How To Hide Outlook From Taskbar

Did you feel your task bar full of application?

Probably you have outlook turning on all the time to receive email.

So, to hide or remove or get rid of it?

Here we go...

Steps:



1. Right your outlook icon on your notification area ( usually right bottom )
2. Tick the "Hide When Minimized"
3. That's all :)

Recommended Reading

• Add HTML Signature to Outlook 2007

• Click To Connect MSN Messenger

SVN With Visual Studio 2008

How To Get SourceSafe-Like Features for SVN on Visual Studio 2008 ?

Sometimes, just not too convenient to commit or check modification for files in windows explorer. I need to switch from applications to applications, is a bit troublesm.

It takes me about 1 month to find the best solution at the moment!
( I mean without paying any penny )

Currently I am using AnkhSVN and the settings files below.
For Difference Checking and Merging process, I am using WinMerge and KDiff3.
All of them integrated with Visual Studio IDE too.

Let's see what can we do with this settings solution!

Menu Bar


External Tools Menu


Most Wanted Right Click Menu
( When you select file, folder, project or solution, you will get different menu )


Most Wanted Menu Toolbar

So , for those who like the simplest way, can refer the method below.

Click To Download The Solution For VS2008.

Click To Download The Solution For VS2005.


Steps:

Copy settings file to your visual studio settings folder
1. 'your-domain-user-settings-folder'\Documents\Visual Studio 2008\Settings
2. paste file
a. SubversionMenuToolbarContextsVS2008.settings
(Visual Studio do not allow long file names!!)

Install registry file
(May be you should export and backup your registry first )
1. Copy to any folder of your local machine and run/install this file
a. SubversionMenuToolbarContextsVS2008.vbs

Load settings file to Visual Studio
1. Visual Studio 2008 > Tools > Import and Export Settings
2. Choose Yes, save my current settings and click next button
3. You notice exclaimation mark on the check box.
Expand it and CHECK both checkbox
a. Command Window Aliases
b. External Tool List
4. Click finish and your will get this message.
"Your settings were successfully imported from SubversionMenuToolbarContextsVS2008.vssettings.
"

To Show SVN Tortoise Toolbar
1. View > Toolbars > Subversion

You are done!

Resource modified to suit local development from
http://garrys-brain.blogspot.com/2007/07/tortoisesvn-and-visual-studio.html

Thanks Garrys!


If you want more features, try

a. AnkhSVN at http://ankhsvn.tigris.org/

b. WinMerge at http://winmerge.org/

c. KDiff3 at http://kdiff3.sourceforge.net/

I will write more about it soon!


Related Info:

• SVN Server Setup

TrueCrypt - Open Source Volume Encryptor

http://www.truecrypt.org/

Free open-source disk encryption software for Windows Vista/XP/2000 and Linux

Main Features:

• Creates a virtual encrypted disk within a file and mounts it as a real disk.
• Encrypts an entire hard disk partition or a storage device such as USB flash drive.
• Encryption is automatic, real-time (on-the-fly) and transparent.
• Provides two levels of plausible deniability, in case an adversary forces you to reveal the password:
• 1) Hidden volume (steganography – more information may be found here).
• 2) No TrueCrypt volume can be identified (volumes cannot be distinguished from random data).
• Encryption algorithms: AES-256, Serpent, and Twofish. Mode of operation: LRW.
  
  WHAT IS HIDDEN VOLUME ?
  Hidden volume has two layer
  Outer layer and inner layer
  
  When you create a hidden volume,
  you will prompt to set password for outer layer
  which allow to be revealed.
  
  While inner layer is actually the most 'private' data
  
  It may happen that you are forced by somebody to reveal the password
  to an encrypted volume.
  In this case, you may just reveal outer layer password.
  
  MAP A TRUECRYPT DATA FILE TO A NEW DRIVE

To mount a new data file to map with a new drive / volume z:



Mount Method. You can set as read only and protect your hidden volume option.



Success Mounted. and you will get an extra drive z: with your data inside.
Right click and open it. You may want to store your 'private' data inside :)


CREATE A NEW VOLUME


Creating a new volume



Select an encryption option and set the volume size then format it before you can use it.

SpeeTest.net - What is your current broadband speed?

What is Speedtest.net?

Speedtest.net is a free broadband speed test with servers located all over the world. Compare your results with others and easily share them.

Click here to Test your own speed now.

Choosing CyberJaya Server ( which is the most nearest server from my house )
By the way, It will prompt you with a recommended server which is Metrofon.



SpeedTest.net allow you to view back your past result. So that you can compare the speed at difference time.


The Top 5 country.... Malaysia would be in..........


I think this information is useful to have a glance of rating among our ISP's.
The result is submitted by users. If your ISP is not in the list, probably you can help to submit it.

For my case, I am staying above 6th floor. According to Maxis Broadband instructor, the signal might be lessen if you staying more than 5th floor..... I still can't understand why. Somebody can answer me ?
And obviously, My speed is not as good as cable broadband.



