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• WIC metadata in .NET: Getting around "Property cannot be found" / System.ArgumentException /"Exception from HRESULT: 0×88982F40"

  Here’s a bit of an obscure error message I’ve run into while working with WIC (Windows Imaging Component) on .NET/WPF, trying to write XMP metadata into an image:                     So far... Posted Nov 16 2008, 11:39 PM by GeekTieGuy Filed under: WPF, Software development

• HP TouchSmart / badges at PDC 08

  You’ll see a lot of the HP TouchSmart PC at the Microsoft PDC 2008 starting on Monday. Not only physically, but also as it relates to the software. Can’t say any more than that right now. We’ll have two of the HP TouchSmart software... Posted Oct 25 2008, 01:44 AM by GeekTieGuy Filed under: Software development

• Going to SD West 2008 - a planning worksheet

  I have the good fortune to be able to attend SD West this year. I’ve heard people at work rave about this conference right in my backyard, and was lucky to get approval to go this year. Unfortunately I’ve been so swamped with work (really... Posted Mar 01 2008, 04:37 PM by GeekTieGuy Filed under: Personal, Software development

• WPF ControlTemplate Trigger tip

  I didn’t fully realize how ControlTemplate Triggers work (or don’t) until I solved a problem with a UserControl today, with the help of this post on the MSDN forums. A Triggers’ EnterActions or ExitActions don’t seem to get fired... Posted Jan 05 2008, 04:11 AM by GeekTieGuy Filed under: WPF, Software development

• The software free-conomy

  After looking through the comments to Jeff Atwood’s recent post on software product keys, I noticed that quite a few went down the rabbit-hole of  free versus paid software. People suggesting that if you don’t like paying for software... Posted Dec 20 2007, 01:50 AM by GeekTieGuy Filed under: Opinion, Software development

• Introducing CardSharkV

  Check out this program I’ve developed, called CardSharkV. It’s a digital picture storage card/camera “downloader” with a twist. It’s a bit of an experiment, and I’m looking for some real-world “beta” testers... Posted Nov 25 2007, 03:06 AM by GeekTieGuy Filed under: WPF, Vista, Software development, Software

• Microsoft deprecates support for XBAP WPF apps in version 5.3 of the Media Center SDK

  I downloaded and installed the latest version of the Media Center SDK just now, and was a bit surprised to see that WPF apps are now officially deprecated as a supported way of extending Windows Media Center on Vista. There’s no big announcement... Posted Nov 20 2007, 12:02 AM by GeekTieGuy Filed under: WPF, Vista, Opinion, Microsoft, Software development

• How to parse "special" .lnk files, aka. MSI shortcuts aka. Windows Installer advertised shortcuts using C#

  This is a problem that’s been bugging me for about a year and I finally found time to dig in and work on how to solve it. A big thank you goes to Aaron Stebner for pointing me in the right direction. Thanks Aaron! Anyway, for various reasons I’ve... Posted Nov 19 2007, 11:21 PM by GeekTieGuy Filed under: Software development

• Silicon Valley Code Camp impressions

  I’m just about recovered from two interesting days at Silicon Valley Code Camp. Overall I found the time I spent there well invested. It was fun seeing the diversity of software developers we have here, and the talks were of high quality overall... Posted Oct 30 2007, 01:19 AM by GeekTieGuy Filed under: Software development

• Protected: Inside the HP TouchSmart PC software: HP SmartCenter

  There is no excerpt because this is a protected post. Read More... Posted Sep 15 2007, 01:23 AM by GeekTieGuy Filed under: WPF, Vista, Personal, Software development

• Windows Live Writer Beta 3 startup problems solved

  I like Windows Live Writer. Except for one thing: I couldn’t get it to start up on my machine at work. Beta 1 worked, but Beta 2 and Beta 3 just wouldn’t. I’d always get a UriException (not sure of the precise name anymore) thrown at... Posted Sep 11 2007, 03:21 PM by GeekTieGuy Filed under: Software development

• Troubleshooting ClickOnce deployment issues

  Over the last few days I ran into several puzzling ClickOnce deployment problems. I want to document and share these so that I’ll remember them better, and so others might find help with similar issues. The first issue: I uploaded new versions... Posted Aug 26 2007, 12:18 AM by GeekTieGuy Filed under: Software development, Software

• Getting Vista UAC elevation to work for web deployed ClickOnce applications

  Normally you can’t have ClickOnce applications that are deployed over the web run with Vista UAC elevation prompts. It’s not something Microsoft supports. Not sure why. I guess it’s once-bitten twice-shy, coming from the whole ActiveX... Posted Aug 25 2007, 03:06 AM by GeekTieGuy Filed under: Vista, Software development

• I hate Windows Update right now. Or Windows Live writer. Take your pick.

  I spent 45 minutes or so writing up a post in Windows Live Writer this evening. All the while I repeatedly dismissed a Windows Update countdown dialog that was asking for a restart. “Not now, dammit. I’m writing something.” Then the... Posted Aug 25 2007, 01:58 AM by GeekTieGuy Filed under: Microsoft, Software development, Software

• Observations on making live music and writing code

  A long time ago my daughter performed a piece of harp music at a recital held at her teacher’s studio. She wasn’t playing on her own harp, and she hadn’t really learned to read the music as she was playing her song. Her teacher asked... Posted Aug 04 2007, 06:27 PM by GeekTieGuy Filed under: Software development