Date |
Title |
2007-01-01 / #0 |
The family technical support department: Everything is Outlook (63 comments) / other |
2007-01-02 / #1 |
Why can’t I GetProcAddress for CreateWindow? (18 comments) / code |
2007-01-03 / #2 |
Wait, but why can I GetProcAddress for IsDialogMessage? (21 comments) / history |
2007-01-04 / #3 |
How a bullet turns into a beep (20 comments) / other |
2007-01-05 / #4 |
What(‘s) a character! (53 comments) / code |
2007-01-08 / #5 |
Why do property sheets sometimes take a first-chance exception? (19 comments) / history |
2007-01-09 / #6 |
What triggers the recall of an offline file? (4 comments) / code |
2007-01-09 / #7 |
Article of clothing or tasty dessert? (21 comments) / non-computer |
2007-01-10 / #8 |
How do I load an entire file into a rich text control? (5 comments) / code |
2007-01-10 / #9 |
Ken Levine teaches us about television script writing (2 comments) / non-computer |
2007-01-11 / #10 |
How do I put more than 32,000 characters into a rich text control? (10 comments) / code |
2007-01-11 / #11 |
The history of the RichEdit control from Murray Sargent (0 comments) / history |
2007-01-12 / #12 |
How do I print the contents of a rich text control? (5 comments) / code |
2007-01-15 / #13 |
Does Microsoft internally use MFC for writing Windows apps? (38 comments) / other |
2007-01-15 / #14 |
The wisdom of sev^H^H^Heighth graders: It was not just white people who were helped by Martin Luther King (26 comments) / non-computer;the-wisdom-of-seventh-graders |
2007-01-16 / #15 |
EnumChildWindows already enumerates recursively (15 comments) / code |
2007-01-16 / #16 |
One Armstrong = 13.5 mph (42 comments) / non-computer |
2007-01-17 / #17 |
Should all windows appear in the taskbar? (63 comments) / other |
2007-01-17 / #18 |
Iced-over roads + people who can’t drive = very expensive (and dangerous) game of billiards (64 comments) / non-computer |
2007-01-18 / #19 |
Email tip: Choose a subject line that is meaningful to the recipient, not to the sender (40 comments) / email;non-computer |
2007-01-19 / #20 |
What does the fCreate parameter to SHCreateStreamOnFileEx mean? (9 comments) / code |
2007-01-19 / #21 |
2006 storm aftermath: A look back (34 comments) / non-computer |
2007-01-22 / #22 |
The cost of continuously-visible affordances with dynamic states (18 comments) / code |
2007-01-23 / #23 |
Non-psychic debugging: If you can’t find something, make sure you’re looking in the right place (21 comments) / code |
2007-01-23 / #24 |
Unexpected consequences of writing a book: Public appearances (31 comments) / non-computer |
2007-01-24 / #25 |
The undeletable Outlook folder, episode 2 (11 comments) / tipssupport |
2007-01-24 / #26 |
Walking through packed snow and ice with a little more confidence (17 comments) / non-computer |
2007-01-25 / #27 |
Where did the Windows Vista wallpaper images come from? (49 comments) / history |
2007-01-25 / #28 |
Not my finest hour: Where are my keys? (44 comments) / non-computer |
2007-01-26 / #29 |
The /MAXMEM switch doesn’t set the maximum amount of memory Windows will use (12 comments) / other |
2007-01-26 / #30 |
The real underground (and subway) (10 comments) / non-computer |
2007-01-29 / #31 |
If vertical strips are better, why do toolbars use horizontal strips? (12 comments) / code |
2007-01-30 / #32 |
Unusual uses for a ball-point pen: Breaking into the debugger (27 comments) / history |
2007-01-31 / #33 |
Crackpots in computer security: A complete solution to computer security (33 comments) / other |
2007-01-31 / #34 |
If you ask an author to sign a book, you have to tell him/her what to write (17 comments) / non-computer |
2007-02-01 / #35 |
The network interoperability compatibility problem, second follow-up (60 comments) / other |
2007-02-02 / #36 |
The ironic thing about fixing a bug (42 comments) / other |
2007-02-02 / #37 |
Super Bowl Sunday: The day the entire country stops doing anything (23 comments) / non-computer |
2007-02-02 / #38 |
The publicity machine doesn’t stop: TechNet podcast interview (14 comments) / non-computer |
2007-02-05 / #39 |
Why did Explorer say "The target you specified is on the desktop"? (34 comments) / history |
2007-02-05 / #40 |
Public service announcement for United States taxpayers: In tax year 2006, you can claim a $30 refund if you owned a telephone (75 comments) / non-computer |
2007-02-06 / #41 |
Bonus material for The Old New Thing (the book) is now available for download (28 comments) / non-computer |
2007-02-06 / #42 |
Why can’t I create my dialog box? Rookie mistake #1 (21 comments) / code |
2007-02-07 / #43 |
Why can’t I create my dialog box? Rookie mistake #2 (8 comments) / code |
2007-02-07 / #44 |
Maintaining standards of Japanese food abroad (47 comments) / non-computer |
2007-02-08 / #45 |
Why does my property sheet blink and the immediately disappear? (15 comments) / code |
2007-02-08 / #46 |
Who is most likely to be awarded a MacArthur Fellowship? (1 comment) / non-computer |
2007-02-09 / #47 |
Do I need rush processing? Beats me! (23 comments) / other |
2007-02-09 / #48 |
Long Zheng interviews Hamad Darwish about those Windows Vista wallpapers (2 comments) / other |
2007-02-12 / #49 |
Why doesn’t the window manager unregister window classes when the owning DLL unloads? (15 comments) / history |
2007-02-12 / #50 |
Performance evaluation euphemisms invading everyday speech (ironically) (16 comments) / non-computer |
2007-02-13 / #51 |
Email tip: Don’t add people to a thread without saying why (27 comments) / email;non-computer |
2007-02-13 / #52 |
Email tip: Barry Leiba expounds on subject lines (4 comments) / email;non-computer |
2007-02-14 / #53 |
Technology hypochondriacs (21 comments) / other |
2007-02-15 / #54 |
Why can’t you set the command prompt’s current directory to a UNC? (53 comments) / history |
2007-02-15 / #55 |
There’s not much luggage space, unless you dump the snow (7 comments) / non-computer |
2007-02-16 / #56 |
Why don’t I use any class libraries in my sample code? (28 comments) / code |
2007-02-16 / #57 |
News flash: Professional athletes do it for the money (33 comments) / news-flash;non-computer |
2007-02-19 / #58 |
