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by Igor Ladnik
Wrapper to facilitate usage of TCP sockets
by Arthur V. Ratz
This tip is especially useful for users who own the licensed copy of Windows 7/8/8.1, and would like to upgrade to Windows 10 after July 29, 2015.
by Arthur V. Ratz
Use HTML/CSS/JavaScript/Ajax for creating a simple lightweight Windows Vista/7 sidebar desktop gadget
by J.Starkl
A windows-service which can handle different operations in separate threads and which can be controlled by a small GUI program

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30 Jan 2014 by @donis2014
How to configure IIS Express "applicationhost.config" for handler mappings
17 Apr 2012 by abhinavshastri
How to Call WebService Dynamically and Read WebService Definition
4 Oct 2013 by Adam Wojnar
An easy implementation of the taskbar-independent "quick launch"
6 Feb 2014 by Adamanteus
Intercepting SEH exceptions in C++ program
26 Jul 2015 by Alaa Ben Fatma
Generate your arrays using a GUI tool
20 Aug 2012 by Albert Holguin
This is a quick overview of the Windows 7 Problem Steps Recorder utility.
14 Jun 2016 by Alex Wiese
Monitors log files and displays text as it is appended to the file
20 Jan 2016 by Alexandros Pappas
Windows Services cannot create more than a certain number of processes, whereas Console Applications seem not to have a limit.
17 Oct 2013 by Alireza C
I want to show how we can export data from data table to Excel simply.
19 May 2013 by Amit Deshmukh 1010
Accessing class object present in exe from explicitly loaded DLL using Inheritance and virtual function.
10 Jun 2014 by Anamera
This XSLT will output an Excel worksheet containing a CSV type of record collection in a more usable XML format.
7 Jul 2014 by Anant Beriwal
How to avoid delay in Object Initialization of WCF client proxy in a Window service
17 Oct 2011 by Andrei Tuțu
This article presents an easy and clear way to lock your PC and power off the display using .NET (C#).
14 Jan 2022 by Andreoli Carlo
In our company, we find ourselves in need of using the internal PC (buzzer) on Windows7 64bit. At the end, we figured out how to do it.
10 May 2015 by Ankit Bansal MVP
This articles explains the insertion of data into SQL Database using Stored Procedures with Output Parameters. Some Bootstrapping is also used to create a good looking HTML.
14 Apr 2014 by Ankur .K. Vishwakarma
This tip shows you a T/SQL function to split a string concatenated by a delimiter.
13 Jan 2014 by Antonio Lopez R
Specific implemetation for Mexico CFDI. others can use as they need
6 Mar 2014 by Arkadiusz@inquiry
CRichEditCtrl does not take the return
7 Jul 2015 by Arthur V. Ratz
This tip is especially useful for users who own the licensed copy of Windows 7/8/8.1, and would like to upgrade to Windows 10 after July 29, 2015.
26 May 2012 by arthur zamarin
Making an exe file from C# project that runs from any Windows, without must of Net Framework instaled.
8 Sep 2013 by arussell
Search for file using regualar expression or classic *.*
4 Apr 2015 by arussell
Unlock a file that is in use by another process
14 Jan 2014 by Asif Bahrainwala
Atomic set and test in critical sections
24 Apr 2014 by Bankey Sharma
Converting DataReader Result into List of Objects Using Generic Type, Property Attribute and Reflection
9 Feb 2015 by Bhis
Various ways to sort list and compare results
11 Sep 2015 by Bimaln
How to fix the "Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0 provider is not registered on the local machine" error.
4 May 2013 by bkelly13
Include code from other directories
17 Sep 2014 by BlueMaple_chief
To make a simple auto updater demo, I use webclient 'interfaces' to download the file and monitor the progress.
1 Mar 2011 by Br.Bill
First command of the file should be:PUSHD directory_you_want_to_be_inThat solves it always. No testing for anything. No need to error out, because your expected file's gonna be in the expected directory.
23 Oct 2014 by BrokenEvent
.NET WinForms Tray icon implemenation with Win7 and Vista features: GUID identification, large custom icons, custom UI instead of the hint, etc.
8 May 2019 by Bruno Tabbia
Automatic positioning and resizing of explorer windows, without overlapping (for obsessive superusers)
15 Aug 2011 by Caner Korkmaz
How to open the Internet browser from code.
4 Jul 2014 by Chakravarthi Elchuri
How to use WIA supported scanner using C#
23 Sep 2011 by Charles Kludge
void CenterWnd(HWND wnd){ RECT r,r1; GetWindowRect(wnd,&r); GetWindowRect(GetDesktopWindow(),&r1); MoveWindow(wnd,((r1.right-r1.left)-(r.right-r.left))/2, ((r1.bottom-r1.top)-(r.bottom-r.top))/2, (r.right-r.left), (r.bottom-r.top),0);}
19 Aug 2015 by charles922
Program that continuously monitors the NXT via Bluetooth
19 Oct 2015 by charles922
Another way to implement Falling Blocks Game
9 Apr 2018 by charles922
Easy to Use Plotting Utility
13 Jul 2012 by Christopher John Paul
4 Apr 2012 by CodeMajster
A detailed tutorial on how to embed multiple icons and color/animated cursors in VS2010 VB project assembly as native win32 resources.
7 Feb 2013 by Coding 101
Need to see larger thumbnails on the taskbar?
