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Pete Brown writes on a number of topics including Silverlight, WPF, .NET, woodworking and working as a consultant in the DC area. On most forums, Pete goes by the name Psychlist1972. Pete has worked at Applied Information Sciences (AIS) since 1996 where he currently performs as a lead architect and project manager.

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Vista and Local Administrator
After trying to work for months as a normal user on my Vista Ultimate install at home, I finally got tired of the problems and decided to run as an administrator like I did in previous operating systems. I gave it a good go, but have just found that environment Read More...
Anti-Internet Explorer Site Code
Everyone loves to hate Internet Explorer. Microsoft was originally late to the browser game, but eventually won out over other browsers. Think of that what you may, but I have to admit that the competition at the time was made up of some pretty crappy Read More...
Great Usability - or Not
So I'm trying to complete registration at this site today, and I noticed that there is no textbox next to state. I figured maybe they pulled the state from the zip code. So, I fill everything else in and submit, and get this wonderful screen telling me Read More...
What's up (or down) with Windows Live ID?
Ok, I've imbibed more Microsoft Kool-aid than most people. I love working with Microsoft tools and with Microsoft employees. However, Windows Live ID (Passport) is starting to really get on my nerves. The other day, right before I was to demo a Silverlight Read More...
University "Giving Away" iPhones to Students
This is something I just don't get. The iPhone is arguably one of the most expensive phones you can buy. Granted, it has a great user interface, but at $500-$600, it's pretty expensive for a locked phone. I personally find the phone (from my limited use) Read More...
Why Silverlight 2.0 will Change How We Build Applications
I previously blogged about why I stopped coding in Silverlight 1.1 . I want to make it clear that that is in no way an indictment of that technology. It's just that I've learned from it what I wanted to and have moved on. While I find 1.0 great Read More...
Rant : Adobe Acrobat Reader - what a mess
Why can't Adobe Acrobat Reader, arguably one of the most essential pieces of software out there, just play nice with the rest of my systems? Through several browser versions on three different systems, over several system rebuilds, running three different Read More...