What does LockWindowUpdate do? (28 comments) / code |
2007-02-20 / #59 |
How is LockWindowUpdate meant to be used? (16 comments) / code |
2007-02-20 / #60 |
Crush Finder experiment gets off the ground at Princeton (25 comments) / non-computer |
2007-02-21 / #61 |
With what operations is LockWindowUpdate meant to be used? (19 comments) / code |
2007-02-21 / #62 |
Mandarin Chinese gaining popularity in public schools (31 comments) / non-computer |
2007-02-22 / #63 |
With what operations is LockWindowUpdate not meant to be used? (28 comments) / code |
2007-02-22 / #64 |
How to get your laptop to resume from standby in under two seconds (49 comments) / tipssupport |
2007-02-23 / #65 |
Final remarks on LockWindowUpdate (38 comments) / code |
2007-02-23 / #66 |
The 2007/2008 Seattle Symphony subscription season at a glance (9 comments) / non-computer |
2007-02-23 / #67 |
I wouldn’t be surprised if O. J. Simpson wrote a new book (9 comments) / non-computer |
2007-02-26 / #68 |
Please feel free to stop using DDE (62 comments) / code |
2007-02-26 / #69 |
The politician’s fallacy and the politician’s apology (35 comments) / non-computer |
2007-02-27 / #70 |
What does an NMI error mean? (The infamous "Hardware Malfunction") (28 comments) / tipssupport |
2007-02-27 / #71 |
How hard could it be? Must provide own garage. (22 comments) / non-computer |
2007-02-28 / #72 |
Another retired computer: The Alpha Rawhide (22 comments) / dead-computers;other |
2007-02-28 / #73 |
More Vista wallpapers from Hamad Darwish (5 comments) / tipssupport |
2007-03-01 / #74 |
If you have to ask, you’re probably doing something wrong (79 comments) / other |
2007-03-01 / #75 |
West Bank Story, the movie that sells itself in five seconds (5 comments) / non-computer |
2007-03-02 / #76 |
The .Default user is not the default user (30 comments) / other |
2007-03-02 / #77 |
Public service announcement for Seattle area taxpayers: Some transit taxes can be itemized and deducted (11 comments) / non-computer |
2007-03-05 / #78 |
Hiding files is not the same as protecting them (55 comments) / other |
2007-03-05 / #79 |
It’s official, it’s the Hannukah Eve Storm of 2006 (2 comments) / non-computer |
2007-03-06 / #80 |
Things I’ve written that have amused other people, Episode 3 (9 comments) / non-computer;things-ive-written-that-have-amused-other-people |
2007-03-06 / #81 |
What was the first parameter to CoInitialize used for? (2 comments) / history |
2007-03-07 / #82 |
Microspeak: Sit in it! (14 comments) / microspeak;other |
2007-03-07 / #83 |
The wisdom of seventh graders: John Locke and influential persons (17 comments) / non-computer;the-wisdom-of-seventh-graders |
2007-03-08 / #84 |
The GETDISPINFO notifications tell you what information they want (1 comment) / code |
2007-03-08 / #85 |
Just what the world has been wishing for: Surströmming ice cream (17 comments) / non-computer |
2007-03-09 / #86 |
Don’t be so fast to discount those oddball time zones (38 comments) / other;time |
2007-03-09 / #87 |
This American Life: What I Learned From Television, Seattle edition (4 comments) / non-computer |
2007-03-12 / #88 |
Raymond’s highly scientific predictions for the 2007 NCAA men’s basketball tournament (17 comments) / highly-scientific;non-computer |
2007-03-12 / #89 |
What is a SM_SLOWMACHINE? (26 comments) / history |
2007-03-13 / #90 |
The only thing you can do with display names is display them (23 comments) / code |
2007-03-13 / #91 |
Out there gathering map data, one intersection at a time (20 comments) / non-computer |
2007-03-14 / #92 |
Don’t require your users to have a degree in philosophy, episode 2 (69 comments) / other |
2007-03-14 / #93 |
News flash: Snacks at the theater concession stand are not good for you (4 comments) / news-flash;non-computer |
2007-03-15 / #94 |
Email tip: Don’t forget to ask your question (45 comments) / non-computer |
2007-03-16 / #95 |
The format of accelerator table resources (9 comments) / code |
2007-03-16 / #96 |
Verizon backs down on made-up fees and then adds them anyway (31 comments) / non-computer |
2007-03-19 / #97 |
How do the menu functions find items? (7 comments) / code |
2007-03-20 / #98 |
I bet somebody is looking to get a really nice bonus for that feature: Uninstall (59 comments) / other |
2007-03-20 / #99 |
The early stages of Joshua Roman groupie-dom (6 comments) / non-computer |
2007-03-21 / #100 |
You don’t know what you do until you know what you don’t do (45 comments) / other |
2007-03-22 / #101 |
Excursions in composition: Sequential stream concatenation (18 comments) / code |
2007-03-23 / #102 |
Excursions in composition: Adding rewind support to a sequential stream (15 comments) / code |
2007-03-23 / #103 |
The wisdom of seventh graders and you: Design a course (70 comments) / non-computer;the-wisdom-of-seventh-graders |
2007-03-26 / #104 |
Passing by address versus passing by reference, a puzzle (29 comments) / code |
2007-03-26 / #105 |
The publicity machine continues: A chat with Scott Hanselman and Hanselminutes (11 comments) / non-computer |
2007-03-27 / #106 |
Microspeak: Calibration (38 comments) / microspeak;other |
2007-03-28 / #107 |
Why are there both TBSTYLE_EX_VERTICAL and CCS_VERT? (13 comments) / other |
2007-03-28 / #108 |
The social skills of a thermonuclear device, part 4 (27 comments) / other;the-social-skills-of-a-thermonuclear-device |
2007-03-29 / #109 |
The buffer size parameter to GetFileVersionInfo is the size of your buffer, no really (30 comments) / code |
2007-03-29 / #110 |
How to talk like Marketing: The awareness space (13 comments) / non-computer |
2007-03-30 / #111 |
On the effect of dandruff on climate (4 comments) / non-computer |
2007-03-30 / #112 |
What do the colors in the elevation dialog mean? (73 comments) / tipssupport |
2007-04-02 / #113 |
Why do operating system files still adhere to the old 8.3 naming convention? (44 comments) / history |
2007-04-02 / #114 |
Groundwork being laid for Vladimir Putin to run for his fourth term (out of a maximum of two) (32 comments) / non-computer |
2007-04-03 / #115 |
Why does my thread pool use only one thread? (32 comments) / code |
2007-04-04 / #116 |
His lips are moving: In order to serve you better (44 comments) / non-computer |
