Ken Christensen

2014 in review

Wed, 31 Dec 2014 14:44:35 GMT

2014 have been a great year and a year of firsts. In the beginning of January I had my first ever trip to the US (and outside Europe!), when visiting some of my dear friends who moved to the US…

2015 in review

Thu, 31 Dec 2015 00:00:00 GMT

2015 has been another great year Starting out with another trip to the US, this time with my great pal Patrick, who joined agreed to take another friends place just 12 hours before the flight! This time, as tradition stated,…

2017 in review

Sun, 31 Dec 2017 11:57:48 GMT

2017 have been a year of firsts for me. In february I had my first vacation in South America, when Maria and I joined her family on a three week vacation traveling around Uruguay, Argentina and Brazil. Among the places…

2018 in review

Mon, 31 Dec 2018 00:00:00 GMT

2018 has in many ways been another year of firsts; although 2017 laid the foundation for it with getting married to my wonderful wife and accepting a position at Microsoft in Redmond, 2018 was the year were we relocated "over…

2019 in Review

Tue, 31 Dec 2019 00:00:00 GMT

2019 has been a year that in many ways changed my life. A few days into the year, on the last evening of our Christmas trip back home to Denmark, my wife handed me a small present to open -…

2025 in Review

Thu, 01 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT

It feels strange to look back and realize how much has changed while this blog has stayed quiet. Life has been moving at full speed; kids growing, priorities shifting, and a career chapter closing after more than a decade. 2025…

5 years at Microsoft and the hard part of living abroad

Fri, 20 Jul 2018 03:24:00 GMT

This week marks my 5th year as a fulltime-employee at Microsoft, starting July 16th, 2013 after finishing my studies. The last 5 years has tought me a lot, not only working fulltime on various products, fully owning features, fixing livesite…

A quick 3d model of a chess pawn

Thu, 13 Oct 2011 12:36:00 GMT

After playing around with 3ds max for about 10 minutes, with some good help from a youtube tutorial, I was able to create this chess pawn.And I must say, I am pretty pleased with the result! :) "

Adding old posts, fixing javascript issues and adding Captcha!

Mon, 15 Oct 2012 17:16:00 GMT

Today I sat down and finally took on the task of adding my old blogposts from when my blog was running "WordPress". The problem in converting the old posts into Blogengine.net was the export I made back then, was using…

advarsel: Erhvervsoplysningen (sorry but in Danish!)

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 12:56:43 GMT

Erhvervsoplysningen, magen til annoncehajer skal man sgu lede længe efter. Jeg har dags dato, modtaget et telefonopkald fra denne "virksomhed", grundet min registrering i CVR registret. Som i så mange forumposts på nettet (eks hele forumafdelingen på unfairpris.dk!), fortæller de…

Advarsel, phising mail forsøger at franare dig Live login oplysninger (Danish post)

Mon, 03 Sep 2012 14:33:00 GMT

En ny email sendt ud til kunder med Hotmail og live.dk konti forsøger at franare brugere sine live login oplysninger, ved at advare om at ens konto er benyttet til at sende en masse emails inden for en kort tids…

Autodesk Student (and teacher) community

Wed, 12 Oct 2011 17:29:00 GMT

Having completely forgotten about said community, I was cleaning up on my old storage harddrives, which includes the harddrive with software installations and came upon my Autodesk folder, containing the software I received through Autodesks student and teacher community program,…

C++ CLI/CLR

Sun, 10 Oct 2010 02:00:00 GMT

Developing C++ applications, which are in the void between the .net platform and the good old trusty Win32 API is a scary place to go, if you havent been there before.. Especially because of the lack of intellisense in Visual…

Change of host, new blog and domain cleanup!

Thu, 15 Sep 2011 17:02:00 GMT

Finally came the day I actually had time to sit down for a while and think! It all started when my former host, unoeuro.dk, send me a friendly reminder that my webhotel was about to expire and I had to…

Creating GitHub release using Azure DevOps pipeline

Mon, 23 Sep 2019 18:00:00 GMT

GitHub is pretty much the defacto-standard for hosting source code for Open Source projects. While it excels at hosting Source Code, it lacks automated builds and as such requires integration with systems like Azure DevOps, Jenkins or similar. For most…

Cries for Belgium

Tue, 22 Mar 2016 22:05:09 GMT

Danish Windows 7 RC1 beta is HERE!

