utility

In this article, Brian Peek will demonstrate how to use Microsoft Robotics Studio to control the Lego Mindstorms NXT kit.  A simple remote-controlled robot will be built and controlled using C# and the MSRS Visual Programming Language (VPL). Brian Peek ASPSOFT, Inc. Difficulty:…

Thanks to Paul Thurrott, I’ve just come across another application that automates putting the Windows 7 installation DVD onto a USB drive. This is especially helpful for folks who plan on installing Windows 7 on their netbook computers since these tiny PCs rarely include an optical drive. A couple…

I’ll bet you can already think of a handful of times when you could have used this next tool: Mail PassView. I recently came across Mail PassView when surfing through my techie RSS feeds. The program is a freeware utility that helps you recover passwords from both Outlook and Outlook Express as well…

We highlighted this project a year and a half ago, That's a great shot... Greenshot, and it's been chugging away, moving slowly and steadily to a v1.0 release. And now... Greenshot 1.0 is finally available for download now!We are very proud to announce that Greenshot 1.0 is finally available for…

Looking to take advantage of some new Windows 7 goodness?  Learn how to work with some of the great new taskbar features to create a more streamlined user interface. Introduction Windows 7 brings with it a large number of new features that will be available to developers from day one. …

Summary: Bluetooth is now found in a variety of devices and enable the user to use wireless accessories.  The Bluetooth protocol allows a user to “discover” any device that is in proximity to your Bluetooth radio.  Why not see who is in proximity to you?  Why not have the presence…

Hongwei Sun, Escalation Engineer, presented a session covering Debugging Tools for Windows that can be used for troubleshooting Windows at the 2009 File Sharing Windows Protocols Plug-fest.   Hongwei answered windows debugging questions as well.   Examples of how to use…

In this article, I'll demonstrate how to use your current location to figure out and set the time zone.  It turns out that this isn't nearly as easy as I thought it would be, so read on to learn what went into this seemingly straight-forward idea. This code requires Windows 7 due to the use of…

In this episode of the Coding4Fun Show, I interview Arian Kulp, creator of the MEF Utility Runner, a unified host for system tray utility applications.  Learn a bit about MEF and how it can be leveraged to create a plugin architecture for any application, as well as how it was used to…

I've written a few posts about apps that get your Facebook contacts into Outlook - like FBLook, which provides access to Facebook via a toolbar add-in, and Facebook app, Fonebook, which syncs your contacts; but what about exporting contacts from Outlook to Facebook? If you are like most…