27 Mar 2013

Asynchronous Data Calls in Windows Store Apps

Below is the way that I’ve written my (MVVM, C#, XAML) Windows store app to make asynchronous data calls. This is necessary so that the UI doesn’t lock...

23 Mar 2013

Choosing a photo from the Photos library in Windows 8

I’m working on a Windows 8/RT app, and one of the pieces of functionality I needed was the ability for users to select a photo from their library...

01 Sep 2012

Fixing the Trackpad in Windows 8 Installed on a Macbook Pro

Update 1/16/13 – I tried out Trackpad++ despite it’s creepy malware-feel on the site and in the installer. It did successfully restore 2-finger right click and scrolling. I...

15 Nov 2011

Programming the Windows 7 Taskbar in WPF

This post is dedicated to features of the Windows 7 Taskbar in Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) applications. Everything that I will show can be done in the code behind, but...