Quite some time ago, I documented how manifest files can be used to make VB6 applications look like they were designed for Windows XP. Having recently worked on a project which liberally used third-party ActiveX controls, I experienced one major pitfall of this approach. More »
I’ve been asked a question similar to this one a number of times over the last few years: Our business partner has a “members only” area on their public website and they have given us our very own “access code” in order to gain access to that area. More »
If your corporate “standard operating environment” precludes you from changing the default (blue) Windows XP desktop theme and your system administrators have disabled your registry editor, here’s an alternative way of doing it: Open up a command shell window by clicking on the “Start” button and selecting the “Run” menu option. More »
Having recently decided to get serious about managing my personal finances, I started to look around for something which had all the important features but didn’t require an accounting degree to use. More »
One of the more subtle aspects of traditional VB application development is controlling the screen cursor when you’re performing some lengthy operation which might involve multiple functions or subroutines. More »
I finally learnt how to extend the time my mobile phone rings before going to voicemail. Apparently, the “default” setting on digital networks is 15 seconds of ringing before diverting to voicemail. This is good for the network carrier but often not so good for users. More »