04 February 2010
How To Un “Ignore” a thread in Outlook 2010
Sometimes you click “Ignore” by mistake.  “Ignore” is just a rule that auto sends the thread to Deleted Items.  So, just find the item in deleted items, select it and click the “Ignore” button again. Read More...
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02 February 2010
Manage SkyDrive from Windows Explorer
Gladient has a Free Starter Edition of their product that allows you to do things like bulk move files and other things we take for granted in Windows Explorer http://www.gladinet.com/p/download_starter_direct.htm SkyDriveExplorer is another option, but Read More...
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21 January 2010
Solution to “Error” in Windows Mobile Device Center when trying to dock a Windows Mobile Phone
This is an awesome error message:   I have found that manually killing wmdc.exe in Task Manager and then restarting helps. Read More...
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20 January 2010
Solution to the exception: "The data to complete this operation is not yet available"
I’m not sure what the deal is with this one, but rebooting my phone resolved it. Read More...
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12 January 2010
Solution to the exception: “Connections to SQL Server files (*.mdf) require SQL Server Express 2005 to function properly.”
You likely get the exception “Connections to SQL Server files (*.mdf) require SQL Server Express 2005 to function properly.” when you are trying to add a Database file to a project and don’t have SQLExpress explicitly defined in options.   Go to Read More...
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12 January 2010
Solution to the exception: “This server version is not supported. Only servers up to Microsoft SQL Server 2005 are supported”
    This exception: “This server version is not supported. Only servers up to Microsoft SQL Server 2005 are supported” Probably means that you have SQL Server 2008 installed and don’t have Visual Studio 2008 SP1 installed. Installing Visual Read More...
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17 December 2009
Solution to an Unresponsive Zune Pad
The Zune Pad on my 80GB Zune was unresponsive for a day or so and a normal reset or restore didn’t work because they require the Zune pad to be working. This worked for me, give it a try: 1) Plug Zune in computer via USB 2) Go to the Zune Software 3) Read More...
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02 December 2009
Boot Windows Server 2008 R2 from SAN using Thin Provision (Virtual Provision) using EMC storage.
Lindison and I had some back and forth on booting from Thin Provision LUN with Windows Server 2008 today and it took him a while to figure out the solution.  Thought I’d link it up so ya’ll can easily find. http://lindison.blogspot.com/2009/12/boot-from-thin-provision-lun.htm Read More...
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02 December 2009
Solution to the exception: "the data necessary to complete this operation is not yet available" when debugging Windows Mobile apps
  The exception "the data necessary to complete this operation is not yet available" can mean that the app you are trying to debug is already running on the device.  Go to the device, close the app and try again. HTH Jon Read More...
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30 November 2009
Solution to the Windows Task Scheduler “Start only if the following network connection is available” disabled issue
Not sure why, but the “Start only if the following network connection is available” option is disabled for scheduled tasks if the task is configured for: “Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, or Windows 2000”   With the options selected….   You Read More...
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23 November 2009
How To Send a Text Message from ATT.com
I spent about 20 mins with ATT technical support today trying to figure out how to send a Text from their website.  Apparently they did some website updates and the “Send Text Message” option is buried.  Hope this saves you some time. 1. Go Read More...
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23 November 2009
Solution to the Exception: Connection failed. The device security configuration disallowed the connection. Ensure that you have the appropriate certificates on your device for development.
You will get this exception if you try to debug on a physical device from Visual Studio and haven’t install the debug certificates. “Connection failed. The device security configuration disallowed the connection. Ensure that you have the appropriate certificates Read More...
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23 November 2009
How To Configure Your Mouse So You Never Have To Double-Click Again
My beloved Microsoft Trackball Explorer mouse died recently and I was amazed to find that the price increased from about $70 to $600 (new) and $190 (used).  I like the mouse, but not enough to shell out that kind of dough. So, after 10+ years of Read More...
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23 November 2009
How To Create a Windows 7 Custom Key Command
Sometimes you want a key command (keycommand) that works across all of your Windows Desktop. For example, let’s say that you write a lot of email and you want to be able to pop open Gmail’s compose page quickly no matter what else you are doing in Windows.  Read More...
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25 June 2009
How to Export RSS Feeds to an OPML File in Outlook 2010
For some reason this feature is hidden in Outlook 2010.   1) Click the Office Button in the upper left hand corner. 2) Click “Open” and then “Import”   3) Import and Export Wizard Dialog Appears.  Select “Export RSS Feeds to an OPML file”. Read More...
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