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OK, I’m losing track of updates so I started numbering them. New changes include: Favorites tab is active. It only updates when you click the tab. User page is active. Currently only for the logged...

Programming Computers Adventures in MVVM – Generalized Command Behavior Attachments - There are several examples on the web that describe the “Attached Behavior” pattern in Silverlight and WPF. This pattern works really well for binding...

Tweetz is a Windows Sidebar twitter client that doesn’t suck (well, at least not too badly). I’ve updated the gadget based on feedback and using it. Here’s a couple of new screen shots of the...

Programming Computers ZipStorer - A Pure C# Class to Store Files in Zip - Small C# class to store and extract uncompressed and deflated files in new or existing Zip files, without any external library....

The combination of Extension Methods and LINQ can make everyday tedious programming chores a bit less annoying. Take formatting an array of strings. static void Main() { string[] languages = { "English", "German", "Portuguese", "Swedish"...

It’s a little weird, but I just installed Windows 7 and, well, er, um, I’m done. Not that I didn’t run into an issue, but in retrospect, I’m sort of glad it happened. The good,...

Prepping to install Windows 7 while writing this. Multitasking, not just for computers… Programming Computers Vault 5.0 Released - SourceGear’s Version Control and Source Control Software - Having used and enjoyed Vault up until I...

I logged into my laptop this morning and noticed the little tray icon that indicates Windows Update ran. Checking the install history I found this: Navigate to the link for this update and you’ll discover...

Programming Computers InfoQ: .NET 4 Beta 1 Now Supports Software Transactional Memory - Microsoft has released a new version of .NET 4.0 Beta 1, one that incorporates STM.NET, the Software Transactional Memory. STM is an...

Programming Computers Closures in JavaScript - James Padolsey - A closure, in JavaScript, can simply be described as a retained scope; at least, this is how I think of it. The benefit of a closure...