2007-04-04 / #117 |
Your chance to meet Raymond if you are near Palo Alto on the 23rd (28 comments) / non-computer |
2007-04-05 / #118 |
Why can’t I display a tooltip for a disabled window? (16 comments) / code |
2007-04-05 / #119 |
On the enduring appeal of Walker, Texas Ranger (11 comments) / non-computer |
2007-04-06 / #120 |
Code is read much more often than it is written, so plan accordingly (53 comments) / other |
2007-04-06 / #121 |
When very young children try too hard to act nonchalant (5 comments) / non-computer |
2007-04-09 / #122 |
Why doesn’t the taskbar return to its original size when I return my settings to their original values? (36 comments) / code |
2007-04-10 / #123 |
What is the default version of a header file? (34 comments) / code |
2007-04-10 / #124 |
What’s the row of numbers on the copyright page of books? (21 comments) / non-computer |
2007-04-10 / #125 |
Enjoy our Bluetooth devices with a glass of beer or wine (Bluetooth device optional) (27 comments) / non-computer |
2007-04-11 / #126 |
What’s the difference between WINVER, _WIN32_WINNT, _WIN32_WINDOWS, and _WIN32_IE? (33 comments) / code |
2007-04-11 / #127 |
Oh no, I have an obstructed view of Joshua Roman! (9 comments) / non-computer |
2007-04-12 / #128 |
What is the default version of the shell common controls? (14 comments) / code |
2007-04-13 / #129 |
Email tip: People didn’t answer your first email for a reason (60 comments) / email;non-computer |
2007-04-16 / #130 |
Changes to power management in Windows Vista (70 comments) / other |
2007-04-16 / #131 |
See the Seattle Symphony on television in high definition (2 comments) / non-computer |
2007-04-17 / #132 |
The Notepad file encoding problem, redux (65 comments) / other |
2007-04-17 / #133 |
No farting please, we’re Americans (20 comments) / non-computer |
2007-04-18 / #134 |
Psychic debugging: Why you can’t control page navigation when using PSP_DLGINDIRECT (6 comments) / code |
2007-04-18 / #135 |
Trivia: Pea, marble, dime, nickel, quarter, half dollar, walnut… (16 comments) / non-computer |
2007-04-19 / #136 |
Perhaps the movies made too literal a translation (29 comments) / non-computer |
2007-04-20 / #137 |
The format of bitmap resources (6 comments) / code |
2007-04-20 / #138 |
The wisdom of seventh graders: Designing an elective course (43 comments) / non-computer;the-wisdom-of-seventh-graders |
2007-04-23 / #139 |
Psychic debugging: When reading unfamiliar code, assume it’s mostly correct (14 comments) / other |
2007-04-23 / #140 |
Given a choice between two options, you influence the result by adding a third, inferior, alternative (33 comments) / non-computer |
2007-04-24 / #141 |
What is the underlying object behind a COM interface pointer? (9 comments) / other |
2007-04-24 / #142 |
How much time does it take for a pedestrian to cross the street? (28 comments) / non-computer |
2007-04-25 / #143 |
Identifying an object whose underlying DLL has been unloaded (10 comments) / other |
2007-04-25 / #144 |
There’s something about Christopher Walken (12 comments) / non-computer |
2007-04-26 / #145 |
Using the "gu" debugger command to find the infinite loop (15 comments) / other |
2007-04-26 / #146 |
The intermediate value theory helps your table but not necessarily your beer (28 comments) / non-computer |
2007-04-27 / #147 |
Stupid debugger tricks: Calling functions and methods (14 comments) / code |
2007-04-27 / #148 |
News Flash: Not being able to watch Jay Leno is not an emergency (10 comments) / news-flash;non-computer |
2007-04-30 / #149 |
The default verb is not necessarily "open" (19 comments) / code |
2007-04-30 / #150 |
Everyone should have a house pianist (18 comments) / non-computer |
2007-05-01 / #151 |
Microspeak: Operationalize (27 comments) / microspeak;other |
2007-05-01 / #152 |
Two web sites that read the fine print (22 comments) / non-computer |
2007-05-02 / #153 |
The old-fashioned theory on how processes exit (27 comments) / code |
2007-05-02 / #154 |
Male perceptions of body image in Taiwan (9 comments) / non-computer |
2007-05-03 / #155 |
Quick overview of how processes exit on Windows XP (37 comments) / other |
2007-05-03 / #156 |
Unexpected consequences of self-checkout (45 comments) / non-computer |
2007-05-04 / #157 |
How my lack of understanding of how processes exit on Windows XP forced a security patch to be recalled (78 comments) / code |
2007-05-04 / #158 |
But they’re not (puts on sunglasses) going to get away with murder (12 comments) / non-computer |
2007-05-07 / #159 |
Drag and drop is a general purpose transfer model, not exclusive to Explorer directories (15 comments) / code |
2007-05-07 / #160 |
Metromint: What were they thinking? (30 comments) / non-computer |
2007-05-08 / #161 |
The administrator is an idiot (104 comments) / other |
2007-05-08 / #162 |
Session 0 isolation: Where backward compatibility loses to security (39 comments) / code |
2007-05-09 / #163 |
Don’t be helpless: At least look at the function you’re using (61 comments) / other |
2007-05-09 / #164 |
Revelations of My Friends: An ancestor of today’s Mad Libs (1 comment) / non-computer |
2007-05-10 / #165 |
Email tip: Don’t ask the same question multiple times in different groups (28 comments) / email;non-computer |
2007-05-11 / #166 |
Performing an operation in each subdirectory of a directory tree from batch (46 comments) / tipssupport |
2007-05-11 / #167 |
Evergreen Philharmonic Baroque Festival 2007 (7 comments) / non-computer |
2007-05-14 / #168 |
Service required * Brewer error * (26 comments) / non-computer |
2007-05-15 / #169 |
Command lines need to be quoted; paths don’t (27 comments) / other |
2007-05-15 / #170 |
Get Sea-Tac flight information (including gate and baggage claim) via email (3 comments) / non-computer |
2007-05-16 / #171 |
Why are console windows limited to Lucida Console and raster fonts? (59 comments) / other |
2007-05-16 / #172 |
Please refer to the instructions that don’t exist (30 comments) / non-computer |
2007-05-17 / #173 |
We’re all in this together: No good deed goes unpunished, redux (18 comments) / no-good-deed-goes-unpunished;other |
2007-05-17 / #174 |
