Installing Infragistics Netvantage V2, CLR2 on Windows Vista

July 21, 2007 in .NET, Software Development

I am not a great fan of third party control libraries. I prefer to go for third-party control libraries only if I cannot absolutely do what I want to get done with the standard control. One control library I used recently was the Infragistics Netvantage control suite for .NET 2.0. I have to tell you, [...]

HP iPaq FileStore Fix

July 20, 2007 in Computing, Gizmos & Gadgets, Pocket PC

If you are an iPaq user running Windows Mobile 2003 / SE and if your PDA gets stuck when you try to delete a file from the HP File Store folder, it is a known issue that is prevelant for many iPaq’s running WM 2003. I have tried ROM upgrades and the like and it never solved [...]

Google big brother and Vista Search

July 13, 2007 in Computing, Rants, Technology

Here is something I just discovered on Vista. I find this pretty big brotherly type of an acting, for a change, from Google.
When you install Google Toolbar on IE on Vista, Google changes the default search provider from Live Search to Google. Now the funny part is I can’t recall the installation ever asking em [...]

Got me a new notebook!

July 13, 2007 in Personal, Ramblings

Got myself a new notebook. Actually, I wasn’t in the market for a new notebook computer untill Rukshan suggested that he get one for me from US. And it was him who suggested a few models to me as well.
After browsing the net for a while, I set my sights on a Acer Aspire 5100-5840, [...]

Changing the blog layout

July 7, 2007 in Blogging, Web

After sometime found some time to experiment with the new skins on WordPress.com. Finally settled on this one. I liked its minimalistic approach and also the fact that the three column design gives the ability to show a lot of widgets on the default screen space. Hope you like the minimalist look as much as [...]

DialogTV extends channel lineup

July 7, 2007 in Entertainment, News

Good news for all those antenna heads! DialogTV has extended their channel lineup to 45 now with the addition of Ten Sports, Hallmark Channel, HBO Hits, Network Australia, SET SAB, Neo Sports,  The Buddhist Channel (DialogTV is the only carrier of this channel for the time being). This is in addition to the channels they [...]

Bookcrossing

July 5, 2007 in Books, Raves, Web

I came across this unique site. It is a great way to share your books, without really expecting anything in return, except for good karma. There are a lot of book exchange or barter sites out there, but this one is unique. With this system, you release your books to the wilderness and you can [...]