DVDBlender is a sofware that allows you to sort your files and folders automatically into DVD sized, burnable folders. It will sort the files and folders efficiently to use the minimum amount of DVDs and maximise the space used on each DVD. The software then helps you quickly sort your files to suit burning to discs. DVDBlender is lightweight and requires the .NET framework. Download DVDBlender...

A step by step tutorial to create a XAML animation in Silverlight for WP7. Expression Blend is used to draw and create the animation. 1. Draw the path or shape or object to be animated in Expression Blend 4. 2. Create a new storyboard 3. Add keyframes and you can use the direct select tool to manipulate individual vertices of your path or shap at the various keyframes. You can also use the animation...

Coming soon to your Windows Phone 7 Handset. An aviary management game with a good mixture of both simulation and action elements built for the new Windows Phone 7.

Ever wanted to access Twitter, Facebook and other social media services from one single location? Enter Spindex, Microsoft’s take on social media aggregation. It’s still in technical preview but hopefully it’ll support more services after its official launch. Take a look at Spindex and what Microsoft has to offer here. We’ll announce again when Microsoft officially launches Spindex. Spindex...

When using the GetFiles() C# method, we often have the problem of the search ending the moment it reaches a locked file or folder. Here we workaround that by writing our own recursive search method which is able to skip locked files and folders. /// <summary> /// Process a valid file, add it to the list of filepaths /// </summary> /// <param name="path"></param> private...

We’ll go through some solutions to the problem of building a single instance application in WPF, like Firefox. This means running your application again will not create a new instance but instead just pass any arguments to the current instance.   WPF – Writing a Single Instance Application By default, it comes up with two main items in the solution – "Window1.xaml" (which...

Are you having problems trying to keep multiple copies of folders on different computers updated? Drag and drop a folder onto the left box. Alternatively, click on the box and browse for the folder using the explorer. Drag another folder and drop it on the right box. Click on the Sync! button which appears! http://code.google.com/p/nsync/ nsync is a free, open source software that performs synchronization...

3 New Controls 3 much needed controls that if you’re a Windows Forms user, you’d be wondering why WPF didn’t already have these. Long awaited DataGrid control (if you’re in 3.5 SP1 check out WPFToolkit as an alternative) Calender control DatePicker Control Visual State Manager Another new feature supporting the WPF-Silverlight continuum is the VisualStateManager, which...

  Adobe Photoshop is definitely their flagship product and is the best graphics editing software(by some distance), here’s a roundup of some awesome tricks, tutorials, articles and pictures on photoshop. Photoshop in your garage. How to make an key icon in photoshop Following on from a previous article on toolbar icon design we’re going to tackle it’s Big Brother, the Application...

Here’s a collection of 10 interesting & cool photos that are bound to leave a lasting impression. A train in India. Reflection. Bicycles in the trash. Horse. Red plains. Best Friends? Don’t look at me! Catching the moon. Jam on iTunes Acoustic. Stuntman.