Just finished a long coding session … ??? BACK IT UP! set SvnAdminPath=C:Program Files (x86)VisualSVN Serverbinsvnadmin.exe “%SvnAdminPath%” dump –deltas P:Repositories<repo_name> | “<path>gzip.exe” > <backup_path>SourceSvn.dump echo Copying dump to h:backup xcopy. read more…
I’ve been working very extensively with this library over the last few months and I have to say that it really is very good. There isn’t any scenario, given it’s. read more…
I’m slowly building up this default Subversion global ignore pattern for my Windows & Xamarin Development on Windows & OSX. Nothing too fancy but I’m going to keep this one. read more…
If like me your using Parallels on a mac for your development you’ll find that debugging can be a pain in the ass. Lots of the keyboard shorcuts you use. read more…
If you’re even slightly like me I’m a bit anal about my build processes and codebase. I like to switch on “Treat warnings as errors” in my builds. Yes that. read more…
It’s no surprise that Eren left the group. Reading through the OAuth 2.0 spec I found this paragraph: “OAuth 2.0 provides a rich authorization framework with well-defined security properties. However,. read more…
I’ve seen a number of discussions kicking around as part of these ongoing debates about development processes. It’s a non-issue as far as I can tell. One is “Pre-Use” (Test. read more…
Hey All, Hope we’re all well! Been a while since I blogged anything as life has been pretty hectic. Anyway, I’m working on a fairly intense little project at the. read more…
At last it appears that M-Audio has finally released public beta drivers for their older midi units. I was dreading having to buy a new midi interface considering how many. read more…
Hmm … developers usually use tools … yes? Getting this installed on Windows 7 by double clicking the MSI doesn’t appear to work. No, we have to run cmd.exe as. read more…
During my recent forays into the world of WiX I’ve been slowly hacking away at the steep learning curve. This really is a huge framework that is dealing with an. read more…
Well after many hours wondering why my WiX custom actions were failing to run I made an interesting discovery. The library that I had created to hold my custom actions. read more…
If you are ever in a situation where you are building an installer for an application and things have gone a bit awry with the uninstall process (tut, tut) there. read more…
Just found a nice page on the Microsoft site that details some of the property mappings between WPF and Windows Forms. Might prove useful!! http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms751565.aspx
I’ve just installed the new version of Visual Studio to start looking at some of the new .NET and C# features and found a rather nice set of code samples. read more…
I have now completed the majority of the setup on my new PC. All in all I’m seriously impressed with Win 7 Pro. I have solved all the BSOD issues. read more…
Whilst I was installing my various apps on my new system I suddenly noticed that the Aero theme had completely vanished. I had previously installed my copy of Spore which. read more…
Well, I’ve finally made the switch to a new computer running the latest 64 bit version of Windows 7. I have a new Intel Quad Core i7 920 based development. read more…
I was just working on some little data provider classes in a sandbox solution. Just playing around with design patterns and I need a bit of data, nothing major. A. read more…
This had me stumped for a bit. I kept attaching to aspnet_wp.exe and wondering why my breakpoints weren’t valid … silly me … Add “.xap” as a MIME type to. read more…
Batch Files Really Are Your Friends … Svn Backups
Just finished a long coding session … ??? BACK IT UP! set SvnAdminPath=C:Program Files (x86)VisualSVN Serverbinsvnadmin.exe “%SvnAdminPath%” dump –deltas P:Repositories<repo_name> | “<path>gzip.exe” > <backup_path>SourceSvn.dump echo Copying dump to h:backup xcopy. read more…
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DotNetOpenAuth OpenId & OAuth for .NET
I’ve been working very extensively with this library over the last few months and I have to say that it really is very good. There isn’t any scenario, given it’s. read more…
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Subversion Global Ignore Pattern
I’m slowly building up this default Subversion global ignore pattern for my Windows & Xamarin Development on Windows & OSX. Nothing too fancy but I’m going to keep this one. read more…
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OSX & Parallels Visual Studio Debugging – F11 / F12
If like me your using Parallels on a mac for your development you’ll find that debugging can be a pain in the ass. Lots of the keyboard shorcuts you use. read more…
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MEF, IoC & Visual Studio Suppress Compiler Warnings
If you’re even slightly like me I’m a bit anal about my build processes and codebase. I like to switch on “Treat warnings as errors” in my builds. Yes that. read more…
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OAuth 2.0 – Spec?
It’s no surprise that Eren left the group. Reading through the OAuth 2.0 spec I found this paragraph: “OAuth 2.0 provides a rich authorization framework with well-defined security properties. However,. read more…
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Test Driven Development or Exception Driven Development?
I’ve seen a number of discussions kicking around as part of these ongoing debates about development processes. It’s a non-issue as far as I can tell. One is “Pre-Use” (Test. read more…
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SSL MakeCert / pvk2pfx & Client & Server Certificate Generation
Hey All, Hope we’re all well! Been a while since I blogged anything as life has been pretty hectic. Anyway, I’m working on a fairly intense little project at the. read more…
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Windows 7 & Midisport 8×8 Drivers
At last it appears that M-Audio has finally released public beta drivers for their older midi units. I was dreading having to buy a new midi interface considering how many. read more…
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Installing SQL Management Studio Express on Windows 7
Hmm … developers usually use tools … yes? Getting this installed on Windows 7 by double clicking the MSI doesn’t appear to work. No, we have to run cmd.exe as. read more…
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WiX UI Not Updating As Expected
During my recent forays into the world of WiX I’ve been slowly hacking away at the steep learning curve. This really is a huge framework that is dealing with an. read more…
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Managed Custom Actions Failing in WiX?
Well after many hours wondering why my WiX custom actions were failing to run I made an interesting discovery. The library that I had created to hold my custom actions. read more…
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Building Installers
If you are ever in a situation where you are building an installer for an application and things have gone a bit awry with the uninstall process (tut, tut) there. read more…
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WPF / WinForms Property Mappings
Just found a nice page on the Microsoft site that details some of the property mappings between WPF and Windows Forms. Might prove useful!! http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms751565.aspx
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VS2010 / C# 4.0 RC Samples
I’ve just installed the new version of Visual Studio to start looking at some of the new .NET and C# features and found a rather nice set of code samples. read more…
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Windows 7 Update
I have now completed the majority of the setup on my new PC. All in all I’m seriously impressed with Win 7 Pro. I have solved all the BSOD issues. read more…
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Getting Aero Back
Whilst I was installing my various apps on my new system I suddenly noticed that the Aero theme had completely vanished. I had previously installed my copy of Spore which. read more…
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Window 7 64 Bit / MOTU Traveler
Well, I’ve finally made the switch to a new computer running the latest 64 bit version of Windows 7. I have a new Intel Quad Core i7 920 based development. read more…
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C# Generic List with a Fluent Interface
I was just working on some little data provider classes in a sandbox solution. Just playing around with design patterns and I need a bit of data, nothing major. A. read more…
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Silverlight, IIS & Attach to Process
This had me stumped for a bit. I kept attaching to aspnet_wp.exe and wondering why my breakpoints weren’t valid … silly me … Add “.xap” as a MIME type to. read more…
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