HOWTO: Obtain and Configure A Free Certificate For Digitally Signing Your Outlook 2007 Email
The protocols for authenticating the sender of an email have always been very weak. For the most part its an “honor” system, which is why spammers have such an easy […]
Initially Turning on FxCop/Code Analysis for a Large Code Base
Recently I was asked a question that’s come up several times so I thought I’d share the answer. I’ve inherited a large code base that has never had FxCop run […]
Updated Compile-Help.PS1 and Neat PowerShell Scripting Tricks
One of my favorite PowerShell scripts of all time is Jeff Hillman’s Compile-Help. Instead of attempting to read the PowerShell help in a text window, Jeff’s outstanding script packages up […]
Dynamic Silverlight Controls
I’ve had some fun with dynamic controls lately. Wanted to share a few caveats that I found for those of you trying to spin some of your own. The premise […]
Silverlight/Prism ViewModel and DelegateCommand
In yesterday’s post about Decoupled ChildWindow Dialogs in Silverlight using Prism, I demonstrated a way to use EventAggregator to decouple the implementation of a dialog from the code that requires […]
Changing the Visual Studio Splash Screen Registered User
On a mailing list I subscribe to, there was an interesting question, “How do you change the user information shown in the Visual Studio splash screen?” I’ve circled in red […]
Decoupled ChildWindow Dialogs with Prism in Silverlight 3
A common user interface component is the confirmation or message box, which is often presented as a dialog returns a boolean (OK/Cancel). There are a variety of ways to achieve […]
Editing WPF Controls in Expression Blend
This is one of those quirks that until you try it, you may not know it exists or what the answer is. I am working on a WPF project and […]
Ref Keyword for Reference Types
The Ref keyword is well known. It indicates that you are passing a reference, not a value, to a method. That means that if the method modifies the value, the […]