There are a ton of free books to be borrowed from your public library.  It’s really easy to do with a Kindle because Amazon.com uses whispernet to wirelessly sync the books with your Kindle …no cable required like with the Nook .  ( See...

The is a post for anyone who is trying to decide between the Kindle Touch and the Nook Simple Touch eInk eReaders.  I bought them both with my own money and spent a lot of time reading with both of them.  I couldn’t decide in the store because...

If you try to load a remote assembly using it’s path you’ll likely get a permission or operation exception.  When using LoadFrom: Assembly a1 = Assembly.LoadFrom(file);   I got this error. Could not load file or assembly or one...

When you have a DataGridCheckBoxColumn without an associate label it is very difficult to check and uncheck the CheckBox.  I know this solution makes no sense, but it works. In your Xaml add this markup.   < DataGridCheckBoxColumn > ...

  It was simple fix for me. Go into the Xaml file and add the ItemsSource attribute to the Grid node. <DataGrid AutoGenerateColumns="True" Height="292" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="12,97,0,0" Name...

I’ve tried a ton of different reading lights with my Kindle and my favorite is called the eBook Lite (aka eReader Lite) from Pathway Lights.  I like it better than the Kandle because it’s smaller, but has the same effect.  It shines light down...

  I just created 10 queries with all the same columns and sort order.  I then realized I missed a column and wanted to add another sort column to all those queries.  I made the changes to one of the other 10 queries and thought there must...

  The TFS Work Item Attachments tab supports the Windows Clipboard and Drag and Drop. For all of these tips make sure you click in the attachments grid, not just the tab.     OneNote By using the clipboard all you have to do is Windows...

  This could be happening for a number of reasons.  I’ve had to try a few solutions below to get it to work.  Try one, see if it works and if not try the next one. 1. Repair Office Tools   a. Open add/remove programs. b. Type ‘office...

It’s pretty cumbersome to create a New Query in TFS.  You have to open Team Explorer, Expand your Server node, Right click on Works Items and select New Query. Here’s how to quickly do all that with a keyboard shortcut. 1. Tools –> Options 2....