November 2005 - Posts

IE is a FireFox plugin :)

Now I don't have to leave FireFox anymore, *ever*, not even for WindowUpdate, MSDN Library, etc.: http://ietab.mozdev.org/

Create secure string easily in tests (i.e. for a password for Process.Start)
SecureString pwd = new SecureString(); foreach(char c in "Pass@word1") { pwd.AppendChar(c); } Process.Start("notepad", "Administrator", pwd, Environment.MachineName);
Virtual PC and the lack of Maximize button

Nowadays, it's unbelievable that an application has the Maximize button disabled. Even more if it's an application I use everyday and which most of the time NEEDS to be maximized.

Resizing the stupid window so that it fits the entire desktop area of my laptop, and at the same time trying the resolution in the guest OS to fit instead of show scrollbars is one of the most annoying experiences I have with Virtual PC every damn day...

NUnit 2.2 for .NET v2.0 RTM

I've modified the public MSI with the Orca tool so that it installs in any version of .NET (which runs fine and is supported anyways...). So go download it and enjoy doing TDD ;).

Update: I forgot to mention that after installation, you must open the nunit-gui.exe.config and  nunit-console.exe.config and replace the <startup> element with:

  <startup>
   <requiredRuntime version="v2.0.50727" />
  </startup>
 

TabControl.Visible / Hide() not working, and won't be fixed **ever**?!?
Read this bug report please. Sometimes I'm amazed at the things they do in the name of "backwards compatibility"...
More Posts