Delay's Blog https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/delay/feed.xml Silverlight, WPF, Windows Phone, Web Platform, .NET, and more... Sat, 01 Aug 2015 08:17:19 GMT en-US hourly 1 So long, and thanks for all the fish! [Moving my blog to a new location - and hosting it on Node.js!] https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/delay/so-long-and-thanks-for-all-the-fish-moving-my-blog-to-a-new-location-and-hosting-it-on-node-js Mon, 31 Mar 2014 10:49:00 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/delay/2014/03/31/so-long-and-thanks-for-all-the-fish-moving-my-blog-to-a-new-location-and-hosting-it-on-node-js/

After blogging for many years here on MSDN, I'm switching to a custom blog implementation on my own server.

I know, right?

Well, it's not as crazy as it sounds; I explain everything in the introductory post.

Summarizing briefly: All future posts/comments happen on the new blog. This blog is now read-only.

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]]> Is it still cheating if you come up with the cheat yourself? [Simple code to solve a "sliding pieces" puzzle] https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/delay/is-it-still-cheating-if-you-come-up-with-the-cheat-yourself-simple-code-to-solve-a-sliding-pieces-puzzle Tue, 16 Jul 2013 09:54:40 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/delay/2013/07/16/is-it-still-cheating-if-you-come-up-with-the-cheat-yourself-simple-code-to-solve-a-sliding-pieces-puzzle/

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 ]]> Setting a value to null might be more dangerous than you think [Simple ToolTipServiceExtensions class avoids a runtime exception in Windows Store apps] https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/delay/setting-a-value-to-null-might-be-more-dangerous-than-you-think-simple-tooltipserviceextensions-class-avoids-a-runtime-exception-in-windows-store-apps Mon, 01 Jul 2013 09:09:00 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/delay/2013/07/01/setting-a-value-to-null-might-be-more-dangerous-than-you-think-simple-tooltipserviceextensions-class-avoids-a-runtime-exception-in-windows-store-apps/

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 ]]> 64 bits ought to be enough for everybody [TextAnalysisTool.NET update for .NET 2.0 and 64-bit enables the analysis of larger files!] https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/delay/64-bits-ought-to-be-enough-for-everybody-textanalysistool-net-update-for-net-2-0-and-64-bit-enables-the-analysis-of-larger-files Mon, 20 May 2013 10:05:00 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/delay/2013/05/20/64-bits-ought-to-be-enough-for-everybody-textanalysistool-net-update-for-net-2-0-and-64-bit-enables-the-analysis-of-larger-files/

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 ]]> Happy Birthday, FeedWorm! [A simple, efficient (free!) Google Reader client for keeping up with RSS feeds on Windows Phone] https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/delay/happy-birthday-feedworm-a-simple-efficient-free-google-reader-client-for-keeping-up-with-rss-feeds-on-windows-phone Mon, 25 Jun 2012 12:31:00 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/delay/2012/06/25/happy-birthday-feedworm-a-simple-efficient-free-google-reader-client-for-keeping-up-with-rss-feeds-on-windows-phone/

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 ]]> "If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants" [An alternate implementation of HTTP gzip decompression for Windows Phone] https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/delay/if-i-have-seen-further-it-is-by-standing-on-the-shoulders-of-giants-an-alternate-implementation-of-http-gzip-decompression-for-windows-phone Thu, 19 Apr 2012 09:56:00 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/delay/2012/04/19/if-i-have-seen-further-it-is-by-standing-on-the-shoulders-of-giants-an-alternate-implementation-of-http-gzip-decompression-for-windows-phone/

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 ]]> "I never did mind about the little things..." [Free HideShowDesktopButtonOnTaskbar utility hides the "Show desktop" button on the Windows taskbar] https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/delay/i-never-did-mind-about-the-little-things-free-hideshowdesktopbuttonontaskbar-utility-hides-the-show-desktop-button-on-the-windows-taskbar Tue, 24 Jan 2012 08:15:00 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/delay/2012/01/24/i-never-did-mind-about-the-little-things-free-hideshowdesktopbuttonontaskbar-utility-hides-the-show-desktop-button-on-the-windows-taskbar/

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 ]]> “Make things as simple as possible, but not simpler.” [ManagedMsiExec sample app shows how to use the Windows Installer API from managed code] https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/delay/make-things-as-simple-as-possible-but-not-simpler-managedmsiexec-sample-app-shows-how-to-use-the-windows-installer-api-from-managed-code Mon, 09 Jan 2012 09:34:00 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/delay/2012/01/09/make-things-as-simple-as-possible-but-not-simpler-managedmsiexec-sample-app-shows-how-to-use-the-windows-installer-api-from-managed-code/

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 ]]> "You are now up to date." [IfModifiedSinceWebClient makes it easy to keep a local file in sync with online content - and do so asynchronously] https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/delay/you-are-now-up-to-date-ifmodifiedsincewebclient-makes-it-easy-to-keep-a-local-file-in-sync-with-online-content-and-do-so-asynchronously Tue, 18 Oct 2011 10:36:00 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/delay/2011/10/18/you-are-now-up-to-date-ifmodifiedsincewebclient-makes-it-easy-to-keep-a-local-file-in-sync-with-online-content-and-do-so-asynchronously/

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 ]]> Don't make the audience sit through all your typo-ing [Overview of implementing an extension for WebMatrix - and the complete source code for the Snippets sample] https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/delay/dont-make-the-audience-sit-through-all-your-typo-ing-overview-of-implementing-an-extension-for-webmatrix-and-the-complete-source-code-for-the-snippets-sample Wed, 05 Oct 2011 09:04:00 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/delay/2011/10/05/dont-make-the-audience-sit-through-all-your-typo-ing-overview-of-implementing-an-extension-for-webmatrix-and-the-complete-source-code-for-the-snippets-sample/

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