Monthly Archives: January 2009

Windows Task Manager Keyboard Shortcut

Maybe everyone else already knows this, but I just found out and I’m so happy. CTRL-SHIFT-ESC brings up the Windows Task Manager.  No more CTRL-ALT-DELETE click the button dance.  Woo hoo!

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Automatically Increment WiX Installer Product Version

Most build servers set an environment variable BUILD_NUMBER on every build that is auto-incremented. We can do this using WiX proprocessor. (Note, the link is for WiX 2.0 Manual, I couldn’t find a reference for WiX 3.0 Preprocessor.  Maybe it’s … Continue reading

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Stateless Network Service (A Rant)

Ok so I’ve got an idea for a stateless network/application service.  Check it out. It’s a simple concept. The service will accept requests that are wrapped in a protocol specific envelope, perform an action, and then return results in a … Continue reading

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