Copying files to a Virtual PC

I use Virtual PCs in development all the time and usually map a drive on the host pc in order to copy files.  Recently while reading Gary James’s blog he had an article that stated by just opening Windows Explorer on the virtual and on the Host you could copy...

Roku

Last summer I bought a Roku in order to watch movies from Netflix on what at that time was a regular 27″ tube TV. Recently I updated my television to a 42″ plasma and was a little worried about how the Roku would perform considering it is hooked up via a...

Designing Software with/for my sudden disability

A few weeks ago I would have said I was a pretty good software designer using the many tools we have nowadays to make applications and websites attractive. That was until I spilled a full cup of coffee on my laptop (another story). I am a diabetic and last year...

All in Ones are they the printers of the future?

Recently I needed to purchase a new printer to replace an aging Canon Bubble Jet printer that I have owned for around 8 years. This become a necessity after the printer died when trying to help my daughter apply to colleges (note my absence over the last week). Since...

Code Signing, who is the Unknown Publisher?

Since Microsoft got religion around security, and especially since SP2 developers have been faced with the Unknown Publisher problem. Any application that has not been signed with a digital certificate from a trusted CA (Certificate Authority) displays a message that...