Nico's blog http://www.iconstructions.be/blog Taking the blue and the red pill. en-us How to fix a Metro app under development that doesn't start anymore. http://www.iconstructions.be/blog/fix-a-metro-app-under-development-that-doesnt-start-anymore How to fix a Metro app under development that doesn't start anymore. D, 20 Mar 2012 01:59:43 G3T Nico Vuyge A workaround for Windows Store app download issue on Windows 8 Consumer Preview http://www.iconstructions.be/blog/workaround-for-windows-store-app-download-issue-on-windows-8-consumer-preview A workaround for Windows Store app download issue on Windows 8 Consumer Preview D, 03 Mar 2012 04:55:09 G3T Nico Vuyge Converting a c++ Metro app from the Developer Preview to the Consumer Preview of Windows 8 http://www.iconstructions.be/blog/converting-a-cplusplus-metro-app-from-developer-preview-to-consumer-preview Converting a c++ Metro app from the Developer Preview to the Consumer Preview of Windows 8 D, 01 Mar 2012 04:38:03 G3T Nico Vuyge Announcing 40 days of Windows 8 Metro and WinRT development. http://www.iconstructions.be/blog/announcing-40-days-of-metro-and-winrt-development Announcing 40 days of Windows 8 Metro and WinRT development. D, 26 Feb 2012 05:37:08 G2T Nico Vuyge Using IValueConverter in WinRT from C++ http://www.iconstructions.be/blog/using-ivalueconverter-in-winrt-from-cplusplus Using IValueConverter in WinRT from C++ D, 26 Dec 2011 02:33:35 G12T Nico Vuyge Google's performance analysis comparing C++, Java, Scala and Go http://www.iconstructions.be/blog/google-performance-analysis-cplusplus-java Google's performance analysis comparing C++, Java, Scala and Go D, 06 Jun 2011 11:36:42 G6T Nico Vuyge Very high cpu usage when using the ADO.Net Data Services Client or Azure StorageClient to access Windows Azure Diagnostics performance counter data http://www.iconstructions.be/blog/very-high-cpu-usage-azure-storageclient Investigation of unexpected high CPU usage. D, 27 Nov 2009 01:00:41 G11T Nico Vuyge An unexpected issue with the Azure StorageClient and continuation tokens. http://www.iconstructions.be/blog/azure-storageclient-continuation-tokens-issue The Azure StorageClient doesn't always seem to deal with continuation tokens transparently. D, 26 Nov 2009 08:46:23 G11T Nico Vuyge PDC 2009: Inside the Windows Azure container. http://www.iconstructions.be/blog/pdc-2009-inside-windows-azure-container Pictures of an Azure container, and how it is cooled. D, 20 Nov 2009 05:11:03 G11T Nico Vuyge Hosting images via the Windows Azure Content Delivery Network http://www.iconstructions.be/blog/pdc-2009-windows-azure-CDN A practical example of how the effects of hosting images via the Windows Azure CDN D, 15 Nov 2009 08:53:50 G11T Nico Vuyge Arrived in LA for the 2009 PDC http://www.iconstructions.be/blog/arrived-in-la-pdc-2009 To Los Angeles by TGV (at least the first few hundred kilometers) D, 15 Nov 2009 03:17:29 G11T Nico Vuyge We are now live on Windows Azure. http://www.iconstructions.be/blog/iconstructions-live-on-Windows-Azure The IConstructions web site has now been migrated to Windows Azure. D, 31 Oct 2009 07:09:36 G10T Nico Vuyge Preparing for the PDC. http://www.iconstructions.be/blog/preparing-for-the-2008-PDC I'm preparing for the PDC. D, 07 Sep 2008 08:00:05 G9T Nico Vuyge Succeeded in 70-502 exam. http://www.iconstructions.be/blog/mcts-wpf-certification Last Friday, I succeeded in the '70-502' exam (Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5, Windows Presentation Foundation Application Development). D, 31 Aug 2008 01:00:05 G8T Nico Vuyge PDC 2008 Here I come http://www.iconstructions.be/blog/pdc-2008-here-i-come Microsoft PDC 2008: I'll be there. D, 03 Aug 2008 01:00:05 G8T Nico Vuyge SEO improvements http://www.iconstructions.be/blog/seo-friendly-optimisations We updated the site to get better search results. D, 09 Mar 2008 01:00:05 G3T Nico Vuyge Code master challenge, 1 year later http://www.iconstructions.be/blog/Code-master-challenge-one-year-later This is what remains of the Code Master Challenge. D, 20 Oct 2007 09:00:05 G10T Nico Vuyge Building a silent server (again) http://www.iconstructions.be/blog/building-a-silent-server Building a silent server that cat run lots of virtual servers with only 35 Watt idle power consumption! D, 14 Oct 2007 08:00:05 G10T Nico Vuyge Semi-Finalist Codemaster Challenge http://www.iconstructions.be/blog/semi-finalist-code-master-challenge I'm a semi-finalist of the Code Master Challenge! D, 28 Jan 2007 08:00:05 G1T Nico Vuyge Announcing Blogoholic. http://www.iconstructions.be/blog/announcing-blogoholic Announcing Blogoholic, a WPF based blog reader. D, 03 Jun 2006 08:00:05 G6T Nico Vuyge Make your blog discoverable in Internet Explorer 7. http://www.iconstructions.be/blog/ie7-rss-auto-discovery Internet Explorer 7 just requires an extra metatag of type `application/rss+xml` D, 12 Feb 2006 01:00:05 G2T Nico Vuyge Databinding a position in Avalon. http://www.iconstructions.be/blog/avalon-position-data-binding How to databind a position on a Canvas in Avalon D, 10 Dec 2005 11:00:05 G12T Nico Vuyge URL Deployment performance issues http://www.iconstructions.be/blog/url-deployment-performance-issues This article discusses a number of performance issues with URL deployment, and how to solve these issues. D, 06 Aug 2005 08:00:05 G8T Nico Vuyge URL Deployment bloopers. http://www.iconstructions.be/blog/url-deployment-bloopers What went wrong building the URL deployment test application. D, 06 Aug 2005 08:00:05 G8T Nico Vuyge Experimenting with assembly load time. http://www.iconstructions.be/blog/assembly-load-time-experiment Experimenting with assembly load time. D, 20 Jun 2005 06:00:05 G6T Nico Vuyge When is an assembly loaded? http://www.iconstructions.be/blog/when-is-an-assembly-loaded When is an assembly loaded? D, 20 Jun 2005 06:00:00 G6T Nico Vuyge I'll be there http://www.iconstructions.be/blog/PDC-2005-Figueroa PDC 2005, here I come D, 10 Jun 2005 10:00:00 G6T Nico Vuyge Hello World http://www.iconstructions.be/blog/nico-vuyge-blog-hello-world Hello World D, 28 May 2005 04:00:00 G5T Nico Vuyge