The Case of the Failing Disk Drive or Windows Home Server Saved My Marriage (15)
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I bought an HP MediaSmart Windows Home Server last Christmas, and haven't thought much about it since. It sits on the shelf and is pretty. Actually, that's not totally true, I did upgrade it to Power Pack 1 recently, but that was a 10 minute thing. For the most part, it's a conversation piece on a shelf in my new(ish) home office. Now, the story. I sold my wife's laptop to Shawn recently as she ...
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Simon said:
As soon as I've got ~$700 to spare, I'm soo getting a home server.
Scott Hanselman's Computer Zen - TypeConverters: There's not enough TypeDescripter.GetConverter in the world (2)
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While reading source today, I saw some code in the wild today that looked roughly like this (not the actual code): type = typeof(T);if (type == typeof(Boolean)){ returnValue = (T)((object)Convert.ToBoolean(value));}else if (type == typeof(String)){ returnValue = (T)((object)value);}else if (type == typeof(Int16)){ returnValue = (T)((object)Convert.ToInt16(value));}else if (type == typeof(Int32)){ returnValue = (T)((object)Convert.ToInt32(value));}//...and on and on for a dozen+ types You get the idea. This isn't that uncommon, I've seen it more of than not. The person ...
SmallestDotNet: On the Size of the .NET Framework (15)
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There's been some confusion about the size of the .NET Framework. The .NET Framework is not really a 200+ meg download. Which installer do I use? Here's the whole thing in a nutshell for Developers, ISVs, and Administrators. Offline Installer - One single file that can be run offline and can install the .NET Framework any system it's run on. It's complete, all platforms, installable offline. Online Installer - A 2.7 meg setup program that ...
New Outlook VSTO AddIn: How to disable Reply To All and Forward in Outlook 2007 (4)
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Last October I posted a Macro-quasi-hack to Disable Reply To All and Forward in Outlook within your own company network. The technique uses a macro to flip a metadata bit in a message. Of course the only REAL way truly to disable Reply to All and Forward is to use IRM (Intellectual Rights Management) in Outlook 2003/7. However, this technique was useful to a lot of people as it is super simple and can stop ...
New Outlook VSTO AddIn: How to disable Reply To All and Forward in Outlook 2007 (5)
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Last October I posted a Macro-quasi-hack to Disable Reply To All and Forward in Outlook within your own company network. The technique uses a macro to flip a metadata bit in a message. Of course the only REAL way truly to disable Reply to All and Forward is to use IRM (Intellectual Rights Management) in Outlook 2003/7. However, this technique was useful to a lot of people as it is super simple and can stop ...
The Weekly Source Code 32- Atom, AtomPub and BlogSvc, an AtomPub Server in WCF (6)
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In my new ongoing quest to read source code to be a better developer, Dear Reader, I present to you thirty-second in a infinite number of posts of "The Weekly Source Code." BlogSvc.NET - The AtomPub Server for WCF and .NET Much respect to people who not only release Open Source Software, but also take the time to get a nice, clean logo for their project as BlogSvc.NET did. It's written by Jarrett Vance and ...
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Justin said:
This look interesting...
The Weekly Source Code 32- Atom, AtomPub and BlogSvc, an AtomPub Server in WCF (3)
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In my new ongoing quest to read source code to be a better developer, Dear Reader, I present to you thirty-second in a infinite number of posts of "The Weekly Source Code." UPDATE: The BlogSvc.NET code has been refactored considerably, so consider checking out the Recent CheckIns to see what's changed.. BlogSvc.NET - The AtomPub Server for WCF and .NET Much respect to people who not only release Open Source Software, but also take the ...
Hanselminutes Podcast 126 - Chat with John Resig, Creator of jQuery (3)
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My one-hundred-and-twenty-sixth podcast is up. I got to talk to John Resig the creator of jQuery. We talk about about how he developed jQuery, how it performs, and where he thinks it's headed. John Resig's Blog jQuery jQuery UI John Resig on Twitter Subscribe: Download: MP3 Full Show Torrent: Download via µtorrent ACTION: Please vote for us on Podcast Alley! Digg us at Digg Podcasts! If you have trouble downloading, or your download is slow, ...
