TabletPC
I really like the new XPSP2, especially on my Tablet. However, there are more than a few problems on my desktop machine. No, not stability or security problems, but application compatibility.
All of my problems are a result of the new support for the "Non-Executable" memory protection that some processors (such as my amd 64) offer (The support in XP is called “Data Execution Prevention“ or DEP) This feature ensures that programs don't try to run data segments as code (stopping lots of types of common virus and worm attacks). The problem is, there are many applications that use data segments to...
Perhaps not ever. Chris Pratley (the “One Note owner”, Group Program Manager of Office) posted a quick bit about using OneNote to organize blogs. It's great, isn't it? I used to do the same. In fact, I thought “Hey, I'll just make a quick OneNote plug-in to post directly to .Text and I'll be sitting pretty. Perhaps I can even use Ink occasionally.”. Alas, that was not meant to be.
You see, as many of you may know, OneNote has no automation facilities. At all. The API is not public, and can't be used. So if you put your blog notes...
I do a good amount of TabletPC development, pretty much mostly for myself. I have lots of fun and useful apps that do things I need, and some apps I use to demo the Tablet to others..
And, like any developer, I hate to redo work. So I created a library of controls that I use that I can drop-in. I showed these to a friend today and she said “Share with the world!”. So here you are. This is the first one that I would even consider letting anyone else look at, and it's not a control I'd consider anywhere...