I was talking with some friends at work about all the stupid lawsuits we’ve seen which reminded me of the most worthless class action lawsuit I’ve ever been a part of. Anyone remember Hollywood Video? Yes, I know they still exist, for some people, but I stopped renting there a long time ago thanks to […]
Beta Testers Needed for MuvUnder Cover: The Album Art Sleuth
MuvEnum is looking for 20 beta testers for its latest product: MuvUnder Cover: The Album Art Sleuth, which is a Windows WPF application for automatically finding and embedding album art into the following file types: APE, ASF, FLAC, M4A, M4P, M4V, MP3, MP4, MPC, MPP, MP+, WMA, WMV, and WV. Using Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), […]
Silverlight 2.0 will include a WatermarkedTextBox (a.k.a. InfoTextBox)
Since I’ve been trying to finish my latest project using WPF, Silverlight 2.0 excites me because I will be able to take a lot of stuff that I’ve done and learned and use it in Silverlight 2.0! Scott Guthrie just posted a sneak peak into the latest offerings that will be coming in Beta 1 along with […]
Don’t disable Vista UAC system-wide; disable Vista UAC per application
For those of us that find ourselves disabling Vista UAC for the whole system (points finger at self), we now have the ability to disable UAC per application. Thanks to Microsoft KB946932, here’s the solution: Using the tool and steps below, you may disable UAC prompt for the specific application. This does not disable the […]
Windows Vista x64 black screen after login, workaround
I’m currently using Vista x64 with a nVidia-based videocard with dual monitors and have run into the following issue: I work on my machine, then I lock it. Later I come back and type my password to unlock it and I get to stare at black monitors with only the cursor showing. Previously I would have […]