Category Archives: Misc

Already a Second Pressing of Android App Dev for Dummies

Wow! That was fast! My publisher (Wiley) recently contacted me and informed me that my book, Android Application Development for Dummies, is already having to be reprinted for a second run. That’s amazing considering the fact that the book has been out for less than a month! (Release Date: Dec 7th) A big thank you…

I’ve Moved to WordPress

I’ve moved my blog engine once again. I started with DasBlog, then went to BlogEngine.NET and now I’m finally on WordPress. Why WordPress? You’re a .NET guy … Plain and simple. What I had, didn’t work and I need my blog to work, and work quickly. I don’t have time to write plug-ins, hacks to…

Suspending Resharper 5

For those of you who don’t know, ReSharper is no longer a Visual Studio add-in. Previously if you needed to disable ReSharper for whatever reason you could do so in the Add-In Manager in Visual Studio. You no longer can. Disabling ReSharper is now termed “Suspending” it. You can suspend ReSharper from the Tools >…

Hangin’ in the Lounge

I’ve death with numerous different advertisers and such over the few years I’ve had my blog. Just recently I spoke with the guys over at the Lounge and we decided to work together. I needed a low maintenance advertising system that could help with the monthly costs of the blog, they needed another person to…

Dual Monitor Support for Windows 7 RC Dell D630

I installed Windows 7 RC last night and my dual monitor support was not working. I queried a few people at my employer and Anthony Handley pointed me in the right direction. If you’re using a Dell D630 laptop and you’re running Windows 7 RC and need a video driver to support dual monitors, we’ve…