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If more than one object causes a WaitForMultipleObjects to return, how do I find out about the other ones?
Just the one you are told about.
Why is the System.DateCreated property off by a few seconds?
Legacy time/date format.
The details of the major incident were not clearly articulated, but whatever it is, it's already over
When a server is taken offline, be it a planned unplanned outage or an unplanned unplanned outage or something else, the operations team send out a series of messages alerting customers to the issue. Some time ago, I received a notification that went like this: From: Adam Smith Subject: Nosebleed Service : Major Incident Notification - Initial Date: mm/dd/yyyy 1:16AM Major Incident Notification dfdsfsd Affected Users fdfsdfsdf Incident Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes Impact fsdfdsfsdf Continued Notifications fdsfsdf Information & Support Thank you, Adam Smith IT Major Incident Mana...
Opening the classic folder browser dialog with a specific folder preselected
Call me, honey.
Why is CreateToolhelp32Snapshot returning incorrect parent process IDs all of a sudden?
It was always incorrect, you just didn't know it.
It appears that some programmers think that Windows already ships with that time machine the Research division is working on
Make sure the object of your action exists before you try it.
Under what circumstances will a dialog box not use the caption specified in the resource file?
Who's changing it?
What was the relationship between Outlook and Outlook Express?
None.
I want you to chase your sisters until they throw up
Heaven for little boys.