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SQL Azure Explorer on Channel 9
Our SQL Azure Explorer Addin for VS2010, which is on Codeplex was mentioned on the  Last Week on Channel 9 show , which is cool. Made the download stats peek even though it’s for VS2010 Beta 1 only and you need to have an SQL Azure CTP account. ...
Posted: Oct 03 2009, 12:25 PM by jdanforth
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SQL Azure Explorer Addin for VS2010 Beta 1
Me and Dag König just released the alpha version of a (so far) small Codeplex project we’ve been working on for the last week or so – an SQL Azure Explorer Addin for Visual Studio 2010 Beta 1 . The reasons for this project are several, but mostly to learn...
Posted: Sep 29 2009, 01:23 PM by jdanforth
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7-Zip on 64 Bit Windows 7 Beta
I’m having problems in my 64 bit Windows 7 beta with the built in support for unzipping zip-files containing *lots* of files. It often hangs near the end and I have to reboot to sort things out. Downloaded 64 bit version of 7-Zip and it work fine – so...
Posted: Apr 15 2009, 07:26 PM by jdanforth
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Setting Up Windows 7 Beta On Dell M4400
I’ve decided to go for the Windows 7 beta on my new Dell M4400 due to the problems I got with the 64-bit Vista on it. Several blue screens and the most annoying audio stutter made me make up my mind. I must say I got some help from the pro support in...
Posted: Feb 28 2009, 03:32 PM by jdanforth | with 2 comment(s)
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ISO Recorder
This free (Alex accepts PayPal donations) ISO Burner/recorder works pretty well on Vista and got both 32 and 64-bit versions. Quote from his site : ISO Recorder is a tool (power toy) ...snip...  to burn CD and DVD images (DVD support is only available...
Posted: Jan 07 2009, 05:12 PM by jdanforth
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Writespace - Fullscreen Writing Environment Add-in for Word
I just published this open source project on Codeplex, and this information is available on the Writespace Codeplex home page as well. Writespace is a fullscreen writing environment , developed with WPF (Windows Presentation Foundation) as a ClickOnce...
SyncToy 2.0 Released
Version 2.0 of SyncToy has been released on MSDN Downloads . SyncToy does not replace FolderShare for syncing files between different computers, but is a more effective way to copy/move/sync files on your computer. The dev-team uses the tool primarily...
Posted: Aug 22 2008, 10:49 AM by jdanforth
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My Toolbelt
My friend Jan-Erik told me he was about to write a blog page about good tools he is currently using, so I thought I might just do the same. I like my machine clean, so if I'm not using a program or tool for some time, it's out. I'm not listing the most...
Posted: Aug 15 2008, 11:46 AM by jdanforth | with 2 comment(s)
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[Tools] Cropper the C# Screen Capture Program
It doesn't really matter what language the tool is written in, but this program happens to be one of the smoothest screen capture utilities around, and it happens to be written in C#. I've been using it for months, and I have no plans to replace if for...
Posted: Feb 24 2008, 12:32 PM by jdanforth | with 2 comment(s)
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[Tools] Microsoft SharedView Beta2
I just tried it out with Eric, and it worked like a charm.  Connect with up to 15 people in different locations and get your point across by showing them what's on your screen. Share, review, and update documents with multiple people in real time...
Posted: Feb 23 2008, 05:18 PM by jdanforth | with 1 comment(s)
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