The Old New Thing
Practical development throughout the evolution of Windows.
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Jun 25, 2015
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Where is the full version of the music that plays when you start Windows 98 for the first time?
There isn't one.
Jun 24, 2015
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A trick for finding the correct internal mailing list
Looking for common threads.
Jun 23, 2015
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Sorry for the interruption, but it doesn’t happen often
Be right back.
Jun 22, 2015
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Reinterpreting the bits of a 64-bit integer as if they were a double-precision floating point number (and vice versa)
Punning.
Jun 19, 2015
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Random links on taking better pictures
Just a little linkery.
Jun 19, 2015
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Why does the class name for Explorer change depending on whether you open it with /e?
Compatibility, of course.
Jun 18, 2015
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How come the technique for launching an unelevated process from an elevated process doesn’t work?
You've disabled the feature that makes unelevated processes possible.
Jun 17, 2015
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When you think you found a problem with a function, make sure you’re actually calling the function
Don't mock me.
Jun 16, 2015
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One way to make sure nobody reports problems with your Web site
I'll get right on that.