December 13, 2012
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I have an Xbox 360, despite not really being a gamer. I don’t much patience for games these days, hence the machine doesn’t get used much. But, I noticed that Xbox Glass was available on my phone (Win7.5) so thought … Continue reading
October 11, 2012
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Years and years ago, possibly when in Seattle visiting the ASP.NET team, I set up a Windows LiveID account and stupidly set it to the US region. This wasn’t a problem until two years ago when I got my WP7 … Continue reading
April 24, 2012
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I’m all for online storage; you can never have too many backups. Frankly if you’re not using some form of online backup you’re bordering on madness; you can get enough free storage to cover most data scenarios (movies aside), so … Continue reading
October 24, 2011
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This weekend was GiveCamp, a global weekend of charitable software development, organised in the UK by Rachel Hawley and Paul Stack. No one really knew what to expect, least of all Rachel and Paul, who’ve put in a monumental amount … Continue reading
September 15, 2011
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Since the first videos of Windows 8 showing a Javascript based UI, many .NET developers have been in a panic, fearing for their future. Is .NET dead, is Silverlight dead? To some degree this confusion still reigns, despite the BUILD … Continue reading
May 20, 2011
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Windows Home Server is a great product, if under-marketed and not that visible. When it was originally launched, the idea that you could just plug in any number of different sized drives and have all the storage pooled to one … Continue reading
April 1, 2011
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This post is on the off chance that someone else may find it useful; I doubt many people are using some of the old technology detailed, but you never know. My arch-nemesis, on and off, over the last few years … Continue reading
January 21, 2010
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I’m a big fan of RedGate’s tools, and their next little one has hit beta. SQL Search provides a quick and simple way to search for, and through, objects on SQL Server and is invaluable if you have a large … Continue reading
January 21, 2010
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The post could equally be about me, given my lack of content recently, but clients, lack of time and general apathy all play their part. However, what I really want to say is mostly explained by the title, that of … Continue reading
November 11, 2009
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If, like me, you’ve just upgraded to the V1 release of the Silverlight Bing Maps Control, and are wondering why the mouse wheel no longer zooms the map on browsers other than IE, it’s because you’ve got Windowless set to … Continue reading