RE: WP - prepare for universal app development in Windows 10

Chrome installed eh! It truly is a global virus! -- GK Interesting that Microsoft’s “Spartan” browser may/will be minimalist and extensible – like Chrome (according to Mary Jo Foley and Neowin <

RE: WP - prepare for universal app development in Windows 10

Not really related to universal apps, but there is an interesting short article in InfoQ that quotes DevExpress specifically about “their take" on the future of Silverlight. This is the teaser - DevExpress on the Future of WinForms and Silverlight You can tell a lot about the future of a UI

RE: WP - prepare for universal app development in Windows 10

It’s interesting to read the comments, and the Microsoft replies – about what is currently missing from “universal” and why Silverlight is more suitable, at present. _ Ian Thomas Albert Park, Victoria From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] On

WP - prepare for universal app development in Windows 10

Greg K – I assume you receive the MSDN Flash and saw this article

RE: Programmatically call forward

12:42 PM, ILT (O) wrote: Wouldn’t the “phone” through the modem be done by VOIP – whether cable or ADSL – and therefore you would be looking at SIP for communications? Try a search for something like SIP SDK or MSDN SIP and you may get some ideas. _ Ian Thomas Albert Park, Vi

RE: Programmatically call forward

Depends on whether you want to control the virtual (SIP) phone, or a local (POTS) phone. True, Mike. Interestingly some mass-appeal modems now have ports (connections) for both. I think there’s a TP-Link ADSL modem that does. (This doesn’t help to answer the original question, though).

RE: Programmatically call forward

Wouldn’t the “phone” through the modem be done by VOIP – whether cable or ADSL – and therefore you would be looking at SIP for communications? Try a search for something like SIP SDK or MSDN SIP and you may get some ideas. _ Ian Thomas Albert Park, Victoria From: ozdotnet-boun...

RE: Duplicate matching

Yes, I use Treesize (Professional) when I need to discover files on disks. I’ve had to do it remotely using TeamViewer – hence the Pro version – but a free version and also a trial of the Pro version are available as I recall. It’s worth a try. But I’m interested in the algorithm and the code,

RE: [OT] Turning off outgoing mail possible?

Bec - have you looked at the (prior) email headers from this person? That will tell you what email client is normally used, and some other intermediate server information. I have just tested this, and It’s possible for (for example) using Outlook desktop versions to copy or move items to and f

RE: VS2013 Windows Phone project

Greg* On 18 November 2014 14:42, ILT (O) wrote: > Are you developing on Windows 8.1 with VS2013? > > > -- > > Ian Thomas > Albert Park, Victoria > > > > *From:* ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto: > ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.

RE: VS2013 Windows Phone project

Are you developing on Windows 8.1 with VS2013? _ Ian Thomas Albert Park, Victoria From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] On Behalf Of Greg Keogh Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 2:22 PM To: ozDotNet Subject: VS2013 Windows Phone project Fol

RE: vs2013 community edition performance

20% discounts on Xamarin still mean AUD1000 minimum per year. I haven’t heard a “Microsoft to buy Xamarin” rumour since March this year, but Telerik was recently acquired by Progress Software (I have their Stylus Studio XML editor-designer suite, otherwise “who are they?”). Things happen. Does

RE: vs2013 community edition performance

There is an amazing number of solutions to the slowness problem in that SO article - all of them verified by at last one other person. Had to smile at the remark about “low-quality answers [posts]” at the end – I thought all responses were informative. However, none of the responses seem to re

RE: SQLite déjà vu again

Greg, there is an article on the Red Gate / Simple-Talk website that you may be interested to read – Does NoSQL = NoDBA? https://www.simple-talk.com/opinion/opinion-pieces/does-nosql--nodba In passing, the author mentions a number of other NoSQL database systems - MongoDB, CouchDB, Cassandr

RE: Validation

The DataAnnotations namespace is extensive. I haven’t explored how to make use of its many classes. _ Ian Thomas Albert Park, Victoria From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] On Behalf Of Greg Keogh Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2014 5:03 PM To: oz

RE: Validation

There is a similar usage of DataAnnotations described in an article at CodeProject - http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/256183/DataAnnotations-Validation-for-Beginner I’ve found this method useful (initially discovered at MSDN Library here

