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December 2006 - Posts

Friday, December 29, 2006 7:00 AM

2006 end-of-year link clearance

Random stuff.
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Thursday, December 28, 2006 7:00 AM

Stop the madness: Subdirectories of My Documents

Don't create clutter.
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Thursday, December 28, 2006 7:00 AM

Linda Hunt's advice for Oscar-winners

Life with Oscar on the shelf.
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Wednesday, December 27, 2006 7:00 AM

The social skills of a thermonuclear device, part 3

On vacation days.
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Tuesday, December 26, 2006 7:00 AM

I can't believe they actually can't think of a name for the recent storm

Look at the calendar already.
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Tuesday, December 26, 2006 7:00 AM

The first parameter to VerQueryValue really must be a buffer you obtained from GetFileVersionInfo

Because there's other stuff in there.
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Monday, December 25, 2006 7:00 AM

The Old New Thing book will also be available electronically

Comes with the book.
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Friday, December 22, 2006 7:00 AM

The evolution of version resources - corrupted 32-bit version resources

A popular bug is a feature.
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Thursday, December 21, 2006 7:00 AM

The unanswered Explainer questions

Some real doozies.
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Thursday, December 21, 2006 7:00 AM

The evolution of version resources - 32-bit version resources

Basically the same as the 16-bit version.
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Wednesday, December 20, 2006 7:00 AM

The evolution of version resources - 16-bit version resources

A flattened tree structure.
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Tuesday, December 19, 2006 7:00 AM

Pacific Northwest storm recovery continues

Working to restore power.
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Tuesday, December 19, 2006 7:00 AM

I bet somebody is looking to get a really nice bonus for that feature: Attention

Annoying is as annoying does.
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Monday, December 18, 2006 7:22 AM

Do not write in-process shell extensions in managed code

It creates a version conflict.
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Monday, December 18, 2006 7:22 AM

Some call it context, others call it reference data, but whatever it is, it's yours

What is this thing called reference data?
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Saturday, December 16, 2006 11:56 AM

Why do user interface actions tend to occur on the release, not on the press?

It has its ups and downs.
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Thursday, December 14, 2006 7:00 AM

Computing listview infotips in the background

This is where LVN_SETINFOTIP is used.
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Wednesday, December 13, 2006 7:00 AM

Maybe if it had characters and stuff and different levels, it would be OK

Kids today.
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Wednesday, December 13, 2006 7:00 AM

Displaying infotips for folded and unfolded listview items

Both require special handling.
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Tuesday, December 12, 2006 7:00 AM

Jeanne Martinet teaches you how to survive a party where you don't know anybody

Joining and exiting a conversation.
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Tuesday, December 12, 2006 7:00 AM

A high waiter count on a free critical section may indicate a lock convoy

Nobody can make any progress because they keep getting stuck.
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Monday, December 11, 2006 7:00 AM

What does an invalid handle exception in LeaveCriticalSection mean?

Your critical section is corrupted.
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Friday, December 08, 2006 7:00 AM

Throwing things into a blender and seeing what happens

Will It Blend?
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Friday, December 08, 2006 7:00 AM

Do not overload the E_NOINTERFACE error

Returning E_NOINTERFACE from IUnknown::QueryInterface has very specific meaning.
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Thursday, December 07, 2006 7:00 AM

Okay, I changed my mind, I wrote a book after all

The Old New Thing: Practical Development Throughout the Evolution of Windows
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Wednesday, December 06, 2006 7:00 AM

The wisdom of seventh graders: What to do with a time machine (part 3)

More sentences.
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Wednesday, December 06, 2006 7:00 AM

If you let people read a file, then they can copy it

Copying is just reading with saving.
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Tuesday, December 05, 2006 7:00 AM

The wisdom of seventh graders: What to do with a time machine (part 2)

Some sentences.
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Tuesday, December 05, 2006 7:00 AM

How do I find all files with at least one space in their name?

You already know how to do this.
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Monday, December 04, 2006 7:00 AM

The wisdom of seventh graders: What to do with a time machine (part 1)

No DeLorean involved this time.
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Monday, December 04, 2006 7:00 AM

The name WinMain is just a convention

The program entry point.
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Friday, December 01, 2006 7:00 AM

Nailing down what constitutes valuable consideration

If it's not as a favor, then it's a job.
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