Since the original computer bug shown in the image was documented by Grace Hopper , computer software sometimes fails in mysterious ways. This is frustrating for end users and developers alike, but there are a few do’s and don’ts that will get the problem fixed faster. I’m placing this here as something...
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If you’re having a hard time running your unit tests in Visual Studio 2008, you’ll be amazed to discover that there is a bug that is triggered if your computer name is in lower or mixed case. Setting your computer name to ALL UPPERCASE enables unit tests to run again. I spent a whole day trying to work...
This is a common problem that occurs with Windows Help (.chm) files that have been downloaded from the Internet. Ever seen this? Most people assume there is a problem with the help file, since the Help application opens, the Table of Contents is visible and can be navigated, but none of the content displays...
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One of the low priority projects I’ve been working on requires downloading a zip file from a web site then unzipping it. There is a namespace called System.IO.Packaging that seems to offer a convenient way to unzip files, but even though I can see the archive contents in the debugger, they files are...
Poor Mike - perhaps he should have used PowerGUI . I have been catching up with Mike Ormond's blog today. Mike posts lots of stuff that will be interesting to software developers and if you're a Visual Studio user, even just a hobbyist, it's well worth checking out. Mike mentioned that Windows...