RE: MSI failures

Greg K and others who might be interested - Oleg Shilo’s WixSharp / Wix# recently has been given a new feature, documented well with a CodeProject article. http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/804584/Wixsharp-WixSharp-UI-Extensions “Wix# (WixSharp) UI Extensions” Taken from the most recent a

RE: MSI failures

I haven’t used WiX for ages, but I think it does have come code tools and integrates into Visual Studio. Its project location is on CodePlex these days http://wix.codeplex.com/ _ Ian Thomas Albert Park, Victoria From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotn

OzDotnet problem or my Outlook problem?

Has anyone had this today? I just received 2 list emails from "nobody", dated today - which is the exact content of one that I sent myself in late March this year. Either my desktop Outlook 2010 has screwed up indexes, or something's wrong at the OzDotnet email server. _ Ian Thomas

Developing for multiple Windows versions

I've been reading some of the opinions from pundits in the IT press, such as Mary Jo Foley [1 ]. In this quote, she's discussing the next Windows OS - assumed to be for 3 distinct platforms: de

RE: Optus to sell Office365

b: <http://www.sqldownunder.com/> www.sqldownunder.com From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] On Behalf Of ILT (O) Sent: Friday, 27 June 2014 7:56 PM To: ozdotnet@ozdotnet.com Subject: Optus to sell Office365 I know the Small Business IT professionals

Optus to sell Office365

I know the Small Business IT professionals groups around Australia have been p!ssed off with O365 sales being Telstra-controlled for so long, so this announcement (SMH, today) is good

RE: [OT] Samsung U28D590D 4K Monitor

Now at $722 incl GST from NetPlus in Perth. Samsung U28D590DS/XY 28 " UHD _ Ian Thomas Victoria Park, Western Australia From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotn

RE: Global References

Wouldn't you create a new project template (web site or web project), as you would do for a new desktop (WinForms) template? http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/vstudio/ms185291(v=vs.100).aspx then use that subsequently . _ Ian Thomas Victoria Park, Western Australia From: ozdotn

RE: [OT] Browser use

GregL - I thought I saw, 2-3 weeks/months ago? - that IE11 can be put into Edge Mode (IE8) – but of course that requires your visitors to be aware of that. _ Ian Thomas Victoria Park, Western Australia From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] On Be

RE: [OT] Samsung U28D590D 4K Monitor

n't change from Wacom just for politics or whatever. ie a real reason to do so feature wise. I couldn't find anything about them tho. Anyone got any info on what N-Trig has over Wacom? On Thu, May 22, 2014 at 9:14 AM, ILT (O) wrote: Yes, I know the pens have been around a while (sev

RE: [OT] Samsung U28D590D 4K Monitor

Yes, I know the pens have been around a while (several Android devices, Windows laptops) – I knew the battery as D425 (looked up: same as ). _ Ian Thomas Victoria Park, Western Australia From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] On Behalf Of Ken

RE: Spreadsheets and data

Stephen, there are at least 2 (not-free, expensive) .NET libraries that do a good job of being a spreadsheet, but I don't know if either can simply scan an existing Excel spreadsheet ecosystem or even a simple XLS or XLSX file to make it into an application. For your simple description, it may we

RE: [OT] Weird symptoms and SSD

http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/530926/new_supercomputer_uses_ssds_alternative_dram_hard_drives/ Although this is a “consumer-grade” IT press article from ComputerWorld, it indicates to me that SSDs are now more than a throw-away consumable. As Ken suggests, if almost all laptops (and

RE: [OT] Weird symptoms and SSD

SandForce is not SanDisk (SanForce has been acquired by LSI, anyway). I’m not sure who manufactured for SandForce – they are described as a fabless manufacturing company. (that’s not fabulous J ) Look them up on Wikipedia. I don’t

RE: [OT] Password hash cracking

n. Sorry, I've not seen any comparisons between PWSafe and others. I've been using PWSafe since its very early versions and never bothered looking elsewhere. G On 24 March 2014 11:23, ILT (O) wrote: Grant, re Password Safe (etc) - I was using RoboForm on $9.95 a year and they have just releas

