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Pomodoro Timer for the Windows 7 TaskBar by jdanforth

EDIT: The code is now open source on codeplex, on http://pomodorotaskbar.codeplex.com There's a new version available for download there too. If you’re into the Pomodoro technique and looking for a pretty simple out-of-the-way timer which sits in the...

Writespace Updated with Command Line Version and Some IronRuby Fun by jdanforth

I had a few minutes to fix a few issues and release an updated version (1.3) of Writespace – the full screen editing environment addin for Word. So what’s new? I removed the annoying illuminated animation for row and column when typing. Added F4 shortcut...
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Visual Studio 2008 Web Test Not Recording on 64-bit Windows 7 by jdanforth

I was about to record a web test in Visual Studio 2008 Team System today, and the recorder refused to record anything. And the Recorder “bar” in IE 8 was not showing. After some digging around, the issue was fixed by deleting a few registry keys. Found...

Windows 7 RC Feels Very Stable by jdanforth

I upgraded to Win7rc as fast as I could from the beta and pretty much all the problems I had on the beta are gone! I’ve never experienced a beta OS as stable as this one, it’s nothing short of impressive. Hangs on reboot/shutdown are gone. Annoying stuttering...
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Windows 7 Release Candidate Availability by jdanforth

Glad to read about the upcoming RC release of Windows 7 . Just wondering how I should “migrate” to the RC from by current beta as I’ve spent days and days to get it in pretty good shape. Lots of job, but Win7 is just worth it. From the Askperf webby ...
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Restored 64-bit Windows 7 Beta from Windows Home Server Backup on a DELL Laptop by jdanforth

The HD of the new DELL Precision M4400 I have crashed, burned and died yesterday. I heard the screams 3 rooms away while drinking my morning coffee. It was horrific. Luckily it was powered on during the night, so the Windows Home Server (WHS) had a full...

7-Zip on 64 Bit Windows 7 Beta by jdanforth

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...
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WCF Certificates with IIS on Windows 7 Beta by jdanforth

I’ve blogged earlier about the problems with Cassini and WCF on Windows 7 Beta (build 7000) and your best bet is to install IIS locally test your services in there. Now, there might be some problems getting IIS to read your service certificate and my...
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Bad Request With WCF Service in Cassini On Windows 7 Beta by jdanforth

Trying to run a WCF service in Cassini on your Windows 7 Beta (7000) machine and get this error? The remote server returned an unexpected response: (400) Bad Request. Unless you’re running your service with basic http binding or with security specifically...
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Turn Windows 7 Features On or Off by jdanforth

I’m trying to install/add IIS features to my Windows 7 beta build 7000 laptop. You got pretty fine grained control over these features in Windows 7, and it’s not easy to know what you really need. I need to run WCF services on my machine, so I’m turning...
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