Actually, it didn’t really freeze it. The reason for what I call “insane modal mode” is on purpose for security reasons. When you start the CardSpace UI (icardagt.exe), it is actually invoking a private desktop, so is completely separate from your actual desktop.
It is pretty heavy on not letting you do anything. Watch [...]

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In recent posts, there was the discussion of the different types of InfoCards that CardSpace provides. There have been some questions that I have been receiving in regards to this, so I thought I would provide some clearer answers.
There are two types of InfoCards that CardSpace currently supports. Although there are some differences between the [...]

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In the Rabbit Hole, Keep Your Head Above Water!
In a previous post where we were discussing CardSpace and SharePoint, there was dialogue of some of the basics of Windows CardSpace and how it can possibly interact with SharePoint as a possible type of authentication mechanism (term used in a loose sense). In that post, I [...]

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I get asked this question pretty frequently, considering I am trying to push the SharePoint community to use CardSpace in their SharePoint environments. Well, at least I am trying to get people to consider CardSpace because it will pay an intrinsic role with Windows users (which I care about because I’m a SharePoint architect) when [...]

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Last night I went out with a kindred .NET developer buddy to grab some drinks and play pool (I have been practicing for about 6 months now). We got into discussing work that we have been doing with NetFx3, like WCF, WPF/E (or whatever it is called this month, SilverLight I think), along with some [...]

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