June 2006 - Posts
.NET Framework 3.0 June CTP is now available for download . It includes the RC for Workflow Foundation. I suspect this is the cause of my problems with Expression Interactive Designer. The dates on some of the codec DLLs downloaded by the WinFX Beta 2
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If you are having problems where the EID menus don't drop down, and shortcut keys cause a crash (or opening a .csproj causes a crash) in the design surface assembly, be sure to check out this blog entry . It may help. The problem is related to the image
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Microsoft has teamed up with Lego to create something pretty neat: Microsoft Robotics Studio. It will work with Lego Mindstorms NXT. Key features and benefits of the Microsoft Robotics Studio environment include these: End-to-end robotics development
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Not quite finished, but good enough for now. All that's left are some plugs, some fillets (trim under the railing), some trim on the board against the far wall, and the actual finishing. We agreed the finishing can be done later, when it's too
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This is one way to install box newels. The Newels I am using are solid box newels by Coffman Stairs. The procedure can be similar for hollow newels if you block them up inside. However, if you have hollow box newels, you might want to instead look at
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I have one section of the balcony railing and balusters installed. The balusters are the longer ones I purchased from the person on eBay. The primer on them is almost like plastic, so the trim nails slid off of them if shot at too steep an angle. That
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I like to find patterns in things. I especially like to find duplications, such as when a package of cereal only has one cocoa puff or biscuit or bit photoshopped and duplicated to create a pile of them on the front of the package. Take a close look next
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Not an origami UMPC, but interesting nevertheless. The integrated biometric fingerprint sensor is a nice touch. Sony UX Series at the sony site. Review at Digital World Tokyo . It's not much larger than my i-Mate JASJAR . However, like most systems going
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You can download the current version of SCBAT from Patterns and Practices. SCBAT simplifies the implementation of CAB and related technologies, to make it easy for folks to create feature-rich smart client applications with a minimum amount of up-front
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