Thu, 30 Apr 2009 17:24:00 GMT

Today the danish beta testers of Windows 7 RC, got the chance to get a hand on the ''7100.0.090421-1700 x86fre client da-dk Retail Ultimate-GRC1CULFRER DA DVD.iso''! unfortunatly, atm. there are no x86-64 builds available, but hopefully they will be here…

Driving around the US (and proposing to Maria)

Wed, 25 Oct 2017 11:13:37 GMT

Life have been quite interesting lately - more of this to come! - but Maria and I had three excellent weeks of vacation driving around on the West coast of the US. The calendar swapped to September and our planned…

Facebook developer toolkit!

Sun, 26 Jul 2009 00:36:00 GMT

Earlier today I was looking for a good set of facebook tools, for either C or Delphi to develope some small facebook desktop applications and fell over The 'Facebook Developer Kit' on CodePlex! Apparenly the project has started, because Microsoft…

Fighting Facebook schemes

Wed, 30 Dec 2015 12:40:24 GMT

A sad trend has been going on on Facebook, at least for danes, in the past couple of months. A big number of fake pages have been appearing mimicking big brands luring people to like and share their posts with…

Finite State Machines in MatLab

Wed, 28 Nov 2012 11:17:00 GMT

Finite State Machines (FSM) can be an awesome tool when creating software. Creating FSM's, is typically split into multiple phases, the first being trying to visualize the workflow the FSM is representing. This is often done using "state diagrams". Let's…

Følg folketinget live og debater på Facebook og Twitter! (Danish)

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 15:15:23 GMT

Det er nu muligt at følge folketingets debatter live på nettet og endda integreret med Facebook og Twitter! Hele dagen idag har man kunnet følge åbningsdebatten live! :) Følg selv med her: Folketing Live

Free Copies of Windows 7 to Beta Testers!

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 09:47:00 GMT

Microsoft has made a 180 turn and decided that the participants in the Windows 7 invitation-only Technical Beta Program receives a free copy of Windows 7 Ultimate! Microsoft: Job well done! First you gives us the best operating system ever…

Going all in with Windows 8

Sat, 07 Jul 2012 01:22:00 GMT

Today I took the bold move of going ''all in'' with Windows 8.I have been using it for a while on my 14" T61, with great success (and with its new SSD; GOD DAMN it performs!), and a couple of…

H.264 support in Chrome and Firefox

Thu, 03 Feb 2011 09:34:00 GMT

In the middle of January, Google announced they would focus on supporting their own webM video codec, and through this removing the support of H.264. Microsoft Interoperability has released plugins both for Firefox and now also for Chrome, which takes…

Hello world! - and Windows Azure TechTalk!

Thu, 19 Mar 2009 20:23:00 GMT

Here we go again! I will try to maintain a blog... will it work? dunno, time will tell! :D and now to the interesting part! Yesterday Microsoft Developer Network, Denmark, held a TechTalk about Windows Azure, Microsofts cloud approach! Though…

HTC Touch Diamond 2!

Wed, 12 Aug 2009 18:28:23 GMT

Sometime during the night between monday and tuesday I ordered my HTC Touch Diamond 2 and it arrived 20 minutes before heading to work today! :D HTC has really done a GREAT job with this phone! I had its precessor…

Hyper-V server (Server-Core) Live migration - Issues and Powershell as a savour!

