Mar 30, 2015
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I want you to chase your sisters until they throw up
Heaven for little boys.
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Mar 30, 2015
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How do I make a boldface item on a context menu?
The menu default item.
Mar 27, 2015
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Flaw reported in Windows 95
And a note from Mom.
Mar 26, 2015
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Switching on a tuple: Sneaky trick
Data packing.
Mar 25, 2015
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What's the difference between PathIsSystemFolder and Protected Operating System Files?
The way to detect weird directories that should be excluded from the user interface is to check for the and attributes being set simultaneously. This is the mechanism used when you uncheck Hide protected operating system files in the Folder Options dialog. (Programmatically, you detect whether the user wants to see protected operating system fi...
Mar 24, 2015
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A Venn diagram demonstrating the dining options in one of the new cafeterias
Spelling out the options.
Mar 23, 2015
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CancelIoEx can cancel I/O on console input, which is kind of nice
Stop that input.
Mar 20, 2015
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Finding the constructor by scanning memory for the vtable
Reversal of fortune.
Mar 19, 2015
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Sure, we have RegisterWindowMessage and RegisterClipboardFormat, but where are DeregisterWindowMessage and DeregisterClipboardFormat?
It not going away.
Mar 18, 2015
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Travel tip: Don't forget your car on the ferry
One of my colleagues lives on Bainbridge Island and has quite a long commute to work each day. From his house, he walks to the bus stop, then takes the bus to the Winslow ferry terminal, then takes the ferry to the Seattle ferry terminal, then takes the bus to Microsoft. And at the end of the day, he does the trip in reverse. One day, for whatev...