Another fully functional ownerdraw menu with minimal effort - this time based on Win32, with icons instead of bitmaps, with accelerators and tested for ReactOS and WinNT 4.0 to Windows 10

UpdaterApp - a Library for Easy Update

by William Costa Rodrigues

This article explains an easy method to download and update your WinForms application

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Lee Algorithm Mazesolver

3 Mar 2024 by Shao Voon Wong

Lee Algorithm Mazesolver in MFC and Direct2D

C++

Win7

Win8

Win10

Windows

DirectX

MFC

UpdaterApp - a Library for Easy Update

26 Sep 2019 by William Costa Rodrigues

This article explains an easy method to download and update your WinForms application

A Very Basic Recursive Binary Search Tree For Excel VBA

24 Feb 2019 by WhiskeyBeforeWater

An unbalanced basic recursive Binary Search Tree for Excel VBA with functions (insert, search, delete, in order, pre-order, post-order, minimum, and maximum)

Computer Temperatures, Fan Speeds, etc.

16 Oct 2018 by JL Doty

Fully exploit features of OpenHardwareMonitorLib.dll

DirectX and Pure Assembly Language: Doing What Can't be Done - Part IV(b): the Full DirectX App

26 Jun 2018 by CMalcheski

A Full DirectX Sample Application Created in Pure Assembly Language

Get HDD Serial Number with C#

10 Jun 2018 by hasan bozkurt

How to obtain HDD information with C#

Bug Finder, A Real Win32 Extensible Passive Debugger

28 Feb 2018 by Antonio Petricca

Win32, compiler independent, and extensible passive debugger

How to Use Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3) in C++ with gSOAP

13 Jul 2017 by Chris Moutsos

How to connect to Amazon S3 with gSOAP to store and retrieve data

Determining the Monitor's On/Off (sleep) Status

25 Jun 2017 by rbrunton

How to determine whether the monitor is on or off as a result of a Windows Power Scheme action

Kinect v2 Point Cloud Scanner and Viewer

3 Apr 2017 by Edgar Maass

Display a Point Cloud grabbed by the Microsoft Kinect v2 in a OpenGL control

Mo+ - A model oriented programming language and IDE for model oriented development

21 Mar 2017 by Dave Clemmer

Mo+ is the first technology that fully supports model oriented development, allowing software developers to powerfully scale the work they already do.

Engineering Calculator VOLTA-814

19 Dec 2016 by DrABELL

Engineering Calculator VOLTA-814 (Productivity Software contest submission) was originally developed as HTML5 web application and later converted into desktop app using Intel’s AppUp encapsulator. The latest version for Win 7/8 released in 2014 is built on .NET/WPF.

Send Fax with fax-modem in C#

11 Dec 2016 by Md. Faroque Hossain

Sending Faxes with fax-modem and telephone line in C#

Avoid tedious coding with LeMP

10 Dec 2016 by Qwertie

The Lexical Macro Processor transforms your C# code with a LISP-inspired macro system. Nice substitute for T4 templates, with Visual Studio integration and a Linux-compatible editor.

Using SQLite, Leverage the create_aggregate(), and SQL's Between Operator to Create a Normal Probability Distribution Histogram, or What is More Commonly Referred to as a Bell Curve

8 Dec 2016 by rerhart585

Using SQLite, leverage the create_aggregate(), and SQL's Between Operator to create a Normal Probability Distribution Histogram, or what is more commonly referred to as a Bell Curve.

C++ WinAPI Wrapper Object using thunks (x32 and x64)

6 Dec 2016 by Jon Campbell

Using "thunk" technique to add this pointer as fifth parameter to WndProc call for x32 and x64

Hello B4A: Develop Native Android Apps using Visual Basic Syntax

8 Nov 2016 by Anele 'Mashy' Mbanga

Using Basic4Android, develop your first Android Native App

Searchable WPF TreeView

13 Oct 2016 by Fredrik Bornander

Showing how to prune nodes of a TreeView as a means of searching

WPF and multi-touch

30 Sep 2016 by Florian Rappl

Exploring WPF capabilities, limitations and work-arounds to create state-of-the-art applications with multi-touch features.