Tue, 12 Mar 2013 08:23:00 GMT

So - in my little lab at Microsoft, I have 2 Hyper-V hosts, one running Hyper-V Server 2012 as a Server-Core installation and the other running the full Windows Server 2012 DataCenter with the regular GUI and a Hyper-V role.I…

Internet Explorer 9 Beta

Wed, 15 Sep 2010 22:54:00 GMT

Finally Internet Explorer 9 has entered its public beta stage! In the last half year, Microsoft have released several technical previews but finally we get the entire package. The new browser is much faster than its predecessors and contains several…

Introducing Diftra (and Second Shift Software)

Mon, 02 Nov 2026 20:00:00 GMT

Code review has always been one of those things I care a lot about, and at the same time one of the things I've spent the most time fighting the tools on. Clicking through a pull request file by file…

Introducing Kenc.Facebook (facebook api for .net)

Tue, 09 Aug 2016 23:13:11 GMT

Since December, I had been using the "Facebook SDK for .net" available from nuget and GitHub - however the package is now deprecated as it targets an older version of the Facebook Graph API. Since I run a website that…

Introducing Kenc.ACMELib (Lets Encrypt client in .net)

Wed, 14 Nov 2018 02:40:00 GMT

About a year ago I started using Lets Encrypt for my certificate needs for a variety of websites and online services I run, but being mostly Windows based, I lacked a great automation solution. In the beginning I tried various…

Journey to a more secure password strategy

Sat, 21 Jul 2018 16:34:00 GMT

Security on the internet is many things, only some of which we as end users can control. As web-developers are evolving into a state where they are more focused on security, some bad practices are slowly but steadily dying off,…

Lenovo showing off upcomming products?

Mon, 10 Oct 2011 14:15:00 GMT

In a post on facebook from Lenovo, the technology giant promises a "big day from your friends at Lenovo". This can only be good news, on new products. Maybe some new tablets for Win8? A Windows Phone 7.5 powered device?…

Lenovo update service - Still down :-(!

Sat, 09 May 2009 17:08:00 GMT

This is sad. Really sad!during the last month users with the Lenovo Care / Lenovo updater software, has received a message from Lenovo when trying to update their software, saying that Lenovo was changing the update system and that users…

Life 2.0

Fri, 12 Jul 2013 10:00:00 GMT

At certain points during one’s lifetime, it is essential to stop for a second, think where you are in life and enjoy it to the fullest! From February until end of May, I was making my final project for my…

Looking back after 6 months

Tue, 31 Jul 2018 11:59:00 GMT

It has been exactly six months since I went on a plane from Copenhagen Denmark and flew via London across "the pond" to start a new life in the US It has been six months where I had plenty of…

Malware spreading through Google Chrome Extensions

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 17:26:00 GMT

Today I noticed a facebook-friend added a lot of links to a bit.ly URL, while tagging alot of her friends (including me) in the post. I did some investigation on the links and found them to follow a PHP file…

Microsoft Development Center Copenhagen Open House for Students

Tue, 08 Mar 2011 19:14:00 GMT

On April the 26th, Microsoft Development Center Copenhagen (MDCC), opens the doors for students! Come and get information about MDCC, what it takes to work there, win an Xbox 360 with Kinect and get an internship or a job offer!…

Microsoft Security Essentials BETA

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 12:13:00 GMT

Microsoft has chosen to make a public beta version of the next Microsoft Security Essentials. The Beta is downloadable from Microsoft Connect and exists in both a x86 and x64 version. New Features 1. Windows® Firewall integration: Microsoft Security Essentials…

Migrating Kenc.ACMELib to Semantic Versioning

Fri, 09 Jul 2021 09:30:00 GMT

Back when I made the first publically available build of Kenc.ACMELib I wanted to go for semantic versioning, but with the default format in Azure DevOps being \$(date:yyyy).\$(date:MM).\$(date:dd)$(rev:.r), the first few builds ended up using that format and I kinda…

Multiple keboardlayouts in Windows 8 / Server 2012

Fri, 12 Oct 2012 18:45:00 GMT

Today I found myself in need of using American keyboard layout in Windows 8 / Server 2012, and it hit me;I have no idea how to turn this on anymore. I knew perfectly where to find it in 7 / Server…

My 1st year at Microsoft and Windows 8 hits RTM

Wed, 01 Aug 2012 18:40:00 GMT

Today is exactly one year since I had my first day at Microsoft in Denmark, at Microsoft Development Center Copenhagen, as a Software Development Engineer, Student Worker. Back then, I joined the "Microsoft Dynamics NAV Application Integration" while everyone was…

New hardware!

