Mar 3, 2015
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Setting up a new computer often results in leftover slot covers, so what do you do with the slot covers?
Doorstop.
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Mar 2, 2015
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Connecting some blocks: Tell me more about the current image in my wallpaper slide show
Click.
Feb 27, 2015
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Solving the problem rather than answering the question: How can a non-administrator modify a registry key that requires administrator permission?
Design so you don't need administrative privileges.
Feb 26, 2015
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RegNotifyChangeKeyValue sucks less
No longer tied to a specific thread.
Feb 25, 2015
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Why does the mouse cursor jump a few pixels if you click on the very bottom row of pixels on the taskbar?
Because that's where you wanted it to be.
Feb 24, 2015
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Nice job, you got an A minus from Bill
That's as high as it goes.
Feb 23, 2015
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Further adventures in trying to guess what encoding a file is in
Today's candidate: IMultiLanguage2::DetectCodepageInIStream
Feb 20, 2015
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Non-capturing C++ lambdas can be converted to a pointer to function, but what about the calling convention?
Nothing to see, so nothing to pass.
Feb 19, 2015
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What's the point of using a custom timer queue if there is a default one already?
A customer observed that when you create a timer via , you have the option of passing either to get the default timer queue or a handle to a custom timer queue created by the function. Why would you want to create a custom timer queue? If you create a custom timer queue, then you know that all the timers in the queue are yours. For example, ther...
Feb 18, 2015
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When asking about the capacity of a program, you also need to consider what happens when you decide to stop using the program
It'll fit as long as you need it.