Monday, July 21, 2008

Web Setup Projects Visual Studio 2008

I was having issues creating a Web Setup Project in VS 2008. I have created projects in the past using VS 2005 and the same methodology did not work. After a few hours of research and the error below, I was getting a little aggravated.




The solution came to me as I was digging into IIS. The dll for the app was in a 2nd level bin folder instead of the main bin folder.



So instead of copying the primary content from the web app folder to the bin folder, I left it where VS 2008 placed it.



The result is a properly working application with the dll's in the right folder.

Wednesday, July 2, 2008

iPhone Owners, You Are Screwed

Yes, you heard that right. Current iPhone owners got the shaft!

My wife and I was one of the fortunate individuals to be able to buy a iPhone last year when they came out. I had worked out a great deal with my wife and aunt to sell her my current iPhone so I could go by the 16BG - 3G iPhone. Yes! No!

I learned today on AT&T's website that I was not going to be eligible for the advertised price at WWDC. That's right, if you are a current owner and you want to upgrade, you have to pay $400 for the 8GB and $500 for the 16GB models.

When did Apple agree with AT&T to do the special pricing they do on every other phone.   Apparently when they had to find a way to meet their 10 Million units mark by the end of the year.  

And the saddest part is, Apple and AT&T knows that the early adopters will probably opt and pay the additional $200-$300 to have the latest and greatest.

So, I am now left with a challenge, my 1 year old iPhone battery is croaking.  My phone (with wi-fi off) could go up to 3 days without a charge and heavy usage.  It now struggles to make it 1 1/2 days.  I am left with a decision...pay $80 for a battery and phoneless (in the middle of campaign season) for several weeks or suck it up and by the 3G.