Wasatch Wizard

Easily switch between the Experience Editor and normal mode in Sitecore

Thu, 25 Feb 2016 00:00:00 GMT

When working on a Sitecore website, quite often, I need to go back and forth between the normal website and the Experience Editor. I tried having two bookmarks for each page or module, but that grew tiresome very quickly - especially…

Changing your Skype avatar on Windows 10

Wed, 16 Dec 2015 00:00:00 GMT

So, I ran Skype on Windows 10 today. And, for some reason it is showing a really old avatar, from about eight years ago. I want to change it. Sadly, I can't find a way to change my Skype avatar using the Skype application on Windows 10.…

Los Cucos is my favorite place to eat!

Thu, 25 Sep 2014 00:00:00 GMT

I absolutely love Los Cucos Mexican Cafe in Sandy! I just bought a (basically) 50% off deal for them from Living Social.. You get $25 to spend on dinner for only $12! Woot! Click here to get you own!…

What is the Windows 8.1 DVD Label?

Mon, 30 Dec 2013 00:00:00 GMT

I am trying to find the DVD I burned to install Windows 8.1. I have several. After screwing around with the various DVD’s, trying to figure out which one is the latest.. Google was no help. Bing was no help. The Duck didn’t know.. So,…

#region’s in Visual Studio

Tue, 10 Dec 2013 00:00:00 GMT

I really don’t mind regions, when used correctly (ie: sparsely). The rest of the time, however, I want to rip them all out of any code I look at. I used to use some cool macros to automatically expand all regions, but since Microsoft…

editlinks.vbs (week #25)

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT

This utility modifies specified shortcut (.lnk) file's paths, including the target, directory, icon, and sometimes description. There is no usage information provided by the script itself, so here it is: This will update all paths:…

attr.exe (week #24)

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT

A simple utility to view and modify file attributes.. There are three main benefits of this utility over Windows' built-in attrib.exe. The order in which you alter the attributes does not matter. For instance, you don't have to…

createpw.exe (week #23)

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT

This is a simple utility to create unique passwords from a key (such as a website name) and a master password. The idea for the code came from ss64.com. When it asks for the user name, you can just press enter to bypass/skip it. JUST be…

sortxml (week #22)

Tue, 28 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

This is a very simple utility that prettifies and sorts xml file nodes and attributes. It is simple to use. The default is to output pretty and sorted nodes and attributes. So, given the following: Would output the following: I created…

jQuery.deepShow()

Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

I wrote this little snippet earlier today that ensures an object is shown even if one of its parent objects is currently being hidden. It does this, of course, by going through its parents and checking for the 'display:none' property..

menustack (week #21)

Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

A nifty dynamically loaded menu, one menu item per file, useful for docking onto your taskbar for easy access to lots of applications/shortcuts. It also includes a search field at the top, so when the menu opens you can immediately…

sortini (week #20)

Tue, 14 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

This is a simple utility that sorts .INI files. It can sort sections and entries ascending or descending. It also maintains comment positioning within the file too! Check out the source code at GitHub!

SublimeCycleWhiteSpace (week #19)

Tue, 07 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Cycle's through Sublime Text's three options for displaying white space: none, selection, and all. Many thanks to skuroda for his extremely helpful comment on Stack Overflow. Check out the MIT-licensed source code on GitHub. Features…

encrypt / decrypt (week #18)

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Simple utility that will copy newer and/or missing files from the source folder to the destination folder. Please note that openssl is required! These two batch files just wrap it. Check out the source code on GitHub!

fcopy (week #17)

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

fcopy is a simple utility that will copy newer and/or missing files from the source folder to the destination folder. The nice thing about this little utility is that you can customize how it determines whether to copy an existing file…

facs (week #16)

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

This simple utility displays the file averages, counts, and sizes - provides a nice summary of the files sizes in the current directory (and sub-directories). Check out the source code on GitHub! Creates output like the following:

fixeol (week #15)

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Fixes the line-endings of the specified file(s). The line-ending used can be specified via the command-line. You can fix a file at a time or use wildcards; even multiple file patterns. For instance: will fix the line endings of all .css…

reloc (week #14)

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

A simple DOS/CLI utility that resizes and relocates the current command prompt window to various locations on the screen based on the specified arguments (or whatever is saved in its config). Check out the source code on GitHub!

pcolor (week #13)

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Outputs colored text to the console. Check out the source code on GitHub!

seth (week #12)

Tue, 19 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT

» display environment variables A simple DOS command-line (CLI) utility displays the environment variables in a nicely formatted list. Check out the source code on GitHub!

ascii (week #11)

Tue, 12 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT

» display all ascii characters A simple DOS command-line (CLI) utility that displays all of the ascii characters. Check out the source code on GitHub!

