Zainal Arifin
Little blog in the big web community world
Internet Explorer 8 is shipped today
I just saw email from one of our company's VPs about IE8 is shipped today, and can be downloaded...
Author: zainala Date: 03/19/2009
Has Windows Vista issues? Use Microsoft Answers to find the solution
Look for the answers for your Windows Vista problems from Microsoft Answers site.
Author: zainala Date: 12/30/2008
Photosynth in Silverlight
This is very cool, check this out.
Author: zainala Date: 12/14/2008
Silverlight on Linux Beta is released
Soon we'll start seeing Silverlight application running on the Linux platform. More info on the...
Author: zainala Date: 12/03/2008
Putting resource in separate xaml files
In Silverlight, we usually define several shared resources (i.e. definition of Color, Brush, Style,...
Author: zainala Date: 11/30/2008
Cool Silverlight debugging tool
This tool Silverlight Spy is pretty neat for seeing what inside Silverlight app.
Author: zainala Date: 11/30/2008
Get rid of file hiberfil.sys
I was working on my old machine running Windows XP to connect to internet (it hasn't connected to...
Author: zainala Date: 11/29/2008
Changing HTML page title from Silverlight
Recently I wrote following Silverlight code and got stuck with the runtime error (as being commented...
Author: zainala Date: 11/24/2008
Generic delegate in C# 3.0 or .NET 3.5
As we do event-based programming or implement publish-subscribe pattern, we use the delegate feature...
Author: zainala Date: 11/16/2008
Innovation, Failure and Success
I just read this pretty good book The Riddle: Where Ideas Come From and How to Have Better Ones, and...
Author: zainala Date: 11/06/2008
Incorrect installed date in Windows Update
My laptop informed me about new windows update, which then I installed it. After the installation...
Author: zainala Date: 11/02/2008
Silverlight Toolkit November 2008 is released
The Silverlight Toolkit is a collection of Silverlight controls, components and utilities made...
Author: zainala Date: 10/28/2008
Professional Developers Conference 2008
This week Microsoft will host a big event in LA, check here.
Author: zainala Date: 10/27/2008
Model View Controller in ASP.NET
Today I just learned ASP.NET enables us to build Model View Controller (MVC) applications. I need to...
Author: zainala Date: 10/21/2008
Microsoft releases Silverlight 2
The official news can be read here, but the runtime will be available for download on Tuesday, Oct...
Author: zainala Date: 10/13/2008
Adding a customized icon to a web page
When I type a URL on IE, the browser will display the web page and also will show an icon (most...
Author: zainala Date: 10/09/2008
Button Content behavior changes in Silverlight RC0
Recently I ran into an issue with my Silverlight application after I migrating it from Silverlight 2...
Author: zainala Date: 10/07/2008
Silverlight 2 RC0 is available now
Silverlight 2 Release Candidate Zero (RC0) is available this week, check this official Microsoft...
Author: zainala Date: 09/27/2008
The 10 Rules of Successful Communication
Here are the ten rules from Frank Luntz's book "Words That Work: It's Not What You Say, It's What...
Author: zainala Date: 09/20/2008
Debugger extension in Visual Studio - Part 2
Continuing my previous post on using type proxy for extending the debugger feature in Visual Studio,...
Author: zainala Date: 09/16/2008
Debugger extension in Visual Studio
Visual Studio provides some nice features to allow us extending the debugging capability. This time...
Author: zainala Date: 09/14/2008
Generate new ideas using SCAMPER techniques
The SCAMPER system was developed by Bob Eberle which we can use to brainstorm new ideas and being...
Author: zainala Date: 09/12/2008
AutoCollage 2008 from MS Research
Microsoft Research recently released a simple software app (called AutoCollage 2008) that allows us...
Author: zainala Date: 09/08/2008
Four customer values
Here are the four values which customers typically are looking for, and willing to pay higher price...
Author: zainala Date: 09/07/2008
Another variation of using new operator in C#
I've just learned about another variation we can use in C# to instantiate a class and set its member...
Author: zainala Date: 09/06/2008
All you want to know about Live Meeting
The Live Meeting team has put some materials/resources on the Technet site. Check it out here out to...
Author: zainala Date: 09/02/2008
We can't be always right
Nice excerpt from How to Win Friends & Influence People book: When Theodore Roosevelt was in the...
Author: zainala Date: 08/26/2008
Image reflection in XAML
It's relatively easy writing code in XAML to create a UI to display a reflective image. I'll...
Author: zainala Date: 08/25/2008
Tips for improving software responsiveness
There are a few software responsiveness techniques I pick up from GUI Bloopers 2.0 book, and I think...
Author: zainala Date: 08/21/2008
Our listening level
As I read from this book, apparently there are five listening levels.We usually listen at one of...
Author: zainala Date: 08/19/2008
Invisibility cloak
I read this recent article about the invisibility cloak, and wow! we're almost there actually. I...
Author: zainala Date: 08/17/2008
Using [] and ESCAPE clause in SQL Server LIKE query
I innocently wrote this SQL SELECT statement to query all rows that have column value started with...
Author: zainala Date: 08/16/2008
Virtualization For Dummies Free EBook
A short version of the ebook (sponsored by AMD and SUN Microsystem) can be downloaded free from...
Author: zainala Date: 08/14/2008
Good book on UI design
I recently read a very good book on user interface (UI) design. GUI Bloopers 2.0 shows us a lot of...
Author: zainala Date: 08/13/2008
08/08/08 08:08:08 AM PST
The timestamp above doesn't mean anything to me, except that's the time I am posting this blog....
Author: zainala Date: 08/08/2008
Let's start saving by using this free energy-monitoring software
Today I ran into an article about Microsoft's join effort with a Seattle-based start-up company,...
Author: zainala Date: 08/06/2008
Using %0 inside the batch file to get the file info
Ok, writing a command/batch file to automate tasks in Windows may be outdated already, but sometimes...
Author: zainala Date: 08/05/2008
Try Office Live
Few years back I signed up for free account on Office Live from Microsoft, which then it allowed me...
Author: zainala Date: 08/04/2008
Intelligent Mail Barcodes
I just learned about this and thought it's worth to share. Currently, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS)...
Author: zainala Date: 08/03/2008
My first MSDN blog
It often fascinates me to see a lot of people working in this company sharing their knowledge thru...
Author: zainala Date: 07/31/2008