In response to a question on my article How to install a DLL to the GAC on Windows Server 2012 using only PowerShell (without having to install SDK or Visual Studio) here’s how you can find the PublicKeyToken for a DLL using only PowerShell. The output of this PowerShell statement will provide the Version, Culture... Continue Reading →
Does your Surface think it’s in a different country (and how to fix it)?
I'm located in Australia, yet when I first started up my Microsoft Surface I noticed that some of the standard apps had a definite United Kingdom flavour to them. My Bing News was all UK based and all the prices in the Windows App Store were shown in GBP. I had a look through the... Continue Reading →
Windows Phone 7.8 update for Lumina 800
Windows Phone 7.8 update should be available for Nokia Lumina 800 through Telstra on 31 Jan 2013 http://ow.ly/hd3xG
How to make Windows boot faster – find programs that autostart in Windows
Over time Windows gets slower and slower to start up. Often this is due to the software that gets installed, that automatically starts programs as Windows starts up and are always running in the background even though you are not using them. Often this may not be the core software but rather a small program... Continue Reading →