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.NET SSH/SCP library with directory operations? [.NET SSH/SCP library with directory operations?]

ricodued — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 17:37:20 GMT

Woo, feels weird to be back here :)

Basically, I'm wondering if anyone knows of a good, free SSH/SCP library that has directory operations built-in. I've found a few but none of them have directory operations, and I don't know enough about SSH streams and all that.

Thanks :D

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Vista Glass and Other Controls in C# [Vista Glass and Other Controls in C#]

ricodued — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 00:47:04 GMT

I just installed Vista RTM, effectively ending my almost year-long Mac stint. I've been reinvigorated with new ideas and drawn back to programming (and subsequently C9). Hoorah!

After scouring the web, I came across the different methods of glass implementation, all of which suck on some level or another. Now, I'm really interested in how us .NETters are supposed to go about implementing the other awesome Vista UI controls: command bar things, menu buttons, the new tabs, toolbars, etc. etc.

Is there any way to use these new controls, or, like XP, do we have to wait around for .NET version X with a year left in the Vista lifecycle in order to catch up?

If we have to rely on third party controls for the next three years I just may have to march to Redmond and do nasty, horrible, unspeakable acts involving UNIX.

/loves me some Vista UI goodness
//hates me some third party controls
///I'm looking at you, divelements

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WPF, C# on OS X [WPF, C# on OS X]

ricodued — Sun, 07 May 2006 18:17:36 GMT

I remember reading in Mike Harsh's MSDN blog about C#/WPF coming to Mac OS X. Being a recent OS X convert (still use Windows for development though, I cannot STAND Cocoa for reasons beyond the scope of this post), I'm itching to get my hands on even the slightest detail behind the port of WPF to OS X.

So far, what is known about WPF/C# coming to the Mac? I hope it won't integrate with Xcode. Ohhh man do I hate Xcode.

Oh, also, who's doing the development?

/super-excited about this for no reason this afternoon
//traitor :(

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Visual Studio 2005 installation problems on Vista February CTP [Visual Studio 2005 installation problems on Vista February CTP]

ricodued — Tue, 21 Mar 2006 03:27:59 GMT

I just installed a clean copy of Vista February CTP (5308). I've been trying to install Visual Studio 2005 RTM for the last half hour or so to no avail. All that happens when launching the setup is it dies and Windows says "Visual Studio Setup Launcher has stopped working".

Any ideas? I'm not running in a limited account, I'm as administrator.

Thanks!

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Halo 2 for Windows Vista! [Halo 2 for Windows Vista!]

ricodued — Thu, 09 Feb 2006 20:22:53 GMT

http://bungie.net/News/TopStory.aspx?story=halo2vistaannounce&p=6136047

Amazed I didn't see a thread on this earlier.

Bungie has announced they're (well, not they, but another studio at Microsoft Games) writing a version of Halo 2 for Windows Vista. Exclusively for Windows Vista.

They're writing it exclusively for Windows Vista, so you can't run it on Windows XP. They say this is because they want to take advantage of blah blah blah. What advantages will Vista have over XP in terms of gaming? DX10? If it's just DirectX 10, why won't that be available to XP?

What an excellent way to push Vista onto millions of desktops right out the gate... ;)

All conspiracy theories aside, I'm super excited for this. If any of you were hardcore Halo Xbox fans, and then played Halo PC with its numerous and endlessly entertaining mods, you'll know how exciting Halo 2 on the PC will be.

Besides, it helps to bridge the gap between the Halo movie and Halo 3, presumably Bungie's next project they've been working on. I say Halo 3 just because it makes a lot of sense to release Halo 3 around the movie and now PC game. Why would you release a completely different game while a movie and PC port are going on?

/ends random thought stream
//jumps up and down

-Eric

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IT jobs: What's more important, skill or grades and college? [IT jobs: What's more important, skill or grades and college?]

ricodued — Tue, 07 Feb 2006 23:50:08 GMT

Hrm. Being a Sophomore in high school, I've been thinking about what will come after I graduate, and I came up with some problems.

With my last report card, I had a 2.994 GPA, 2.7 cumulative. My high school only counts core classes for GPA, so it didn't include CAD or Adv. Computers, etc. Just English, Algebra, History, and Biology.

I've become increasingly worried a 2.9GPA out of high school is not going to get me into the colleges I'm looking at (Michigan State, or, if I can pull of a couple of 4.0s for the next two years, UC Berkeley) and then into the career I want (software development, possibly games) at a company I want (Microsoft is my first choice at the moment). I know I can work harder and get a 3.2-ish GPA, but I'm still slightly worried. My only problem is lack of attention in some classes. For example, I consider myself to be pretty skilled when it comes to writing code to perform a specified function in the language of my choice or solving complex problems, but I cannot for the life of me bring myself to write two pages on RNA replication, even though I understand it quite well.