Your organization's policies...

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT

"Your organization's policies are preventing us from completing this action for you. For more info, please contact your help desk." I have been getting this error every time I click on a hyperlink in an Outlook 2013 email. It has been…

center (week #10)

Tue, 05 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT

» center the console window A simple DOS/CLI utility that centers the current command prompt window. It is very similar to shrink and enlarge. Check out the source code on GitHub!

GitVersion.MSBuild.dll (week #9)

Tue, 26 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT

GitVersion.dll is a basic MSBuild extension for versioning assemblies, based on the Git revision count. See the source code for more details about that. The git.exe binary is required for this to work. And, the MSBuild Community Tasks…

enlarge (week #8)

Tue, 19 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT

A simple DOS command-line (CLI) utility that enlarges the command prompt window to the largest possible size (based on the current/active screen). Just like shrink, this is a super simple utility and hardly any code, but I use it…

shrink (week #7)

Tue, 12 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT

A simple DOS command-line (CLI) utility that shrinks the current command prompt window to 80x24. And, that's all it does! It is a super simple utility and hardly any code, but I'm always surprised just how often I use it! I checked it…

cldesc (week #6)

Tue, 05 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Cleans and sorts a descript.ion file, removing entries that no longer exist with a couple of other options too.. Check out the source code on GitHub!

ebook_compiler (week #5)

Tue, 29 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT

This is a simple utility that converts .md (markdown) files to html. It then combines them into one .html file. The real benefit of this is that I can separate my book into separate files. As many or as few as I want. I currently have…

I miss macros in Visual Studio 2012

Wed, 23 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT

I just thought I'd share with everyone how frustrating it is to not be able to create a simple Macro in Visual Studio 2012. I know I can create an extension and it is extremely easy to do compared to previous releases.. But seriously..…

Minecraft Launcher (week #4)

Tue, 22 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Provides a simple interface to launch multiple Minecraft installations. It also allows the user to Rename, Copy, Delete, and Hide client installations. The launcher reads client directories from its current directory and lists them for…

8-bit Retro Games + Basic/Cheesy Graphics = Super High-End/Expensive Graphics Card .. !?

Mon, 21 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT

So, here is a rant I'm been holding on for quite a while now. When I look at games like Minecraft and a whole slew of similar retro-style, indie games they look like a lot of fun! And, most of them are! They are done really well too.…

gitstatus (week #3)

Tue, 15 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT

» Displays an interactive Git status on the command-line. Check out the source code and downloads on GitHub! This is a simple application that allows you to get the status of your Git directory interactively. What I mean by…

wifian (week #2)

Tue, 08 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT

A simple Wi-Fi signal strength analyzer (CLI-based). It should be pretty straight forward... I was looking for a super fast and simple to use signal analyzer and didn't find one I liked. All I wanted was something to show me directional…

editpath (week #1)

Tue, 01 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT

My first application for my new challenge is editpath. This is a very simple application that when run, easily allows you to load up the system or user PATH environment variable, edit it, then save it back. Not only does it provide a…

New Year's Resolution

Tue, 01 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT

While I have a handful of personal New Year's Resolutions, I haven't yet chosen anything that is really technology-based. So, after thinking about it I've decided to release a new application every week! It may be for Windows,…

The Raspberry Pi computer

Thu, 20 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT

The tiny, quiet Raspberry Pi computers running my media center and home servers.

Visual Studio macro to hide/show the Output window after a build…

Fri, 24 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT

A Visual Studio macro that shows build failures and hides the Output window after a successful build.

How to ensure Outlook is always running..

