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Desktop RSS Feed Aggregator client with Outlook Integration

Back in 2005, I built an open source RSS Feed Aggregator Desktop client which has been quite popular since its release. It has 48,672 downloads so far. From the activity I see on sourceforge statistics, it's being used about 20,000 times per day....
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Live OneCare - don't try this at home

I honestly and sincerely tried to use Windows Live OneCare for a month. It made my computer crawl to death, I still insisted on using it. It made Visual Studio Build process 5x slower, I still kept it on. It made my every day email check at least 40 mins...
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MVP Award

I have been awarded MVP Award 2007 on Visual C# again. This is my second year. This time the gifts are realy nice. This program is getting better and better every year. The level of support and appreciation MVPs receive from Microsoft by this award is...
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My university life

When I was in univerisity, from day 1 at my first semester, I looked for oppotunities not to attend classes or do homeworks instead go and work at my office more. Attending classes, taking class tests, collecting lecture notes, paying dues in long queues...
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Blogging Tools

Today I am trying to use Windows Live Writer Beta. Previously I have tried using One Note 2007, MS Word 2007, InfoPath template. None of these were good enough. Although MS Word 2007 is really good for writing and quick publishing, but it generates bloated...
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Blogging from InfoPath

I'm trying to Blog from InfoPath. There's a fantastic InfoPath template available here: http://gqwu.members.winisp.net/blogeditor/ I have tried Word 2007's new blogging feature. It works fine for posts without code. But if you insert code...
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Mac OSX vs. Windows Vista

Today we purchased an iMac (Intel Dual Core) in order to test Safari 2.0 support for Pageflakes . My first impression, I am totally blown away by its performance. The UI is unbelievable well done and the visual effects you see are 10 years ahead of time...
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Testing blogging from Word 2007

Does it work? Looks like it does. I can now blog directly from MS Word! Amazing new feature! But beware about the configuration. I pulled out my hair trying to configure the Community Server configuration with MS Word. But nothing work and I repeatedly...
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New Model-Driven RAD Tool Generates up to 95% of a Custom Application

Model-Driven Development is a hot topic in the developer community, but many still don't know how to make it work in real-life projects. By offering developers built-in guidance, tangible architect makes Model-Driven Development finally accessible...
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