For those of you out there with jobs in the IT industry, preferrably those with jobs at Microsoft, what were your grades like in high school, what college did you attend, and in the end, do you think it really mattered?

Probably a very stereotypical question, but I guess it needs to be asked.

Thanks :D

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XP Bliss Location? [XP Bliss Location?]

ricodued — Tue, 31 Jan 2006 04:23:39 GMT

This has probably been asked a couple hundred times before, but I was wondering last night, Hey, I wonder where XP's default 'Bliss' background was taken... I only ask because I thought it would be neat to look it up on Virtual Earth or something.

Does anyone actually know where the picture was taken, or, probably more likely, is it not really an actual place, just a fabricated background?

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CollectionConverter / Design-time Problems [CollectionConverter / Design-time Problems]

ricodued — Wed, 18 Jan 2006 21:30:51 GMT

I've been writing a set of UI controls for use in my upcoming projects, mostly replicating the Visual Studio 2005 look and feel. The rendering is pretty much pixel-perfect, but when using the design-time capabilities of one of my controls (the sidebar), I get an issue when building.

In the .design.cs file of the form, where it sets the properties and whatnot of the SideBar, it puts this line of code:

...
this.sideBar1.Name = "sideBar1";

((Trowbridge.UI.SideBar.SidePanelCollection)(new Trowbridge.UI.SideBar.SidePanel())).Add(this.sidePanel1);

this.sideBar1.SelectedPanel = null;
...

The above code sets off the error at build: Cannot convert type 'Trowbridge.UI.SideBar.SidePanel' to 'Trowbridge.UI.SideBar.SidePanelCollection' (the line between the Name and SelectedPanel sets). Design-time functionality remains intact, the designer is not killed, it just won't build. I have a feeling it has to do with the casts...

The code above is set by the following designer code:

internal class SidePanelCollectionConverter : TypeConverter
{
   public override bool CanConvertTo(ITypeDescriptorContext context, Type destType)
   {
       if (destType == typeof(InstanceDescriptor))
           return true;

       return base.CanConvertTo(context, destType);
   }

   public override object ConvertTo(
                ITypeDescriptorContext context,
                System.Globalization.CultureInfo culture,
                object value, Type destType)
   {
       if (destType == typeof(InstanceDescriptor))
       {
           System.Reflection.ConstructorInfo ci = typeof(SidePanel).GetConstructor(System.Type.EmptyTypes);

           return new InstanceDescriptor(ci, null, false);
       }

       return base.ConvertTo(context, culture, value, destType);
   }
}

// apoligies for the pink.
// colorized for easier reading

If you'll note the line giving issues, it's making some sort of very strange casts that make no sense whatsoever to me. It looks like it should be this.sideBar1.Add(this.sidePanel1) to me, rather than those set of weird casts.

I am completely stumped. Anyone have any clues?

-Eric

P.S. If anyone cares, this code was based on Tim Dawson's Creating Collection Controls with Rich Design Time Support article.

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'Unintentionally geeky joke in Apple's share price' today at closing ['Unintentionally geeky joke in Apple's share price' today at closing]

ricodued — Wed, 11 Jan 2006 04:43:19 GMT

http://techdirt.com/articles/20060110/1818234_F.shtml

Today, Apple's stock closed at $80.86, following the announcements of Intel-based iMacs and MacBooks earlier in the afternoon.

What are the odds? Heh.

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Active Directory uninstallation? [Active Directory uninstallation?]

ricodued — Tue, 03 Jan 2006 05:18:51 GMT

I'm running a Windows Server 2003 trial right now, and I've installed Active Directory. Unfortunately, it slows down start up time, computers on the network cant connect to it, it's a mess. I've tangoed with Active Directory before and the last time I remember uninstalling it, it killed my local Administrator account.

Is there anyway I can safely uninstall AD without it killing my local machine Administrator account?

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Xbox Live Diamond? Wha? [Xbox Live Diamond? Wha?]

ricodued — Fri, 23 Dec 2005 04:21:44 GMT

My friend linked me to this website: http://xboxlivediamond.com/

It appears to be legit-ish... WHOIS says the name servers go to 'msft.net'. Not sure if that's actually Microsoft or not.

~~I have no idea what the 'Diamond' service is,~~ ~~even after signing up for it.~~
EDIT: Appears to be some sort of awards program. O_o

Any niners have a clue?

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