Create your own Custom Splash Page In WPF you can really easily create a basic splash page which is just an image, but it is […]
Laptop SSD Upgrade – I Love SSD’s
I just have to say. I love SSD’s. I have a HP Pavilion dv6 3030tx. Its not the fastest machine. It is a 1st generation […]
Windows 8 HP Pavilion switchable video driver install
The Problem Recently I upgraded my HP Pavilion dv6 laptop to windows 8. Windows 8 detected and installed the default Intel HD video driver only. […]
HP Pavilion dv6 3030tx memory upgrade
The scenario I have a HP Pavilion dv6 3030tx. This is a Core i5-540M Notebook with 4GB of memory. It is upgradeable to 8GB (2x4GB). […]
Chrome Google Search App Install after you have removed it!
The Scenario When recently playing with the apps on my Chrome start page, I managed to delete the default “Google Search” App. You know the […]
How to make a Modal Dialog in WPF
The Scenario I have created a c# WPF application. The app has an “About” page that I want to show as a modal dialog. The […]
File variable naming standard
I am often working with files and I always get myself in a bit of a knot around what to name my varialbes when I […]
SSRS running count across groups
The problem You have a SSRS report which is grouping by a category. Assume you have 6 items in two groups. You want the first […]
What is the best unique computer identifier?
I have been trying to find out what is the best way to uniquely identify a computer for licensing purposes. Here are some suggestions. Computer […]
How to read computer SID on 64-bit machine
To get a unique identifier for a computer the recommended key is “ProductId” that is accessible from the following registry key – HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion. This […]