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Inside the HP TouchSmart PC software: HP SmartCenter – Part 1

4April2008GeekTieGuy9 CommentsPersonal, Software, Vista, WPF

I thought some people might enjoy reading a little “behind the scenes” story about the most high-profile piece of software I’ve been involved with so far. I feel pretty lucky to have had the chance to work on a unique product and to have what I helped work on be so central to the user

Can’t install .NET 3.5 on Vista x64? Try uninstalling KB110806.

1February2008GeekTieGuy3 CommentsSoftware, Vista, WPF

The title says it all. Several attempts I’ve made at installing the .NET Framework 3.5 on x64 Vista boxes failed with Error 1603. After a prolonged Google search, IÂ foundÂ a forum with someone mentioningÂ to uninstall KB110806, which seems to be related to .NET 2.0 SP1. I forget the forum and the details. Anyway, if you’re having

WPF ControlTemplate Trigger tip

5January2008GeekTieGuySoftware development, WPF

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 when a UserControl is constructed. If you want, say, an animation in your control to start

Introducing CardSharkV

25November2007GeekTieGuy2 CommentsSoftware, Software development, Vista, WPF

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. My plan is to try my hand at charging for the program. But to see if word will spread, I’m planning to give

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Inside the HP TouchSmart PC software: HP SmartCenter – Part 1

Can’t install .NET 3.5 on Vista x64? Try uninstalling KB110806.

WPF ControlTemplate Trigger tip

Introducing CardSharkV