Windows CE 6.0 and Gradient Fill

Just learned something new – on one CE 6 Platform I recently had Issues with my GradientFill based  controls. – Google didn’t show me any useful hints! Today when browsing Platform Builder I found the reason: Gradient Fill Support is an extra Option that needs to be...

Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI)

As a .NET Developer: Ever tried to find out more information about your computer’s system? Ever needed a list of connected USB-Devices, available Serial Ports or Printers? Ever heard of WMI? Did you know, it’s also supported by Mono? There’s a free...

Backuplösung Personal-Backup

Mit Personal-Backup habe ich  ein nettes Tool gefunden mit dem sehr einfach auch aufwändige Backupauftrage erstellen werden können. Es ist kostenlos, wird gepflegt und ist auf verschiedenen Windowsclients identisch in der Handhabung. Viel Spass

Windows Mobile 6.5 SDK

*AT THIS TIME IT HAS BEEN TAKEN OFFLINE – seems to cause problems!* Finally there is Windows Mobile 6.5 SDK ready for download!  You can get it from here: Windows Mobile 6.5 SDK There are Downloads for the following languages: 0804 CHS Chinese Simplified 0409...

Windows 7 Taskbar Glossary

Jump List: contains recently used files, if the app has a associated file type (e.g. Notepad) Thumbnail Previews: thumbnails of running apps; can be extended by e.g. buttons The new Taskbar may also be extended by Tasks. In former times, these commands where added as...

Microsoft Build Sidekick v2

Just a found a tool that was missing in my Toolchain: Microsoft Build Sidekick from Attrice Corporation. Finally a nice and convenient tool to edit and debug MSBuild files that I use for my Teamcity work. It also supports the MSBuild Extension Pack.