for that matter), you must add a header to the page. The header should look similar to: