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Android Development Basic - Setting up Windows's environment variables

2011-04-29T18:05:00.001+08:00

Android Development Basic - Setting up Windows's environment variables

When preparing a new development environment for android development, following environment variables are essential to be setup.

1) JAVA_HOME (e.g. C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0_24), // this is pointing to the Java JDK directory.
2) ANDROID_HOME (e.g. C:\Android\android-sdk), // this is pointing to you installed Android SDK directory.
3) PATH (e.g. c:\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools;   // this will be pointing to the common tools that you going to use in command prompt.
              c:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0_24\bin;
              %ANDROID_HOME%\tools; )

With the above environment variable setup, you can get started easily with android development.

Fixing Visual Studio 2008 SP1 constant crashing.

2011-02-07T10:23:00.002+08:00

While undoubtedly Visual Studio 2008 is a great development tools, it has been reported to be constant crashing and cause the IDE to shutdown unexpectedly and this may causes unsaved work losses.

An description from the MSDN KB state the following:
VS2008 SP1: In Visual Studio 2008 SP1, having windows in non-default locations, for example after docking and undocking windows, when switching between debugging and designing or switching to/from full screen, can result in a crash of the Visual Studio IDE.

This Hotfix was updated on May 11, 2009 to address a shortcoming with the original Hotfix (published Mar 12, 2009) whereby XAML Intellisense may cease functioning after applying the Hotfix. If you have applied the original Hotfix, it is not necessary to uninstall it to apply the updated (V2) Hotfix.

The hotfix for the issue can be downloaded from here : http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/KB960075

Enjoy booting your pc with Soluto

2010-07-08T09:52:00.001+08:00

Few weeks back I’ve written a article about a very nice software call What Is My Computer Doing which give you information on what processes is currently running on your pc. While the tools is nice if you need to tweak you pc for software that is actually consuming the resources, but it doesn’t have the ability to control the processes from starting during boot.

Soluto, a Free software which is called the “Anti-Frustration Software” can help you on this. This software main functionality is to help you to tweak your pc booting time without breaking anything. After installation Soluto will startup together with windows and it will analyze all the processes that startup during booting, it will later shows a graphical interface where you have see more information on the exact amount of time each process taken to startup, it also allows you to Pause or Delay it’s startup to boost your pc startup time.

The details of each processes are driven by the community updated wiki, showing you a recommended setting to tweak it’s startup. If you have more information on the processes, you could also share it with others.

And the best of all, its FREE.

Get Soluto from http://www.soluto.com/Download/

Install Windows Automation API 3.0 to make Visual Studio 2010 runs faster.

2010-06-25T10:47:00.001+08:00

According to MS Knowledgebase article id 981741, visual studio can run faster if the Windows Automation API 3.0 is installed.

Read more from here http://support.microsoft.com/kb/981741

Observer in .NET 4.0 with IObserver(T)

2010-06-23T10:16:00.000+08:00

Observer in .NET 4.0 with IObserver(T): "The IObservable(T) and IOberver(T) interfaces are part of base class library of .NET 4.0. It's great that there is now a out of the box solution to implement the observer pattern. The article shows with a simple example how the two interfaces should be used."

Setting xUnit as External Tools in Visual Studio

2010-06-07T17:43:00.002+08:00

To set xUnit as External Tools in Visual Studio:

Go to Tools > External Tools
In the screen shown, configure as follow.
Command field is pointing to xunit.console.exe (xunit.console.clr4.exe if using xUnit 1.6)
Arguments fields does the main trick. You should set it as :
$(BinDir)$(TargetName)$(TargetExt)

Check the Use Output window as well to user the Visual Studio Output windows, instead of command prompt.
You can further drag the xUnit External Tool as a button in your toolbar, or set a shortcut key for it.

Easy upload photos from Windows Live Photo Gallery to Facebook.

2010-06-05T20:48:00.000+08:00

If you are using Windows Live Photo Gallery to manage your photos on your computer, then you definitely need to install “LiveUpload to Facebook” .

“LiveUpload to Facebook” is a plugin to Windows Live Photo Gallery available for free. After install the plugin you will have an option to upload photo to facebook in your Publish > More Services menu.

Once clicked, you will be prompted to choose an account to login with.

You can download it Here Download LiveUpload to Facebook

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Configure IP address / Network Connection from Command Prompt

2010-06-04T07:33:00.002+08:00

Easy guide to configure your IP address / Network Connection from Command Prompt.

http://www.petri.co.il/configure_tcp_ip_from_cmd.htm

Start Control Panel's item from command prompt

2010-06-02T09:35:00.000+08:00

Here is a good list of command that you can use to start Control Panel item's from the command line.

http://en.kioskea.net/faq/403-command-prompts-for-windows

What Is My Computer Doing.

2010-05-30T17:52:00.001+08:00

What Is My Computer Doing by www.itsth.com is a software that monitor your pc for software activities. It let your monitor your pc in real time on what each program / software is doing on your pc, e.g. accessing hard disk, or closing.

This software is very useful when you need to check which software is utilizing your cpu.