Store Wars and the Meatrix (4 comments) / non-computer |
2007-05-18 / #175 |
Getting in on the action while it’s still there (12 comments) / other |
2007-05-18 / #176 |
Don’t drive your pick-up onto the roof of a house, especially if, well, read on (19 comments) / non-computer |
2007-05-21 / #177 |
Don’t be helpless: I don’t know anything about MFC modal loops, but unlike some people, I’m not afraid to find out (24 comments) / code |
2007-05-21 / #178 |
The unidentified award (39 comments) / non-computer |
2007-05-22 / #179 |
You’re not my manager, so I’m not going to ask how high when you tell me to jump (44 comments) / other |
2007-05-22 / #180 |
Another chapter in Swedish political hypocrisy (2007 edition) (18 comments) / non-computer |
2007-05-23 / #181 |
Suggestion Box 3 (469 comments) / pages |
2007-05-23 / #182 |
Microspeak: The forcing function (12 comments) / microspeak;other |
2007-05-23 / #183 |
Das Leben der Anderen (28 comments) / non-computer |
2007-05-24 / #184 |
We should just get rid of that stupid middle tier (28 comments) / other |
2007-05-24 / #185 |
Being nominated for the Nobel Prize isn’t as big a deal as it sounds (20 comments) / non-computer |
2007-05-25 / #186 |
The parameters to PostQueuedCompletionStatus are not interpreted (6 comments) / code |
2007-05-25 / #187 |
Raymond’s SIFF schedule (2007) (16 comments) / non-computer |
2007-05-28 / #188 |
Cool, they’re using Roman numerals! (26 comments) / other |
2007-05-29 / #189 |
Psychic debugging: Why does FormatMessage say the resource couldn’t be found? (25 comments) / code |
2007-05-29 / #190 |
Let’s talk like people (22 comments) / non-computer |
2007-05-30 / #191 |
The sad predicament of the unempowered manager (38 comments) / other |
2007-05-30 / #192 |
The three things you need to know about tsunamis (9 comments) / non-computer |
2007-05-31 / #193 |
Visual C++ 2005 will generate manifests for you (23 comments) / code |
2007-05-31 / #194 |
You’d think questions about underwear were understood to be off-limits (14 comments) / non-computer |
2007-06-01 / #195 |
Inserting as many layers between the message and reality as possible (14 comments) / non-computer |
2007-06-01 / #196 |
I took the Monorail to the Shadow of the Moon (15 comments) / non-computer |
2007-06-04 / #197 |
Choosing a provocative debug signature (19 comments) / history |
2007-06-04 / #198 |
Death at a Funeral, Cashback, and Tell No One (5 comments) / non-computer |
2007-06-05 / #199 |
Compatibility constraints of the water cooler (33 comments) / non-computer |
2007-06-05 / #200 |
It’s official: The logo for the London 2012 Olympic Games is hideously ugly (55 comments) / non-computer |
2007-06-06 / #201 |
Email tip: Lay off the massive email signatures (50 comments) / email;non-computer |
2007-06-06 / #202 |
How not to prepare for the STP (2007 edition) (14 comments) / non-computer;stp |
2007-06-07 / #203 |
How do I inflate a bicycle tire with a potato? (45 comments) / other |
2007-06-07 / #204 |
The meaning of a red traffic light is open to interpretation (51 comments) / non-computer |
2007-06-08 / #205 |
Why does canonical order for ACEs put deny ACEs ahead of allow ACEs? (31 comments) / tipssupport |
2007-06-08 / #206 |
shopautodotca seocontest online contest tacitly encourages comment spam (29 comments) / non-computer |
2007-06-11 / #207 |
What determines which programs show up on the front page of the Windows XP Start menu? (57 comments) / other |
2007-06-11 / #208 |
The New York City Profit Calculator (15 comments) / non-computer |
2007-06-12 / #209 |
Points are earned by programs, not by shortcuts (63 comments) / other |
2007-06-12 / #210 |
I never thought of it before, but drumming is a metaphor for life! (2 comments) / non-computer |
2007-06-13 / #211 |
The program doesn’t have to be run from the Start menu to earn Start menu points (29 comments) / other |
2007-06-13 / #212 |
SIFF reviews: Falling, 2 Days in Paris, Hula Girls (5 comments) / non-computer |
2007-06-14 / #213 |
If you pin a program, it doesn’t show up in the frequently-used programs list (18 comments) / other |
2007-06-14 / #214 |
The Thing? Mystery of the desert (4 comments) / non-computer |
2007-06-15 / #215 |
What other programs are filtered from the Start menu’s list of frequently-used programs? (22 comments) / other |
2007-06-15 / #216 |
"Super" watch, episode 2 (5 comments) / other |
2007-06-18 / #217 |
Why does a new user get stuff on their Start menu right off the bat? (34 comments) / other |
2007-06-18 / #218 |
Project Update 3: Voyage to Our Hollow Earth (8 comments) / non-computer |
2007-06-19 / #219 |
What is the impact on the Start menu of long-running programs? (33 comments) / other |
2007-06-19 / #220 |
I’m pretty sure he’s going to be the envy of his next school reunion (15 comments) / non-computer |
2007-06-20 / #221 |
More Start menu fine-tuning: Choosing a better representative for a frequently-run program (10 comments) / other |
2007-06-20 / #222 |
In order to serve you better: Frequent flyer miles expiring sooner (33 comments) / non-computer |
2007-06-21 / #223 |
How does the Windows XP Start menu decide that a program is newly-installed? (16 comments) / other |
2007-06-21 / #224 |
What is the international sign for "you left something on the roof of your car"? (41 comments) / non-computer |
2007-06-22 / #225 |
Even advanced users liked the Windows XP Start menu (61 comments) / other |
2007-06-22 / #226 |
Einstein the geographer? A hoax. (6 comments) / non-computer |
2007-06-25 / #227 |
There’s no point improving the implementation of a bad idea (42 comments) / other |
2007-06-25 / #228 |
Why the Fantastic 4 Human Torch ATV is the Worst Movie Tie-In Toy Ever (8 comments) / non-computer |
2007-06-26 / #229 |
Why do DLGC_WANTALLKEYS and DLGC_WANTMESSAGE have the same value? (18 comments) / code |
2007-06-26 / #230 |
What’s all this stuff hanging from that utility pole? (4 comments) / non-computer |
2007-06-27 / #231 |
Those who do not understand the dialog manager are doomed to reimplement it, badly (23 comments) / code |
2007-06-27 / #232 |
Overheard conversation in the cockpit that you might not want to have heard (24 comments) / non-computer |
2007-06-28 / #233 |
