I typed Dim x = New List(Of String) but on the next line I realized that the implicit type inference didn’t work and Intellisense treated x as Object.  It turns out, it was an easy fix.  You have to open the project properties and turn “Option infer” to On.  Or type
Option Infer On
at the [...]

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[Workaround below]
I just installed Beta 2 for VS 2k8 and everything went well.  Then I installed VSS and tried to open a project from VSS and it wouldn’t work…  If I open a solution or a project, it just takes me back to “My Computer”.  I tried both VSS over the Internet and over VPN.
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I just added sitemeter to BlogsToGo (WordPres Mu). I have a plugins file in my mu-plugins directory where I add site wide code like amazon context links, google analytics, etc…
I basically added a function to emit the javascript:
function sitemeter(){
echo ‘
<!– Site Meter XHTML Strict 1.0 –>
<script type=”text/javascript” src=”http://s41.sitemeter.com/js/counter.js?site=s41blogstogo”>
</script>
<!– Copyright (c)2006 Site Meter –>
‘;
}
Then at [...]

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Here is an excellent post with tons of links to all sort of web design sites, tools, resources, etc…
This pervasiveness of the open source spirit in web design now means that you can use open source software to design both graphics and your CSS and HTML, and you can also use the dozens of reliable [...]

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Here is a pretty comprehensive list of Google Reader hacks…
For those who want more out of Google Reader and can’t wait, check out the hacks below; among some, search within Google Reader (yeah!) and read native blog posts.
Specs
FireFox browser
Greasemonkey - Allows you to customize the way a webpage displays using small bits of JavaScript, [...]

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