Windows Notepad is dated (back to Windows 1.0 in 1985); and there are a number of great freeware/open source alternatives. After reviewing several, I’ve selected Notepad++ as my new notepad of choice. Notepad++ can be downloaded from http://notepad-plus.sourceforge.net/uk/site.htm Two other very capable contenders are ConTEXT (my old favorite) from http://www.contexteditor.org/ Programmer’s Notepad from […]
The first time I tried to setup a website with IIS I was greeted with: 403 – Forbidden: Access is denied. You do not have permission to view this directory or page using the credentials that you supplied. Not very friendly. I immediately thought I didn’t have appropriate security permissions to the folder or file […]
I love learning about new technology and Microsoft has been busy making (or paying for folks to make) a lot of free training videos. If you want to learn about what’s new in Silverlight 3, visit the msdev.com site and watch some of the great videos. The Silverlight 3 video’s can be found at: http://www.msdev.com/Directory/SeriesDescription.aspx?CourseId=122 […]
I believe in RIAs because developing an HTML/AJAX application is just painful. And I believe that Silverlight provides an excellent RIA solution. For two great examples of Silverlight in action look at: http://windows4all.com/ and, http://www.worldwidetelescope.org/webclient/ These both look and feel like desktop applications but are running safely in your friendly browser. Be aware that CodePlex […]
Some random notes on installing, setting up and using the SMTP Server included with Windows Server 2008. To begin with, make sure you have added the SMTP Server feature via Server Manager (%SystemRoot%\system32\CompMgmtLauncher.exe). Next, and somewhat confusingly, under Windows Server 2008, the SMTP service is managed by Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0 Manager (%SystemRoot%\system32\inetsrv\InetMgr6.exe). […]
Microsoft Live Writer is AMAZINGLY cool! It is quick, easy, and robust. I love the preview feature. Download a copy and start blogging! Download Microsoft Live Writer from http://download.live.com/writer
Great free screen capture utility (with C# .Net source code): Cropper. Cropper can be downloaded from http://cropper.codeplex.com/
While I have been working with and programming computer’s since 1981 (started with an Apple ][ Plus), this is my first blog. I am starting this blog so I can track things I’ve learned along my life’s journey. And I can tell you, just getting this blog setup was a challenge–and for some very silly […]