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March 2006 - Posts

Friday, March 31, 2006 7:00 AM

The network interoperability compatibility problem, first follow-up of many

Wow there were a lot of comments.
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Thursday, March 30, 2006 7:00 AM

Diese Briefe wurden von unserem chinesischen Freund übersetzt

Faking your way through a German transaction.
Posted by oldnewthing | 26 Comments
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Thursday, March 30, 2006 7:00 AM

How would you solve this compatibility problem: Network interoperability

What would you do?
Posted by oldnewthing | 200 Comments
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Wednesday, March 29, 2006 7:00 AM

Inadvertently passing large objects by value

It ends up on the stack.
Posted by oldnewthing | 41 Comments
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Tuesday, March 28, 2006 7:00 AM

The rise and fall of the German language

Capturing the cadence of a language.
Posted by oldnewthing | 32 Comments
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Tuesday, March 28, 2006 7:00 AM

Why are there two copies of Notepad?

Because different versions of Windows put it in different places
Posted by oldnewthing | 85 Comments
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Monday, March 27, 2006 7:00 AM

Public service announcement for Roman Catholics: Sunday is not a fast day

Sunday is a day of celebration.
Posted by oldnewthing | 46 Comments
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Monday, March 27, 2006 7:00 AM

Why doesn't the window manager just take over behavior that used to be within the application's purview?

Because you probably wouldn't like it.
Posted by oldnewthing | 59 Comments
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Friday, March 24, 2006 7:00 AM

The simplified office

Unclear how much simpler it can get.
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Thursday, March 23, 2006 7:01 AM

Where technology names came from: WiFi and FireWire

Other people tell a bit of history.
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Thursday, March 23, 2006 4:00 AM

Before you develop a solution, make sure you really understand the problem

What people ask for and what they want are not always the same thing.
Posted by oldnewthing | 20 Comments
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Wednesday, March 22, 2006 8:00 AM

Make sure to handle carcinogens safely before inhaling a different carcinogen

A curious sign.
Posted by oldnewthing | 17 Comments
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Wednesday, March 22, 2006 8:00 AM

Solving one problem by creating a bigger problem

People often don't even realize they're doing it.
Posted by oldnewthing | 83 Comments
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Tuesday, March 21, 2006 7:00 AM

On the alert for expired food-handling licenses

You'd be surprised.
Posted by oldnewthing | 30 Comments
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Tuesday, March 21, 2006 4:00 AM

Why doesn't Windows File Protection use ACLs to protect files?

Because programs didn't like that.
Posted by oldnewthing | 57 Comments
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Monday, March 20, 2006 7:00 AM

Basic ground rules for programming - function parameters and how they are used

Rules that should go without saying.
Posted by oldnewthing | 48 Comments
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Friday, March 17, 2006 7:00 AM

Raymond's highly scientific predictions for the 2006 NCAA men's basketball tournament

Bracketology.
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Friday, March 17, 2006 7:00 AM

You never know until you test it with real users

Speculate all you want; the proof is in the pudding.
Posted by oldnewthing | 16 Comments
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Thursday, March 16, 2006 7:00 AM

Really, college athletics is about education (not)

Finding information about the schools in the college basketball tournament.
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Thursday, March 16, 2006 7:00 AM

Why does the version 6 animation control not use a background thread?

Because it didn't actually help any, and it encouraged bad code.
Posted by oldnewthing | 23 Comments
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Wednesday, March 15, 2006 7:00 AM

Das Buch der verrückten Experimente

Coffee table reading for the experimental scientist.
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Wednesday, March 15, 2006 7:00 AM

On the fuzzy definition of a "Unicode application"

What exactly is a Unicode application?
Posted by oldnewthing | 33 Comments
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Tuesday, March 14, 2006 7:00 AM

Top ten things to do to make your application a Vista application

A series of white papers on MSDN.
Posted by oldnewthing | 45 Comments
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Tuesday, March 14, 2006 7:00 AM

Controlling resource consumption by meting out work items

A technique to manage your resource consumption.
Posted by oldnewthing | 23 Comments
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Monday, March 13, 2006 7:00 AM

The social skills of a thermonuclear device, part 2

How rude!
Posted by oldnewthing | 17 Comments
Monday, March 13, 2006 7:00 AM

A thread waiting on a synchronization object could be caught napping

For the same reason that PulseEvent is fundamentally flawed.
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Friday, March 10, 2006 7:00 AM

Betsy's interview tip: Wear pants

Last year, our retiring Blog Queen Betsy Aoki reminded us to wear pants .
Posted by oldnewthing | 10 Comments
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Friday, March 10, 2006 7:00 AM

Why does the size of a combo box include the size of the drop-down?

Because combo boxes didn't drop down at first.
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Thursday, March 09, 2006 7:00 AM

If you ask for a window caption, you also get a border

It's just the way the style flags are defined.
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Thursday, March 09, 2006 7:00 AM

Reading the fine print, episode 3: What's in the bottle?

The FDA rats them out.
Posted by oldnewthing | 44 Comments
Wednesday, March 08, 2006 7:00 AM

Reading the fine print, episode 2: Portable headphones

Marketing writes the big print; lawyers write the small print.
Posted by oldnewthing | 23 Comments
Wednesday, March 08, 2006 7:00 AM

Why is there no message for disabling the Cancel button on a wizard?

Because users don't like it when you do that.
Posted by oldnewthing | 12 Comments
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Tuesday, March 07, 2006 7:00 AM

Raymond, you even pose like a girl

Piisu!
Posted by oldnewthing | 22 Comments
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Tuesday, March 07, 2006 7:00 AM

The consequences of invalidating the null window

You end up invalidating every window on the desktop.
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Monday, March 06, 2006 7:00 AM

Other things happen for a reason, too

Other Microsofties explain what at first appear to be puzzling decisions.
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Monday, March 06, 2006 7:00 AM

The ForceAutoLogon setting doesn't do what most people think

It really does force the autologon, which may not be what you want.
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Friday, March 03, 2006 7:00 AM

The peculiar appeal of the Baseball Uncyclopedia

Right up Raymond's alley.
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Friday, March 03, 2006 7:00 AM

Very late remarks on the original Chinese dictionary series

Is late better than never?
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Thursday, March 02, 2006 7:00 AM

Martha, Martha, Martha!

Martha Stewart was in town last week.
Posted by oldnewthing | 17 Comments
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Thursday, March 02, 2006 7:00 AM

Restating the obvious about the WM_COMMAND message

Sometimes it helps to have things spelled out.
Posted by oldnewthing | 26 Comments
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Wednesday, March 01, 2006 7:00 AM

Keep your eye on the code page, practical exam

Occasionally, somebody fails to pass.
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