Fast Point Cloud Viewer with C# and OpenGL

17 Aug 2016 by Edgar Maass

Open and display point clouds using a simple user control. Technology used: C# and the OpenGL library via the OpenTK port to .NET.

Point cloud alignment: ICP methods compared

15 Aug 2016 by Edgar Maass

Different methods to align (aka stich, register) point clouds via the ICP (Iterative Closest Point) method

Live uploading of video from web camera on YouTube service on Windows 8 and Windows 10

26 Jun 2016 by Evgeny Pereguda

Simple imitation of direct streaming of live video from web cam on YouTube service on Windows 8 and Windows 10

PolyHook - The C++11 x86/x64 Hooking Library

17 May 2016 by stevemk14ebr

A modern, universal, c++ hooking library.

Build a Microservice with Service Fabric on Windows Server

21 Apr 2016 by Shawn1Xu

Build a microservice with Service Fabric on Windows Server 2012 using ASP.NET 5 and Service Fabric SDK

Using the Windows MIDI SYSEX API in .NET

13 Apr 2016 by Steve Grundy

This article describes using the Windows MIDI API functions in a managed environment.

Getting All "Special Folders" via VB.NET

12 Apr 2016 by Jalapeno Bob

A VB.NET version of Ray Koopa's 21 Mar 2016 article, Getting All "Special Folders" in .NET

Your Own Recent File List(s)

5 Apr 2016 by Petrov Vladimir

The alternative way of recent files handling with the direct access to the list of the files notepad edit including.

To And From Binary Literals

5 Apr 2016 by Mark Kruger

To And From Binary Literals for all standard .net numeric value types.

A Text Editor App in Windows Store

8 Feb 2016 by Azim Zahir

This is a Text Editor App for Windows 8.

Win8

VS2013

XAML

Extending MFC shell controls functionality

24 Jan 2016 by Vladimir Misovsky

Overriding CMFCShellTreeCtrl and CMFCShellListCtrl classes

Getting Started with Mean Stack

23 Dec 2015 by Ashwin. Shetty

Writing your first app using Mean Stack (M = MongoDB, E = Express.JS, A = Angular.JS and N = Node.js)

Desktop Sharing using RDP APIs and Socket

24 Nov 2015 by nuclear_sun

You can share a peer's desktop with any others using this software, designate the sharer and viewers in any way you can imagine. Detailed development document and user manual can be found in the Download.

Highlight GridView rows in JavaScript and CSS

6 Oct 2015 by Fandango68

Use JavaScript to manage control layouts, formatting and highlights, without the need for Postback which is not so clean.

Undocumented List View Features

30 Sep 2015 by Timo Kunze

Use undocumented parts of the Windows Vista list view API to enhance your application.

How to build ultimate XBMC HTPC for less than $200 (Kodi)

25 Sep 2015 by lepipele

Enjoy watching your videos on the big screen by building your own Home Theater PC and using XBMC / Kodi. Article also touches on other Media Players like Roku 3, Apple TV, Android TV Boxes...

PParser - Part 2

5 Sep 2015 by InvisibleMedia

Specify grammatical contexts

A Help Infrastructure For WinRT Phones and Apps

1 Sep 2015 by David Maw

A way to embed help pages within a Windows RT or Phone program

Parallel Operations in .NET using Task Parallel Library

12 Aug 2015 by abhichak

Describing use of Parallel.Invoke and Tasks

Deploy Sideloaded Windows 8 App in Production

31 Jul 2015 by dpalash

Through this article, you will learn how to deploy the sideloaded Windows 8 app to production easily and maintain/provide regular upgrade version of the app.

Making an Audio Spectrum analyzer with Bass.dll, C# and Arduino

24 Jul 2015 by webmaster442

A mini howto on using bass.dll & bass.net wrapper.

RadialControls - Normal Controls, BenT

17 Jul 2015 by Ben Thorner

A tutorial on RadialControls - a library of circular controls for Windows 8 Apps.

UNITY 3D – Leap Motion Integration

8 Jul 2015 by Vahe Karamian

This article will cover the basics of Leap Motion integration into your Unity 3D project. We will look at the basic setup and implementation of the basics to get you started. In order for you to try the code, you will need to have the Leap Motion hardware.

