• Archive for July, 2007

    Converting .doc to .docx programmatically

    by  • July 25, 2007 • .net, c# • 1 Comment

    I’ve been looking for something that can aid me in converting doc files and other formats to html, or some internal representation that I can do additional parsing on server side, and have come across some interesting applications such as PurePage, ConvertDoc etc. These are great, and have some nice, simple and effective API’s but unfortunately [...]

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    Mix:UK 2007 registration opens

    by  • July 25, 2007 • Uncategorized • 0 Comments

    Registration for the UK iteration of the MIX conference which was held in Las Vegas earlier this year has just opened. There is a substantial discount on registration, currently at £199, but going up to £299 on the 10th August. Well worth it by the looks of the current agenda! Bookmark

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    Killer App for XP/Vista Media Center

    by  • July 14, 2007 • webguide, windows vista, xp • 0 Comments

    I’ve just recently come across a bit of software called WebGuide which gives your Media Center box some great functionality. I’ve always wanted to be able to remotely queue up recordings from the guide and this program (based upon a lightweight ASP.NET web server called Cassini, impressive in itself) does exactly this, and a whole lot more. You can also stream live [...]

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    First entry: Metallica gig @ Wembley

    by  • July 14, 2007 • Uncategorized • 0 Comments

    Last weekend myself and a few other Student Partners, Representatives, MVPs and the academic team from Microsoft went to the Metallica gig which was part of their ‘Sick of the Studio ’07′ tour which happened last Sunday. What impressed me was the rapid change-over as Live Earth had been on the night before! Anyway, it was fair to say I [...]

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