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Monday, March 31, 2008 7:00 AM

2008 Q1 link clearance: Microsoft blogger edition

What others are saying.
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Monday, March 31, 2008 7:00 AM

You can drag multiple virtual objects, you know

If you want multiple files, then drag multiple objects.
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Friday, March 28, 2008 7:00 AM

The most academically elite team in college basketball, in quest for their first conference win in 21 years

Welcome to the Caltech basketball program.
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Friday, March 28, 2008 7:00 AM

Microspeak: Newplacement

Not a replacement.
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Thursday, March 27, 2008 7:00 AM

Meet Deltalina, the star of Delta's new in-flight safety video

Get your fifteen minutes while you can.
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Thursday, March 27, 2008 7:00 AM

Why do structures get tag names even if there is a typedef?

For consistent naming.
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Wednesday, March 26, 2008 7:00 AM

We hope you enjoyed this bus tour of Charles de Gaulle International Airport

Around and around we go.
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Wednesday, March 26, 2008 7:00 AM

Why are structure names different from their typedef names?

It wasn't allowed at one point.
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Tuesday, March 25, 2008 7:00 AM

Happy Waffle Day! And other holidays named after food

We'll start with Sweden.
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Tuesday, March 25, 2008 7:00 AM

What's the difference between int and INT, long and LONG, etc?

Distinctions not really important today.
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Monday, March 24, 2008 7:00 AM

Buses and trams going to this place called Reservado

I wonder where that is.
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Monday, March 24, 2008 7:00 AM

What's the difference between the COM and EXE extensions?

Not much any more.
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Friday, March 21, 2008 7:00 AM

Raymond's highly scientific predictions for the 2008 NCAA men's basketball tournament

It's that time again.
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Friday, March 21, 2008 7:00 AM

How to write like Raymond: What I tell you three times is true

The Hunting of the Snark.
Posted by oldnewthing | 24 Comments
Thursday, March 20, 2008 7:00 AM

What a drag: Dragging a virtual file (IStorage edition)

I doubt anybody will ever need this.
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Wednesday, March 19, 2008 7:00 AM

What a drag: Dragging a virtual file (IStream edition)

The contents can be generated incrementally.
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Tuesday, March 18, 2008 7:00 AM

What a drag: Dragging a virtual file (HGLOBAL edition)

You need a file group descriptor and file contents.
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Monday, March 17, 2008 7:00 AM

I try not to rely on the kindness of strangers, but it's a pleasant surprise when strangers come through

Lost and found.
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Monday, March 17, 2008 7:00 AM

Why can't you rename the Recycle Bin?

Because that would require work.
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Friday, March 14, 2008 7:00 AM

If you grant somebody SeDebugPrivilege, you gave away the farm

Unrestricted debug privilege effectively grants administrator.
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Thursday, March 13, 2008 7:00 AM

What a drag: Dragging a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) and text

The same string, with two formats.
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Wednesday, March 12, 2008 7:00 AM

What a drag: Dragging a Uniform Resource Locator (URL)

It's still just a string.
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Tuesday, March 11, 2008 7:00 AM

Exercise doesn't have any effect unless you know you're doing it

The psychology of fitness.
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Tuesday, March 11, 2008 7:00 AM

What a drag: Dragging text

It's just a string.
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Monday, March 10, 2008 7:00 AM

Why isn't there a GetDlgItemFloat function?

Give people five dollars and they'll ask why you didn't give them ten.
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Friday, March 07, 2008 7:00 AM

The art of losing things: Keep moving them around

Find a spot and stick to it, but it helps if you remember where that spot is.
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Friday, March 07, 2008 7:00 AM

Why can't I convert a time zone abbreviation into a time zone?

Time zone names are ambiguous.
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Thursday, March 06, 2008 7:00 AM

How do I log on using a dial-up connection on Windows Vista?

It's still there, but you have to find the right check-box.
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Wednesday, March 05, 2008 7:00 AM

Not my finest hour: Using the wrong mouse

Why doesn't it work?
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Tuesday, March 04, 2008 7:00 AM

I hadn't realized it's an entire genre: Music made from Windows system sounds

Ding, boop, bonk.
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Tuesday, March 04, 2008 7:00 AM

Email tip: A peer-to-peer discussion group does not come with a service level agreement

There's no guarantee that somebody will answer your question.
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Monday, March 03, 2008 7:00 AM

What do rocket scientists say when they want to say that something isn't hard?

It's not rocket science.
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Monday, March 03, 2008 7:00 AM

Why does scheduling a task require a password?

Because you're not logged on.
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