Category Archives: Microsoft

Get Available Drivespace with VB6

As a developer, from time to time you are called upon to build or process large chunks of data. During this process, you can use the the local hard drive as a temporary holding area. Admittedly, with todays well-specc’d computers, you shouldn’t need to do this, but back in the day, this was the norm. By request, here… Read More »

MMS 2013 Dates Announced

What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, right? It seems like MMS 2012 just wrapped up last week, but it was actually over six months ago.  Brad Anderson announced on his blog this week the dates of MMS 2013, and a change of venue over what was announced at MMS 2012.

PortInUse

Working with network objects in Visual Basic can be a little daunting for newer programmers. It’s not that scary, really.

Windows 8 Keyboard Shortcuts

Every new Windows operating system includes some new keyboard shortcuts. If you have been a user of technology for any amount of time, you probably know a few of these yourself. You might even know a few that are not on this list. Keyboard commandos swear by some of these shortcuts. You can just about do anything in… Read More »

Calculate Subnet Mask Function

Most developers don’t have much of a clue about network fundamentals. What may be a simple thing for a network engineer or system administrator may leave a developer simply scratching his or her head.

Giant Windows Registry Hacks List

Looking to change the behavior of your Windows 7 computer? Maybe you need to enable or disable some functionality, make it run faster, lock it down from prying eyes? This post contains a pile of great registry hacks. If you have been around for a bit, you’ve probably seen a lot of these. However, there might be a… Read More »