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October 29, 2015

Universal Windows Platform (UWP) Design Templates

Did you know that there are design templates that can be used to create mockups of Windows Universal Apps? https://dev.windows.com/en-us/design/assets In addition to the templates for PowerPoint and Adobe Illustrator the now provide Adobe Photoshop Templates as well. Check out this link for details on the new Photoshop templates: http://blogs.windows.com/buildingapps/2015/10/23/windows-10-uwp-app-templates-for-adobe-photoshop/ On a side note, check...CONTINUE READING

Category:Business

Tag:Microsoft, UniversalApps, UWP, Windows 10

October 28, 2015

Windows 10: Show Date in Taskbar with Small Taskbar Buttons

by Manuel

Well, this is kinda stupid, but it still took me too much time to figure it out. I installed Windows 10 and activated the “use small taskbar buttons” checkbox in the TaskBar properties. Then I changed the taskbar location to be left, going from the top left corner of my screen to the bottom left...CONTINUE READING

Category:Business

Tag:Windows 10

October 3, 2015

.NET Power Tip 6: Presenting in Visual Studio (Presentation Mode & ToolBox Snippets)

by Manuel

This blog post covers a few tips for holding presentations that include some activity in Visual Studio, such as live coding. It explains how to switch VS into presentation mode with a single command and how to store your code snippets in the toolbox. In about 80% of the presentations that I have witnessed so...CONTINUE READING

Category:Business

Tag:DotNetPowerTip, Visual Studio

October 1, 2015

.NET Power Tip 5: Examining .NET Callstacks on Running Application with Sysinternals Process Explorer

by Manuel

This blog post shows how you can use Sysinternals Process Explorer to examine .NET Processes at runtime without installing any software on the machine: Look at managed call stacks Get performance info for CPU and GPU Check .NET performance counters Unlock Files See what assemblies are loaded and from where Find out the CLR version...CONTINUE READING

Category:Business

Tag:.NET, DotNetPowerTip, ProcessExplorer, Sysinternals

October 1, 2015

Basta 2015 WPF Profiling in VS2015 Session

by Manuel

I held a presentation on WPF Profiling in Visual Studio 2015 at the recent Basta 2015 Conference in Mainz, Germany. All the resources can be found here: Slideument (Document made out of slides) A PDF with a lot of text and images and some links Basta2015 WPF Profiling in VS2015 Manuel Meyer PDF (2MB) Full Prezi.com...CONTINUE READING

Category:Business

Tag:#bastacon, Basta, Profiling, WPF

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Universal Windows Platform (UWP) Design Templates

Windows 10: Show Date in Taskbar with Small Taskbar Buttons

.NET Power Tip 6: Presenting in Visual Studio (Presentation Mode & ToolBox Snippets)

.NET Power Tip 5: Examining .NET Callstacks on Running Application with Sysinternals Process Explorer

Basta 2015 WPF Profiling in VS2015 Session

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