RE: [OT] Password hash cracking

al concerns. From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] On Behalf Of ILT (O) Sent: Monday, 24 March 2014 12:23 PM To: 'ozDotNet' Subject: RE: [OT] Password hash cracking Grant, re Password Safe (etc) - I was using RoboForm on $9.95 a year and they have just rele

RE: [OT] Password hash cracking

Greg, did you follow up on the (promised) article in arstechnica on how to do it properly? I couldn't find one . The closest relevant advice (for users) was to use a password minder, but I guess that doesn't help if the visited passworded websites store unsafely. (I see that iiNet pops up a warn

RE: [OT] Password hash cracking

Grant, re Password Safe (etc) - I was using RoboForm on $9.95 a year and they have just released a version for Windows Phone 8, but I have let it lapse. I would rather back up my pw database to OneDrive than have RoboForm manage it at their site, for some reason. Have you see any comparison of Pas

RE: OT: Windows on a Mac Pro

Mac Pro - $10K? I don’t know if it’s true, but I heard some time back that some developers had bought MacBook Pro for its hardware, removed the Apple OS and installed Windows 7. Apocryphal? I know a 14yo who uses his mother’s desktop Mac (one of those things that has everthing behind its scr

RE: [OT] TortoiseHG "not under root" error

This, from 2010, indicates that many culprit processes have a similar effect, eg Windows indexing and on-access virus checking. https://bitbucket.org/tortoisehg/hgtk/issue/1323/question-mark-overlay-icon-shown-on-folder That seems similar to me, probably never fixed. _ Ian Thomas V

RE: [OT] WindowsRT the new Silverlight? and Windows 9 - a triumvirate of products

atter of just investing more in that "devigner" tooling problem (Expression Blend makes a comeback but with less reliance of "reflection" based property grids). *shrug* .. i can personally see a way they could rebuild and get on with the Windows 9 approach and I don't think it

[OT] WindowsRT the new Silverlight? and Windows 9 - a triumvirate of products

I have noticed in a few places discussions comparing the UI and API of WinRT with Silverlight, and suggesting that it (WinRT) is preferable. Mostly, these were quite old posts (a series of 6 or more at SharpGIS was my first sense of this). It does raise the possibility that Windows / Microsoft w

RE: [OT] Anyone encountered NationZoom?

riend has? If so, Malware Bytes will remove it (according to the instructions at: http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/virus-removal/remove-nationzoom.com-browser- hijacker) Cheers Ken From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] On Behalf Of ILT (O) Sent: Thursday,

[OT] Anyone encountered NationZoom?

As I have lost my access to the SMBiT Professionals email lists, I thought someone on this one might have an idea of how to remove the browser hijacker browserzoom. A friend has the problem - his laptop was infected in India, apparently. I gather that it is some sort of music downloader, but i

RE: Advice to Microsoft (not mine - the IT press and developer blogosphere)

: ozDotNet Subject: Re: Advice to Microsoft (not mine - the IT press and developer blogosphere) inline (but not const) On Wed, Feb 12, 2014 at 7:19 PM, ILT (O) wrote: Silverlight “end-of-life” is a widely-felt gripe with developers, from my reading (eg, just today – Visual Studio Magazine

Advice to Microsoft (not mine - the IT press and developer blogosphere)

Silverlight "end-of-life" is a widely-felt gripe with developers, from my reading (eg, just today - Visual Studio Magazine - "Satya Nadella's To-Do List" [link ] - Andrew Brust). There are several offerings of adv

RE: Today was very quiet on ozdotnet ...

. Its improved a lot and the screen is really nice. Happy until my next impulse switch 😃 Sent from Windows Mail From: ILT (O) <mailto:il.tho...@outlook.com> Sent: ‎Saturday‎, ‎8‎ ‎February‎ ‎2014 ‎1‎:‎53‎ ‎PM To: ozDotNet <mailto:ozdotnet@ozdotnet.com> Stephen, remind m

RE: Today was very quiet on ozdotnet ...

Stephen, remind me: what is your 8" tablet? And why did you choose the 6" Lumia phone (1320), over say the 920/925 or the 1020? _ Ian Thomas Victoria Park, Western Australia From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] On Behalf Of Stephen Price Sent: Fr

RE: Today was very quiet on ozdotnet ...

