AppDev: Something You Should Know by Irena Kennedy

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Did you know that there is a registry key that specifies whether kernel-mode drivers and kernel-mode system code can be paged to disk when not in use? The key is DisablePagingExecutive (REG_DWORD) located in HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control...

T. Harv Eker said in his book ‘Secrets of the Millionaire Mind’: Rich people see opportunities. Poor people see obstacles. Rich people see potential growth. Poor people see potential loss. Rich people focus on the rewards. Poor focus on the...

Yesterday, I gave a presentation suggesting that instead of choosing one or the other technology, consider leveraging the strength of each. For example, you could use SSNS for atomic notifications that don’t require complex business rule processing...

The Caracal , the largest African lesser cat, resembles a cross between a leopard and a lynx. It is an exceptional climber and jumper and hunts birds, antelope, mice and lizards. It can put on a burst of speed to overtake a racing antelope, and can also...

To quote Martin Danner, domain specific language is a “…small, highly-focused language for solving a clearly identifiable problem. It’s all about abstraction.” One of the main goals of a DSL is to automate mundane parts of the development process...

Grasshoppers have strong chewing mouthparts which bite from side to side. By sitting along the leaf edge, the grasshopper is out of the way of its chomping jaws. Source: Questions & Answers about the Natural World. ISBN 1-40541-682-3.

There are many reasons for custom serialization of an object into a human readable string (e.g. XML). If you find yourself recreating the serialization/deserialization code every few weeks, perhaps, it’s time to save off the functions below into a class...

“Happiness comes when you least expect it, and rarely when you try to make it happen. All we need to do is notice it…” Source: For women who do too much 2007 calendar

Well, judge for yourself… I have charted the data from the article written by Andy Partizio, “Surprise, Microsoft Listed as Most Secure OS” referencing the period of July 1 st and December 31 st : To read the original articles, visit http://www...

Did you know that a Kool-Aid can be used as a fabric or yarn dye? I’m not kidding… Here is a quote from “Nice Tips” category in Stitch ‘N Bitch 2007 calendar: “… you can dye your own animal fibers with Kool-Aid. Mix one packet of unsweetened Kool...

If you’re interested in how search engines rank web pages, read these four articles: · “SSW Rules to Better Google Rankings” -- http://www.ssw.com.au/SSW/Standards/Rules/RulesToBetterGoogleRankings.aspx · “How URLs Can Affect Top Search Engine Rankings...

Answer: The stoat is a type of weasel whose camouflage varies with the seasons. In summer, its brown fur blends in with the rocky landscape. In autumn, it sheds its summer fur, and grows a new, thick coat of pure-white hairs. In its winter coat, the stoat...

The SQL Server documentation states that it’s strongly recommended to use SQL Server Configuration Manager and not Control Panel\Administrative Tools\Services (services.msc) when changing SQL Server or SQL Server Agent service account. The question is...

The answer is – theremin. Invented by Russian Léon Theremin in 1919, it consists of two radio frequency oscillators and two metal loop antennas. The electric signals from the theremin are amplified and sent to a loudspeaker. The theremin is widely...

Yes, it appears that Xceed Software Inc. is making available for download their WPF grid control free of charge. The “gotcha” is that you have to register with your real name and valid work email address. Check it out at http://xceed.com/Grid_WPF_Intro...

“The mind can absorb no more than the seat can endure”, -- Janet Trasli. The moral: pushing through may be less productive than taking a break. Source: “For Women Who Do Too Much Calendar 2007” by Workman Publishing.

In JavaScript, you have two options to execute a specific function in the future, i.e. after a specified time interval: window.setInterval and window.setTimeout Both functions have similar signatures, e.g.: var timeout = window.setTimeout...

Two women are talking to each other… One asks – “Are you taking a vacation this year?” “I already took one -- last Sunday”, responds the other… Source: “For Women Who Do Too Much Calendar 2007” by Workman Publishing.

AJAX makes asynchronous invocation of web service methods very easy. For example, the line below instantiates a web service proxy (MyService) and calls a method (MethodX): var request = new MyService().MethodX(param1, param2, OnRequestComplete,...

Answer: Here are some of the differences: - Sea lions have small ear flaps, whereas seals have only ear opening - Sea lions can bring their back flippers under the body to help them move on land; seals cannot do this – they simply drag themselves...

XmlDataProvider is great for data binding xml data. But I’m yet to come across an example on how to on-the-fly add a node to a data source represented by an XmlDataProvider instance (e.g. if you use a grid control allowing a user to add a new row). ...

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Once upon a time there were icons to indicate a public method , a protected method , a static member … you get the picture. A few years ago we were introduced to the new symbol , which indicates support for .NET compact framework. Relatively recently...

Damon Darlin’s article published earlier this month in Union Tribune, a San Diego local newspaper, compared employees entering salary negations as holding “pea shooters while the boss in encased in a Kevlar vest”. Many employers purchase compensation...