Thu, 29 Sep 2011 13:54:00 GMT

Since I occasionally play computer games, having to upgrade your computer hardware is needed once in a while.. And with all the upcomming titles (Battlefield 3, Star Wars The Old Republic, Diablo III aso..) it was about time to upgrade…

New toys (SSD)

Wed, 12 Sep 2012 16:57:00 GMT

Today I got to reinstall my desktop machine on my new Corsair Force 3 SSD (240gb) and boy its fast! My new Windows 8 score:

Nokia shows off new Beta Apps; HTC next to come?

Fri, 03 Aug 2012 12:00:00 GMT

For the last 6 months Nokia surely have been "all in" with the Windows Phone platform as they proclaimed to be last year. I, as a Nokia user, keep seeing new Nokia apps sent out for my phone, some of…

WoW private server Nostalrius closed down by Blizzard.

Mon, 11 Apr 2016 11:19:37 GMT

Blizzard Entertainment closed down WoW "vanilla" (original World of Warcraft release) private server, Nostalrius. Before it happened, I was fortunate enough to play around on Nostalrius and get a bit of nostalgia - from back when World of Warcraft was…

Now its time to wait..

Sun, 23 Oct 2011 12:12:00 GMT

So at this years Blizzcon, blizzard announced a bunch of new details about Diablo 3, the upcomming expansions for World of Warcraft and Starcraft II and some details about Blizzard DOTA. One of the things that struc me the most,…

NVIDIA Smart Scan tool

Sun, 05 Jul 2009 14:21:58 GMT

Since its been a while since I last updated my nVidia drivers (motherboard and graphics drivers) I went to the nVidia site to see if any updated drivers were available. Checking graphics drivers were no issues, since I use a…

Office 2007 SP 2 released! Vista SP 2 RTM'ed!

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 10:58:00 GMT

Microsoft has released the Office 2007 SP2 for download under http://support.microsoft.com/kb/953195 including the update for the Office 2007 SP2 Language packs! Microsoft have also announcedthe the long awaited Windows Vista SP2 has RTM''ed!The list of notable changes for the Windows Vista…

Office 2010 Launch party! (Danish)

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:06:00 GMT

Microsoft afholder 2 launch parties, i forbindelse med office 2010 lanceringen! De 2 arrangementer afholdes hhv. i København (CinemaXX) og Århus (CinemaXX) d. 20 og 22. April. Mere info og tilmelding: København Århus

Office 2010 Released!

Fri, 23 Apr 2010 00:10:00 GMT

Today Microsoft has officially released the RTM version of office 2010 to MSDN and technet subscribers along with partners have Software Assurance! The release comes in 6 different bits, going from a tiny "starter" edition, to the professional plus version.…

Optimizing Social Media sharing

Sun, 25 Feb 2018 22:59:59 GMT

Social media is here to stay - but how does it impact websites? An old saying claims a picture is worth more than a thousand words; We have all heard it - but what does it mean for your social…

Outlook 2010 - Startup error! (fix!)

Fri, 23 Apr 2010 00:25:00 GMT

I naturally uninstalled the office 2010 beta (x64) build today, along with all other software components for this release and installed the x86 version, so i''m finally able to do syncronization with my Windows Mobile powered cellphone, however starting Outlook…

Pursuing any dream, starts by getting out the door

Thu, 23 Aug 2018 23:59:00 GMT

I just realized that today marks 1 year of me flying out to Seattle to interview with two Redmond based Microsoft teams. The interview loops was a result of 9 months of applying for various open positions, going through multiple…

Relocating to Seattle

Mon, 22 Jan 2018 16:19:07 GMT

It is with pleasure I can finally announce that I will be relocating to the Seattle area in United States. It's a journey that started almost 12 months ago, when I started actively applying for positions within various teams within…

Running Graphical Applications under Linux on Windows

Tue, 21 Nov 2017 20:12:51 GMT

Windows 10 brings quite a few developer/geek/... friendly features to the table; a feature which haven't gotten as much attention as it deserves, is the Windows Subsystem for Linux It allows users to run user-mode Linux applications under Windows and…

Skræmmende ringe journalistik (danish)

Fri, 08 Nov 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Nogle gange, må man undre sig over, hvad det kræver at være "gadget-ekspert". jeg blev via Windows 8 i Danmark gruppen, gjort opmærksom på Jylands Postens gennemgang af den nye macbook pro. En gennemgang foretaget af "gadget ekspert" Torben Vognsen.…

(Software) Patents; are they evil?

