Very good writing

I love his words.

http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-57580631-71/will-samsungs-next-phone-be-metal-like-the-iphone/

How to convert Oracle DateTime to C# DateTime

string[] strDate = {"2006-03-10 09:28:33", "2010-09-01 12:00:00" };

string pattern = "yyyy-MM-dd hh:mm:ss";
IFormatProvider culture = new System.Globalization.CultureInfo("en-US", true);
DateTime dateVal = DateTime.ParseExact(strDate[0], pattern, culture); dateVal.Dump();

3/10/2006 9:28:33 AM

Find out .NET version

Sub Version

Microsoft.Win32.RegistryKey installed_versions = Microsoft.Win32.Registry.LocalMachine.OpenSubKey(@"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\NET Framework Setup\NDP");
string[] version_names = installed_versions.GetSubKeyNames();
//version names start with 'v', eg, 'v3.5' which needs to be trimmed off before conversion
double Framework = Convert.ToDouble(version_names[version_names.Length - 1].Remove(0, 1), System.Globalization.CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
int SP = Convert.ToInt32(installed_versions.OpenSubKey(version_names[version_names.Length - 1]).GetValue("SP", 0));
SP.Dump(); 


0


Main Version

System.Runtime.InteropServices.RuntimeEnvironment.GetSystemVersion().Dump();

v4.0.30319

Is this beta

I am thinking this is an alpha.  Or does it matter?  

i am going to blog about MongoDB. 

Car Dealerships

GM Dealerships: 4,407 selling 212,000 cars in 9/2012 [1]
Hyundai/Kia Dealerships : 1,555 selling 102,200 cars in 9/2012 [2]



[1] http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304811304577366292306078480.html
[2] http://www.kiamedia.com/secure/corporate090412.html

Halo-thon coming soon

Halo 4



http://www.theverge.com/gaming/2012/9/21/3364656/Halo-4-campaign-preview

Motorola Razr Maxx Android Update 2012

There is no date for Android Update.  The press in general states that the update will come by end of the year for phones that's mostly made post 2011.  If the phone doesn't get the update, phone users will get $100 credit toward a new phone.

Reference(s):
http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/46277/jelly-bean-when-update-coming