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Red Gate picks up Reflector
Read the 'official' interview here . I really don't know what to think about this. I definitely don't like the phrase "free for download" because it can be very misleading. James Moore has been more explicit in other posts by saying that existing functionality...
Give me the media and the Ultimate Boot CD
My dad bought a laptop that came with the typical factory image full of junk. It crashed constantly, didn't detect the anti-virus that was installed and wouldn't allow me to activate Windows Defender. It also only had the system partition for data. All...
GetPublicKey - InternalsVisibleTo
I posted previously about using the InternalsVisibleTo attribute for unit testing and how I had come across David Kean's very helpful PublicKey application. I have been using this application for the last month or so and it has been great, until yesterday...
Windows Live Writer Released
I guess this is good news, but I am not so eager as I once was about this product. While I think the product itself is absolutely fantastic, the installer experience of Beta 3 left a very sour taste. I still have the same issues with the unified installed...
Getting the PublicKey for InternalsVisibleTo
Using the InternalsVisibleTo attribute is great for allowing unit tests in an external assembly to directly call types and methods marked as internal. The problem for strong named assemblies is that you need to specify the public key of the unit test...
Virtual CloneDrive
Just came across a nice little utility for mounting ISO images called Virtual CloneDrive . I have used DAEMON Tools for a long time, but the lack of explorer integration is annoying. Last time I used it, it also contained malware which is concerning....
GhostDoc 2.1.0 Released
GhostDoc 2.1.0 has been released.
Sorting Windows Workflow rules
I've been having some issues with Windows Workflow Foundation rules files over the last few weeks. I am using code generation to build some services that use workflow's in the business layer. The problems start when I run a code generation after editing...
Using WinMerge with TFS
Someone at work was kind enough to figure out the correct command line switches to use in order to replace the standard TFS compare/merge tool with WinMerge . I originally blamed Pants for the info, but he then accused Eddie . Here are the goods: In Visual...
Windows Live Writer Beta 2 Now Available
This is great news. The first beta came out in August so this has been a long time coming. Check it out here . Update: Funnily enough, none of the links that seems to be available actually point to the Beta 2. Click on them and you get the old Beta 1...
GhostDoc 2.0
This is fantastic news . I've been eagerly awaiting a new GhostDoc version for a while. It has been a long time coming but after reading the change list it looks like it is well worth the wait. The change I've been wanting is the ability to document more...
Working with DNS configuration
A little while ago, I was playing with DNS entries. I was having a few issues here and there with DNS and mail configuration. After doing some research, I came across DNS Report which was absolutely brilliant for troubleshooting my problems. DNS Report...
GreatNews - RSS reader
I have made a few posts recently about some great little tools that I have been using. As far as RSS readers go, I have used just about all of them over the last couple of years. I have always found things that I didn't like with the readers that I used...
Taskbar Shuffle
Ever had explorer.exe crash, or perhaps more likely, had to kill it off yourself? I always hated not having Outlook, followed by Visual Studio, followed by everything else on the taskbar when explorer started up again. Taskbar Shuffle is the ultimate...
Speedtest.net
Bernard, who I am looking forward to meeting at TechEd this week, just posted his speed results . Speedtest.net is a really cool idea and a great example of how a good UI makes a great idea even better. I obviously don't work where Bernie does though...
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