My thoughts on software development, technology and design.

Problems with SharedView and Live Meeting

June 05, 2008
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If you are not using SharedView for interactive demonstrations then I urge you to take up the cause while the day is ...

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MagicDisc

June 03, 2008
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Most of the machines I use at home and at work have some kind of DVD playing capability but I just realized that I do ...

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.NET Framework Installation Problems

June 01, 2008
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Automatic updates has really helped XP, and subsequently 2003 and Vista, stay on top of the mounting attacks directed ...

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Inheriting Constructors

May 29, 2008
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Reading source code should be the aim of every serious software developer. I am constantly looking for patterns that ...

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Silverlight 101

May 28, 2008
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I really want to develop a killer app for Windows Mobile 6.x  and I am thinking that the recent support of Silverlight ...

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IE Quick Tabs

May 27, 2008
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I am a 'fan' of IE 7, I actually really like it! I just realized that I have not been using the tabbing options as ...

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A small test!

May 19, 2008
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I saw this little test over at the site of Visual Stuart. Please do not compile it until you have really thought about ...

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All you can eat Music is not for me!

May 10, 2008
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Zune is really pushing the advertising on the all you can eat subscription model. With the Zune Pass you can pay $14.99 ...

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Phone Conference Etiquette

May 09, 2008
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Unfortunately I am the only person in our group from the Dublin office, its like working from home except there are a ...

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