Thu, 07 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT

When I am working, I like to close applications that I am not currently using. This conserves memory (not important) and eliminates desktop clutter (very important). Too often however, Outlook gets closed down in the process. This…

Customize how search results are displayed

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT

I created a simple utility that can customize the Visual Studio Find Results output. I think using it should be pretty self-explanatory.. I wanted something new to do this morning, what can I say!? Download it here! You can also check…

Excellent Visual Studio tips roundup by Sara Ford

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT

http://blogs.msdn.com/saraford/archive/2009/09/09/teched-australia-25-visual-studio-2008-ide-tips.aspx The ones I found most useful (or didn’t already know) include: Prevent copying blank lines with Ctrl+C Look in Tools - Options - Text…

Build macro for web projects

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Using this macro and batch file you can map a keyboard shortcut and/or a toolbar button in Visual Studio to restart IIS and build the selected project asynchronously. 1. Create a batch file that includes the following: For projects that…

Visual Studio 2008 Macro Fun

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Here are a few macros that I use, that I thought might be of use to others. They should be fairly easy to set up in your environment. I’m always excited to hear about new macros and plugins and other time-saving functionality for Visual…

Simple Visual Studio 2005 regular expression to swap variable assignments

Tue, 21 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Here is a simple regular expression to use in Visual Studio 2005 to swap the variable/object and assignment.

Collapse folders and projects in Visual Studio

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT

I consider the PowerCommands for Visual Studio 2008 invaluable. And, the collapse all feature is certainly one of my most used features. However, if a solution folder is already collapsed, the projects underneath are skipped. So, I…

SCRUM vs. Waterfall

Tue, 13 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

I didn’t realize how frustrating it would be to take a new job that doesn’t do SCRUM. I was told it was an iterative development process. But, honestly, it’s more like old-fashioned waterfall than anything else. I’ve had a few…

Obama vs. Christians

Thu, 30 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT

1. Obama is undecided on whether life begins at conception - Saddleback Church Forum Aug 16th, 2008. Obama voted against born alive protections for abortion survivors four times, and voted against a ban on partial-birth abortion in the…

PowerCommands for Visual Studio 2008

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT

PowerCommands for Visual Studio 2008 is definitely one of the best plug-ins available for Visual Studio.. http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/Release/ProjectReleases.aspx?ProjectName=PowerCommands&ReleaseId=559Includes things like: Undo…

Integrating TortoiseSVN with Visual Studio

Thu, 11 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Going back to using a file explorer separately for managing RCS, after using TFS built into Visual Studio has been a little irritating. That's not because I prefer TFS, because I don't. In fact, I hope I never have to go back to TFS…

My IRAM drive finally running!

Thu, 07 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT

I finally got my IRAM drive running on my new work machine. I use it exclusively for my TFS local folders in Visual Studio 2005 and 2008 Team Editions. It literally cut my compile time in half. From about 3 minutes 10 seconds to 1…

Letter to Google

Wed, 12 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT

First off, let me just say how fantastic the GMail web interface is. For my style and usage patterns, it can't be beat. I have used a two folder system in Outlook for four to five years now, since I gave up on trying to keep things…

Important differences between the JavaScript null and undefined

Fri, 17 Aug 2007 00:00:00 GMT

I'm cleaning up some old code today primarily consisting of JavaScript and a bit of C# (ASP.net). I'm trying to make the code faster and more easily understood. I thought I'd clean up the code used when working with elements on the…

Just had a funny thought...

Fri, 17 Aug 2007 00:00:00 GMT

I was just thinking how much I love JavaScript and how it has been my favorite language/platform for years. People who consider themselves 'real' developers have always given me a hard time because of it. That and "you can use it just…

Targeting Firefox, IE 7, and IE 6 (and older) browsers via CSS

Thu, 16 Aug 2007 00:00:00 GMT

The tip for today's post is applying different styles to IE 7, IE 6 and older, and all the other browsers out there without having custom script or changing out style sheets. It’s simple too! There you have it! Now you can target the…

How many blogs are you subscribed to?

Sat, 04 Aug 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Reading blogs take too much time. There have always only been a few that I actually read, frequently. But, most of them, even long time favorites (such as Scobleizer) just seem to take too much time to read. I have found myself…

Getting things done!?

