Category Archives: Development

Another update for the WHS FileManager Add-In

The WHS FileManager add-in just made version 1.0.0.5 Changes in this version 1.0.0.5 – Does no longer show printers as shares – Made current location of each pane to stand out more (easier to see) – Made each folder in … Continue reading

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The long winded road of XAML

I was playing with Silverlight and Expression Blend trying to create a small animated figure to use in a project. I had the image in PNG format, but I needed it in XAML so I could animate parts of it. … Continue reading

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Media Connect Configuration Add-In

This add-in allows you to edit the settings for Microsoft’s media serving software, Media Connect, which comes bundled with Windows Home Server. The configuration software is available in-box on HP’s MediaSmart Server or it can be downloaded from here if … Continue reading

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WHS FileManager updated

I’ve updated the WHS FileManager AddIn to v1.0.0.3. Improvements are support for drag and drop (hold CTRL down to copy, otherwise files are moved). Also support for renaming files and folder (select item to rename and press F2). Read post … Continue reading

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WHS File Manager Add-In

8752 downloads Released: 2009-05-16 Version: 1.1.1.0 This is a simple dual-pane file manager for the WHS management console. It allows you to safely copy, move and delete files on your home server. You can navigate all files shares on the … Continue reading

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Silverlight 3

Microsoft has just released the first beta of Silverlight 3. I encourage you to check out  Tim Heuer’s great guide to the new features.

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PI day

Today is PI day (3.14) at least in the part of the world that writes the month before the day. To celebrate I wrote this little silverlight application that calculates the first 1000 digits of PI. Update: Added the every … Continue reading

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Project Euler and Linq

First I’d like to thank Stefaan for introducing me to Project Euler. Project Euler is a series of challenging mathematical/computer programming problems that will require more than just mathematical insights to solve. Although mathematics will help you arrive at elegant … Continue reading

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Find the oldest file

I had a problem at work the other day. In a project we have a service that needs to handle files on a first come, first served basis. In effect it scans a folder for files and find the file … Continue reading

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Jungle Disk WHS Add-In

Just released the first public beta of my new Jungle Disk WHS Add-In. If you don’t know what Jungle Disk is, or have never heard of WHS (Windows Home Server) then this is probably not for you.

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