If it’s optional, then don’t make it mandatory (31 comments) / non-computer |
2007-06-29 / #234 |
2007 mid-year link clearance (11 comments) / non-computer |
2007-06-29 / #235 |
Don’t forget to pass the current directory along with the command line to your single-instance program (30 comments) / code |
2007-07-02 / #236 |
Image File Execution Options just inserts the debugger in front of the command line (24 comments) / other |
2007-07-02 / #237 |
The conversations backstage at computer Go tournaments (7 comments) / other |
2007-07-03 / #238 |
If the system says that an embedded string could not be converted from Unicode to ANSI, maybe it’s trying to tell you something (17 comments) / code |
2007-07-03 / #239 |
The audacity of selling things that don’t belong to you (8 comments) / non-computer |
2007-07-04 / #240 |
Holidays for fireworks (and generally blowing up stuff) from around the world (74 comments) / non-computer |
2007-07-05 / #241 |
QueryPerformanceCounter is not a source for unique identifiers (29 comments) / code |
2007-07-05 / #242 |
Raymond’s tips on selecting a memorable greeting card (11 comments) / non-computer |
2007-07-06 / #243 |
It rather involved being on the other side of this airtight hatchway: If they can run code, then they can run code (24 comments) / other |
2007-07-06 / #244 |
Redmond Derby Days 2007 this weekend (5 comments) / non-computer |
2007-07-09 / #245 |
It’s not enough to say that something is bad; you have to say what would be better (33 comments) / non-computer |
2007-07-09 / #246 |
A modest proposal: Solving the problem of traffic in Seattle caused by sporting events (52 comments) / a-modest-proposal;non-computer |
2007-07-10 / #247 |
The forgotten common controls: The ShowHideMenuCtl function (17 comments) / code |
2007-07-10 / #248 |
That leaves more hot German babes for me! (41 comments) / non-computer |
2007-07-11 / #249 |
How to check for errors from SetFilePointer (25 comments) / code |
2007-07-11 / #250 |
Those who do not understand history are doomed to repeat it… on YouTube (15 comments) / non-computer |
2007-07-12 / #251 |
If you want a modeless dialog, then create a modeless dialog already (29 comments) / code |
2007-07-12 / #252 |
Seattle street signs for sale, used, but for ten bucks you can’t complain (13 comments) / non-computer |
2007-07-13 / #253 |
I was sort of interested at first, but now I’m not so sure any more (26 comments) / other |
2007-07-13 / #254 |
The dangers of conversation fragments: Overheard on the Burke-Gilman trail (18 comments) / non-computer;stp |
2007-07-16 / #255 |
How are window manager handles determined in 16-bit Windows and Windows 95? (18 comments) / history |
2007-07-16 / #256 |
Creative armed robbery defense: Political asylum (9 comments) / non-computer |
2007-07-17 / #257 |
How are window manager handles determined in Windows NT? (29 comments) / history |
2007-07-17 / #258 |
Not my finest hour: Driving a manual transmission (81 comments) / non-computer |
2007-07-18 / #259 |
Why is the limit of window handles per process 10,000? (37 comments) / history |
2007-07-18 / #260 |
If you read any book about traditional weddings in Russian history, there must be a fight (9 comments) / non-computer |
2007-07-19 / #261 |
You don’t optimize for the case where somebody is mis-using your system (29 comments) / other |
2007-07-19 / #262 |
Food products that are offenses against nature: Fast Franks (55 comments) / non-computer |
2007-07-20 / #263 |
Screwing the computer parts back together is the most dangerous step (43 comments) / other |
2007-07-20 / #264 |
Apparently some people consider this a vacation; I consider it insane (11 comments) / non-computer;stp |
2007-07-23 / #265 |
The real cost of compatibility is not in the hacks; the hacks are small potatoes (42 comments) / other |
2007-07-23 / #266 |
Tips for doing the Seattle to Portland (STP) in two days: What I learned in 2007 (13 comments) / non-computer;stp |
2007-07-24 / #267 |
Just because you say something in my presence and I don’t raise an objection doesn’t mean that I agree (51 comments) / email;non-computer |
2007-07-24 / #268 |
Seattle to Portland (STP) 2007 trip report, part 1 of 4: Seattle to Spanaway (10 comments) / non-computer;stp |
2007-07-25 / #269 |
What is Dave’s frame class? (48 comments) / history |
2007-07-25 / #270 |
Seattle to Portland (STP) 2007 trip report, part 2 of 4: Spanaway to Toledo (7 comments) / non-computer;stp |
2007-07-26 / #271 |
Seattle to Portland (STP) 2007 trip report, part 3 of 4: Toledo to St. Helens (14 comments) / non-computer;stp |
2007-07-26 / #272 |
How do the names in the file security dialog map to access control masks? (9 comments) / tipssupport |
2007-07-27 / #273 |
Don’t just grab the foreground window and host UI on it (58 comments) / code |
2007-07-27 / #274 |
Seattle to Portland (STP) 2007 trip report, part 4 of 4: St. Helens to Portland and beyond (15 comments) / non-computer;stp |
2007-07-30 / #275 |
There’s a whole Internet out there, folks, you might want to check it out (22 comments) / other |
2007-07-30 / #276 |
Stuart Stevens takes performance-enhancing drugs in order to see what they do (9 comments) / non-computer |
2007-07-31 / #277 |
What is the lpdwHandle parameter in GetFileVersionInfoSize used for? (17 comments) / history |
2007-07-31 / #278 |
I just discovered that the Scandinavian Gift Shop in Ballard is closing (8 comments) / non-computer |
2007-08-01 / #279 |
Footnotes in Win32 history: VLM (Very Large Memory) support (37 comments) / history |
2007-08-01 / #280 |
Note to locals: Lincoln Center is in New York City, not Bellevue (6 comments) / non-computer |
2007-08-02 / #281 |
What is the difference between the Folder and Directory (and other special) progids? (23 comments) / code |
2007-08-02 / #282 |
But now I’ll never know which politician that alien backs for the next election (13 comments) / non-computer |
2007-08-03 / #283 |
It was not one of Explorer’s design goals to provide a Turing-complete interface for bulk file renaming (41 comments) / other |
2007-08-03 / #284 |
Probably the most expensive Harry Potter viewing I’ll ever attend (17 comments) / non-computer |