I can get the max and min point from the graph. It is nice to have this features!



This is the upload speed result comparison among ISPs



* The information from speedtest.net at 23Dec2007.
I am using Maxis Broadband ( 384 Package) > 6th floor.
It might differ on difference user, areas, broadband package, interferences or other factors.

Feel free to post comment for you speed.
Mine: sever:Cyberjaya d/l: 313kbps u/l: 25kbps Package: 384kbps

What is yours ?

Pidgin - Multi-protocol Instant Messaging client

http://www.pidgin.im/

What is Pidgin?

Pidgin is a multi-protocol Instant Messaging client that allows you to use all of your IM accounts at once.

Pidgin can work with:

• AIM
• Bonjour
• Gadu-Gadu
• Google Talk
• Groupwise
• ICQ

• IRC
• MSN
• MySpaceIM
• QQ
• SILC

• SIMPLE
• Sametime
• XMPP
• Yahoo!
• Zephyr

Pidgin is free software. It is licensed under the GNU General Public License (GPL) version 2. This means you are free to use it and to modify it, but if you distribute your modifications you must distribute the modified source code as well.

Main Menu

Email notification


File Transfer

More features on right click menu

My two cents

Well, I am quite satisfy with Pidgin since my MSN Messenger having a lot of hard time for me.

Somtimes, MSN is hard to sign in or sign out after login and all my friend blocking me :S

Pidgin will not allow to sign in or out frequently ( check out with my second image above).

Besides, It support on different platform like windows, linux and CentOS /RHEL.

It is open source and developer can get the source from http://www.pidgin.im/download/source

Visual Studio 2008 - Technical Preview & Movie Screening ( Microsoft Malaysia)

How ?
Click here for registration


Where?

17 January 2008 09:00 - 17 January 2008 19:00 Kuala Lumpur
Welcome Time: 08:30

GSC 1 Utama

E- 403 , 4th Floor
1 Utama Shopping Centre (New Wing) Lebuh Bandar Utama, Bandar Utama Petaling Jaya Selangor 47800
Malaysia

Language(s):	English.
Product(s):	Visual Studio and Visual Studio Team System.
Audience(s):	Developer and Technology Decision Maker.

What ?

1.Silverlight
A way to deliver media experiences and rich interactive applications for the web.

2. ALM (Applicaiton Lifecycle Management)
An intergrated approach to overcome application development challenges.

3. c#3.0 and VB9
Tips and Triks

4. Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5
New features and best practices

much more...


All attendees will receive:
Complimentary movie pass & popcorn, a FREE ONECARD,
included FREE parking for the event day.


My two cents
I registered, how about you?

Previous meeting was TechED 2007 SEA, really help me a lot on my current works (with .NET )
Personally, I like those events very much Microsoft based, Java, SAP, open source conference as well as gathering for bloggers, web developers or even web designers.

Please inform me have any functions as above again!

By the way, just get to know that AMBP ( All Malaysian Bloggers Project ) will have their 1st gathering on Jan 2008.
Click to read more info from LiewCF.com
Publish Post

Introducing My Medium Budget Desktop PC

08 Dec 2007, I got my new AMD machine assembled. Hoooray!
( of cause, my wallet shrink-ed too )

This few weeks trying to play around with it, test its performance and tweaking it.

Actually it is just a medium budget machine. ( no $$ le )

My aim is to get me back to 3D work, multimedia work, and able to use VS2008 & Vista Aero.
Besides, able to play 3D games (hope I still got time for it ) and just be my musice juke box.

Oooo ya.. one more challenge for my machine is to able run P2P over 24 hours if needed.
( so pity for my machine).
Because Multimedia Rendering might need to on it over the night.

Yes, here we go! Introducing my processor.


( only afford to buy a mid-range processor >_<)



( RAM 1 Gig 667mhz X2 - Kingston)



( PSU Cooler Master 460Watt - The sales guy says able to support for 24 hours, sure?)





( MSI, Taiwan. Midrange Motherboard K9N able to support AMD+ processor for future
http://www.msi.com.tw )



( Yahoo0! Nice 19" Samsung LCD 961bw wide screen )



(Purchased Genuine Version of Kaspersky Antivirus Suite for bundle and is RM20 only!)


( Inside my new CPU )




( Midrange budget Graphic Card - China Brand Colorful GF8600GT )
( With Fan one.. but still not so noisy, may be still new ha ha ha )
( Heard some of the friends say, using AMD better combination is ATI,is it true ? But mine is...)


( ATX cheap cheap casing lor - got 6 usb and front panel jet ( I like !) )

So... Come to the end. The most wanted question?

How much it cost me ?

Answer: RM 1400 ( only machine ) + RM 675 ( LCD )
Aiks... need to earn more $ , anyway, this new machine will helps me on my blog and multimedia venture.. Hope it is able to stay and 'survive' longer.. ha ha..
You know I am a 'serious' developer ma!