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16 februari 2009
Quick tip on Visual Studio 2008 and UAC
On a Windows Vista (and presumably Windows Server 2008) that has User Account Control (UAC) enabled you are no longer able to drag and drop files from Windows Explorer into your VS solution. I always used this to quickly add files to a project. What a bummer. There are 2 workarounds: Copy or move the... Read More...
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18 februari 2008
Running classic ASP on IIS 7
It's not really difficult to run classic ASP on Internet Information Server 7, but there are some bumps down the road. Here's a little help to get you started: First of all, check whether you have the Windows feature for ASP installed. Go to Programs and Features in Control Panel and click Turn Windows... Read More...
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13 januari 2008
Linksys WAG200G router, Vista and Windows Live Messenger
Quick reminder to self (and others): the Linksys WAG200G ADSL Annex-A (or B) modem/router and Windows Vista do not play well together for Windows Live Messenger. You will need to start netsh.exe from an elevated command prompt and run the following commands: interface tcp set global autotuninglevel=disabled... Read More...
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26 juli 2007
Getting started with ADAM and ASP.NET 2.0
This blog entry is meant to describe how you can get Active Directory Application Mode (ADAM for short) up and running in combination with ASP.NET 2.0 Membership and Role Management. If you are not familiar with ADAM, I suggest you read this introduction to ADAM: " Madam, I'm Adam " Installing a ADAM... Read More...
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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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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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10 november 2006
Cool Windows XP Theme: Zune
Normally I don’t change the appearance of my OS very much. But when I came across this Zune theme I did anyway (through theWPFblog right here ). I love the small fonts on the caption bars and the dark color is pleasant to the eyes. Read More...
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25 augustus 2006
Simple trick to do a refresh after POSTback
Just a quick trick to do a full refresh of your page after that page has had a postback. You know, that's when, if you hit F5, you get the dialog: On Fritz Onion's weblog I saw a trick that I think I can beat. Here are my two ways of doing it: Place a space after the URL and press ENTER. (This is the... Read More...
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26 juni 2006
Improve visual with ClearType
A couple of days ago I downloaded the ClearType PowerToy to see if the readability of Windows on my laptop and TFT screen could be improved. The theory of ClearType is that it will anti-alias your fonts, so that the transitions from black to white are smoother, and more natural curves can be achieved... Read More...
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22 juni 2006
Quick intro on Simple List Extensions
Microsoft is on the RSS train and has adopted the syndication format. Internet Explorer 7.0 will have support for RSS, for example by allowing you to use it as a some form of RSS aggregator. As a part of their adoption on RSS, Microsoft has again used his “embrace and extend” strategy and added Simple... Read More...
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02 december 2005
SNARF to rescue you from your mail overload
When there is not a lot of time, you would triage bugs in software development and select the most important bugs you might want to fix. Take the idea to your email list and you are triaging your mail messages. This is where Microsoft Research has stepped in and created the tool SNARF: Social Network... Read More...
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