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Tip: Problems debugging the .Net Framework

I’ve recently developed a major infrastructure that deals with serialization/de-serialization of complex application documents. One of the main challenges I had, was handling document files from another application. Although both source and consumer application share a common business library, there were also app-specific types serialized along with everything else. So to be able to correctly [...]

Complete guide to building a Home Theater PC – Part I

Background As a home cinema enthusiast and casual player, I always fed the idea of having a high quality surround system on my living room. That opportunity presented itself when both me and my fiance decided to buy our first apartment about two years ago, so long before that I started envisioning and planning on the best possible configuration. [...]

How to Print Screen on your iPod or iPhone

Quick tip for taking screenshots in iOS: on the screen you wish to take a print screen, just hold down the Home button and then press the power button. You will hear a snapshot sound. If you now go to your photos, you will see the screenshot you just took. You can manipulate it like [...]

How to configure Authenticated Proxy on Android SDK installation

Quick and easy steps to overcome proxy authentication issue on Android SDK and AVD Manager installation. 1. Download NTLM Authorization Proxy Server for Windows http://tredosoft.com/ntlm_proxy_server 2. Unzip and edit the setting in server: PARENT_PROXY: <proxy ip address or server name> PARENT_PROXY_PORT: <proxy port> NT_DOMAIN: <domain name> USER: <proxy username> PASSWORD: <proxy password> 3. Execute the [...]

Blog productivity with WordPress for Android

Just installed WordPress blogging engine Android app into my Dell Streak tablet and this is actually the first run. After a quick 2 min sweep, on a first glance, it seems the very basics are there like post listing, comments and stats. One thing I quickly noticed was that on the Posts tab, I had [...]

How To Install Windows 7 Or Windows 8 From USB Drive

This is a quick and effective guide to create a bootable Windows 7 or 8 USB pen drive. Requirements: - USB Flash Drive with 4Gb minimum capacity - Windows 7, Windows 8 or Windows Vista installation files - Motherboard that supports booting fom USB Steps: - Plug-in your USB flash drive to USB port. Make [...]

Debugging Into .NET Framework 4.0 Source Code

In this post I’ll show you how to configure your Visual Studio 2010 to step into the source code of .NET Framework 4.0 in 9 easy steps. Download the 167Mb installer that contains the logic and data required to install Reference Source, .Net 4.0. On the download page table, its named “.Net”, Version: 4. Execute [...]

Google+ users can now crosspost with their WordPress blog

A WordPress plugin has been released by software developer Daniel Treadwell, called Google+Blog. With this, users will be able to easily and quickly cross post their posts from Goggle+ to also be published on their blog. This happens automatically and should save users a lot of time as they will not have to do this [...]

Entity Framework 4.1: Resources and What’s New

Microsoft released today the Release to Web (RTW) of Microsoft ADO.NET Entity Framework 4.1 (EF 4.1). For those who don’t know, the ADO.NET Entity Framework enables developers to create data access applications by programming against a conceptual application model instead of programming directly against a relational storage schema. The goal is to decrease the amount [...]

WinDebug quick start tutorial

This reference tutorial will help you grasp the power of WinDebug debugging tool and quickly start using it in your daily development tasks. So, before we start, let me explain what WinDbg is. WinDbg is a multipurpose debugger for Microsoft Windows, distributed on the web by Microsoft. It can be used to debug user mode [...]