Tue, 24 Jul 2012 15:02:49 GMT

In the last year, the tech industry has seen so many patent-cases in courtrooms all over the world.The most famous must be the constant patent war between Apple and Samsung… (Samsung vs Apple and the winner is) Which has now…

Speaking at Campus Days 2014

Fri, 21 Nov 2014 16:50:55 GMT

In less than a week, the danish Microsoft conferece "Campus Days" begins! This year it is held in "CinemaxX" at Fisketorvet and will contain no less than 11 tracks and nearly 120 sessions! All about Windows, Dynamics and everything in…

Standing with Ukraine

Thu, 03 Mar 2022 16:03:37 GMT

Standing with Ukraine against war

Starting a new chapter

Sun, 05 Sep 2021 20:15:01 GMT

Back in the beginning of 2020, when the first mentions of COVID started hitting the media, Maria and I started discussing our plans for 2021. When we moved to the US in early 2018, the original agreement was to move…

Summerbreak!

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 10:13:10 GMT

Ahh, finally had the last examn this semester (friday..) and can now look forward to 10 weeks of summerbreak!

Supporting MetaWeblog

Sun, 29 Mar 2015 16:30:51 GMT

When i started out writing my new blogging system, two features I really wanted to support. One was writing the posts in Markdown, the other was to support submitting the posts using MetaWeblog so I could support writing the posts…

Syncronizing Active Directory time on Hyper-V

Sat, 23 Apr 2011 17:39:00 GMT

When setting up your Microsoft environment using virtual servers running on Hyper-V it is crucial that the clock syncronization service is running in such a way, that your entire datacenter will not suddenly run with the wrong time on its…

The ugly face of terror

Sun, 15 Feb 2015 21:59:15 GMT

For many danes, the question of terror changed after the events at 9/11 and the London and Madrid bombings to be "when it happens" instead of "if it happens". Unfortunately last night, we as Danes got our answer. Corwardly act…

The xbox 360 and H.264+MKV

Sat, 13 Feb 2010 19:55:00 GMT

With the ‘new’ Microsoft Media Foundation.aspx) build into Windows 7, the Xbox now has support for playing media files, wrapped into any container as long as having the needed codecs, written especially for use with this new framework. The newer…

Useful Visual Studio plugins

Sun, 01 Mar 2015 18:34:35 GMT

Like most developers, I customize my IDE with several other plugin. I have decided to do a blogpost about some of the plugins I use in Visual Studio. Some I use during my worktime and others at home when working…

Using different credentials for Team Foundation Server

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 12:44:00 GMT

I have been running with a TFS 2010 server for quite some time now, running on a domain to host all my software projects. However, the problem is that one of my workstations is not hooked up to the Windows…

Using .net core 3.0 in Azure DevOps

Mon, 23 Sep 2019 14:00:00 GMT

During todays livestreamed ".net conf 2019", Microsoft announced that .net core 3.0 has been released. The release includes a plethora of changes and improvements, however one thing that is yet to be completed is official Azure DevOps pipeline images containing…

Using the power of Word, on a blog!

Tue, 24 Jul 2012 19:00:00 GMT

Microsoft Word keeps getting more and more intelligent through each release, extending the powerful capabilities of the Microsoft Office suite. One of the major advantages of Word over other word processors is the integration with other Microsoft Products.Ever worked with…

Vacation time in New York

Sun, 15 Feb 2015 20:43:26 GMT

In January I went for a week of vacation in the US. First for a few days with some good friends (Mark and Sara) in New Jersey and then going to New York for a few days of sightseeing, with…

Visual Studio 2010 RC!

