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January 12, 2011

Getting the Connection String From Your App.Config In WPF and C#

I am using Active Reports and came across a problem where I needed to send the report a connection string. Before I would build the connection string based on what database was used, etc… from an INI file. Now we moved to a MvvM structure with the connection string in the App.Config. I had found a common solution : This...

WPF Comments: 2

January 4, 2011

Logitech G500 vs G700

I recently acquired both the G500 and the G700 during a Christmas mix up. Instead of taking one of them back, I tried both out and was going to take the one I didnt like as much to work to make use of the macros and hyper scrolling (Im a software developer). Both were excellent mice and it was a hard time deciding between...

Hardware Comment: 1

December 22, 2010

Reseeding a SQL Table

I came across a problem recently in which I needed to reseed a SQL table to a certain number for the auto incrementing of the primary key. You need to know the following : tableName – The name of the table you are reseeding Reseed or NoReseed – Will discuss briefly after the example. Int – The number you want to start...

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December 8, 2010

5 Steps To Making a Password Your Grandma cant Hack

When we think of a computer hacker, people tend to think of the cliché 80’s programmer. However the truth is in ‘s programming world, your grandma can even do some hacking and password cracking. There are plenty of sites that offer solutions to crack passwords, but Im going to stick to the security sides of things here today. So here...

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December 6, 2010

Constraining the Mouse to a Graphical Element

I was creating a dashboard application which I needed to give the ability to drag and move a widget around a tab control item.

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November 19, 2010

WPF Development Tools

Here is a list of a few of the tools I use to help you out when learning and using WPF.

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October 27, 2010

Text Expansion And How It Can Help You

I had found a nice little utility today from a lifehacker explaining about text expansion. Basically it’s a global text completion software which will be able auto complete text you are writing as in Word, but works in a text software. Not as good as Visual Studio’s Intellisense, however this can be used in any software, allowing auto completion for notepad++, or...

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October 27, 2010

Apple Ipod 5G Sound Fix

While listening to my Ipod the other day, the sound started to sputter then give out. I tried blowing compressed air down the headphones jack, resetting the Ipod settings, and even resetting the software on the Ipod. I finally found the problem though getting angry with the device. It seems a chip or connector is loose in the bottom right...

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May 18, 2010

Must Have Software (2010)

Like a swiss army knife, every developer has a set of many tools to help get whatever job he has, done.

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April 29, 2010

Loading Data Manually in C# – Silverlight 4RC

When linking a table to a control on my forms, I usually can easily just drag from my Data Source tab and be finished. I however, needed to load in the information in the background and not necessarily straight to the form. This can be done in four easy steps. Create a Domain Context Set up the query call Create...

Silverlight Comments: 0

February 21, 2010

Going to a Specific Page In Silverlight using InitParameters

When you usually reference a Silverlight project, you will load the whole project starting off with what you have selected as your RootVisual. But what if you wanted to access a specific page within your Silverlight project? This is done by including InitParameters in your html and App.xaml.cs. App.xaml.cs Aspx (HTML) In your aspx page, include this line in your...

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February 20, 2010

WPF Filtering a Combobox

Setting Up the ComboBox So in WPF, I wanted to filter a combobox to treat it as an autocompletebox. Note : This tutorial expects you understand how to populate the combobox to have the data to filter. I started off enabling two items on the properties tab of the combobox. isEditable Allows the user to be able to type in...

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