TFS Status TV a.k.a. InfoKiosk

In September of 2008 me and a colleague released InfoKiosk on CodePlex. The intention of the application is to inform development teams about the status of all projects in TFS. The application, made in Silverlight 2.0, looks like a continuous slideshow of various bits of information and is intended ... [More]

Passing values from Silverlight to WCF services in SOAP headers

I am working on a contract which uses Silverlight 2.0, WCF, Entity framework, LINQ and so on to provide remote insight in the drilling status in the mining industry. While the project is interesting the problem I faced is securing the WCF service as the Silverlight app is used in the field and the d... [More]

Error: 0020-80070643 when (re)-installing Windows Live OneCare

This blog entry discribes how to fix Windows OneCare general error 0020-80070643 but specifically a DIFXAPP driver signature verification error. [More]

Attack on the Royal Dutch family, a very sad day in the Netherlands.

April 30th is traditionally a festive day in Holland as we celebrate “Koninginnedag” but today in Apeldoorn a car tried to attack the open touring bus the royal family was traveling in. The driver of the car drove through the crowd and fencing and tried to hit the bus. Luckily the car sustained eno... [More]