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 11:15:16 GMT

Visual Studio has been released in the Release-Candidate version! The new RC kan be downloaded here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-gb/vstudio/dd582936.aspx Make sure to read Scott Gu''s blog about the release; http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2010/02/08/vs-2010-net-4-release-candidate.aspx

Visual Studio 2010 SP1 Released

Tue, 08 Mar 2011 19:08:00 GMT

Today the Servicepack 1 of Visual Studio 2010 was released to MSDN subscribers!The servicepack contains several changes based on the feedback collected via Microsoft Connect including several performance tweaks and the ability to change hardware accelerated graphics for the IDE.Of…

Windows 10 and Visual Studio 2015

Tue, 21 Jul 2015 09:52:57 GMT

The past week has seen a lot of new releases in "Microsoft-land". First and foremost, Windows 10 is now out for Windows Insiders as the "RTM" build - and even though Windows is now

Windows 7 and AuthenTec biometrics!

Sun, 10 May 2009 10:32:00 GMT

When installing Windows 7, it automatically configured my AuthenTec AES2501A and installed the appropriate drivers and software.At least that is what it looked like... When trying to setup the fingerprint data, TrueSuite 2.0 would crash when initializing the device ....After…

Windows 7 and Windows Mobile!

Sun, 10 May 2009 01:07:00 GMT

So, after installing Windows 7 on my laptop, I ofcourse had to setup a sync between Outlook 2007 and my HTC Touch Diamond!What a pain.... First off, Windows identified the phone and the connection was made!it lastet for a total…

Windows 7 Enterprise - The first impression!

Fri, 07 Aug 2009 13:41:00 GMT

Windows 7 is by far the best Windows operating system ever made! Windows 7 Enterprise edition installed on my Lenovo laptop in just 15 minutes, from boot to desktop! The laptop has the following hardware: 1. Core 2 Duo T7300…

Windows 7 officially RTMed!

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT

At the annual sales kick-off event in Atlanta, Steven Sinofsky and Steve Ballmer officially announced that Windows 7 has Released to Manufacturing! Watch the announcement and the signing of the Golden DVD's here http://windowsteamblog.com/blogs/windows7/archive/2009/07/22/sneak-peek-at-the-rtm-announcement.aspx

Windows 7 Released!

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 19:21:00 GMT

To all with a Technet or an MSDN subscription, Windows 7 has now been released for download on MSDN and TechNet! The download also includes the localization packs, which among others, include the Danish Translation! Unfortunatly Windows 7 has still…

Windows 7 RTM'ed! - Sort of

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 13:55:00 GMT

As the rumors have said the last couple of months, Windows 7 was planned to RTM today and MS did it right on time! The RTM has build 6.1.7600.16384 and was digitally signed by Microsoft on the 11th at 10:40…

Windows 8 "Consumer Preview" and new toys!

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 08:38:00 GMT

Finally came the day where Windows 8 "Consumer Preview" was available to download (link) and also the day I got a hold on an old T61 14" (8898) and in combination, those to make a perfect new toy! The Hardware:…

Windows 8 "Consumer Preview" first impressions

Sat, 03 Mar 2012 19:38:00 GMT

Having played around with Windows 8 for about a day, I must say I really find the new system impressive. The new Metro styled start-menu actually is working pretty well for the most part, only the search capabilities is giving…

Windows Phone 7 updated to 7.8

Thu, 31 Jan 2013 15:53:00 GMT

Today Microsoft finally updated the 1^{Windows Phone: Mango released!
Tue, 27 Sep 2011 22:20:00 GMT
After waiting for what seemed like an eternity, Windows Phone developers have now got the change to upgrade their phone software til 7720! aka: Mango RTM! For approximatly two months, I have been running with the various beta builds, which…

Windows Server 2008 R2
Fri, 14 Aug 2009 19:49:22 GMT
Today Windows Server 2008 R2 was released on TechNet and Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN). All with access to theese to services, should be able to download the new server operating system! :)

Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 - Hyper-V ISSUES!
Thu, 17 Feb 2011 15:37:00 GMT
Yesterday Service Pack 1 for Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 was released for MSDN and Technet members.}