Yet another Core Utility Component - Logging, Exception Handling, Configuration and Localization in one App

11 Jun 2015 by Khaled Abdelhamid

Core utility components - Localization, Configuration, Logging, and Exception Handling.

UNITY 3D – NETWORK GAME PROGRAMMING

26 May 2015 by Vahe Karamian

This article will cover the basics of network programming using Network View in Unity 3D. We will be creating an Authoritative Server based networking environment showcasing the basics functions of network programming using Unity 3D and C#.

An experiment with random-access data virtualisation in a Windows Store app with XAML, C# and Rx

26 May 2015 by FrankSzendzielarz

Here I share the code of an R&D experiment to explore an alternative approach to data virtualization, using Rx and a XAML ListView in a Windows Store app, where I consider the IObservableVector as an "Observing" collection that reacts to UI event streams

Capturing Live-video from Web-camera on Windows 7 and Windows 8

24 May 2015 by Evgeny Pereguda

Simple lib for capturing live-video from web-camera by using Media Foundation

A n-level Nested Directory Tree WPF Demo

15 May 2015 by Lộc Nguyễn

Example of data binding for nested tree structure, and MVVM pattern.

UNITY 3D - Game Programming Introduction

8 May 2015 by Vahe Karamian

The first article in a series to discuss Unity 3D and how to get started with your own 3D projects.

UNITY 3D – Game Programming – Part 3

8 May 2015 by Vahe Karamian

The third article in a series to discuss Unity 3D and how to get started with your own 3D projects.

UNITY 3D – Game Programming – Part 4

8 May 2015 by Vahe Karamian

The fourth article in a series to discuss Unity 3D and how to get started with your own 3D projects.

UNITY 3D – Game Programming – Part 5

8 May 2015 by Vahe Karamian

The fifth article in a series to discuss Unity 3D and how to get started with your own 3D projects.

UNITY 3D – Game Programming – Part 6

8 May 2015 by Vahe Karamian

The sixth article in a series to discuss Unity 3D and how to get started with your own 3D projects.

UNITY 3D – Game Programming – Part 7

8 May 2015 by Vahe Karamian

The seventh article in a series to discuss Unity 3D and how to get started with your own 3D projects.

UNITY 3D – Game Programming – Part 8

8 May 2015 by Vahe Karamian

The eighth article in a series to discuss Unity 3D and how to get started with your own 3D projects.

UNITY 3D – Game Programming – Part 9

8 May 2015 by Vahe Karamian

The ninth article in a series to discuss Unity 3D and how to get started with your own 3D projects.

UNITY 3D – Game Programming – Part 10

8 May 2015 by Vahe Karamian

The tenth article in a series to discuss Unity 3D and how to get started with your own 3D projects.

M3U-Copy a tool for playlists

7 May 2015 by Winfried Wille

M3U-Copy copies the entries of a playlist in the M3U format to a target directory or rewrites the playlist

DLNA made easy with "Play To" from any device

6 Apr 2015 by Dr Gadgit

Covers SSDP messages and XML replies plus how to stream a play-list

Getting Started with Azure API Management

26 Mar 2015 by Gaurav Aroraa

In this article, we will discuss basics of Azure API Management to manage our Web API.

Integrate Azure IoT Backend for Application

25 Mar 2015 by Nathaniel_Chen

This article show how to integrate Arduino, RaspberryPi, Azure EventHubs, WorkRole, WebService, WCF with Restful API to build a simple IoT information service backend connect by Universal App.

SoloGig v1.0 for Windows And Win 8.1 Tablets (not WinRT)

21 Mar 2015 by Joe Dufresne

A small utility app which uses the excellent NAudio library to help organize backing tracks (audio files for band minus one situations), chord / lead sheets, lyrics, etc. Intended for Windows tablets running a full version of Windows 8.1.

Bringing RISK to the Digital World

18 Mar 2015 by Intel

This case study examines the process that game developer Marmalade followed as it created an electronic version of Hasbro’s classic board game, RISK: The Game of Global Domination.

C++

Win8

Windows

artificial-intelligence

product-showcase

Sharing Surfaces between OpenCL™ and DirectX 11 on Intel® Processor Graphics

18 Mar 2015 by Intel

This tutorial demonstrates how to share surfaces between OpenCL™ and DirectX 11 with Intel ® Processor Graphics on Microsoft Windows, using the surface sharing extension in OpenCL.