: ozDotNet Subject: Re: Today was very quiet on ozdotnet ... On Thu, Feb 6, 2014 at 7:53 PM, ILT (O) wrote: David, actually I don’t mind Bing. What aggravates you about it – browser and desktop? Google morphs every month or week which upsets my conventionalism, and I just can’t get the hang

RE: Today was very quiet on ozdotnet ...

Park, Western Australia From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] On Behalf Of David Connors Sent: Thursday, February 06, 2014 8:38 AM To: ozDotNet Subject: Re: Today was very quiet on ozdotnet ... On Thu, Feb 6, 2014 at 10:07 AM, ILT (O) wrote: As I read it

RE: Today was very quiet on ozdotnet ...

... On Wed, Feb 5, 2014 at 10:33 PM, ILT (O) wrote: 46 years old, 22 with Microsoft – and his experience within MS is quite impressive. I think he’s an excellent choice. Have a read of this: http://gigaom.com/2014/01/31/the-gigaom-interview-a-chat-with-microsofts-satya-nadella-from-before-he-was

RE: Today was very quiet on ozdotnet ...

46 years old, 22 with Microsoft – and his experience within MS is quite impressive. I think he’s an excellent choice. _ Ian Thomas Victoria Park, Western Australia From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] On Behalf Of David Connors Sent: Wednesday,

[OT] WP developers

Being largely (?totally) ignorant of the WP development scene, I was pleased to discover an application that purports to collate Australian-developed applications for Windows Phone devices. I have a Nokia Lumia 920 (WP8) - having resisted for years buying or even using so-called smartphones. Find

RE: Windows Phone list?

Developer Twitter: @robertsjason Blog: http://DontCodeTired.com Pluralsight Courses: http://bit.ly/psjasonroberts From: ILT (O) <mailto:il.tho...@outlook.com> Sent: ‎Tuesday‎, ‎21‎ ‎January‎ ‎2014 ‎10‎:‎58‎ ‎AM To: ozDotNet <mailto:ozdotnet@ozdotnet.com> Ok, I have joined the WP

RE: Windows Phone list?

Ok, I have joined the WP list so that makes 23 inactive members! The Windows Phone Developer Community site looks like a useful site for resources. Thanks, Andrew. _ Ian Thomas Victoria Park, Western Australia From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.co

Windows Phone list?

I think there is an Australian Windows Phone dev list. Can someone give me a link, please? _ Ian Thomas Victoria Park, Western Australia

WP8 - File manager/explorer?

Is there a file explorer / file manager available for WP8, Nokia Lumia flavour (820-920-925-etc)? I know that it's easy to connect via their USB cable to a Windows PC and do it, but I am looking for something that runs on the device itself. _ Ian Thomas Victoria Park, Western Australia

[OT] Syme

I followed the link in the ARN article , and interestingly it's available only if you're using a Chrome browser! Will you release Syme on other platforms? Syme will soon be available on Firefox and Safari in addition to Chrome. We will look into building mobile and deskt

RE: [OT] Facebook advertising

Ironically, when I go there I get a huge popup Ad in the middle of the screen that I have to dismiss. Greg, maybe that's ARN (IDG Communications) , if you're referring to what happens when you follow my link. As to what is actually at "Syme", I have no idea. Did you try to connect to the site?

RE: [OT] Facebook advertising

Has this any chance of attracting enough people to survive? Encrypted social network vies for disgruntled WhatsApp,

[OT] rules in Outlook.com (2)

Definitely not a programming question. Has anyone used outlook.com for email, and successfully constructed a rule that will file away emails from this list? Sender is ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com , so the 2 rules I constructed with its online tool were Move messages to OzDotNet if sender's add

[OT] rules in Outlook.com

Testing my outlook.com Rule _ Ian Thomas Victoria Park, Western Australia

RE: SCreen Recorder

Anthony It is way more capable than just screen recording, but VisioForge Video Capture SDK is .NET and works on Windows 7 and earlier. They have recently released Windows 8 specific products, too I think (Windows 8 has a lot of enhancements for easily capturing video, which aren't a part of .NET