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January 2008 - Posts

Thursday, January 31, 2008 7:00 AM

The dead home desktop problem returns

Kaput already?
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Thursday, January 31, 2008 7:00 AM

Shell policy is not the same as security

They block shell access, but not other access.
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Wednesday, January 30, 2008 7:00 AM

Even without a nitpicker's corner, I have to worry about nitpickers

I just have to do it in a more subtle way.
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Wednesday, January 30, 2008 7:00 AM

Microspeak: Housing

Where your office is.
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Tuesday, January 29, 2008 7:00 AM

The history of the Windows XP common controls

Stepping forward while looking back.
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Monday, January 28, 2008 7:00 AM

Crackpots in computer security: Don't plug it in, man!

Don't you know anything?
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Friday, January 25, 2008 7:00 AM

PLAY! A Video Game Symphony comes to Seattle

Give your thumbs a rest.
Posted by oldnewthing | 18 Comments
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Friday, January 25, 2008 7:00 AM

What counts as a talent nowadays?

Why not any practical talents?
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Friday, January 25, 2008 7:00 AM

The classic start menu is even more classic than it looks

Old accelerators die hard.
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Thursday, January 24, 2008 7:00 AM

It's one thing to say "somebody should do this", but doing it is another matter

You forgot the "how".
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Wednesday, January 23, 2008 7:00 AM

Email tip: Don't use a rude subject line just to make your message easier to spot

Imagine if everybody did it.
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Tuesday, January 22, 2008 7:00 AM

The Windows 95 volume control almost went to eleven

In homage to This Is Spinal Tap.
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Monday, January 21, 2008 7:00 AM

If they had felt a little more mischievous when they titled the article Excerpts from Fischer-Spassky games

Literally true but useless.
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Monday, January 21, 2008 7:00 AM

When computer programmers dabble in economics: Paying parking tickets

Doing the math.
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Friday, January 18, 2008 7:00 AM

Can't sing? Can't dance? Can't act? Try the opera.

Being a supernumerary.
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Friday, January 18, 2008 7:00 AM

Why do registry keys have a default value?

Because that used to be all there was.
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Thursday, January 17, 2008 7:00 AM

How did registry keys work in 16-bit Windows?

It didn't do quite as much back then.
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Wednesday, January 16, 2008 7:00 AM

Jerry Springer: The Opera crosses the pond to visit Carnegie Hall

Because everything is classier when you put it in an opera.
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Wednesday, January 16, 2008 7:00 AM

Use WM_WINDOWPOSCHANGING to intercept window state changes

You get a chance to alter or prevent state changes.
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Tuesday, January 15, 2008 7:00 AM

Use WM_WINDOWPOSCHANGED to react to window state changes

Because WM_SHOWWINDOW isn't always sent.
Posted by oldnewthing | 19 Comments
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Monday, January 14, 2008 7:00 AM

No matter where you put an advanced setting, somebody will tell you that you are an idiot

The tragedy of the advanced setting.
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Friday, January 11, 2008 7:00 AM

In order to serve you better: Chase resets your marketing preferences

I know you said you didn't want it, but we're going to send it to you anyway.
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Friday, January 11, 2008 7:00 AM

Windows is not an MFC delivery channel

It may come along for the ride, but it's not a product component.
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Thursday, January 10, 2008 7:00 AM

How does the calculator percent key work?

The same way it does on a cheap calculator.
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Wednesday, January 09, 2008 7:00 AM

The impact of hardworking employees on their less diligent colleagues

Slate investigates.
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Wednesday, January 09, 2008 7:00 AM

Jag är inte heller en Microsoft-talesman på svenska

Mitt namn finns inte alls i artikeln.
Posted by oldnewthing | 20 Comments
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Tuesday, January 08, 2008 7:00 AM

Generating initials from a name is trickier than you think

Missed a spot.
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Tuesday, January 08, 2008 7:00 AM

Taxes: Files larger than 4GB

They're everywhere now.
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Monday, January 07, 2008 7:00 AM

Bait and switch literally applied to fish

The fish you order may not be what you get.
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Monday, January 07, 2008 7:00 AM

Clean-up functions can't fail because, well, how do you clean up from a failed clean-up?

There's really nothing you can do.
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Friday, January 04, 2008 7:00 AM

What does it mean when a display change is temporary?

It tells the rest of the system what to expect.
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Thursday, January 03, 2008 7:00 AM

In steady state, only geeks install Windows, but the hard part is getting to that steady state

At the start, it's not just geeks.
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Wednesday, January 02, 2008 7:00 AM

A new DUI record set in the state of Washington

0.47%
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Wednesday, January 02, 2008 7:00 AM

You know the answer: Window destruction

Remember the order in which windows are destroyed.
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Tuesday, January 01, 2008 7:00 AM

Fact of life: People can't see things that are right in front of them

The yellow banner.
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