August 2005 - Posts

Code post hiatus
22 August 05 10:05 AM | marcelolr | 3 Comments   

These days I'm awfully busy with work for the upcoming PDC . All I can say is: it's going to be good - quantity, quality, and variety. Unfortunately this means that I won't have time to post much code for a while, but instead you'll get more comments Read More...

Wonderfully Wireless
10 August 05 08:38 PM | marcelolr | 2 Comments   

Today I was pleasantly surprised when I got this popup message a bit after logging into my computer at home. --------------------------- Microsoft IntelliPoint --------------------------- The wireless mouse battery level is low. Replace the batteries Read More...

Missing Multiline?
09 August 05 06:35 PM | marcelolr | 3 Comments   

Developers used to working with the System.Windows.Form.TextBox control will be familiar with the Multiline property. This property is used to control whether a text box shows multiple lines, and then you can use other properties to tweak how it behaves Read More...

Watching Westworld, Windows Vista
05 August 05 11:48 PM | marcelolr | 0 Comments   

So, I've finished watching Westworld , again. With robots, action, and that grainy old-movie look, it's always super-enjoyable. A great classic, and a great reminder on why having a Real Time Clock (RTC) battery is a good idea, as long as it only keeps Read More...

Comments, choosing names and refactoring
04 August 05 11:07 PM | marcelolr | 2 Comments   

Over at Teaching Students to Comment Part 1 , AlfredTh blogs about the importance of comments and the technique of writing comments first and implementing the code afterwards. In my experience, writing comments first and then implementing each comment Read More...