Creating a shared memory block that can grow in size

Raymond ChenJanuary 30, 2015Jan 30, 201501/30/15

The SEC_RESERVE flag.

Color-aware ClearType requires access to fixed background pixels, which is a problem if you don't know what the background pixels are, or if they aren't fixed

Raymond ChenJanuary 29, 2015Jan 29, 201501/29/15

ClearType is a technology that blends text pixels with background pixels with the goal of reducing visual artifacts during text rendering.¹ If you go for the full-meal version of ClearType, it uses knowledge about the physical properties of LCD screens in order to carry out its work.

The compiler can make up its own calling conventions, within limits

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Global optimizations.

Customizing item enumeration with IShellItem

Raymond ChenJanuary 26, 2015Jan 26, 201501/26/15

Have it your way.

Helper functions to make shell bind contexts slightly more manageable

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Setting the options.

The wonderful world of shell bind context strings

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A generic options parameter.

Why does my synchronous overlapped ReadFile return FALSE when the end of the file is reached?

Raymond ChenJanuary 21, 2015Jan 21, 201501/21/15

That’s what the documentation says, in a way that could be made more clear.