2007-08-06 / #285 |
Freudian typo: Enchanced metafiles (10 comments) / other |
2007-08-06 / #286 |
The truth about 4/29 the government doesn’t want you to know (11 comments) / non-computer |
2007-08-07 / #287 |
It rather involved being on the other side of this airtight hatchway: Executable corruption (22 comments) / other |
2007-08-07 / #288 |
One would be hard pressed to find a group of characters more in need of a lawyer (0 comments) / non-computer |
2007-08-08 / #289 |
Email tip: I don’t have my bug numbers memorized (38 comments) / email;other |
2007-08-08 / #290 |
Bowling coming to Bellevue, and given the location, it’s naturally upscale (7 comments) / non-computer |
2007-08-09 / #291 |
How do I get the handle of the primary monitor? (30 comments) / code |
2007-08-09 / #292 |
Martina Navratilova’s final Wimbledon appearance, and this time she means it (5 comments) / non-computer |
2007-08-10 / #293 |
Things I’ve written that have amused other people, Episode 4 (66 comments) / other;things-ive-written-that-have-amused-other-people |
2007-08-13 / #294 |
Why is the blog’s subtitle "Not actually a .NET blog"? (11 comments) / history |
2007-08-13 / #295 |
Math is hard, let’s go shopp—oops (60 comments) / non-computer |
2007-08-14 / #296 |
What is the order of evaluation in C#? (68 comments) / code |
2007-08-14 / #297 |
SIFF 2007 wrap-up: Grandhotel, The Boss of It All, Vacation (7 comments) / non-computer |
2007-08-15 / #298 |
C# static constructors are called on demand, not at startup (55 comments) / code |
2007-08-15 / #299 |
For $15, you can purchase incorrect information, and to prevent people from getting it, you have to renew every three months (27 comments) / non-computer |
2007-08-16 / #300 |
What are these strange cmp [ecx], ecx instructions doing in my C# code? (41 comments) / code |
2007-08-16 / #301 |
The Radioactive Boy Scout is back in the news (25 comments) / non-computer |
2007-08-17 / #302 |
What are these spurious nop instructions doing in my C# code? (31 comments) / code |
2007-08-17 / #303 |
Do you have a Starbucks name? (36 comments) / non-computer |
2007-08-20 / #304 |
Just because you’re a control doesn’t mean that you’re necessarily inside a dialog box (25 comments) / history |
2007-08-20 / #305 |
When you copy a folder, why are the contents merged with the existing contents? (33 comments) / other |
2007-08-21 / #306 |
We’re all in this together: Maintaining common tools (23 comments) / other;the-social-skills-of-a-thermonuclear-device |
2007-08-21 / #307 |
At last you can turn off the USB 2.0 balloon (84 comments) / tipssupport |
2007-08-22 / #308 |
Windows Vista has more extended options on the context menu (63 comments) / tipssupport |
2007-08-22 / #309 |
The Northwest Mahler Orchestra presents Messiaen’s Turangalîla Symphony (13 comments) / non-computer |
2007-08-22 / #310 |
Disclaimers and such (2 comments) / other;pages |
2007-08-23 / #311 |
Nested fly-out menus are a usability nightmare (74 comments) / other |
2007-08-23 / #312 |
Which Windows font is named after a tabloid headline? (23 comments) / history |
2007-08-24 / #313 |
Microspeak: Value proposition (14 comments) / microspeak;other |
2007-08-24 / #314 |
What happens at LL Bean at three in the morning? (11 comments) / non-computer |
2007-08-27 / #315 |
Yes indeed, all Microsoft files are (or should be) digitally signed (52 comments) / other |
2007-08-27 / #316 |
Is this the normal way of comparing toilets? (21 comments) / non-computer |
2007-08-28 / #317 |
With a new Start menu come new keyboard shortcuts (54 comments) / tipssupport |
2007-08-28 / #318 |
Airport travel tip: LAX Terminal 6 (United) (15 comments) / non-computer |
2007-08-29 / #319 |
Kernel handles are not reference-counted (16 comments) / code |
2007-08-29 / #320 |
Follow-up: Mysterious Dietrich identified from that bizarre Ferarri crash (7 comments) / non-computer |
2007-08-30 / #321 |
Microspeak: FMLA (78 comments) / microspeak;other |
2007-08-30 / #322 |
Somebody actually took the time to translate my book into Japanese, it appears (29 comments) / other |
2007-08-31 / #323 |
The Internet Explorer pop-up blocker follows guidelines, not rules (52 comments) / other |
2007-08-31 / #324 |
The Great Muffin Heist of ’07 (15 comments) / non-computer |
2007-09-03 / #325 |
Knock knock. Who’s there? Not you any more. (16 comments) / history |
2007-09-03 / #326 |
Belated follow-up: Mike Goodspaceguy Nelson running for public office, again (3 comments) / non-computer |
2007-09-04 / #327 |
Does creating a thread from DllMain deadlock or doesn’t it? (25 comments) / code |
2007-09-04 / #328 |
Volunteers help save fruit from home fruit trees from going to waste (8 comments) / non-computer |
2007-09-05 / #329 |
Whenever there is a coordination problem, somebody says, "Hey, let’s create a process!" (36 comments) / non-computer |
2007-09-05 / #330 |
I mean, come on, these are laptops (2 comments) / non-computer |
2007-09-06 / #331 |
If your theory is "build it and they will come", you have to make sure there is a "they" (14 comments) / non-computer |
2007-09-06 / #332 |
It’s that season again: The 2007 Microsoft Company Meeting (4 comments) / other |
2007-09-07 / #333 |
Sometimes it feels like the effort isn’t even appreciated (28 comments) / other |
2007-09-07 / #334 |
Wayback machine: The Fake Job (7 comments) / non-computer |
2007-09-10 / #335 |
If control-specific messages belong to the WM_USER range, why are messages like BM_SETCHECK in the system message range? (9 comments) / code |
2007-09-10 / #336 |
The Minimalist Jukebox Festival (8 comments) / non-computer |
2007-09-11 / #337 |
What’s the difference between EM_UNDO and WM_UNDO? (2 comments) / code |
2007-09-11 / #338 |
The wisdom of seventh graders: A Wrinkle in Time (33 comments) / non-computer;the-wisdom-of-seventh-graders |
2007-09-12 / #339 |
Making some statements and asking for advice isn’t a question (21 comments) / email;non-computer |
2007-09-12 / #340 |
Astrologers struggling with reclassification of Pluto (44 comments) / non-computer |
2007-09-13 / #341 |
Why isn’t QuickEdit on by default in console windows? (46 comments) / history |
2007-09-13 / #342 |
Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory now more popular than vice versa (15 comments) / non-computer |
2007-09-14 / #343 |
The code page on the server is not necessarily the code page on the client (10 comments) / code |
2007-09-14 / #344 |
Another type of misplaced apology: Apologizing for not knowing the penalty (37 comments) / non-computer |
2007-09-17 / #345 |
What do I do with per-user data when I uninstall? (42 comments) / other |
2007-09-17 / #346 |
Nearly everybody has a $500 flashlight (30 comments) / non-computer |
2007-09-18 / #347 |
Why is my delay-rendered format being rendered too soon? (5 comments) / code |
2007-09-18 / #348 |
Japanese street fashion reaches Finland (15 comments) / non-computer |
2007-09-19 / #349 |
What happens if you pass a source length greater than the actual string length? (26 comments) / code |
2007-09-19 / #350 |
Playing the hippie poetry game for four cents per line (5 comments) / non-computer |
2007-09-20 / #351 |
It rather involved being on the other side of this airtight hatchway: Elevation to administrator (38 comments) / code |
2007-09-20 / #352 |
Find the Flowers vs Minesweeper (53 comments) / other |
2007-09-21 / #353 |
What’s the BS_PUSHLIKE button style for? (23 comments) / code |
2007-09-21 / #354 |
The Microsoft Cafeteria Tour (Redmond 2006 Edition) (5 comments) / other |
2007-09-24 / #355 |
How do I put a different wallpaper on each monitor? (76 comments) / tipssupport |
2007-09-25 / #356 |
Microspeak: Going forward (37 comments) / microspeak;other |
2007-09-26 / #357 |
The first day at Microsoft: A fender-bender (30 comments) / non-computer |
2007-09-27 / #358 |
Why did the shortcut template change in Windows Vista? (50 comments) / history |
2007-09-27 / #359 |
2007 Museum Day, courtesy of Smithsonian Magazine (5 comments) / non-computer |
2007-09-28 / #360 |
2007 Q3 link clearance: Microsoft blogger edition (16 comments) / tipssupport |
2007-10-01 / #361 |
Suggestion Box 3, short answers (part 1 of who knows how many) (40 comments) / other |
2007-10-02 / #362 |
Don’t assume the first person to run your program is an administrator (52 comments) / code |
2007-10-02 / #363 |
Where did WiX get its name? (1 comment) / history |
2007-10-03 / #364 |
The most important choice in writing is not what you say, it’s what you don’t say (34 comments) / other |
2007-10-03 / #365 |
Another celebrity knitter: Tracey Ullman (9 comments) / non-computer |
2007-10-04 / #366 |
The perils of translating words blindly without verifying them in context (51 comments) / non-computer |
2007-10-05 / #367 |
The early days of the Microsoft cafeterias (4 comments) / history |
2007-10-05 / #368 |
The dangers of taking a service droid off script (25 comments) / non-computer |
2007-10-08 / #369 |
Which windows appear in the Alt+Tab list? (16 comments) / code |
2007-10-09 / #370 |
Why does ICE16 complain about product names longer than 63 characters? (19 comments) / tipssupport |
2007-10-09 / #371 |
The three tiers of a mixing room of a movie studio (3 comments) / non-computer |
2007-10-10 / #372 |
Microspeak: Actionable (31 comments) / microspeak;non-computer |
2007-10-11 / #373 |
Whose idea was it to make Ctrl+Backspace delete the previous word? (32 comments) / history |
2007-10-11 / #374 |
Unlikely excuses: A faulty microchip (22 comments) / non-computer |
2007-10-12 / #375 |
No good deed goes unpunished: Free code samples (36 comments) / no-good-deed-goes-unpunished;other |
2007-10-12 / #376 |
Not the best way to start out a form letter (17 comments) / non-computer |
2007-10-15 / #377 |
Why aren’t shortcuts as easy as unix links? (66 comments) / code |
2007-10-15 / #378 |
Nicolas Bourbaki, perhaps the biggest inside joke in mathematics (7 comments) / non-computer |
2007-10-16 / #379 |
How do I delay the automatic logon process? (62 comments) / tipssupport |
2007-10-17 / #380 |
The wrong way to check whether the mouse buttons have been swapped (39 comments) / code |
2007-10-18 / #381 |
Win32 user interface work is inherently single-threaded (53 comments) / code |
2007-10-19 / #382 |
Other problems traced to violating COM single-threaded apartment rules in the shell (45 comments) / code |
2007-10-22 / #383 |
The best way to process Unicode input is to make somebody else do it (23 comments) / code |
2007-10-23 / #384 |
Superstition: Why is GetFileAttributes the way old-timers test file existence? (45 comments) / history |
2007-10-24 / #385 |
What’s the difference between LVM_HITTEST and LVM_INSERTMARKHITTEST? (3 comments) / code |
2007-10-25 / #386 |
What’s the deal with the EM_SETHILITE message? (28 comments) / history |
2007-10-26 / #387 |
If you pass enough random numbers, eventually one of them will look valid (12 comments) / code |
2007-10-26 / #388 |
The King County Council race gets even stranger (10 comments) / non-computer |
2007-10-29 / #389 |
Why doesn’t Explorer show recursive directory size as an optional column? (43 comments) / history |
2007-10-30 / #390 |
You can’t change it, but you can hide it and add something that looks like it (43 comments) / tipssupport |
2007-10-30 / #391 |
Email tips from Adam Phillabaum (3 comments) / email;non-computer |
2007-10-31 / #392 |
It rather involved being on the other side of this airtight hatchway: Local execution (68 comments) / other |
2007-10-31 / #393 |
The Acorn Wand, key to a magical puzzle hunt (8 comments) / non-computer |
2007-11-01 / #394 |
Why does GetDiskFreeSpaceEx return the wrong amount of free space? (17 comments) / code |
2007-11-01 / #395 |
Buy an island, or a country, or at least a replica of one (17 comments) / non-computer |
2007-11-02 / #396 |
Staying on top of things with timely updates in separator pages (32 comments) / other;time |
2007-11-05 / #397 |
Why do we even have the DefWindowProc function? (8 comments) / code |
2007-11-06 / #398 |
VirtualLock only locks your memory into the working set (60 comments) / code |
2007-11-07 / #399 |
Proto-Microspeak: Pre-envisioning (29 comments) / microspeak;other |
2007-11-09 / #400 |
You just have to accept that the file system can change (31 comments) / code;things-ive-written-that-have-amused-other-people |
2007-11-12 / #401 |