Tue, 17 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT

I recently purchased the book Getting Things Done, by David Allen. I've just started reading it and I'm surprised how similar my own personal method is to GTD. I have done some things for many years because they worked. This book is…

Google Maps stopped working a few days ago

Fri, 13 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT

We ran into a problem this last Monday (7/9/07) where the Google Maps stopped working on some of our page. After figuring out why some pages were working and some weren't it turns out that Google made a change to their API. Basically,…

Great quote from Ann Coulter

Sat, 07 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Although, I'm always irritated by good bloggers posting their own feelings regarding politics, because they are usually wrong, I just couldn't resist posting one myself. This is from Ann Coulter at…

Output name/values of an Enum

Wed, 28 Mar 2007 00:00:00 GMT

I took the time a while ago to figure out the best way to output each name and value in an Enum. I just keep using the code and have been looking in recent projects looking for the code to re-use in a new project. So, I thought I’d…

The Windows Vista UAC

Mon, 19 Mar 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Everyone has probably already turned off the UAC, but I hadn't until today. I left those annoying popup dialogs, because I actually like the features it provides; not for me, but for when my kids are using my computer. And, let's be…

Saving as Drafts instead of Posts

Fri, 16 Mar 2007 00:00:00 GMT

I keep saving my blogs as Drafts on accident instead of Posting them. Sorry about that. I've got about a dozen recently that I'll go through and post them. Some of them are pretty cool!

Windows Vista Command-Prompt from Here

Fri, 09 Mar 2007 00:00:00 GMT

I stumbled upon a nice feature of Windows Vista Explorer. If you right-click on a folder in Explorer, it will provide you with a different set of options. One of them is "Open Command Window Here," that opens a DOS prompt with the…

Visual Studio File Comparison Settings

Wed, 07 Mar 2007 00:00:00 GMT

.. In other words, how to set Beyond Compare as your file comparison tool in VSTS. I finally got tired of the default comparison tool in Visual Studio 2005 Team Edition and went poking around to find out how to set Beyond Compare to the…

Use Reflection to compare Class properties with Enum element names

Tue, 06 Mar 2007 00:00:00 GMT

The following code demonstrates how to use Reflection to simply your code; making it easier to read and understand, and remove code for potential bugs. The "normal" way of assigning/comparing Enum elements with class properties. In this…

Universal Charging Pad

Sat, 03 Mar 2007 00:00:00 GMT

I was thinking how nice it would be to get rid of all of my power cables and USB cables that are being used to charge up all of my devices. That would be very cool, indeed! So, I was thinking why not make a "Universal Charging Pad" that…

Wish list for Google Docs & Spreadsheets

Mon, 26 Feb 2007 00:00:00 GMT

To build upon my previous post about why Google Docs & Spreadsheets doesn't work, here is a short list of features I would like to see implemented. Custom Font Selection: I just gotta be able to change the look and feel of my documents…

Why Google Docs & Spreadsheets doesn't work

Fri, 23 Feb 2007 00:00:00 GMT

After playing with it in the past and over the last couple of days I have become very familiar with its features and capabilities. However, I've become even more aware of what it doesn't do. First off, I can't change the fonts and…

Visual Studio clipboard ring and other keyboard shortcuts

Tue, 13 Feb 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Visualstudiohacks.com is always my first choice for getting the low-down on Visual Studio. On their site I found a great shortcut key to cycle through the VS clipboard ring. In doing so, I remembered that VS actually had a clipboard…

Top TV Shows

Thu, 08 Feb 2007 00:00:00 GMT

I found a list of the most popular TV shows of any era here. I was looking at it to find out how Smallville is doing in the ratings and realized that I haven't seen even a few minutes of most of the shows listed. So, I thought I'd have…

Word 2007 Blogging

Thu, 08 Feb 2007 00:00:00 GMT

I really liked the possibilities presented in Microsoft's Live Writer, but it just wasn't all there. While reading Eric Nelson's recent entry about his first post from Word 2007, I just had to give it a go. It is working so far. I'm…

Disable those annoying UAC popups in Vista

Wed, 31 Jan 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Life Hacker has great articles. Nuff said.

New UI formulating..

Mon, 22 Jan 2007 00:00:00 GMT

I think it's time to create a new UI for wasatchwizard.com, what do you think? I've had the current version the longest, by far, of any others. I'm pretty sure it has lasted so long because it is so plain. Any ideas?

