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  • Good WPF 4.5 cookbook from Pavel Yosifovich

    I was looking for a book to bring me up to date with WPF and XAML and talking to my publishers, Packt Publishing, then offered me the Windows Presentation Foundation 4.5 Cookbook by Pavel Yosifovich. I was hoping to review this book sooner, however Christmas and illness got in the way, so here is my...
    Posted to David Overton's Blog by David Overton on Thu, Dec 27 2012
    Filed under: Windows 7, Vista and XP, Developer, Windows Client, Book, Windows 7, Windows 8
  • Upgrade Windows XP/Vista/7 to Windows 8 Pro for $40 or £25 AND Media Center Pack for free – until 31st January

    This is a simple offer. Download the upgrade assistant from Microsoft, run the tool, purchase the license for a shockingly low price and get the benefits of Windows 8. Even if you think you might not use it for a year, you can burn the ISO so it is ready. All indications are that the price will increase...
    Posted to David Overton's Blog by David Overton on Fri, Dec 14 2012
    Filed under: Microsoft, Windows Client, Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows Vista and XP, Windows Vista, Vista and XP, Windows 8
  • Turn off Ctrl-Alt-Del in Windows 8

    This is a very quick one.  I saw the videos and saw that Ctrl-Alt-Del was turned off in Windows 8.  While this can be done by setting the local security policy, it can also be done via command prompt.  This is no different to other versions of Windows. If you search for cmd and then right...
    Posted to David Overton's Blog by David Overton on Sat, Mar 3 2012
    Filed under: Microsoft, Windows Client, Tips, Windows 8

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