I’m finally getting around to upgrading a couple of machines that I neglected to upgrade to Windows 10 during the free update. As I technically qualify for the still free update for those tha...
Watching recorded TV with Windows Media Player
I “cut the cord” years ago and have been using Windows Media Center to record television for ages. It is with great sadness to see Microsoft drop Windows Media Center from Windows; however, t...
What happened to “What U Hear”?
Back in the day, Windows used to have an “audio input” that would be whatever was currently playing… also known as a “loop back”. Beginning with Windows 7, this “input” appears to have been r...
(Re)Announcing BASICSIG!
After visiting Microsoft for the Microsoft MVP Summit in November, I was a bit “beat down”. I came to a somewhat difficult (and in my mind, somewhat shocking) realization. ...
Checkers Solitaire is now OSS
The source code for Checkers Solitaire is now available on http://GitHub.com/DualBrain/CheckersSolitaire; go check it out, fork it, play with it, contribute, share, give me a pull request! Lack of&...
I'm Going Open Source!
Hmmm... not sure I really ever thought that I'd ever be the person saying those words, however, the day has finally come... hell has frozen over... open source is now in my vocabulary and I am ...
Transition Physical Machine To Virtual
I'm writing more so as a reminder to myself... What I am trying to do is transition an older machine, one that is "semi-retired" but still contains some stuff that I need&nb...
Async/Await in a Console Application
Here's the situation, you want to be able to build a console application and still take advantage of the asynchronous programming model available in the latest versions of VB (2012/2013).&nbs...
Further Adventures in WinRT - Part 1
Working with WinRT, well, I'm just going to say it... sucks! I'm past the "who moved my cheese" phase; so that's not why I'm making that statement. It sucks be...
Helpful WinRT Samples
The following is a list of samples that I've found helpful as I continue to work on my first WinRT application: XAML AppBar control sample Demonstrates how to use the AppBar control to present ...