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The Weekly Source Code 56 - Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4 Training Kit - Code Contracts, Parallel Framework and COM Interop by Scott Hanselman

Do you like a big pile of source code? Well, there is an imperial buttload of source in the Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4 Training Kit . It's actually a 178 meg download, which is insane. Perhaps start your download now and get it in the...

How many PCs in the world have the .NET Framework installed? by Scott Hanselman's Computer Zen

I did a second .NET Framework features informal poll recently , and as with all .NET related polls the question comes up: How many PCs have the .NET Framework on it? If you're a company that is considering creating a client application using .NET...

NewsFlash: Computers are Faster Than Before - Importing Digital Video from Tape and Making a DVD by Scott Hanselman's Computer Zen

The Wife and I travelled all over the world before we had kids (and all over the world after, actually...both boys have been on three continents) and amassed a huge pile of Video Tapes of our travels. I started with a Sony Digital 8 camera that recorded...
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Favor - Help Us Test .NET 4 Beta 2 on Windows Update (WU) by Scott Hanselman's Computer Zen

The folks in the .NET Framework Setup team have a favor to ask, and it's pretty cool info so I offered to help. Here's the deal. When .NET 4 releases, the .NET 4 Client Profile will be released as a recommended update on Windows Update (WU) for...

2009 Blogged - Greatest Hits by Scott Hanselman's Computer Zen

While I (really) unplugged in December of 2009, you can access a nice calendar of all my 2009 posts (as well as other years) at this link . In 2008 I published a Greatest Hits post that I will keep updated, but here's a list of links to the posts...

The (Near) Final Word on Multi-Monitor Taskbars for Windows 7 - Ultramon vs. DisplayFusion by Scott Hanselman's Computer Zen

Wow, this was the longest time I've ever gone without blogging. It was very interesting being (reasonably) unplugged. I was even more unplugged this time than last year when we spent Christmas in South Africa (where I was blogging near-daily over...
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Our little team is growing - Welcome to Jon Galloway and Pete Brown by Scott Hanselman's Computer Zen

Just about two years ago I joined Microsoft . I'm fortunate to work in a home office with a great team that I now lead . We work for the group at Microsoft that runs MSDN , TechNet , ASP.NET , Silverlight.NET , WindowsClient.NET , basically all the...
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Herding Cats: Organize your Desktop Icons with Stardock Fences for Windows by Scott Hanselman's Computer Zen

There are few issues that divide computer people like that thousand-year-old question: How many icons should you have on your desktop? Some folks say, "Load 'em up! Make those pixels work for you." Others say, "I like a fresh bowl desktop...
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Windows Tip: Easily show your Computer Name in the Taskbar by Scott Hanselman's Computer Zen

For those of you (and me) who manage more than one computer or remote into many computers or virtual machines, it can be very hard to remember which machine you're on. There are many solutions out there for stamping your computer name. Most often...
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The Weekly Source Code 45 - Kicking Butt on Windows 7 *and* Windows XP by Scott Hanselman's Computer Zen

I really advocate folks reading as much source as they can because you become a better writer by reading as much as writing. That's the whole point of the Weekly Source Code - reading code to be a better developer. There's a very cool developer...
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Top 10 Tips Working Developers Should Know about Windows 7 by Scott Hanselman's Computer Zen

I've been tweeting about Windows 7 lately but I had a flash tonight that I should write some of this stuff down. Here's my list of the Top 10 Things Working Developers Should Know about Windows 7 . I say "working developers" because...
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Windows 7 Easy Upgrade Path Truth Table/Chart by Scott Hanselman's Computer Zen

Wow, everyone is moving up to Windows 7. I'm looking forward, as IT Manager for the Hanselman Family, to upgrading everyone. New OS for all the cousins and uncles and what-not is always a highlight of my year. Personally, I think Windows 7 is a good...
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Vista Users - Uninstall Visual Studio 2010 Beta 1 before upgrading to Windows 7 by Scott Hanselman's Computer Zen

Disclaimer: I do work for Microsoft, but is my opinion. If this walkthrough causes your ferret emotional distress, I'm sorry. Who is this? Stop calling! Jimmy no live here! You no call back! I'm an early adopter so I've been running Beta 1...
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Step-By-Step: Turning a Windows 7 DVD or ISO into a Bootable VHD Virtual Machine by Scott Hanselman's Computer Zen

I'm loving the Windows 7 "Boot to VHD" lifestyle . This isn't Virtual Machines, to be clear, and it's not Dual Booting. It's Boot to VHD . Let me break it down: Method Pros Cons Dual Booting Your OS's always run at full speed...
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Step-By-Step: How To "Upgrade" from Windows XP to Windows 7 by Scott Hanselman's Computer Zen

You've likely heard that you can't straight upgrade from Windows XP to Windows 7. You can upgrade from Windows Vista to Windows 7, but not from XP to 7. Some folks who apparently have a pile of operating systems discs have proposed that one could...
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