The url CSS property and other frequent CSS pitfalls

Mon, 22 Jan 2007 00:00:00 GMT

I noticed that I have been using the url CSS property incorrectly in a lot of our pages. The correct syntax includes single quotes around the image path. For instance:

BeOS still ranked in seventh place?

Sun, 04 Jun 2006 00:00:00 GMT

I thought it was pretty interesting that BeOS was ranked seventh place in operating systems Overall Usability and Quality ranking by Scot Finnie. Considering that it is over six years old, that's saying quite a lot!…

C# desktop programming assessment

Thu, 01 Jun 2006 00:00:00 GMT

I took the free Microsoft® Windows®-based Client Development with Microsoft Visual Studio® 2005 and Microsoft Visual C#® assessment exam online today during lunch. There were a couple of areas that I wasn't familar with so I…

Excellent sidebar content for web developers!

Thu, 25 May 2006 00:00:00 GMT

A friend showed me a great resource for web developers using the Opera web browser. There are several panels that provide instant links to technical references, such as CSS 2.1 attribute specification. As soon as I saw them working in…

File permissions for normal users vs. locked-down users

Wed, 24 May 2006 00:00:00 GMT

This table details the permissions and ability to write files in the specified folders per user.

Using shared C# source files between multiple Visual Studio.Net 2003 projects

Mon, 15 May 2006 00:00:00 GMT

I have tried hacking this many times and no one seems to think it was possible. But, alas.. someone was paying attention to the details. The following article describes how to include an existing "common" .cs file in your Visual…

Disable built-in support for zip files in Windows

Thu, 11 May 2006 00:00:00 GMT

I am tired of waiting for Windows Explorer to load and cache every zip file in the folder I am trying to display. So, John sent this to me:…

Atlas tasks project walk-through

Mon, 17 Apr 2006 00:00:00 GMT

The previous releases of Atlass weren't even worth looking at, let alone installing it. The latest release, however, look fantastic! I was especially impressed by how easy it is to extend your current datagrid and lists to use AJAX.…

Updated my personal site UI

Sun, 19 Mar 2006 00:00:00 GMT

I spent some time this evening (and morning) updating my site to a new layout I've been thinking of lately. It is much more clean and easy to navigate and uses less bandwidth, so the page comes off my cable modem much quicker! Check it…

Create virtual directories in IIS using VBScript

Tue, 20 Dec 2005 00:00:00 GMT

I created a cool little utility recently that creates or removes a virtual directory in IIS by passing in the folder and name. It has saved me a lot of time already, just in the last few days by allowing me to drag a folder onto it.…

LANDesk Handheld Manager

Mon, 12 Dec 2005 00:00:00 GMT

LANDesk got some good publicity yesterday. Federal Computer Week reviewed our Handheld Manager product. The article is located at http://www.fcw.com/article91688-12-12-05-Print. Some highlights are: “The Novell and LANDesk products…

Customizing the Tools menu in LDMS

Wed, 23 Nov 2005 00:00:00 GMT

Here are instructions on how to add LDDiscover.exe to the Tools menu in the LDMS Win32 console. It is designed to be easily customized by LDMS users. First, create a new folder named Tools under the ManagementSuite folder. The default…

Agent-less LDMS inventory using LDDiscover.exe

Sun, 20 Nov 2005 00:00:00 GMT

I was playing around with some of the components that come with LANDesk Management Suite (LDMS). I work for LANDesk Software, Inc. on the ISV team. My team comes up with solutions to integrate LANDesk and our partners’ products. Anyway,…

Cross-platform development

Tue, 08 Nov 2005 00:00:00 GMT

A friend and I are creating a new software application. It has some new ideas, not revolutionary, but good solid features. What it does have, however, is a fantastic development paradigm. In creating and using my own developer toolkit…

Computers of the Future

Mon, 07 Nov 2005 00:00:00 GMT

My vision of the Computers of the Future There has been a lot of talk about the future of the World Wide Web lately. Most of it is the normal fluff and excitement about the latest technology that is “new,” even though it’s been around…

Google Classifieds

Mon, 07 Nov 2005 00:00:00 GMT

This evening I was thinking about the other areas that Google could receive advertising dollars from. One of things I thought of was personal classified advertisements. I, personally, would love to be able to properly sort and filter…

