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Posted by jpluimers on 2013/03/06
Dang! I’ll be in NYC for almost 2 weeks and cannot order a Nexus 4, even when:
– using a VPN to get through a USA IP address
– having configured a USA physical address where we are staying
Why not?
Sorry! Devices on Google Play is not available in your country yet.
We’re working to bring devices to more countries as quickly as possible.
Please check back again soon.
–jeroen
via: Unavailable in your country.
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Posted by jpluimers on 2013/03/06
Great post on what you can do with the Immediate Window: Dot Net Tips & Tricks , C# (C Sharp)Tips & Tricks: Visual Studio Immediate Window.
It is far more than you’d expect on first sight.
The really good thing: this Immediate Window gem has been there for over a decade (:
–jeroen
Posted in Development, Software Development, Visual Studio 11, Visual Studio 2002, Visual Studio 2003, Visual Studio 2005, Visual Studio 2008, Visual Studio 2010, Visual Studio and tools | Leave a Comment »
Posted by jpluimers on 2013/03/05
It starts to be not so funny any more: almost every week a new Java security update.
Time to update again, to stay secure and install the patch: Security Alert CVE-2013-1493.
On the funny side: Java 0day countdown.
–jeroen
via: Security Alert CVE-2013-1493.
Posted in *nix, Apple, Development, Java, Mac OS X / OS X / MacOS, Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Power User, Software Development, Windows, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Vista, Windows XP | Tagged: java security, new java, security alert, software, technology | 2 Comments »
Posted by jpluimers on 2013/03/05
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Posted by jpluimers on 2013/03/05
I’ve been working at a client where they have hardened most of their systems in a not so programmer friendly way. One of the things you cannot to is start RegEdit, not even for viewing. Since I need Fiddler2 to poke through their Internet Proxy in order to get access to an external TFS server, and their machines often reboot due to maintenance cycles, sometimes my proxy settings are dead. This tiny app shows you how to get display your proxy settings, demonstrating:
Enjoy! (Note, you could have done this with PowerShell in a very easy way too, as it access the Registry just like it was a file system).
When using Fiddler, it shows output like this:
AutoConfigProxy=wininet.dll ProxyEnable=1 MigrateProxy=1 ProxyHttp1.1=1 ProxyOverride=<-loopback> ProxyServer=http=127.0.0.1:8888;https=127.0.0.1:8888;
One of the drawbacks of Registry work is that you need to dispose of your keys. That is handled inside ReadOnlyAccessToRegistryKey.Run which also handles your Code Access Security. This means that the lambda expression (could just as well have been an anonymous method) can just concentrate on the LINQ stuffreturning an enumeration of anonymous types. You need the ‘let’ portion if you also want to perform ‘where’ on the values.
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using BeSharp.Win32;
using Microsoft.Win32;
namespace LinqToRegistryShowProxySettings
{
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
try
{
run();
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
Console.WriteLine(ex);
throw;
}
}
static void run()
{
const string internetSettingsKey = @"Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings";
ReadOnlyAccessToRegistryKey.Run(Registry.CurrentUser, internetSettingsKey,
registryKey =>
{
var keyValues = from name
in registryKey.GetValueNames()
//let keyValue = new { key = name, value = registryKey.GetValue(name).ToString() } // only if you need the Value in the Where, as it created for all occurences
where
name.Contains("proxy", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) ||
name.Contains("autoConfig", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
select new { key = name, value = registryKey.GetValue(name).ToString() };
foreach (var keyValue in keyValues)
{
Console.WriteLine("{0}={1}", keyValue.key, keyValue.value);
}
}
);
}
}
}
This manages the Code Access Security since you will access the registry readonly. It also disposes the RegistryKey instance. The Code Access Security access and revert must be in the same method, so you cannot create a class that does the Assert in the constructor, and the dispose in the Disposer.
using System;
using Microsoft.Win32;
using System.Security.Permissions;
using System.Security;
namespace BeSharp.Win32
{
public class ReadOnlyAccessToRegistryKey
{
public static void Run(RegistryKey hiveRegistryKey, string subKeyName, Action action)
{
string fullKeyName = hiveRegistryKey.Combine(subKeyName);
RegistryPermission readRegistryPermission = new RegistryPermission(RegistryPermissionAccess.Read, fullKeyName);
readRegistryPermission.Assert();
try
{
using (RegistryKey registryKey = hiveRegistryKey.OpenSubKey(subKeyName))
{
action(registryKey);
}
}
finally
{
CodeAccessPermission.RevertAssert();
}
}
}
}
Extensions for the Registry:
using System;
using Microsoft.Win32;
namespace BeSharp.Win32
{
public static class RegistryExtensions
{
// Hives: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Registry
public readonly static string HKCC = Registry.CurrentConfig.Name;
public readonly static string HKCR = Registry.ClassesRoot.Name;
public readonly static string HKCU = Registry.CurrentUser.Name;
#if Obsolete
[Obsolete]
public readonly static string HKDD = Registry.DynData.Name;
#endif
public readonly static string HKLM = Registry.LocalMachine.Name;
public readonly static string HKPD = Registry.PerformanceData.Name;
public readonly static string HKU = Registry.Users.Name;
public static string Combine(this string keyName, string subKeyName)
{
string result = string.Format(@"{0}\{1}", keyName, subKeyName);
return result;
}
public static string Combine(this RegistryKey registryKey, string subKeyName)
{
string result = registryKey.Name.Combine(subKeyName);
return result;
}
public static string Combine(this RegistryKey registryKey, RegistryKey subRegistryKey)
{
return registryKey.Combine(subRegistryKey.Name);
}
//http://stackoverflow.com/questions/444798/case-insensitive-containsstring/444818#444818
public static bool Contains(this string value, string substring, StringComparison stringComparison = StringComparison.CurrentCulture)
{
int index = value.IndexOf(substring, stringComparison);
bool result = (index >= 0);
return result;
}
}
}
–jeroen
Posted in .NET, .NET 4.0, .NET 4.5, C#, C# 4.0, C# 5.0, Development, PowerShell, Scripting, Software Development, Visual Studio 11, Visual Studio 2010, Visual Studio and tools | 2 Comments »
Posted by jpluimers on 2013/03/04
Question: How do you make Excel print those cell lines?
Thanks seb32:
I’m assuming you want to print the grid…
- File menu,
- Page Setup,
- go to the Sheet tab,
- On that page, under Print, there’s a checkbox called “Gridlines”.
Note: the above is for Excel 2003; Print Gridlines in Excel shows that Excel 2007 and 2010 have slightly different settings.
–jeroen
via:
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Posted by jpluimers on 2013/03/03
Brilliant: BladeKey Zip-9 by jamesdavid on Shapeways and one tie-wrap to keep your keys organized:
–jeroen
via: BladeKey Zip-9 by jamesdavid on Shapeways.
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Posted by jpluimers on 2013/03/02
A few links we should not forget:
–jeroen
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Posted by jpluimers on 2013/03/01
Briljant: Actuele spoorkaart Nederland:
Kaart en geodata: © OpenStreetMap
Actuele treintijden: NS-Reisinformatie
Visualisatie: M. van der Loos
Alle treinen in Nederland live op een kaart in je web browser.
Er zijn ook anderen die vergelijkbare dingen doen:
–jeroen
via: Actuele spoorkaart Nederland.
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Posted by jpluimers on 2013/03/01
A few links I came across recently:
–jeroen
Posted in About, Development, Encoding, EPS/PostScript, Font, internatiolanization (i18n) and localization (l10), Personal, Power User, Programmers Font, Software Development, Unicode | Leave a Comment »
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