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CodeRush Xpress is free
A stripped (more express) version of CodeRush, called CodeRush Xpress, is available for download at no charge! And even a bunch of refactorings are included. See the announcement or go to the product...
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Using extension methods to make code less cluttered
Here is an example where an extension method is useful. Take this LLBLGen Pro code for example:public EntityCollection<CustomersEntity> GetCustomers() {using (DataAccessAdapter da =new...
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Twittering
I have obviously too much free time and thus started twittering. Here is my twitterprofile.
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DirectX HLSL compiler chokes on unicode sources
In a week or so I've created two HLSL effects in two different .fx files. While they were really simple and straightforward, one of them failed to load at runtime in my managed DirectX 3D application...
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SIOL (IPTV provider) managed to upset its customers once more
I have an IPTV provided by biggest national IPTV/IS provider. The current service is poor at best. We have FTTH (the slowest is 20Mb - that's awesome) but really lousy (~4Mb at best) MPEG2(!) encoded...
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Axialis is making a 50% off sale today only
Marc from Axialis sent me a message that Axialis is having 50% off sale today and only today. If you are in mood for creating artwork such as icons and cursors this would be the perfect timing. BTW...
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Autoimplement base class constructors with CodeRush
How often do you derive a class and re-create all of the base constructors? This is not an uncommon task, let's take a custom exception class for example:publicclass MyException: Exception { }If you...
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Windows 7 beta at MSDN Subscriptions
In case you didn't notice Windows 7 beta is available at MSDN Subscriptions. The web site looks like under pressure so keep trying if you get errors.
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Calling WCF services from within Sql Server
It is possible to create a managed .net stored procedure for SQL Server that acts like a WCF client. SQL Server 2005 at least is required. But I won't talk about how to. I'd rather discuss an odd error...
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Lost Windows Live Writer
Today I lost my Windows Live Writer. I was doing a Windows Live update of installed WL applications. The update performed an uninstall first and install after. But the install failed and fails with an...
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A developer diving into microcontroller world part 1
I always wanted to do play with microcontrollers but I lacked hardware knowledge. Actually the last time I wanted to play with them was at the very early stages of the internet (during my university...
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Stop Israeli slaughter
When I started blogging I've decided not to bore the audience with political or other non-technical content. However, the situation in Gaza is well beyond political or rational - there is an Israeli...
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VMWare Workstation's Easy Install
When you think that VMWare invented everything they push the innovations even further. These days I've finally accomplished Windows 7 beta download and since I don't have a spare computer right now...
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Windows Live Writer doesn’t work well under Windows 7 beta x64
I’ve tried to run Windows Live Writer under Windows 7 beta today. It runs but it can’t upload pictures through FTP. There are two indications of the problem:when you configure FTP connection it will...
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Hollywood graphics FX
Did you ever watch a Hollywood movie/episode where police/detective/bad guy/alien manages to get a blurry low res photo of a vehicle? And then they enhance the picture to get a readable vehicle’s...
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Change the HAL of Windows OS
I am doing a presentation on Visual Studio 2010/.net 4 parallel programming enhancements in the near future. Microsoft released Visual Studio 2010 CTP and that’s fine. The problem was that the one and...
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Building an Intel Core i7 based computer – Introduction
I am starting to build a new computer for me and I’ll document the parts and decisions along the path. Parts required for a computer:CPUMotherboardMemoryHard disksChassisPower supply unit (PSU)CPU...
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Building an Intel Core i7 based computer – CPU cooler
The most valuable aspects for my computer are performance and silence.The later means as less possible noise producing components and as silent moving parts as possible. The Core i7 920 comes usually...
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Entity Framework leaves the door open to a SQL Injection attack?
I couldn’t believe it when I read Julie Lerman’s post about EF and SQL Injection. She discovered that Entity Framework doesn’t use parameterized queries always! I had to try it for myself on Northwind...
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Parallel computing in Visual Studio 2010/.net 4.0 slides
Just finished the presentation about Parallel computing in Visual Studio 2010/.net 4.0 at TŠC Nova Gorica (a part of Microsoft’s event for students). Audience was cool and almost everything went well,...
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Building an Intel Core i7 based computer – The goal
Somehow I’ve missed two important things to mention in the introduction: what will I use computer for and the budget.The computer is, of course, meant to be a development workstation that will replace...
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Building an Intel Core i7 based computer – Power Supply Unit
If you think that power supply unit (PSU) seems like a non-important piece of the computer think again. It is the heart of the computer as it delivers the blood to the brains and other parts. The blood...
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Building an Intel Core i7 based computer - Memory
Core i7 requires DDR3 memory. The more cheaper and slower DDR2 isn’t an option. But beware that not every DDR3 memory is good for Core i7. Oh no, they have to have a lower voltage than usual, that’s...
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Building an Intel Core i7 based computer - Storage
Disks fail more often than one can imagine. Because my data is the most important part of my computer my main objective is data safety so I’ll go for RAID 1 – disk mirroring that guarantees data...
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Moving my blog to BlogEngine.net
I am moving away my blog from Community Server, as many others did (i.e. Andrej Tozon) before me, to BlogEngine.net. The reason is that Community Server is meant for communities, not for single...
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