Learn two ways to get this done via this screencast. http://viziblr.com/news/2011/11/1/visiondash-adding-shadows-to-text.html

I am known to be a challenging interviewer at Microsoft. The question below is the the interview question that candidates, regardless of their level of experience, have had the greatest difficulty answering. I’ll admit it is an aggressive question. What...

Many of you know I am a fan of Python (and IronPython) and maybe a few of you know how impressed I’ve been with the PyPy project. PyPy is an important development in the Python community and I want to see it continue and succeed. To that end I have personally...

This checklist is both useful and funny. On a serious note, if you are deep into a specific field, you should develop something like this to help you evaluate design options. (click on picture to get to checklist) Found via this post on Reddit

Ever wanted a Visio shape with *two* edges instead of one. You can do this with custom line patterns. This screencast will show you how .  

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  If you working with URLS – either with existing APIs or creating your own – it’s with it to check out this diagram by Tantek Çelik. I’ve wirtten up a few comments about it. Definitely one of the best technical diagrams I’ve seen lately. It represents...

It’s a monthly podcast by Larry Hastings and the first episode has been published. I listened to that first episode yesterday and was pleasantly surprised. I enjoyed the news + discussion format (which in the first episode includes Guido, FYI). Definitely...

A screencast showing how to make pages that are hidden in a document. Also discover a few tips for using pages in general.  

In Part 4 I created a separate C# project and imported it. Things were working fine except for Intellisense was not available. Here is a screenshot showing the simplified code and Intellisense *not” happening after I type import VisUtil and type “VisUtil...

Searching for “IronPython” on YouTube and sorting by “Upload date” revealed this gem. Frankly it’s the most interesting “IronPython” video out there ;-)  

The last blog post was a peek ahead. But we need to go backwards a bit because if we continue on that path in a naïve way, what you are going to see is that to fully exploit capabilities of Visio via IronPython is going pose some challenges: First, we...

This screencast will give you a peek at where I am headed with these blog posts: the use of IronPython and Visio to create (nice-looking) Infographics The previous posts (1, 2) were about getting started with the Python Tools for Visual Studio. Now we...

In the Part 1 we explored creating a simple project , now we will work with Visio interactively using the IronPython Interactive shell that is part of Python Tools for Visio Studio 2010 . Launch Visual Studio and Under Tools > Python Tools click on...

The release of Python Tools for Visio Studio means that we know have a much better experience developing against my favorite application. In the interests of showing off how good this is and in preparation for some exciting work I have planned around...

“Displayhack is a site for everyone participating in or enjoying real-time graphics, visual arts, motion graphics and the demoscene. Often adduced as the reason or motivation for expending effort toward a seemingly useless goal, the point being that the...

  http://unmanagedvisio.com/

OK, it didn’t really say “Cruelty” but that’s how I read it at first. “It takes you” took on an (even more) threatening tone.   This photo was taken in March 2010 on Microsoft’s Advanta campus (3rd floor, building A).

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Know how to rename files in Windows? Sure you do. This screencast will teach you to do it LIKE A BOSS . Especially if you have to rename photos and your music files, you should learn how the built-in features in Windows will make doing this easier.  ...

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The original Age of Empires series stole years of my life – no complaints from me. And since that time its appeal to me was only surpassed by the HomeWorld . So today we see the release of Age of Empires Online. The review on ArsTechnica covers the salient...

Cross-Posted from my other blog – Here’s tip for getting using PowerPoint to provide the Titles for your screencasts. http://viziblr.com/news/2011/8/16/screencast-using-powerpoint-for-screencast-titles.html

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  Hypersnap has a new major version this month. Hypersnap 7 features a new Ribbon-based UI and other useful enhancements. For more details look at a detailed walkthrough on my other blog : You can purchase a new license for $40 or upgrade for about...