Learning Test Driven Development with TDD Katas

14 Mar 2015 by Gaurav Aroraa

In this article, we will discuss all about TDD Katas and how we can get hands-on with Test Driven Development (TDD).

Using SQLite Databases in Any Folder in WinRT

9 Mar 2015 by Peter Moore - Chicago

By writing your own Virtual File System with a little C++, you can escape ApplicationData.LocalFolder and read and write databases in any folder your app has access to.

Yet another Home Monitor

5 Mar 2015 by 65Goat

This contest submission is for a home monitoring solution that reads temperature, humidity and states from various sensors around a home. The data is stored in Azure and can be accessed via mobile devices.

MFC PowerShells Easily

24 Feb 2015 by aljodav

A very easy way to drive PowerShell console application through MFC

The Dew Review - DevExpress Universal 14.2.4

18 Feb 2015 by Alvin Ashcraft

This year I have been looking at and starting to use several components from the Universal 14.2.4 release.

The Compression API: It was about time

16 Feb 2015 by Michael Chourdakis

The ability to compress/decompress data in Win32

C++

Win8

Windows

Centurion LINQ - Integrating eHealth Community Care

11 Feb 2015 by UmarSiddiqui

Help us help you improve community health

MixUp Puzzle

21 Jan 2015 by Arpankumar Rank

MixUp Puzzle! Is a Memory Power Game. It can be played by anybody especially kids.

Localization in Windows Universal Apps

7 Jan 2015 by Pooja Baraskar

Making the App World-Ready by adapting it for a specific culture and language.

C++11 Concurrency

30 Dec 2014 by Babu_Abdulsalam

Various features supporting Concurrency in C++11

Draw Behind Desktop Icons in Windows 8+

22 Dec 2014 by Gerald Degeneve

Draw or render a Windows Form directly over the Wallpaper, behind the Desktop Icons in Windows 8+10

Sketch, Touch, and Go

19 Dec 2014 by Tim_Duncan

This article highlights a few of the advances in Corel Painter* 2015.

Calling All Stations

5 Dec 2014 by KarstenK

Interoperability: Calling C++ from C#

Basic Calculating TextBox in VB.NET

27 Nov 2014 by Member 10951710

A simple extension to the original TextBox, allowing simple calculations (+, /, *, -)

A multithreaded, OpenGL-enabled application.

26 Nov 2014 by Jeremy Falcon

Provides a base to use when programming OpenGL-enabled applications for the real world, rather than a simple hello world.

Running the AxWebBrowser Control in a separate process

17 Nov 2014 by bssrini

Browser control plays an important role in hybrid application development, when browser controls are used for a prolonged time its memory foot print starts to increase gradually. This article explains a way to host the browser control in a separate process which can be loaded/unloaded as needed.

A sneak peak on Windows Embedded with Galileo

9 Nov 2014 by Abhishek Nandy

simple example of Windows Embedded with Intel Galileo(Stage #2 Windows Embedded)

Win8

Windows

The Intel® Core™ M Processor

6 Nov 2014 by Colleen Culbertson

This article, aimed at developers, will provide a glimpse into this 64-bit, multi-core SOC processor, and gives an overview of the available Intel® technologies, including Intel® HD Graphics 5300.

SensiGator Charts New Course for Bing* Maps on Windows* 8 Tablets

6 Nov 2014 by Geoff Arnold

Built for the Lenovo ThinkPad* Tablet 2 and Ultrabook™ 2 in 1, running Windows* 8.1, SensiGator thoroughly takes advantage of the various sensors and input modalities of the tablet platfor

Win8

Windows

product-showcase

Learn to make your app to run best on Win8 across multiple devices including the latest 2 in 1’s. Watch now!

6 Nov 2014 by meghana-rao

Learn cutting edge UX from our world-class, featured expert, Luke Wroblewski and unlock the incredible capabilities, opportunities and user experiences that 2 in 1 devices can deliver.