Bookmarks application and search

Fri, 04 Nov 2005 00:00:00 GMT

With all of that being said (see previous Blog), I find it is usually easier (and faster) to perform a Google search for most things I’m looking for than trying to remember where I put the link and finding it in a menu. Since, this is…

Online favorites and bookmarks

Fri, 04 Nov 2005 00:00:00 GMT

I’ve seen so many sites offering online favorites and bookmarks over the years and now Microsoft is making yet another version available. (I think this must be their fifth or sixth time re-creating that project.) I still don’t think…

Handheld devices

Thu, 03 Nov 2005 00:00:00 GMT

Wifi handheld devices. What about wi-fi on my MP3 player? I’d like to be able to update my music files and lists from my computer automatically, without having to plug it in. I’d like to be able to share music wirelessly with my…

Setting up a Pocket PC 2002 development environment

Wed, 02 Nov 2005 00:00:00 GMT

Instructions to get Pocket PC development environment setup Introduction to Development Tools for Windows Mobile-based Devices http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnppcgen/html/devtoolsmobileapps.asp…

Sony DRM, part II

Wed, 02 Nov 2005 00:00:00 GMT

I’ve been thinking about Sony’s new DRM a bit this morning. I think it’s unfortunate that Sony’s leadership has given up on new ideas and instead they are crying foul for those who are still innovating. Why do I say that, you might ask?…

Sony DRM

Wed, 02 Nov 2005 00:00:00 GMT

I read some interesting articles this morning about DRM. It seems that Sony has surpassed Microsoft as provider of the most invasive technology pundit. Here’s the article I found on engadget.com. A couple other links are here and here.…

The difference between VarChar and NVarChar

Thu, 27 Oct 2005 00:00:00 GMT

I was asked recently by a solid developer (one of the best I know, in fact) about the difference between the TSQL varchar and nvarchar data types. I was surprised he didn't know this. So, I thought it might be helpful to post it on my…

The future of the Web

Fri, 14 Oct 2005 00:00:00 GMT

Podcasts are becoming more and more popular, aren't they!? I was just thinking about where I would be right now had me and a few friends actually continued doing 4guystech recording sessions. We would have been about four years ahead of…

Build wish list

Thu, 08 Sep 2005 00:00:00 GMT

After my little rant I went to Google to find alternative build tools. The first page brings up the usual stuff. I redid my search as .net build tools. That was much better (Hippo.net looks cool) but there are still things that I can’t…

The State of Builds

Thu, 08 Sep 2005 00:00:00 GMT

I don’t care for NAnt. In this modern world of object oriented development, it feels like I’m being forced back into the Stone Age, editing Batch files. No, actually, I would prefer editing Batch files than NAnt XML files. At least with…

Google Desktop Search 2 (beta 2) and Sidebar

Thu, 25 Aug 2005 00:00:00 GMT

I haven’t seen or noticed anything new about the file indexer, although there are a lot of new filters and plug-ins available. I did notice that it was apparently necessary to re-index my entire drives all over again. I would have…

Google Talk

Thu, 25 Aug 2005 00:00:00 GMT

Here it is, the day after my little rant about wasting time and I find Google has come out with a couple of nifty little applications. Google Talk and Google Desktop Search 2 (with Sidebar) Beta 2. They look both look great. Google Talk…

Productivity Lost

Wed, 24 Aug 2005 00:00:00 GMT

Where has all the time gone? I finally started using a Blog aggregator. Yup, I looked at a few and decided upon NewsGator.com’s free web interface to try out. I have successfully added some of the Blog sites that I like to read. Sites…

WScript.Shell ExpandEnvironmentStrings

Thu, 18 Aug 2005 00:00:00 GMT

Many of you out there who’ve been developing for more than a few years might appreciate the value of Batch files. I still use them. I feel the same way about VBScript files (or JScript files if you prefer). More so, actually, because I…

Problems with Pocket PC event notifications using CeRunAppAtEvent, CeRunAppAtTime and CeSetUserNotificationEx

Tue, 12 Jul 2005 00:00:00 GMT

I had a serious bug in an application recently that I found was being caused by the Pocket PC API; the CeRunAppAtEvent and CeRunAppAtTime methods to be precise. These methods are supposed to run an application based on a system event…