I have a GridView with a BoundField containing a DateTime value, but instead of "01.07.2006 00:00:00" I wanted it to display "June, 2007". Easily fixed with a DataFormatString="{0:MMMM, yyyy}", right? Not so... It refused to apply the format string. Luckily, Google came to the resque again, Raj Kaimal had the same problem and solved it.

Turns out that the field value is HTML encoded before the format string is applied. Add a HtmlEncode="False" to the BoundField and the problem is solved. Thanks Raj!

Eric S. Raymond has an interesting article where he claims that 2008 is a hard deadline for an operating system to become the standard for desktop computing. With 64-bit hardware coming out there is an opening for any OS to become dominant on the new hardware platform and Raymond contends that by 2008 the de facto standard will be set and network effects will do the rest.

Steven Den Beste (fantastic surname :) ) has an interesting view on why Linux won't make it as the dominant desktop platform, comparing it to Christianity in the 17th century.

The Opera browser was released for the Wii console a week or two ago and already the adult industry is adapting to the new platfom.

I'll never be able to look at a Wiimote the same way again...

This is another reason not to haul a dead tree into the house...

Christmas Tree Goes Up In Flames - video powered by Metacafe

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