Win8

Windows

How to Write a 2 in 1 aware Application

6 Nov 2014 by Stevan Rogers

Dynamically adapting your UI to 2 in 1 configuration changes

Win8

Windows

artificial-intelligence

Think & Eat

4 Nov 2014 by Santhoshpettacode

Make to Cook any one with health care service to the user

Recording Audio in Windows Phone 8.1

3 Nov 2014 by S.Prateek

This is a basic how-to guideline to record audio in Windows Phone 8.1

Sharpening Notepad++

29 Oct 2014 by Oleg Shilo

This article describes the CS-Script C# Intellisense plugin for Notepad++ (CSScriptNpp).

IOT Jukebox

26 Oct 2014 by Abhishek Nandy

An Overview of IOT

CyberLink and Intel Use Collaborative Design to Create MediaStory

16 Oct 2014 by Dominic Milano

CyberLink MediaStory* software greatly streamlines the process of organizing and accessing the mountains of pictures and videos stored across phones, cameras, tablets, PCs, and the cloud to assemble professional-looking videos that can be shared in minutes.

Win8

Windows

Ultrabook

Overview of Ultrabook™ 2 in 1 with Recommendations for Mode-Aware App Development

16 Oct 2014 by meghana-rao

In this article, you can explore the hardware capabilities of 2 in 1 devices, opportunities that Windows* 8/8.1-based 2 in 1 devices provide to both consumer and enterprise applications, and recommendations for developing apps for the best user experience on each mode.

One Touch Composer: Creating a Digital Sheet Music App with Touch, Stylus, and Keyboard Control on Microsoft Windows* 8 Tablets

16 Oct 2014 by Dominic Milano

When Dmitriy Golonanov, the CEO of the international company, Maestro Music Software, learned that many musicians would rather use a lightweight tablet than carry a laptop to gigs or a classroom, he decided to enlist a small team of developers, which included Sergey Samokhin, to create music notatio

Win8

Windows

Dev

Audacity* Gets a Touch UI for Tablets and 2 in 1 PCs

16 Oct 2014 by Tim_Duncan

This article previews some in-development features of Audacity, which is a free, simple, multi-track audio editor and recorder for Windows*, Mac* OS X*, GNU/Linux*, and other operating systems.

Game Optimization for Ultrabook™ Devices

16 Oct 2014 by Lee Bamber

In this article you will learn how to improve the speed of your 3D game and understand what to look out for when porting your application to Ultrabook systems.

Paint Your Music: A Table-Top, Multi-Touch-Enabled Virtual Musical Instrument/Game

16 Oct 2014 by Dominic Milano

TheBestSync, a China-based software company focused on integrated software and hardware solutions, entered the Intel App Innovation Contest 2013 (Intel AIC 2013) in partnership with Intel® Developer Zone with the idea of combining game and music technology with an AIO device to create an exciting n

Enter the Wormhole

16 Oct 2014 by Geoff Arnold

fter participating in an earlier Intel contest, developer Dave Gannon took on these challenges, coming back with a vengeance with Wormhole Pinball, the winning app in the games category in the Intel App Innovation Contest 2013 in partnership with the Intel® Developer Zone.

Consuming ASP.NET WEB API using ASP.NET MVC4 and RestSharp

6 Oct 2014 by Gaurav Aroraa

In this article, we will learn how to consume ASP.NET WEB API hosted on another server (as a REST services only) using ASP.NET MVC4 (as a client) with RESTSHARP.

A USB Library to Detect USB Devices

21 Sep 2014 by slelong

A USB library to detect USB devices, and manage Attach and Detach events

Developing 3D Games for Windows* 8 with C++ and Microsoft DirectX*

12 Sep 2014 by Bruno Sonnino

In this article, I show you how to develop a soccer penalties shootout game.

Legend of Xuan Yuan Case Study: Get the best gameplay with 2 in 1 state, touch, and accelerometer

2 Sep 2014 by Paul Lindberg

This case study illustrates how, working with Intel engineers, Tencent optimized Xuan Yuan added touch, and updated the UI to provide a high quality gaming experience on 2 in 1 systems and Ultrabooks running Windows* 8.

AR Jewellery Develops a New Shopping Paradigm for Tablets

2 Sep 2014 by Member 11030029

Developer Serhiy Posokhin and his wife Antonina Posokhina, a designer by trade, recognized the potential of this technology in the world of jewelry and pursued its potential through the Intel® App Innovation Contest 2013 (AIC 2013).