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SmallestDotNet Update - Now with .NET 4 support and an includable JavaScript API
A few years back I wrote a post on the size of the .NET Framework . There's historically been a lot of confusion on the site of the .NET Framework. If you search around on the web for ".NET Framework" or ".NET Framework Redistributable" Read More...
NewsFlash: Computers are Faster Than Before - Importing Digital Video from Tape and Making a DVD
The Wife and I travelled all over the world before we had kids (and all over the world after, actually...both boys have been on three continents) and amassed a huge pile of Video Tapes of our travels. I started with a Sony Digital 8 camera that recorded Read More...
Fixing Quiet or Low Audio output on the PDC Tablet PC - Acer 1240P Convertible
I finally got my hands (via eBay) on one of the Tablet PCs that were given away at PDC this year (effectively a custom Acer 1240P Convertible). It's fabulous. I easily upgraded the memory to 4GB for about $40 and that makes little netbook a nice portable Read More...
Fixing Quiet or Low Audio output on the PDC Tablet PC - Acer 1420P Convertible
I finally got my hands (via eBay) on one of the Tablet PCs that were given away at PDC this year (effectively a custom Acer 1420P Convertible). It's fabulous. I easily upgraded the memory to 4GB for about $40 and that makes little netbook a nice portable Read More...
2009 Blogged - Greatest Hits
While I (really) unplugged in December of 2009, you can access a nice calendar of all my 2009 posts (as well as other years) at this link . In 2008 I published a Greatest Hits post that I will keep updated, but here's a list of links to the posts I most Read More...
The (Near) Final Word on Multi-Monitor Taskbars for Windows 7 - Ultramon vs. DisplayFusion
Wow, this was the longest time I've ever gone without blogging. It was very interesting being (reasonably) unplugged. I was even more unplugged this time than last year when we spent Christmas in South Africa (where I was blogging near-daily over a cell Read More...
The Three Most Important Outlook Rules for Processing Mail
I'm always looking for new ways to process email more effectively. I talked a little about this at a recent conference in Sweden. The topic of my talk was Information Overload and Managing the Flow: Effectiveness and Efficiency and there's video of the Read More...
Get those pixels working for you
I just can't say enough about multiple monitors. I've had two monitors since 2003 and three since later that same year and have been hooked ever since. If you're working on a computer I'm convinced you need to fill your field of vision with the work at Read More...
Oredev Keynote - Information Overload and Managing the Flow: Effectiveness and Efficiency
I am by no means an expert on being effective or doing things efficiently, but I do OK and I get some stuff done. Most importantly, I think, I am attempting at least to be conscious as I do work. Recently I was in Malmo, Sweden presenting at the Øredev Read More...
Herding Cats: Organize your Desktop Icons with Stardock Fences for Windows
There are few issues that divide computer people like that thousand-year-old question: How many icons should you have on your desktop? Some folks say, "Load 'em up! Make those pixels work for you." Others say, "I like a fresh bowl desktop Read More...
Offline installer for Windows Live Essentials - WLSetup-All.exe
My brother and his wife came over today and the kids went trick or treating. His wife mentioned she wanted to make a quick DVD of the pictures and movies we took, so I suggested Movie Maker. However, they only have dial-up and wanted an offline installer Read More...
Using a Bluetooth Jawbone Headset for BT-Audio (Microphone or Speakers) on Windows 7
I installed a PILE of new drivers tonight from Lenovo using their most awesome System Update 4.0 . Included was a Bluetooth Stack update . On a whim, I tried to pair my Jawbone Bluetooth Headset , something that has never worked before, and it worked! Read More...
The Weekly Source Code 46 - Jeff Key rocks Taskbar Meters that Monitor your Windows 7 CPU and Memory in the Taskbar
It's funny to watch things go viral, even just a little viral on the Internet. Here's what happened, but more importantly, we'll talk about the code. Let's also make it complete clear that Jeff Key rocks. See picture at left, in between his two "lame" Read More...
The Weekly Source Code 46 - Jeff Key rocks Taskbar Meters that Monitor your Windows 7 CPU and Memory and Disk in the Taskbar
It's funny to watch things go viral, even just a little viral on the Internet. Here's what happened, but more importantly, we'll talk about the code. Let's also make it complete clear that Jeff Key rocks. See picture at left, in between his two "lame" Read More...
Obscure Windows Home Server Tip: Restoring when you didn't have Network Drivers installed before
I've blogged about Windows Home Server before. I'm a huge fan. Recently Uncle Ronnie's new Dell computer had a hard drive die. It was under warranty and Dell had a new hard drive mailed to me within days. The old hard drive is clicking and unhealthy, Read More...
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