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Thursday, May 01, 2008 11:32 PM

[Utility] TeraCopy removes the file copy pain from Windows Vista

Last September, I asked why aren't Windows file copies restartable ? It's a huge productivity killer - and very frustrating - when you're copying a large file from a network share or over a VPN and the copy fails when it was 80% complete. At that point...
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Sunday, February 24, 2008 1:46 AM

Opening Adobe Illustrator (AI) files when you don't have Adobe Illustrator

You've been waiting for the design firm to send final artwork. The e-mail finally arrives... Uh, oh. That organic.ai file is an Adobe Illustrator Artwork file. Since I'm not a full time designer, I haven't gotten around to spending $600 for Illustrator...
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Sunday, February 10, 2008 10:19 PM

Getting JavaScript and ASP.NET talking (outside of AJAX)

Passing values between ASP.NET and JavaScript code is messy A lot of effort has gone into simplifying the AJAX pattern, in which your JavaScript code calls methods on the server without requiring a full page post. You don't hear much about the synchronous...
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Monday, January 14, 2008 11:49 PM

Registry setting keeps Windows from wigging out when you open lots of IE7 tabs

Summary Opening too many tabs in Internet Explorer 7 can cause the Windows shell to switch to "Evil Mode". Fortunately, there's a registry setting that fixes the problem by increasing the Windows heap size. The Problem Internet Explorer starts to go nuts...
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Wednesday, November 28, 2007 2:03 AM

Ten Tips for a Happy Upgrade to Visual Studio 2008 (Release)

Visual Studio 2008 has been out for over a week. I've upgraded three machines (two Vista, one XP) from Beta 2 to RTM, then upgraded a couple of projects. I've also been watching blog posts and listening in at the Twitter water-cooler to hear about other...
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Thursday, October 25, 2007 1:07 AM

Creating Zip archives in .NET (without an external library like SharpZipLib)

Overview SharpZipLib provides best free .NET compression library, but what if you can't use it due to the GPL license? I'll look at a few options, ending with my favorite - System.IO.Packaging. SharpZipLib is good, but there's that GPL thing SharpZipLib...
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Friday, September 07, 2007 12:41 AM

[Tip] Use RUNAS to set your Windows Auth domain for database connections

Ever run into problems connecting to a database using Windows Authentication when you're not on that domain? I sure have - I was connecting over VPN, wanting to use SQL Server Management Studio, but my VPN account wasn't in the correct domain to authenticate...
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Wednesday, September 05, 2007 12:11 AM

Easier VPN connections from a Windows desktop

Connecting to a VPN in Windows is a bit painful if you do it frequently. It's a relatively simple task, but it's "death by a thousand right clicks", and it takes a good fifteen seconds. If you're on and off VPN's frequently, it's worth taking the time...
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Monday, July 09, 2007 8:46 AM

Presentation tricks - Command Windows

Time management is a big part of a technical presentation. You want your demos to go fast enough to keep your audience's attention, but you don't want to gloss over details and lose them. Here are a few tricks I've used when showing something command...
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Friday, June 08, 2007 10:56 PM

Failed Orcas Beta 1 install - Check for Office 2007 Beta Installer records

The Orcas Beta 1 install kept failing on my laptop with a non-specific error. The install log didn't say anything very helpful: Microsoft Web Designer Tools: [2] Component Microsoft Web Designer Tools returned an unexpected value. setup.exe: [2] ISetupComponent...
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