Download What 's my computer doing? [479 KB] >>

C# Type safe casting and explicit casting

2010-05-24T20:52:00.003+08:00

Explicit casting :
Label label = (Label)e.FooterRow.FindControl("lblNAme");

if (label != null)
{
// Todo :

}

Type safe casting :
Label label = e.FooterRow.FindControl("lblNAme") as Label;
//'is' keyword is used in conjunction after 'as', to provide
//a more intuitive then comparing to null as in explicit casting sample
if (label is Label)
{
// Todo :
}

DotNetSlackers: Using The Windows Server AppFabric Cache with ASP.NET

2010-05-20T21:04:00.000+08:00

DotNetSlackers: Using The Windows Server AppFabric Cache with ASP.NET

PCWorld.com's Sony Reader Touch Edition PRS-600 Review

2010-05-07T09:43:00.001+08:00

PCWorld.com's Sony Reader Touch Edition PRS-600 Review

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Get Temporary Directory

2010-05-02T06:23:00.001+08:00

Get Temporary Directory

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Problem using SC create under windows

2010-04-30T15:24:00.001+08:00

Problem using SC create under windows

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Using custom ObjectDataSource with Gridview

2010-04-28T11:45:00.003+08:00

Using ObjectDataSource on existing POCO object with GridView.

And use GridView's footer as the input template.

source :

http://www.highoncoding.com/Articles/139_GridView_With_ObjectDataSource.aspx

Support for Gridview Editing / Deleting

Attaching SQL Database without a LOG file

2010-04-16T18:18:00.000+08:00

refer to
https://community.dynamics.com/blogs/navemeadeveloper/comments/11638.aspx

Make programs / application from XPMode available to Windows 7

2010-03-26T11:42:00.000+08:00

Make programs / application from XPMode available to Windows 7

Creating a shortcut to an application in the
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs folder,
application will auto-publish to the Windows 7 Start menu.

Display tag library for J2EE developer

2010-03-10T09:43:00.000+08:00

The display tag library is an open source suite of custom tags that provide
high-level web presentation patterns which will work in an MVC model. The
library provides a significant amount of functionality while still being
easy to use.

http://displaytag.sourceforge.net/1.2/

Java developer's best friend - OpenSymphony

2010-03-10T09:35:00.000+08:00

OpenSymphony is an Open Source project dedicated to providing enterprise
class J2EE components. Our components aim to stress simplicity,
integration, pluggability and specification compliance. Please see the
individual projects for more information.

http://www.opensymphony.com/

VB Script function to strips HTML tag

2010-02-24T14:57:00.000+08:00

Private Function StripHTML(byVal strWithHTML)
Dim tagStart, tagEnd, strNewHTML
strWithHTML = Replace( strWithHTML, vbTab, "" )
strWithHTML = Replace( strWithHTML, vbCrLf, "" )
strWithHTML = Trim( strWithHTML )
do
tagStart = Instr(strWithHTML, "<")
tagEnd = InStr(strWithHTML, ">")
strNewHTML = Mid( strWithHTML, tagStart, tagEnd - tagStart + 1)
strWithHTML = Trim( Replace( strWithHTML, strNewHTML, "" ) )
loop until Not Instr(strWithHTML, "<") AND Not Instr(strWithHTML, ">")
If Instr(strWithHTML, "<" )Then
strWithHTML = StripHTML( Trim( strWithHTML ) )
End If
StripHTML = Trim( strWithHTML )
End Function

How to Bridge Network Connections in Windows 7

2010-02-22T20:30:00.001+08:00

How to Bridge Network Connections in Windows 7

1. Plug in your console (WII, Xbox 360, PS3) and allow it to acquiring
ip address.
2. click on the Windows button and type "network and sharing center" and enter
3. on the left right under manage wireless networks, should say change
adapter settings click that
4. right click local area connection and disable it.
5. right click local area connection and click properties.
6. there should be a tab that says sharing go to that tab.
7. there is a box that says allow other network users to connect
through this computers internet connection. uncheck it if it is
checked.
8.hit ok then right click local area connection and enable it.
9 now select both your wireless network connection and the local area
connection and right click and it should have the option to bridge
connections. when you click bridge it will do its thing and should
work when its done.

A network bridge is just letting one device pass through another's
network connection. No routing or NAT is needed.

source : http://forums.cnet.com/5208-19411_102-0.html?threadID=326988

Yet another easy GIT Guide (GIT)

2010-02-08T16:02:00.001+08:00

Another site that provide easy to follow guides to using GIT.

http://www-cs-students.stanford.edu/~blynn/gitmagic/index.html

It's a very structured and simple website. Must read if just started to learn GIT.

Good site for new GIT user

2009-11-19T17:41:00.001+08:00

This is a good site for new GIT user, it list out some of the most usefull GIT comment.

http://andyjeffries.co.uk/articles/25-tips-for-intermediate-git-users

written by Andy Jeffries.

If you don't know what GIT is. Git is a distributed version control system. Git emphasis on speed. Git was designed by the inventor or Linux, (Linus Torvalds). For more information on Git. Please visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Git_(software)

CodeRush Xpress for C# (DevExpress)

2009-11-12T10:10:00.001+08:00

DevExpress is giving out free version of CodeRush Xpress

http://www.devexpress.com/Products/Visual_Studio_Add-in/CodeRushX/

The free version of CodeRush Xpress support Visual Studio 2008 (does not support Express editions)