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The WP7 hidden keyboard

At first glance, the WP7 appears to be limited in capabilities, but if you hold some of the keys, you will get a minikeyboard with more selections. Hold e and you get a choice of eëéêè or hold . and you get a choice of -!:?. Try some of the other keys like y,u,o,a,s,c,n and m.Continue reading “The WP7 hidden keyboard”

Mix 11 is Killing me!

I have just added Mix 11 to my podcasts and it is taking forever to put the sessions on my Zune HD. Okay, I know, these are huge files, but the quality is worth it. My issues are with how the Zune software handles large collections of large files. This is a two sided issue.Continue reading “Mix 11 is Killing me!”

What is in the Visio XML format?

For those who want assistance with reading the Visio xml format, (*.vdx), Microsoft has made the XML Schema Definition files (*.XSD) available for download. Visio 2010 XSD John Marshall… Visio MVP Visio.MVPs.org

Visio – Non standard Timelines

One of the long time requests for the Visio timeline is to support something other than standard dates and times, items that are not related to the standard concept of time. This can be accomplished by NOT using date formats in the shapes. Each shape is grouped and has a top level shape that containsContinue reading “Visio – Non standard Timelines”

What is the Passcode?

Yesterday, my niece asked me what was the passcode for my parents network. That should have been a simple answer. All I had to do was to check the wifi network setting on my WP7. The phone had already automatically selected the network. Opening the setting showed the passcode replaced by dots, but there wasContinue reading “What is the Passcode?”

Visio 2010 SBS

I finally got a real copy of Visio 2010 Step by Step by fellow Visio MVP Scott Helmers. It looks far nicer than the copy I edited. I really had to get nitpicky to comment on the book. Other than not putting “u” in “colour”, he is a good writer and there was a goodContinue reading “Visio 2010 SBS”

Mango Tango

We had a good session at the IT Camp on Saturday on Mango, the upgrade to WP7. Access to a real database, direct control of the tiles. Though the phone will not see this update till later this year, developers should be able to play with the new features in a few weeks. John Marshall…Continue reading “Mango Tango”

Ottawa IT Camp

This Saturday is the fourth annual Ottaws Code Camp. Since we now embrace the other IT groups in Ottawa, we now refer to the event as an IT camp. In the first year, we expected sixty odd attendees, but were overwhelmed with 178. Over the interim years, the turn out has been in the 160Continue reading “Ottawa IT Camp”

WP7 app submitted, failed, resubmitted

Over the weekend I submitted my first app and the submission process was not as scarey as expected. This morning I got notification that the app had failed, so it was on to the next step patch and resubmitted. It was not a big app, or a serious one, but it was one way toContinue reading “WP7 app submitted, failed, resubmitted”

Pretender to the Throne

I see that SmartDraw is still not being honest when they compare themselves to Visio. Visio was the innovator in business graphics alomst twenty years ago. There is always a competitor who wants to grow their business by comparing themselves to the innovator. CorelFlow did that for awhile. So what is wrong with the comparison?Continue reading “Pretender to the Throne”