Video: Improving XAML in your real app!

I've been a self taught windows apps developer since 2016, so I have consumed my fair share of tutorials and developer content. While the best experience is building apps, I have found much of the online content splits into two camps: narrow examples and deep long form content. Both kinds of content is valuable for … Continue reading Video: Improving XAML in your real app!

Text Grab 4.8: Improvements all around

The latest version of Text Grab is out now and brings improvements to the Grab Frame, Quick Simple Lookup, and the Edit Text Window! Grab Frame Edit the image in the Grab Frame by: Inverting colors Increasing contrast Adjusting brightness Improved the position when pasting and image Quick Simple Lookup Search with RegEx Search using … Continue reading Text Grab 4.8: Improvements all around

Reading ePub Files on Windows 11

There are several apps for reading ePub files on Windows. Here is my recommendation for which one you should use: Aquile Reader Aquile Reader is Windows 10 style, but does the best job of being overall a good reading app. I recommend the app for anyone looking to read ePubs on Windows. Hopefully the app … Continue reading Reading ePub Files on Windows 11

Support Open Source to share the benefits, not the costs

The beginning of every software project involves researching what is available. What product exists already, what are other parts of the solution have been solved, and where are the gaps. Software is delightful to build these days because a lot of the terrible parts have been solved and the solutions are easy to access. Likely … Continue reading Support Open Source to share the benefits, not the costs

Can you buy a TPM 2.0 chip to meet Windows 11 requirements?

Not if your CPU is a 7th generation Intel. With the Windows 10 end of life deadline looming I bought a $20 TPM 2.0 chip to see if that would be enough to meet the minimum requirements of Windows 11. My desktop is a Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard with an Intel Core i7-7700K. … Continue reading Can you buy a TPM 2.0 chip to meet Windows 11 requirements?