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Cruel and unusual punishment for geeks
This incredibly evil alarm clock challenges you to prove you’re really awake by feeding you math...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 02/23/2008
Deploying MMC 3.0 applications on pre-Vista OSes
The recently released Windows SDK for Windows Server 2008 and .NET Framework 3.5 has 22 MMC 3.0...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 02/22/2008
Migrating VS 2005 Packages to VS 2008
If you like to read the MSDN Forums like I do, you’ve probably seen quite a few questions about how...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 02/21/2008
What’s New: Windows Server 2008 Technologies
The latest Windows SDK is the Windows SDK for Windows Server 2008 and .NET Framework 3.5. This SDK...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 02/20/2008
How-to: Find Tools and Services to Enhance the Windows SDK
There are many tools, components and services to help developers and administrators work more...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 02/20/2008
How-to: Find API References Alphabetically
Did you know that you can search for APIs alphabetically in the Windows SDK Documentation? You can...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 02/20/2008
Windows SDK Technical Articles
Did you know that you can access the Windows SDK documentation on MSDN, without installing the SDK?...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 02/20/2008
Corner Case: Managed Samples in SDK Docs Unavailable
This article applies to the Windows SDK for Windows Server 2008 and .NET Framework 3.5, released...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 02/20/2008
Cool Sample: Download MSDN Reader
Thanks to the new Code Gallery you can read development-focused content through the awesome NY Times...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 02/17/2008
ScummVM
ScummVM is a free program that allows you to run some classic graphical point-and-click adventure...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 02/17/2008
Feel a rant coming on? Try the TSA Blog
“Terrorists Evolve. Threats Evolve. Security Must Stay Ahead. You Play A Part.” Oh, please. The TSA...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 02/17/2008
Where’s UISpy.exe?
The UI Spy tool did not ship in the Windows SDK for Windows Server 2008 and .NET Framework 3.5,...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 02/16/2008
Workaround: Installing Windows SDK after VS2008 breaks WPF Intellisense
UPDATE: the official Windows SDK Workaround to this issue has been posted on the Windows SDK Blog....
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 02/15/2008
Windows SDK Troubleshooting: my solution file won’t open
There’s lots of great new technology around and if you recently upgraded to Visual Studio 2008 you...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 02/14/2008
Yuk yuk, Life at Microsoft
Life at Microsoft: the Movie. It’s pretty funny. It’s pretty real. Doesn’t every group have a ton of...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 02/14/2008
Windows Performance Tool Kit in the Windows SDK
By now I hope you’ve installed the latest version of the Windows SDK which supports Windows Server...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 02/12/2008
WPF Application Quality Guide v 0.1
The “WPF Application Quality Guide v 0.1” white paper is live online at the WindowsClient.NET site....
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 02/12/2008
Released! Windows SDK for Windows Server 2008 and .NET Framework 3.5
Some days it felt like we’d never reach the end, but we got there and the RTM release of the...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 02/10/2008
Server 2008 receives a 5 Star Review
eWEEK Labs has called Windows Server 2008 “Microsoft`s Leanest, Meanest Yet” and awarded it the...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 02/05/2008
MSDN Featured Virtual Labs
The Microsoft Developer Virtual Labs has a bunch of virtual machine labs that you can access from a...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 02/04/2008
StickyNotes Sample on MSDN Code Gallery
Pablo Galiano has created a wonderful sample that provides StickyNotes capabilities to Visual Studio...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 02/01/2008
Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing
The 2008 Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing will take place October 1-4, 2008 at the...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 02/01/2008
Developer Heroes comic strip
Team mate Jason Sacks is doing that comic book thing again. He’s working on a joint...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 01/31/2008
Finally understanding COM after changing a light bulb
Jeff Moser has just posted an amazingly well-written, easy to digest article on working with COM...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 01/29/2008
MSDN Code Gallery & the Windows SDK
The MSDN Code Gallery was launched today by Soma Somasegar. The developer community has made “more...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 01/29/2008
Troubleshooting: Uninstall SDK components
This article applies to the Windows SDK for Vista, the Windows SDK Update for Vista, and the Windows...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 01/29/2008
Windows Installer Verbose Log Analyzer (WiLogUtl.exe)
Curtis, our Windows SDK Builder, has published the first in a series of ‘Windows SDK ‘Hidden Gems’...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 01/26/2008
Blown away in 40 minutes
What fun! Thirty-one awesome demos in 39 minutes, presented in a wonderful interactive interface....
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 01/25/2008
Windows SDK Personas
Pat Litherland writes about a new project working with other Windows SDK team members to define...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 01/24/2008
Is anyone using Sandboxie?
Sandboxie creates a sandboxed PC environment in which you can install and/or run programs or browse...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 01/19/2008
Vista placement ad in Terminator?
Did “Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles” contain a 90 second placement ad for Windows Vista, or...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 01/19/2008
Pat Litherland enters the blogosphere
Good to see that Pat Litherland has finally joined the blogosphere with his aptly named Approved 4...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 01/18/2008
Top 10 TechNet Blogs
TechNet https://blogs.technet.com/markrussinovich https://blogs.technet.com/homeserver...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 01/15/2008
Top 10 MSDN Blogs
MSDN https://blogs.msdn.com/ie https://blogs.msdn.com/saraford https://blogs.msdn.com/livesearch...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 01/15/2008
What is Google Microsoft Exactly?
I’ve switched to Live.com as a homepage (love the image search!) but I’ve got to admit that I still...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 01/10/2008
Melinda Gates goes public
... about living with Bill, working with Warren Buffett, and giving away their billions in this...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 01/10/2008
Windows SDK “How to…”
Even the most obvious Visual Studio tricks and tips on Sara Ford’s "Did you know…" blog posts are...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 01/10/2008
Visual Studio/Windows SDK: what’s the difference?
I’ve received a few emails from beginning developers asking what the difference is between Visual...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 01/09/2008
Microsoft Professional Developers Conference Announced
The date and location of the next Microsoft Professional Developers Conference (PDC) has been...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 01/09/2008
Guide to the BillG Keynote at CES
Don’t have time to watch the whole keynote video? Me either. But thanks to John Mullinax’s great...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 01/08/2008
Bill Gates Last Day Video
Goofball....
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 01/08/2008
IE7Pro 2.0 – Very Fox-like
Thank you Matt Manela, for sending out the word on IE7Pro 2.0, released on January 2. This add-on...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 01/08/2008
Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 Software Development Kit released
The Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 Software Development Kit (SDK) is available on the Microsoft Download...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 01/07/2008
List of registry keys affecting IIS7 behavior
Kanwaljeet Singla on the IIS team kindly spent his holidays finishing up an awesome list of all the...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 01/04/2008
Add to database of Wi-fi/Internet at World Airports
I saw this tip in Steve Clayton’s blog post about atlarge.com, where users can read and write about...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 01/04/2008
WOW Burning Crusade Expansion Pack: Code it
As 9 million users are no doubt aware, World of Warcraft just became a lot more fun with the Burning...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 12/22/2007
Go ElfYourself
Hey, I just made a total elf of myself. Check it out by clicking here...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 12/18/2007