October 2007

// This won't work:
Process proc = new Process();
string path = System.IO.Path.GetDirectoryName(System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().CodeBase);
 
proc.StartInfo.Filename = System.IO.Path.Combine(path, "myApp.exe");
proc.Start();
proc.WaitForExit(); // <-- Will crash here
 
// This does work:
Process proc = new Process();
 
proc.StartInfo.Filename = "myApp.exe";
proc.Start();
proc.WaitForExit();

Both samples will start myApp.exe just fine, but the first one seems to have some problems with Windows. Cost me four precious hours of my life.

btw, can anyone tell me why “new” in the code snippet above links to a google search for new and msdn.microsoft.com? No? That figures.

One problem with really good software is that when it fails, you’re really lost because it worked like a charm and you never looked for alternatives. Luckily it’s not about Word, which you really need to write Word documents, it’s about TeX, which only requires a texteditor to write it (can generate it later, the deadline is still far away).

I’ve just purchased Radiohead’s new album “In Rainbows” (no, I didn’t order the discbox, just the download) and I’m currently listening to it. Ordering was nearly as easy as purchasing music from the iTunes Store which is definitely a plus. After registering an account (no activation email) and entering your credit card infos you get the link to some zip file which contains the songs as mp3 files (160 kbps, some people are complaining about the quality, I don’t. It’s okay for me for the price I’ve paid).

I did it only halfway through the album by now but from what I can say now it’s great. Their sound is quite different compared to the last few albums, I would classify it among OK Computer and Amnesiac. If you wanna have a better sound quality, wait for the discbox or till the album is in stores by next year. And if you’re looking for some cover artwork, see John Hick’s thread and the comments.

…is probably the most relaxing thing for me (followed by driving my car at night).

You know that you have some real friends when one of them tells you that you look like you’ve been partying for the whole night, but you’ve actually just returned from holidays.