FavIcons, Internet Zones and Projects from a Trustworthy Source by Scott Hanselman

You ever download some code or a Visual Studio project from the web then start getting warned that the download might be evil? When you open a project file that was downloaded from the Internet Zone, you'll get a dialog like this from Visual Studio...
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SmallestDotNet Update - Now with .NET 4 support and an includable JavaScript API by Scott Hanselman's Computer Zen

A few years back I wrote a post on the size of the .NET Framework . There's historically been a lot of confusion on the site of the .NET Framework. If you search around on the web for ".NET Framework" or ".NET Framework Redistributable"...

NewsFlash: Computers are Faster Than Before - Importing Digital Video from Tape and Making a DVD by Scott Hanselman's Computer Zen

The Wife and I travelled all over the world before we had kids (and all over the world after, actually...both boys have been on three continents) and amassed a huge pile of Video Tapes of our travels. I started with a Sony Digital 8 camera that recorded...
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Fixing Quiet or Low Audio output on the PDC Tablet PC - Acer 1240P Convertible by Scott Hanselman's Computer Zen

I finally got my hands (via eBay) on one of the Tablet PCs that were given away at PDC this year (effectively a custom Acer 1240P Convertible). It's fabulous. I easily upgraded the memory to 4GB for about $40 and that makes little netbook a nice portable...
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Fixing Quiet or Low Audio output on the PDC Tablet PC - Acer 1420P Convertible by Scott Hanselman's Computer Zen

I finally got my hands (via eBay) on one of the Tablet PCs that were given away at PDC this year (effectively a custom Acer 1420P Convertible). It's fabulous. I easily upgraded the memory to 4GB for about $40 and that makes little netbook a nice portable...
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LINQPad supports SQL Azure by Extemporaneous Mumblings

Some time back, I put in a request to LINQPad's feature request page to support SQL Azure.  I love using LINQPad for basically all my quick demo programs and prototypes.  Since all I work with these days is the Windows Azure platform, it...
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2009 Blogged - Greatest Hits by Scott Hanselman's Computer Zen

While I (really) unplugged in December of 2009, you can access a nice calendar of all my 2009 posts (as well as other years) at this link . In 2008 I published a Greatest Hits post that I will keep updated, but here's a list of links to the posts...
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The (Near) Final Word on Multi-Monitor Taskbars for Windows 7 - Ultramon vs. DisplayFusion by Scott Hanselman's Computer Zen

Wow, this was the longest time I've ever gone without blogging. It was very interesting being (reasonably) unplugged. I was even more unplugged this time than last year when we spent Christmas in South Africa (where I was blogging near-daily over...
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The Three Most Important Outlook Rules for Processing Mail by Scott Hanselman's Computer Zen

I'm always looking for new ways to process email more effectively. I talked a little about this at a recent conference in Sweden. The topic of my talk was Information Overload and Managing the Flow: Effectiveness and Efficiency and there's video...
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Get those pixels working for you by Scott Hanselman's Computer Zen

I just can't say enough about multiple monitors. I've had two monitors since 2003 and three since later that same year and have been hooked ever since. If you're working on a computer I'm convinced you need to fill your field of vision...
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Oredev Keynote - Information Overload and Managing the Flow: Effectiveness and Efficiency by Scott Hanselman's Computer Zen

I am by no means an expert on being effective or doing things efficiently, but I do OK and I get some stuff done. Most importantly, I think, I am attempting at least to be conscious as I do work. Recently I was in Malmo, Sweden presenting at the Øredev...
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Herding Cats: Organize your Desktop Icons with Stardock Fences for Windows by Scott Hanselman's Computer Zen

There are few issues that divide computer people like that thousand-year-old question: How many icons should you have on your desktop? Some folks say, "Load 'em up! Make those pixels work for you." Others say, "I like a fresh bowl desktop...
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MultiBrowser or CrossBrowser Testing and deconstructing Microsoft Expression Web SuperPreview by Scott Hanselman's Computer Zen

Cross-browser testing is a hassle. Most of the time you can follow standards and get a decent looking website working cross browser, but there's always variations. All browsers have their quirks and older IEs have more than their fair share. As I...
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Batch Converting a Directory Tree of Videos Recursively with Handbrake for Streaming to an Xbox360 by Scott Hanselman's Computer Zen

I've got many many gigs of 640x480 video of the kids and family taken on my Flip Ultra and then HiDef video taken with a Creative Vado HD , my current favorite pocket video camera. There's also a bunch of random videos taken with whatever video...
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