Microsoft released the second build of Windows Longhorn at the Windows Hardware Engineering Conference (WinHEC) in early May. This latest build is much more stable than the one distributed at the Professional Developer Conference (PDC) in 2003, and includes more features as well.
C# introduced a keyword called delegate for utilizing such things as function pointers and call backs. The syntax of a delegate could be confusing, particularly if you have just started using them. One sure way to get latched on to the [...]
Jim Aspinwall, author of PC Hacks, has hand-selected three must-have hacks for Windows. Jim will show you how to give your Plug and Play a lesson in playing well with others by tweaking your BIOS parameters; how to pick up CPU speed by applying proper CPU cooling techniques; and how to help your hard [...]
Anyone doing Windows programming must have done some event handling in some way or another: capturing the double-click of a button, handling the click of a menu item, reacting to the moving of the mouse pointer over a label, and so forth. But what about creating your own event, in your own control, and letting [...]
Dynamic programming has become more popular as developers look for simpler ways to do Rapid Application Development (RAD) of database applications. Ruby on Rails is a great example of this for web applications, and its rise in popularity is proof of its value to developers. But instead of moving to Ruby on Rails, ASP.NET developers [...]
Amazon.com recently launched its Web services initiatives, allowing customers to integrate its vast online content with their own Web site. This move follows the Web services launch of another major industry player, search engine Google, which launched its Web APIs Web service (http://www.google.com/apis/) a few months ago. If you were familiar with Google’s Web APIs, [...]
In the previous two articles titled Implementing Mandatory Roaming Profiles and How to Deploy Software Using Group Policy, we examined features of Microsoft IntelliMirror technologies that help make the job of administering a network of Windows desktop computers quick and easy in enterprise environments. In this third article of the series, Chris Sanders, a network [...]
This article marks the end of “Liberty on Whidbey” and the beginning of a new series: “Liberty On Beta 2.” Each article will demonstrate a real-world problem I’ve had to solve for a client, and will leave you with a complete design and working code. The goal of the column is to put Beta 2 [...]
Over time, the many types of temporary files created when you browse the Internet, install programs, or update your computer can eat up the free space on your computer’s disks. As your computer’s primary disk fills to 85 percent or more of its total capacity, you may start to notice that it’s not as responsive [...]