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17 juni 2010
Extracting files from an MSI package

Reminder to self, as I have searched for this too many times: How to extract files from an MSI file without actually installing it: msiexec /a c:\downloads\WCFRestStarterKit.msi /qb TARGETDIR=c:\RESTStarterKit Run this from an elevated command prompt. The target directory does not have to be created... Read More...

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Filed under: Windows OS, Tools and Utilities

02 juni 2009
Developer Days 2009

Last week Microsoft The Netherlands held another great edition of the Developer Days. With a fantastic line-up of speakers and a smooth organization I guess everyone must have enjoyed it. I know I had a good time and hope you did as well. Thanks to those of you who attended any of my sessions. I have... Read More...

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Filed under: Conferences, ASP.NET 2.0, .NET FX 2.0, Tools and Utilities, Community, Debugging, Oslo

13 februari 2008
LOLCode: 2 1337 4 u n00bs

Reading the blog of Scott Hanselman I found a post on LOLCODE . LOLCODE is a simple and silly programming language, based on 1337-speak (a gamers/hackers slang). There is even an official site on LOLCODE , which has several semi-official specifications of the language. You have to see a fragment of LOLCODE... Read More...

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Filed under: Gaming, Humor, Tools and Utilities

24 december 2007
Command-line argument parser

This post has been in my Drafts folder for quite some time. Read on if you are interested in command-line argument/parameter parsing. I've blogged a couple of times on the Ventrilo (now on version 3.0) proxy and status port that Divinity and myself wrote. The console application that works both as a... Read More...

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Filed under: .NET FX 2.0, Tools and Utilities, .NET FX 1.1

27 februari 2007
Sniff your network: Microsoft Network Monitor 3.0

A little over a week ago Microsoft has released the third version of Network Monitor , a network sniffing utility. With this tool you can capture network traffic that passes over your network card. It allows you to see what really goes over the wire. Very useful when you want to verify what you are sending... Read More...

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Filed under: Protocols, Windows OS, Tools and Utilities, Debugging

15 december 2006
WebDev.WebServer for easy website hosting

Visual Studio 2005 Websites and Web Application projects use the ASP.NET Development Server as a light-weight web server to host the websites. Pretty easy, but sometimes you need to host one or more websites and don't feel like starting a full-blown VS2005 instance just for that. And adding a Web Share... Read More...

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Filed under: ASP.NET 2.0, Visual Studio 2005, Tools and Utilities, Testing

12 december 2006
Revamp your Terminal Services Client

Microsoft support has released version 6.0 of the Terminal Services Client -or- Remote Desktop Connection at their website . This version allows you to connect to Windows Vista and Windows "Longhorn" Server terminal services. The new features include: Network Level Authentication Server authentication... Read More...

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Filed under: Windows OS, Tools and Utilities