Archive
Everything I wrote on my previous blogs at cumps.be between 2004 and 2014: C# and .NET, a series on design patterns, my Microsoft internship, SQL Server, and plenty of Windows tweaking. My study notes for exam 70-536 (.NET Framework 2.0) are here too.
Temporary Break - Request for Subjects
After 21 days of posting something daily, I need a little break, for several reasons:
Explorer Bug, Long Path, damaged directories
Long ago, I found something strange in Windows Explorer, which I wanted to retry on Vista today.
The Selfish Side of Social Bookmarking
Social bookmarking, one of the Web 2.0 hypes, allows you to share links with each other. This great video from Common Craft very clearly explains what…
Daemon Tools - The Disk Image Emulator
Ever wanted to install something but couldn’t be bothered to burn it to a disc first? Like the Visual Studio 2008 Beta 2 discs for example. Daemon Tools…
Using PowerShell, Writing and Debugging Cmdlets
The prompt is dead, long live the prompt! That's the feeling PowerShell should give you, the new command line shell from Microsoft. Today, I'll try to…
Writing an Outlook Add-in
Yesterday I talked about personalizing Outlook Today to make it look more sexy. One of the things I had on my Outlook Today, was my picture with a direct…
Personalizing Outlook Today
Do you find Outlook Today too boring? I do! Let's have a look at how we can transform it into something more visually appealing, something like this…
Different Actions - Same Result
Long ago, I had a chat with someone about the fact that there are too many different ways in Photoshop to do the same thing. He believed this was a bad…
Free TV Guide - GUIDE+
Recently, I bought a new DVD player/recorder with an internal hard disk. One of the nice features I discovered when playing with it is a free tv guide!…