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April 2007 - Posts

Monday, April 30, 2007 7:00 AM

Everyone should have a house pianist

You can't beat live music.
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Monday, April 30, 2007 7:00 AM

The default verb is not necessarily "open"

On the lpOperation you pass to the ShellExecute function.
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Friday, April 27, 2007 7:00 AM

News Flash: Not being able to watch Jay Leno is not an emergency

Setting some ground rules.
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Friday, April 27, 2007 7:00 AM

Stupid debugger tricks: Calling functions and methods

You can execute function calls.
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Thursday, April 26, 2007 7:00 AM

The intermediate value theory helps your table but not necessarily your beer

On making a table level.
Posted by oldnewthing | 28 Comments
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Thursday, April 26, 2007 7:00 AM

Using the "gu" debugger command to find the infinite loop

Find the function that never returns.
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Wednesday, April 25, 2007 7:00 AM

There's something about Christopher Walken

A show based on the actor's speaking style.
Posted by oldnewthing | 12 Comments
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Wednesday, April 25, 2007 7:00 AM

Identifying an object whose underlying DLL has been unloaded

See what would have been at the vtable.
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Tuesday, April 24, 2007 7:00 AM

How much time does it take for a pedestrian to cross the street?

Federal guidelines exist.
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Tuesday, April 24, 2007 7:00 AM

What is the underlying object behind a COM interface pointer?

Use the vtable.
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Monday, April 23, 2007 7:00 AM

Given a choice between two options, you influence the result by adding a third, inferior, alternative

The psychology of choice.
Posted by oldnewthing | 33 Comments
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Monday, April 23, 2007 7:00 AM

Psychic debugging: When reading unfamiliar code, assume it's mostly correct

Because it mostly is.
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Friday, April 20, 2007 7:00 AM

The wisdom of seventh graders: Designing an elective course

If you could decide what you would learn.
Posted by oldnewthing | 43 Comments
Friday, April 20, 2007 7:00 AM

The format of bitmap resources

Nothing exciting at all.
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Thursday, April 19, 2007 7:00 AM

Perhaps the movies made too literal a translation

Arabic in the movie True Lies.
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Wednesday, April 18, 2007 7:00 AM

Trivia: Pea, marble, dime, nickel, quarter, half dollar, walnut...

What is it?
Posted by oldnewthing | 16 Comments
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Wednesday, April 18, 2007 7:00 AM

Psychic debugging: Why you can't control page navigation when using PSP_DLGINDIRECT

Because you're still using dialog identifiers.
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Tuesday, April 17, 2007 7:00 AM

No farting please, we're Americans

The Japanese on the other hand...
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Tuesday, April 17, 2007 7:00 AM

The Notepad file encoding problem, redux

Let's take another look.
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Monday, April 16, 2007 7:00 AM

See the Seattle Symphony on television in high definition

Special performance.
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Monday, April 16, 2007 7:00 AM

Changes to power management in Windows Vista

Programs no longer get to veto power management changes.
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Friday, April 13, 2007 7:00 AM

Email tip: People didn't answer your first email for a reason

Your follow-up had better be different.
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Thursday, April 12, 2007 7:00 AM

What is the default version of the shell common controls?

It depends on what you mean by default.
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Wednesday, April 11, 2007 7:00 AM

Oh no, I have an obstructed view of Joshua Roman!

The groupie-dom spreads.
Posted by oldnewthing | 8 Comments
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Wednesday, April 11, 2007 7:00 AM

What's the difference between WINVER, _WIN32_WINNT, _WIN32_WINDOWS, and _WIN32_IE?

It's a confusing story.
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Tuesday, April 10, 2007 3:32 PM

Enjoy our Bluetooth devices with a glass of beer or wine (Bluetooth device optional)

A bit of a non-sequitur.
Posted by oldnewthing | 27 Comments
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Tuesday, April 10, 2007 7:00 AM

What's the row of numbers on the copyright page of books?

It tells you which printing you have.
Posted by oldnewthing | 21 Comments
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Tuesday, April 10, 2007 7:00 AM

What is the default version of a header file?

The latest, whatever that means.
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Monday, April 09, 2007 7:00 AM

Why doesn't the taskbar return to its original size when I return my settings to their original values?

No hysteresis.
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Friday, April 06, 2007 7:00 AM

When very young children try too hard to act nonchalant

Rumble rumble.
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Friday, April 06, 2007 7:00 AM

Code is read much more often than it is written, so plan accordingly

Design for readability.
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Thursday, April 05, 2007 7:00 AM

On the enduring appeal of Walker, Texas Ranger

A show great it needs no additional help.
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Thursday, April 05, 2007 7:00 AM

Why can't I display a tooltip for a disabled window?

You already know why.
Posted by oldnewthing | 16 Comments
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Wednesday, April 04, 2007 7:00 AM

Your chance to meet Raymond if you are near Palo Alto on the 23rd

Slight change in plans.
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Wednesday, April 04, 2007 7:00 AM

His lips are moving: In order to serve you better

It never does.
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Tuesday, April 03, 2007 7:00 AM

Why does my thread pool use only one thread?

Because one thread is all it needs.
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Monday, April 02, 2007 7:00 AM

Groundwork being laid for Vladimir Putin to run for his fourth term (out of a maximum of two)

The worst system of government except for all the others.
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Monday, April 02, 2007 7:00 AM

Why do operating system files still adhere to the old 8.3 naming convention?

Fear, mostly.
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