Custom mime types with Cassini
After too much time trying to get some video files to play using the video tag, I did some searching and learned that the ASP.NET development web server (Cassini) doesn’t support custom MIME … more
Contents tagged with SW-HW-Tech
Clever move, Firefox!
I used to be a die-hard Firefox junkie. Back when IE was in versions 7 and 8, IE just wasn’t a good choice for working on standards-compliant web sites, and as new HTML features started … more
Great tool for SQL Server Compact Databases
How do I examine the contents of a SQL Server Compact database? How do I open an sdf file in SQL Server Management Studio? If you’ve wondered about this, then you need to get the SQL … more
Mouse Without Borders
Certainly not the first such product, but this tool Microsoft lets you share keyboard and mouse between computers on a network. I’ve never been able to get Synergy to work, so even with its … more
A better way to check your Windows Phone app submissions
Whenever I submit apps, I end up visiting the apphub page frequently to see if it’s been updated. I also visit it all the time to check on downloads. To make this process easier, I’ve … more
Kinect for Windows SDK Launch
The past 24 hours have been pretty amazing! I’ve been at Microsoft creating a fun project using the brand-new Kinect for Windows SDK. There was a whole room full of us coding, … more
Creating client applications with Microsoft.SharePoint libraries
If you are trying to build a SharePoint client application, you could easily get a frustrating start. Just getting the right libraries to build against can be a challenge. You will read … more
Formatting strings in the .NET Micro Framework
I was trying to format some numeric strings in a Netduino .NET application. I was surprised to see that I couldn’t use string.Format() since it’s not in the framework. I need to trim a … more
Weird error message!
I thought this was very funny. I got an error in Chrome stating that it couldn’t reach a site because my computer was asleep. Just a matter of timing, but funny to me anyway! more
Review: Cyberlink PowerDirector
As an MVP I get free copies of software sometimes in exchange for writing a review. I was excited to be offered PowerDirector since I really enjoy video editing but am chronically dissatisfied … more