Simple c# screen capture utility

by nolovelust 8. March 2010 14:04
Attached c# source is modified version of bugtracker.net's simple screen capture utility. I have removed parts that posts data to bugtracker.net. You can find actual application in screen_capture\bin\Release folder screen_capture.zip (130.38 kb)

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Can't download Ms Security Essentials latest virus definition updates?

by nolovelust 8. March 2010 10:23
Can't download Ms Security Essentials latest virus definition updates? Here are the fixes   Use http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=87342 to download and install them manually OR You can also try below commands from command line on XP: proxycfg -u on Windows Vista/Windows7: netsh winhttp import proxy ie

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My favorite wallpapers - 1

by nolovelust 4. March 2010 22:19
I don't like changing my desktop wallpaper too often and I don't like gazillions of wallpapers. Here 20 odd wallpapers I've collected over time. I'll try to post couple at a time in period of couple of weeks. 1.jpg (299.53 kb)   32.jpg (293.72 kb)   3.jpg (444.44 kb)

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Be scared very scared! Google adsense behavioral targeting

by nolovelust 4. March 2010 22:00
  You've probably already heard that google started behavioral advert targeting. In a nut shell if you show interest to an advert on the google ad network you start to get more of smilar adverts as you surf on the internet. It's been some time but I recently experienced it  on my blog. I was searching about FOREX and clicked on an advert on google home page. I don't usually click adverts on google but this time was different. I've read on the net that some people makes 100s in matter... [More]

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Skype now available for Nokia smartphones in Ovi Store

by nolovelust 3. March 2010 11:24
Skype released Symbian version of their voip/video chat software. Symbian is operating system of most of the Nokia smartphones and have a very big market share. If you have a Nokia phone with Ovi store installed you can check it from there to see if you can download it. I personally use Skype to make cheap international calls from my mobile phone and as it explained official video below it could save you quite a bit of money. More at Nokia press release

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Apple Sues HTC for more than 20 Patent Infringements

by nolovelust 3. March 2010 09:53
Oh boy! Apple is the bully of the year! After Nokia, they are now suing HTC. Steve Jobs, Apple's CEO issued following statement: "We can sit by and watch competitors steal our patented inventions, or we can do something about it. We've decided to do something about it, We think competition is healthy, but competitors should create their own original technology, not steal ours." Source: http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2010/03/02patents.html Extensive coverage: http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/... [More]

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Got a missed call from an 076 number? Don't call back - it's a premium rate scam

by nolovelust 3. March 2010 09:47
Had a "missed call" recently from an 076 number? It wasn't - it was actually part of a new scam, warns PhonePayPlus, the premium phone number regulator. A number of people have already fallen victim to the scam, judging by the whocallsme site, which aims to offer reverse lookups to landlines for calls apparently coming from non-geographical numbers. The tale told by bacon98 at the site is quite typical: "No idea why I've called this number twice but it's not a normal mobile number as I've been c... [More]

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Opera 10.50 RC4 Released - Updated

by nolovelust 1. March 2010 13:07
If you are a fan of Opera you were probably following Opera's Desktop Team. I don't think whole team slept this weekend  in order to relese a Opera RC 10.5 before 1st of March.   1st of March is important because Microsoft will start rolling out browser ballot screen in the EU starting from first week of March. EU users will have option to download browser of their choice instead of Windows' default browsers IE. Most of the "standard" computer users don't even know what browser is! ... [More]

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Test

by nolovelust 24. February 2010 22:58
Test from Windows Live Writer 1: public static string foo() 2: { 3: return foo; 4: }

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simple mobile ajax that works with most of the new mobile phones

by nolovelust 24. February 2010 18:07
i use below ajax function below that works with almost all new mobile phones to create better user experience on my mobile sites. function toggleBox(divId, DivState) // 1 visible, 0 hidden { var objToggle = document.layers ? document.layers[divId] : document.getElementById ? document.getElementById(divId).style : document.all[divId].style; objToggle.display = document.layers ? (DivState ? "show" : "hide") : (DivState ? "block" : "none"); } /*************************************************... [More]

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