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WIC metadata in .NET: Getting around "Property cannot be found" / System.ArgumentException /"Exception from HRESULT: 0x88982F40"

16November2008GeekTieGuy4 CommentsSoftware development, WPF

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, a search on Google has yielded few usable results. I hope this post will change

Inside the HP TouchSmart PC software: HP SmartCenter – Part 4

24April2008GeekTieGuy23 CommentsPersonal, Software, Vista, WPF

This is part 4 of the mini-series on the HP SmartCenter software. Hear about the team’s reaction to the Engadget leak and the launch plans at CES 2007. If you missed the first three parts, they are here, here and here. — One of the really unsettling events before the launch of the TouchSmart PC

Inside the HP TouchSmart PC software: HP SmartCenter – Part 3

17April2008GeekTieGuyPersonal, Software, Vista, WPF

Welcome to part 3 of this mini-series. Last time aroundÂ you heard a little bit about the early prototypes and how things progressed from there. This time I’ll talk a bit more about some of the functionality in HP SmartCenter and some of the things we were not able to address before having to ship. —

Inside the HP TouchSmart PC software: HP SmartCenter – Part 2

10April2008GeekTieGuy2 CommentsPersonal, Software, Vista, WPF

In the first part of this mini-series, I introduced you to the early planning stages of HP SmartCenter. This time you’ll get a little more information on the early development, including a few screenshots of prototpyes. — I hacked together a very simple first version of HP SmartCenter (then codenamed LaunchPad, which still is the

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WIC metadata in .NET: Getting around "Property cannot be found" / System.ArgumentException /"Exception from HRESULT: 0x88982F40"

Inside the HP TouchSmart PC software: HP SmartCenter – Part 4

Inside the HP TouchSmart PC software: HP SmartCenter – Part 3

Inside the HP TouchSmart PC software: HP SmartCenter – Part 2