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Windows 7 - 7 Second Demos
Very, very cute of showing off some new Windows love - it even fits my attention span. http://www.microsoft.com/en/us/default.aspx Don't know if this will still be around a few months from now, so for future reference, these are "7 second demos". Read More...
XmlLite says: error C2146: syntax error : missing ';' before identifier 'IXmlReader'
This is something that I've been asked more than once, and so here goes an answer that might help if you run into this. Let's say that you create a new project and borrow code or do something of the sort, and suddenly start getting an error message such Read More...
How to set an XML attribute to an integer
Edward discusses how to set an integer in the MSXML APIs in this thread . I wanted to provide the snippet of code necessary to do this on an attribute, using the very awesome wrappers generated by the Visual C++ #import directive. The catch is that becausae Read More...
Gorgeous typography in Windows 7
Gorgeous text is something I have long been passionate about . This recent Engineering Windows 7 blog post talks about Windows 7 improvements in text rendering and typography. I love the variations on the Gabriola font, and the stuff they do with the Read More...
Kylie - rookie superstar
In case you haven't seen the ads on TV, it turns out that Kylie (4 1/2) can you show in a few seconds of ultra-cuteness how to auto-correct a picture and send it to your family. http://www.microsoft.com/windows/rookies/kylie4/ Read More...
So long FolderShare - hello Windows Live Sync
In case you haven't heard, FolderShare will be going into retirement at some point, and Windows Live Sync, to be announced next month, will be the software you'll probable want to move to. For more details, the announcement is on the FolderShare site Read More...
AtBroker.exe failed to initialize properly message
If you get this error message while logging in to a Windows Vista computer using Terminal Services, here is the magic sauce. http://blogs.msdn.com/spatdsg/archive/2007/03/14/atbroker-exe-application-error.aspx I don't know anything about the problem to Read More...
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