Hidden Gems - Not the same old 3.5 SP1 post (26)
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Folks were hassling me in the comments for not posting the picosecond that .NET 3.5 SP1 came out (or, as I like to call it, .NET 3.6 - although the bosses really don't like that). First, the obvious stuff. Should I fear this release? I wouldn't. The SP1 Framework is full of goodness. The VS Installer is slow (it was for me) but I just shut everything down, ran it, and was patient. It's POSSIBLE. ...
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"Should I fear this release?"Only if you're using RemoteSoft... *sigh*
Hacked! And I didn't like it - URLScan is Step Zero (11)
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My blog was down a few days ago. I've had downtime in the minutes over the last few years, but as far as I recall, it's never been down for any significant time. Keyvan noticed that a bunch of us were attacked. Phil Haack was also, ahem, haacked. I host at ORCSWeb and have forever. We're in the process of making a lot of chances to my blog. I'm on an x64 machine (I've blogged ...
Hacked! And I didn't like it - URLScan is Step Zero (1)
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My blog was down a few days ago. I've had downtime in the minutes over the last few years, but as far as I recall, it's never been down for any significant time. Keyvan noticed that a bunch of us were attacked. Phil Haack was also, ahem, haacked. UPDATE: To be clear, I wasn't really hacked. I was "DoS'ed" or brought down for a little bit by a distributed denial of service attack that spiked ...
Hanselminutes Podcast 125 - Accessibility in Web and Rich Applications (2)
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My one-hundred-and-twenty-fifth podcast is up. In this episode Scott talks to Saqib Shaikh, a developer for Microsoft Consulting Services in the UK, who is also blind. They chat about accessibility in Windows, on the Web and in the next generation of Web Applications written with AJAX and Silverlight. UPDATE: Here's Saqib, Dan and I on Channel 9 talking about accessibility. Saqib gives a demo of how he uses his Windows Mobile phone without sight. Saqib ...
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b said:
I haven't listened to this yet, but it seems like an interesting topic
Hanselminutes Podcast 125 - Accessibility in Web and Rich Applications (1)
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My one-hundred-and-twenty-fifth podcast is up. In this episode Scott talks to Saqib Shaikh, a developer for Microsoft Consulting Services in the UK, who is also blind. They chat about accessibility in Windows, on the Web and in the next generation of Web Applications written with AJAX and Silverlight. UPDATE: Here's Saqib, Dan and I on Channel 9 talking about accessibility. Saqib gives a demo of how he uses his Windows Mobile phone without sight. Saqib ...
More Channel 9 Silliness (1)
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I like cake! - Cakemail, Ninjas on Fire, and other Anecdotes (6)
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When I worked with Travis Illig (who is the origin of the term "Hanselminute," by the way) and Stuart Thompson at Corillian/CheckFree, we had a project manager who didn't totally "get" stuff. What I mean is that we'd be in a meeting, perhaps a feature meeting or something, and we'd be firing on all cylinders. Everyone was working well together, communicating clearly, finishing each other's sentences, just an all around great day. Designs become clear, ...
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Alex said:
"cakemail" - I love it!
Scott Hanselman's Computer Zen - The Weekly Source Code 31- Single Instance WinForms and Microsoft.VisualBasic.dll (8)
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I got an interesting question recently emphasis mine: I am regular reader of you blog. I need some help in single instance winform. I have to open application when a file (.ext) is clicked (File is associated with that application like .doc with WINWORD). Application should be single instance. When I click the .ext file it should open the application with that content. If an instance is runnng it should ask the user whether you ...
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Hmm... I guess I'm going to have get over my VB phobia and look at the goodness in Microsoft.VisualBasic.dll.Gotta keep telling myself, "It's all just IL... It's all just IL... It's all just IL"
Logitech Harmony One Remote Control Review (8)
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A little over three years ago I finally solved my Universal Remote control problems with a Logitech Harmony 880. To this day, I still recommend it all the time. It's a great balance of functionality and a good price (as low as US$129). "Why is the TV full? WHO is watching America's Next Top Model?" However, the one Achille's Heel of the 880 was it's battery life (it gets weird memory) and the battery contacts. ...
The Weekly Source Code 16 - Duct Tape Edition (1)
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A few weeks ago I interviewed Steven Frank (blog), co-owner of Panic and a Mac Developer (who I went to college with). After that interview I stumbled upon the very recently release NSDuctTape project. First, how can you not like a project named after Duct Tape. Second, whenever I hear that some code will bridge to completely incongruent and unbridgeable things, I gotta check it out. What can I say, if there's a freak somewhere ...