29 Jun 2010 by crackruckles
Days Left Timer VBS self deleting
5 Sep 2013 by Craig Baruffol
A wrapper class to simplify the implementation of a Self Hosted Web API Service
15 Aug 2011 by csanuragjain
Unlocks various control options
13 Apr 2012 by D Y Chan
Change a directory or file name to lower case.
15 Apr 2015 by D4rkTrick
Get manifest support with VC6
25 Jul 2012 by Dan Steuer
This article will help manage automatic database purges according to basic Document Management principles.
30 Dec 2014 by Daniel Lieberwirth (BrainInBlack)
A class representing the state of a connected XBOX 360 controller
5 Apr 2013 by dapeacenforcement
Easy way to edit the right ListViewItem (Row/Column) after MouseDoubleClick.
19 Jan 2011 by Dave Kreskowiak
This is probably why your global keyboard and mouse hooks stopped working on Windows 7
22 May 2010 by DaveyM69
Now your application can update it's saved data regrdless of the account it is running under.
28 Jun 2015 by David A. Gray
While you can often get away with ignoring compiler warnings, failing to at least scan them can bite hard!
13 Nov 2013 by Debopam Pal
23 Apr 2014 by Derell Licht
C++ class that provides a convenient wrapper for lodepng library
21 Aug 2015 by devendra_sahu
Remote desktop application
6 Dec 2013 by dietmar paul schoder
RibbonComboBox in MVVM/WPF: the easiest way
29 Jul 2014 by dietmar paul schoder
Read rows and cells from an xlsx-file: quick, dirty, effective.
29 Dec 2014 by dietmar schoder
Turtle graphics: fundamental C# classes and methods for the artwork production in the area of generative art.
1 Jan 2015 by dietmar schoder
Read and analyse pixels: fundamental C# classes and methods for the artwork production in the area of generative art.
2 Jan 2015 by dietmar schoder
Image sections and images: fundamental C# classes and methods for the artwork production in the area of generative art.
10 Jan 2015 by dietmar schoder
Poisson disc algorithm: fundamental C# classes and methods for the artwork production in the area of generative art.
18 Jan 2015 by dietmar schoder
Merge pixels of two images into one new pop artwork
27 Feb 2014 by Dinesh K.S. Kushwaha
21 Nov 2013 by Dirk Bahle
A message box service implementation that is based on WPF.
12 Jul 2012 by ednrg
This is a .NET port of a VBScript utility
28 Nov 2014 by ehab_nour
Processing SAP generated Excel file as a report to get some information
10 Apr 2015 by El_Codero
Convert doc/docx documents to pdf with Foxit Reader Printer. Works without use of Word Interop/SharePoint.
27 Jul 2014 by Emiliarge
How to send data to device and receive data from device through COM-port
3 Jul 2013 by Emmery Chrisco
10 Apr 2013 by Evgeny Pereguda
Simple lib for capturing video from web-camera by using Media Foundation
8 Jan 2013 by evry1falls
Receiving response correctly from pop mail server is the first step on receiving emails to your own email client.
7 Jun 2013 by FatzBomb
How to convert a written number to a numerical value anywhere in a string.
16 Dec 2013 by furkanavcu
Implement the Levenshtein Edit Distance algorithm.
25 Mar 2015 by Gaurav Aroraa, Mahsa Hassankashi
In this tip, we will create a small utility using C# which tells us whether our API server is up or down.
1 Aug 2014 by Gautham Prabhu K
Perform custom disk clean up when hard disk free space goes low
9 Mar 2012 by Grigory Avdyushin
Short description how to create a sexy badge for windows 7 taskbar
24 Aug 2013 by Hasan Habib Surzo
Basic Server/Client Example using Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) programming
2 Dec 2014 by HateCoding
This tip will show you an example for using R-tree.
11 Oct 2013 by heemanshubhalla
How to use Masked Textbox control in .NET
6 May 2013 by Hernán Hegykozi
This tip explains how to calculate the Check Digit Vertical (CDV) and Horizontal (CDH) by SQL Server.
29 Nov 2012 by Hesham Meneisi
This is a quick way to allow or disallow a program through the firewall.
15 Oct 2012 by Houssem Dellai
Developing a Windows Phone app step by step
1 Sep 2015 by idreeskhan
String interpolation or String handling in C# 6.0 with new feature
21 Apr 2014 by Igor Ladnik
After reference to instance of a class was set to null, it seemed it was still active
4 Sep 2015 by Igor Sorokin
In this article I would like to describe simple WPF application for showing System.Windows.SystemColors list.
2 May 2013 by Ihab ramadan
Demo illustrates how to make augmented reality program using irrlicht and newton
1 Mar 2011 by Indivara
Are you sure your batch file will actually do what you intended?
17 Jul 2012 by Jake Franta
12 Jun 2014 by Jani Mäkinen
Program return values inspected by .bat files with visual feedback
11 Aug 2014 by Jdarmanovich
Basic MVVM pattern for binding items to a listbox in WPF
12 Aug 2014 by Jdarmanovich
WPF MVVM Binding for Multiple Radio Buttons and Win 8 Metro Theme
7 Sep 2013 by Joan M
Avoid network problems due to bad network identification on both VMWare virtual adaptors
28 May 2014 by Joan M
Coping with Windows overlay icons number limit