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Installing the latest version of Boost from source on Windows-VC

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 19:55:07 GMT

If you wish to use the latest Boost C++ libraries in your Visual C++ projects you can follow a few simple steps to get the job done.

VS 2010 native code static linking

Wed, 18 May 2011 19:41:38 GMT

It is not enough to specify project dependencies in VS 2010.

How to develop native apps on VS 2010 targeting Win 2K and older

Thu, 24 Mar 2011 17:47:06 GMT

By default when developing native C/C++ apps using VS 2010 beware that your executables will not run on Win 2000 and older targets.

How to workaround Visual Studio 2010 Publish Web Site via FTP Bug

Tue, 05 Oct 2010 21:46:06 GMT

VS 2010 Publish Web via FTP worked well the first couple of times until we started receiving errors on the staging server.

Fix SQL Server 2008 Express Full Text Index Management Missing

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 20:28:07 GMT

Are you missing the ability to manage full text indexes inside SQL server 2008 management studio?

Creating a Self-Signed Certificate for use with IIS on Windows Server

Sat, 26 Jun 2010 14:03:46 GMT

This is the second time I had to find the solution to install self assigned SSL certificates on IIS so I am writing this down for prosperity reasons.

Silverlight update KB982926 failure and solution

Sat, 05 Jun 2010 14:03:37 GMT

After Silverlight update KB982926. It was as if Silverlight was not installed on the machine.

Using the free Babel Obfuscator in Silverlight projects

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 18:49:18 GMT

One of the problems with Silverlight managed code is that it can easily be reverse engineered using standard .NET reflection tools. Although no method can completely prevent reverse engineering your code there are ways to slow down and even deter all but the most persistent hackers.

Multiple commands on Visual Studio post-build event with batch files

Sun, 31 Jan 2010 23:48:25 GMT

Many times it's more desirable to collect your post build commands into batch files. Some of the reasons include easier maintenance, portability and satisfying the "don't repeat principle".

3XH Silverlight HighScore and in game Achievement API is now available

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 22:00:48 GMT

3XH system allows Silverlight game developers to work with high scores and user achievements without the hassle of building and maintaining the framework and the system to support them. The system was in closed beta testing for several weeks and is now available to Silverlight game developers to integrate into new and existing Silverlight games.

New Silverlight high score service and general in-game event Service

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 18:28:04 GMT

Game developers know how time consuming and distracting it can be to build and manage a good high score system. Furthermore each developer basically reinvents the wheel every time he creates his own custom high score system. Mashooo is announcing a new free High score/in-game event service for Silverlight games (code name 3XH). Game developers can use this system to manage their in-game events/high scores.

How to add Silverlight detection to Google Analytics

Sat, 16 May 2009 02:18:24 GMT

One of the things that are currently missing from Google Analytics is Silverlight detection. Normally this type of information would appear under the browser capabilities section, the same section that lists Flash and Java versions. While I'm sure this will change eventually, it is something that can be very useful to web sites hosting Silverlight applications today.

Mashooo S Prize Silverlight Game Contest Update

Mon, 27 Apr 2009 17:50:54 GMT

The contest has just begun and there are already 15 game submissions to the Mashooo S Prize.

How to programmatically detect Silverlight version

Sat, 25 Apr 2009 20:24:24 GMT

How to programmatically detect Silverlight version on a visitor's browser

Mashooo S Prize Game Contest Announcement

Tue, 17 Mar 2009 21:45:04 GMT

Mashooo.com is proud to officially announce the first ever, world open, Silverlight game development contest. It is an open "no holds barred" style competition, meaning that people from around the world are free to participate and there are no theme limitations. Just bring your talent and zest for Silverlight game development and show the world what you can do. The contest will begin on March 18, 2009 and last for around 3 months. The approximate retail value (ARV) of all the prizes is more than $10,000 USD in cash and software packages.

S Prize - Open Silverlight Game Competition

Wed, 04 Mar 2009 14:27:13 GMT

Mashooo.com announces the first ever, world open, Silverlight game development contest. An open "no holds barred" style competition. People from around the world are free to participate and there are no theme limitations.

ASP.NET cookie expiration date not saved

Mon, 02 Mar 2009 17:44:00 GMT

When reading/reusing a cookie sent from the client do not expect the expiration date to be valid.

Silverlight games ad revenue program

Wed, 21 Jan 2009 15:24:36 GMT

Currently Silverlight game developers around the world are having a hard time submitting their work to all the flash oriented sites out there. Mashooo.com is offering a new ad revenue sharing program for Silverlight game developers. Silverlight game developers can submit games and earn ad revenue when users view and play their games.

Useful Resources for Silverlight game developers and designers

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:27:34 GMT

A new section on Mashooo.com that is dedicated to resources for Silverlight game developers and designers. In this section the community can contribute links to their favorite Silverlight game resources on the web.

Url Rewrite ASP.NET 2.0 and HttpUnhandledException

Wed, 24 Dec 2008 04:57:25 GMT

I was really surprised to discover this bug a couple of days back while working on an ASP.Net 2.0 web site. I spent several hours barking up the wrong code tree since I was convinced it had to do with some recent code changes I made. But as it turns out this problem is as old as the server itself and for some reason has not been fixed by any .Net patches.

Fix for invalid XAML error the member is not recognized or accessible

Wed, 17 Dec 2008 01:53:51 GMT

Blend is apparently more sensitive then Visual studio 2008 when it comes to type checking templates.

A new Silverlight framework for creating managed code splash screens

Sat, 08 Nov 2008 06:33:22 GMT

We released a new open source project called Silverlight loader on CodePlex today. The project is basically a simple and light framework aimed at taking the pain out of writing splash screens, pre-loaders, loaders etc.

A new forum dedicated to Silverlight game development and design

Tue, 28 Oct 2008 01:42:29 GMT

A place where people can exchange ideas about Silverlight game design and development.

Step by step how to upgrade Silverlight 2 beta 2 to Silverlight 2 RC0

Sat, 04 Oct 2008 18:20:07 GMT

Here is the list of steps I take to upgrade a Silverlight 2 beta 2 development machine to Silverlight 2 RC0.

Building Firefox Plugins using Visual Studio

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 05:01:01 GMT

If you use Visual studio as a development environment and want to develop plugins for Firefox here are a few points to help you get started.