One of the most irritating & annoying problem which Windows Vista users face is that they find Windows Explorer forgetting time and again the folder view settings which he or she set for a particular folder only to find it reverted back to the default settings. I have a 22” LCD monitor and so with [...]
Virtual Desktops are an integrated feature of OS X and Linux, but have always been an add on functionality in Windows. Windows XP had a powertoy for this, but for Vista there hadn’t been anything available till now, from the Microsoft Sysinternals team. Does it stand well against the competition? Read on for more!
Reports are always one of a compulsory requirements of any IT or non-IT solution. In this example we will experience how to integrate crystal report in a WPF Application.
I am using a database here to fetch some record in order to display on my report ofcourse you can use any other source. For reference [...]
In this article we will be creating certain tabs in a tab control with context menu with an option to remove certain tab item.
First create a blank c# WPF application using visual studio 2008 and name the default grid as Master.
Right click on window and select view code,
Here we create a method to remove [...]
If you saw the Touch Wall demonstration by Bill Gates, you would have noticed the cool and fluent interactive interface that Touch Wall had. He used it to browse through many PowerPoint presentations on the fly, along with panning and zooming. The pptPlex plugin available for download by Microsoft Office Labs lets you do that on in Microsoft PowerPoint now. It’s used by a mouse and not a touch interface though, but th[...]
I bought this notebook back in March 2008(see my review here) and have so far enjoyed every bit of it. Recently I made some icons to replace My Computer icon in Windows Vista because I got bored of the default one. The icons turned out good so I thought I’ll share it with you guys. [...]
Windows Ultimate Extras has altogether been a real sorry story from Microsoft. Many of us Windows Vista Ultimate users feel like having been ripped off our money for Ultimate Extras which promised a lot but delivered very little.
Before shifting full time to Windows Vista in late 2006, I used to have Windows XP [...]
The wait is finally over. Microsoft has today released the long awaited successor to the 2005 version in the form of SQL Server 2008. The lucky MSDN and TechNet subscribers can now immediately download this latest edition to the SQL Server family while others can try Express edition for free at http://www.microsoft.com/sqlserver
Excerpt From Microsoft [...]
MSN/Windows Live team has silently updated their Silverlight based toolbar for Internet Explorer.
The new version is:
MSN Toolbar: 3.0.426.0
Application Version: 3.0.0619.0
With just three days left in Olympic games to start, this new version with Olympics tab is going to keep us all updated with what's going on in & around the[...]
Microsoft and NBC are set to deliver the largest online broadcasting event in history for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Earlier this year Microsoft and NBC Universal announced plans to make NBCOlympics.com on MSN the official online home of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. The partnership is expected to result in the largest [...]