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About NuGet

To reword some quotes: NuGet makes it easy to add, remove, and update libraries and tools in .Net projects. NuGet is a free, open source developer focused package management intent on simplifying the process of incorporating third party libraries into a .NET application during development. 
 
There are several flavors of NuGet package managers:
 

Set Up NuGet (one-time setup on your computer)

  1. If you don't have an API key, get one from nuget.org by registering and then viewing your account info.
  2. Download NuGet and put somewhere convenient one your computer.
  3. Add NuGet.exe to your path.
  4. Set your API key (NuGet will remember it). You only need an API key if you're going to 'push' NuGet packages.
   > NuGet SetApiKey <MyApiKey>
   

Set Up a NuGet Published Project

  1. Set the metadata on the project (in Properties\AssemblyInfo.cs, set AssemblyTitle, etc)
  2. Use NuGet to bring in dependencies using Add Library Package (see http://nuget.codeplex.com/documentation?title=Getting%20Started)
  3. Create the nuspec file (from the folder that contains the project file)
   > NuGet YourPackage.nuspec
  1. Edit the nuspec file. 
  •  The fields tokened like $id$, $version$, etc will be filled in later using values from your AssemblyInfo
  •  Remove fields you don't need, e.g. <iconUrl>
  •  At the least, the <projectUrl> and <licenseUrl> _should_ be filled in.
 

Publish the Project

  1. Ensure NuGet is up-to-date
   > NuGet update
  1. Package the project (the command below is just an example...)
   > NuGet pack -prop Configuration=Release MyProject.csproj
  1. Publish the package (either push using the command below or place the .nupkg file in the server's packages folder)
   > NuGet push <packagepath> [-source http://mydomain.com/nuget] [MyApiKeyForThisSource]
 

Set Up a NuGet Server

Perhaps WebMatrix can be used instead of IIS for these?
  • Option A: The traditional "easy" method... See "Creating Remote Feeds" here (requires IIS): 
  • Option B: The traditional "full-featured" method (requires IIS, Orchard gallery, others): 
  • Option C: A full-featured implementation without requiring Orchard (requires IIS):
  • Option D: An implementation for Apache/MySQL/PHP servers:
   What? This doesn't exist yet? Darn!
 
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Timer

The timer can count up from a time in the past or count down towards a time in the future.

The timer's appearance and the format of the time (and text) is very configurable. You can hide it's border, it's background, set the color and glow effects.

Sound Recorder

This is a simple recorder that records directly to an MP3 file. Recording can be paused and resumed.

The recording window has a compact mode and can be set to stay on top of other windows, so it can be out of the way, yet still visible.

When done recording, you can playback the recording or upload the file to an FTP site.

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RocketDock with multiple bars\docks

Submitted by drew on

It seems there is plenty of interest about how to make RocketDock work with two or more docks or bars. Most answers say to use additional docking programs--one for each dock you want. Or use a commercial program that offers multiple docks. I think RocketDock is excellent except I want more than one. I finally figured out how to do it!

Let's first point out that RD is licensed under the Creative Commons license and it explicitly says "You are free... to Remix--to adapt the work." And also to redistribute.