I don’t know what the Lotus internal clipboard formats are either (19 comments) / code |
2007-11-13 / #402 |
Amusing bug reports: On poetry and prose (13 comments) / history |
2007-11-14 / #403 |
Psychic debugging: IP on heap (43 comments) / other |
2007-11-15 / #404 |
Is DEP on or off on Windows XP Service Pack 2? (11 comments) / other |
2007-11-15 / #405 |
I’m going to keep trying on size fours until I find one that fits (32 comments) / non-computer |
2007-11-16 / #406 |
In Windows XP, even when DEP is on, it’s still sometimes off (19 comments) / other |
2007-11-16 / #407 |
Who would win in a fight between a penguin and a lemur? (13 comments) / non-computer |
2007-11-19 / #408 |
If you want a menu that shows the contents of the My Computer folder, you already know how to do it (22 comments) / code |
2007-11-19 / #409 |
Darkon: A Larping Documentary (13 comments) / non-computer |
2007-11-20 / #410 |
You even have to watch out for your placeholder bitmaps (19 comments) / history |
2007-11-20 / #411 |
Dreyer’s Berry Rainbow Sherbet (22 comments) / non-computer |
2007-11-21 / #412 |
Hidden gotcha: The command processor’s AutoRun setting (37 comments) / tipssupport |
2007-11-21 / #413 |
Alternate theories on how Putin can retain power after his second term expires (31 comments) / non-computer |
2007-11-22 / #414 |
When in doubt, consult the online Magic 8 Ball (13 comments) / other |
2007-11-23 / #415 |
The forgotten common controls: The GetEffectiveClientRect function (10 comments) / code |
2007-11-23 / #416 |
Sounds about right: What a geek does with an iPhone in the first two days (21 comments) / non-computer |
2007-11-26 / #417 |
Why are INI files deprecated in favor of the registry? (139 comments) / other |
2007-11-27 / #418 |
When you compress a drive, some files are exempted, but you can force it, and then it’s your problem (29 comments) / tipssupport |
2007-11-27 / #419 |
What to do when the steering column is stuck and the ignition won’t turn (47 comments) / non-computer |
2007-11-28 / #420 |
The importance of the FORMAT_MESSAGE_IGNORE_INSERTS flag (16 comments) / code |
2007-11-29 / #421 |
The first day at Microsoft: Don’t just stand there (30 comments) / non-computer |
2007-11-30 / #422 |
Hotkeys involving the Windows logo key are reserved by the system (77 comments) / code |
2007-12-03 / #423 |
How do 16-bit programs start up? (56 comments) / history |
2007-12-04 / #424 |
How long does it take to create a 16TB file? (56 comments) / history |
2007-12-04 / #425 |
Would a team of midgets be the greatest offense in baseball history? (9 comments) / non-computer |
2007-12-05 / #426 |
Welcome to the Microsoft email culture (31 comments) / email;other |
2007-12-05 / #427 |
Your $25 car emergency survival kit (11 comments) / non-computer |
2007-12-06 / #428 |
The Old New Thing (the book) allegedly now stocked at the Microsoft Company Store (Redmond) (11 comments) / other |
2007-12-06 / #429 |
Am I for real or just a robot? part 2 (29 comments) / non-computer |
2007-12-06 / #430 |
The Old New Thing (the book) allegedly now stocked at the Microsoft Company Store (Redmond) (14 comments) / other |
2007-12-07 / #431 |
The magical healing properties of safe mode – bonus content (35 comments) / history |
2007-12-07 / #432 |
It’s amazing you who end up meeting in New York City (18 comments) / non-computer |
2007-12-10 / #433 |
What seems obvious today may have been impractical then (25 comments) / history |
2007-12-11 / #434 |
Why is my starting directory ignored when I elevate a command prompt? (21 comments) / other |
2007-12-11 / #435 |
Exploiting the inattentive, episode 3: Confusing movie titles (14 comments) / exploiting-the-inattentive;non-computer |
2007-12-12 / #436 |
When selecting system colors, match but don’t mix (35 comments) / code |
2007-12-12 / #437 |
Christmas lights in the Dyker Heights neighborhood (9 comments) / non-computer |
2007-12-13 / #438 |
AppInit_DLLs should be renamed Deadlock_Or_Crash_Randomly_DLLs (26 comments) / code |
2007-12-13 / #439 |
Throwing a cup of hot water into the air in sub-zero temperatures (21 comments) / non-computer |
2007-12-14 / #440 |
The compatibility constraints of your side effects: Beeping (30 comments) / other |
2007-12-14 / #441 |
Unwittingly enveloped in the Santarchy (11 comments) / non-computer |
2007-12-17 / #442 |
How did wildcards work in MS-DOS? (48 comments) / history |
2007-12-17 / #443 |
Wall Street bonus season’s trickle-down (10 comments) / non-computer |
2007-12-18 / #444 |
Not every first-chance exception is a security vulnerability (20 comments) / other |
2007-12-18 / #445 |
Book review: Advanced Windows Debugging (Mario Hewardt and Daniel Pravat) (19 comments) / other |
2007-12-19 / #446 |
How do I mark a shortcut file as requiring elevation? (25 comments) / code |
2007-12-20 / #447 |
Consequences of the scheduling algorithm: Low priority threads can take 100% CPU (33 comments) / code |
2007-12-20 / #448 |
‘Tis the season for top ten lists, and manipulation of top ten lists (6 comments) / non-computer |
2007-12-21 / #449 |
Management-speak: Norming around mechanisms (48 comments) / microspeak;non-computer |
2007-12-24 / #450 |
What was the role of MS-DOS in Windows 95? (134 comments) / history |
2007-12-24 / #451 |
Where do those Wall Street Journal hedcuts come from? (1 comment) / non-computer |
2007-12-25 / #452 |
You mean, you have computers in Taiwan? (40 comments) / non-computer |
2007-12-26 / #453 |
Microthink: If you can’t measure it, then it doesn’t exist (33 comments) / other |
2007-12-26 / #454 |
Paul Shirley: Basketball player, blogger, and author (2 comments) / non-computer |
2007-12-27 / #455 |
If you need anything other than natural alignment, you have to ask for it (27 comments) / code |
2007-12-28 / #456 |
Psychic debugging: The first step in diagnosing a deadlock is a simple matter of following the money (26 comments) / other |
2007-12-28 / #457 |
Now I can read my own writing the way you do: With utter incomprehension (27 comments) / other |
2007-12-31 / #458 |
Why aren’t console windows themed on Windows XP? (124 comments) / other |
2007-12-31 / #459 |
2007 year-end link clearance (5 comments) / non-computer |