My thoughts on software development, technology and design.

How to Auto start an application with .NET

January 14, 2008
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My plan with CommonRSS was to have it run as a regular application (not a service, just did not want to be bothered ...

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Vista - Program Search

January 11, 2008
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When using previous incarnations of Windows, the windows key + 'R' combination was indispensable as a short cut to all ...

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Developing a new tool with VS2008 - CommonRSS

January 11, 2008
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I am currently working on a small tool designed to access the Common RSS list found within the Windows OS. It helps me ...

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Consumer Electronics Show

January 08, 2008
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I did not have the time to watch the entire speech by Bill Gates, if your time is a premium like mine check out this 5 ...

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Format War Is Over!

January 07, 2008
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A fascinating announcement by Warner Brothers should ensure the demise of the HD-DVD format and thereby allowing Sony ...

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Paint.NET Plugin (Creating Icons)

January 03, 2008
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I have been using Paint.NET for several years now it is a better than good for image and photo manipulation, and ...

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Copy vs Clone (DataSet)

January 01, 2008
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I was looking at the DataSet object the other day and realized that there is both a Copy and a Clone methods. They are ...

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Amazon MP3 tracks - Now featuring Warner Brothers artists

December 28, 2007
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I just noticed that Amazons MP3 beta program has received a much need endorsement from Warner Brothers (WB). They are ...

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Gmail a little bigger

December 27, 2007
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I just noticed that I am getting more space on my Gmail account (6 Gig) and while I am grateful I am wondering what ...

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