Snipping Tool Ctrl + Print Screen Hotkey Doesn't Work

I was having trouble capturing right-click context menus.  With the snipping tool included in Windows 8.1 (although this would like be a problem in Windows 7 too).  I tried uninstalling Dropbox since it tries to use the Prt-Srn button as a hotkey for screen captures too.  That didn't fix it.

The Actual Solution

Turns out my KVM was interfering because it uses the Ctrl key for switching.  Plugged a keyboard directly into my machine and now I can open the Snipping Tool, right click to bring up a context menu in another application, press Ctrl + Prt-Scrn and a screen capture is triggered.

It took far too long to figure this out.  I was sure it was a software problem.

Hope this helps!

Adding Shared Calendars to your Windows Phone

I had a terrible time trying to figure out how to add shared (readonly) calendars from my google account to my windows phone.  The fix is pretty easy.  Just go to

https://www.google.com/calendar/syncselect

And select the calendars you want to sync with your phone.  Assuming you already have your google account setup on your phone, the shared calendars you select should show up almost right away.

Hope that helps!

Setting up SIP Voip on Linphone for Windows Phone 8 with Voip.ms

I use CSipSimple on my android phone all the time.  One of the things keeping me from switching to Windows Phone was lack of support for a voip SIP client.  Linphone for Windows Phone 8 seems like a step in the right direction.  Here is how I setup Linphone on my wife's phone to work with my sip provider, voip.ms.

You can get Linphone to register directly with voip.ms but receiving incoming calls only seems to work when you use an account at Linphone.org so the first thing to do is:

1. Register at: http://www.linphone.org/eng/linphone/register-a-linphone-account.html
2. Install the Linphone app on your windows phone.
3. Enter your linphone.org credentials in the app:

   

    

4. Now, log in to your voip.ms account and add a SIP URI for your linphone.org account:

   

   

5.  You can now add that SIP URI as a destination for a DID number or a ring group, etc.

Hopefully, Linphone will be updated soon so incoming calls work in the background without needing a linphone.org account.

Let me know if this helped you out!

Cheers,

Clint

Installing Lightscribe Template Labeler on Windows 8.1

Unfortunately some companies are slow to update their installers for new operating systems even though the software runs fine.  I'll explain how to get the Lightscribe Template Labeller installed

Step 1 - Download the installer

You can get it here: Lightscribe Template Labeller

Step 2 - Extract the MSI File

From the command line, in the folder where you downloaded LightScribeTemplateLabeler_1.18.27.10.exe, run it with a /A option.  Something like this:

C:\...\Downloads> LightScribeTemplateLabeler_1.18.27.10.exe /A

This will extract the setup for a network install.  You will find the Lightscribe Template Labeller MSI file where you told to extract the network image.

Step 3 - Download and install SuperOrca (or Orca included with a windows SDK from Microsoft, if you prefer)

You can get it here: http://www.pantaray.com/msi_super_orca.html

Step 4 - Open the Lightscribe Template Labeller in SuperOrca, find the Launch Condition with VersionNT restrictions and add 'OR (VersionNT = 603)' to the list of compatible versions:

Step 5 - Doubleclick the MSI

TADA!  Hopefully this works for you :)

Software for Mitutoyo 264-007, RS232 Data Input Tool

I've created software for the Mitutoyo 264-007, RS232 Data Input Tool so it can input into excel, word, or any program that accepts keyboard input.

http://mitutoyors232spc.codeplex.com/releases/view/77578

or you can install it straight from:

http://mitutoyors232spc.codeplex.com/releases/77578/clickOnce/MitutoyoRS232DataInputTool.application

Full source code is available on codeplex.

Enjoy,
Clint

Migrating One Gmail/Google Apps Mail Account to Another

After trying to write my own IMAP tool to migrate google apps mail from one google apps account to another and getting hung up trying to apply the proper flags, I discovered larch - a ruby script.

So I downloaded ruby for windows:

http://rubyinstaller.org/downloads/

Ran 'Start Command Prompt with Ruby' from the start menu and issued the command

gem install larch

Ran 'larch --help' to discover the arguments and I'm on my way!

It failed once but I ran it again and it picks up from where it left off - sweet!

Ryan Grove is the man!  Thanks Ryan!

Converting Models in Keycreator to xaml in Blender

To prepare the model:

1. Export to STL from Keycreator
2. Open model in Blender
3. Select Model
4. 'Tab' to enter edit mode
5. 'a' to select all
6.  'w,6' to remove multiple vertices
7. 'alt+j' to convert to quads (from triangles)

To separate the mesh into parts:

1. Select the part you want to separate (b - border, shift - add, alt - subtract)
2. 'p' to separate

To set object hierarchy:

1. Select all the child objects and then the parent
2. Ctrl+P to set the parent.

To set the names of objects:

1. Right click to select the object (in Object Mode and Edit Mode)
2. Set the name in the 'OB:' text box.

To export to xaml:

1. Download export script from http://xamlexporter.codeplex.com/
2. Put xaml_export.py in blender's script directory (one of the following)
1. C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender\.blender\scripts
2. C:\Documents and Settings\\Application Data\Blender Foundation\Blender\.blender\scripts
3. Select everything you want to export.
4. File > Export > Xaml

Shortcuts

Middle Mouse - rotate and zoom

Shift + middle mouse - pan

Tab - Edit mode

a - Select all

b - border select