Category Archives: Computers and Internet

Problem When trying to consume a web service deployed to IIS, the following error is displayed: Description: The requested page cannot be accessed because the related configuration data for the page is invalid. Error Code: 0x80070021 Config Error: This configuration … Continue reading →

Just sharing something useful: I have an ASUS laptop with a brazilian keyboard but the question mark/slash key (? and /) never worked with the brazilian ABNT layout. After browsing the web I found out that such a key was … Continue reading →

Did you know that: You can format (underline, bold, italic, etc) a word in MS Word without having to select it? Just have the cursor there, then CTRL+B/I/U To return to the location of the last edit in Word, you … Continue reading →

Problem when deploying a ASP.NET app from Visual Studio: Unable to create the Web site ‘XYZ’.  The Web server does not appear to have FrontPage Server Extensions installed. Solution: http://www.rtr.com/fpse/ BR,— AFurtado

VSX (Visual Studio Extensibility) 2010 news follow below. The WPF-empowered extensibility is inspiring… Are you building new tools to simplify your life or change the way people work?  Check out the opportunities to create innovative extensions for Visual Studio 2010. … Continue reading →

This link enables you to add your name (along with thousand others, of course) to a microchip that will be sent to Mars. What for? No idea. Probably to market NASA’s expeditions and improve how society perceives them. —– Este … Continue reading →

In short: a cute little asian(-ish) girl has much more expressive marketing power than Jerry Seinfeld… http://images.video.msn.com/flash/soapbox1_1.swf   It seems MS is finally finding its way through the ads. The I’m a PC campaign is receiving good feedback, specially its … Continue reading →

Just documenting something useful here: I was wondering what is the SharePoint equivalent for Active Directory’s “Everyone” users, so that I could apply permissions for a SharePoint list or survey to all users of my intranet. The answer seems to … Continue reading →

  Not bad to have a projector in your pocket! (wait until the end of the video) http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9/3924348001?isVid=1&publisherID=1274168784   More here. BR,— AFurtado

  Simpsons make fun of Apple & Steve Jobsby shivi2004 Video link "For a long time, Apple have been slowly becoming the new establishment. With them acting in all those ways that they used to ridicule Microsoft about, it’s super … Continue reading →