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With Windows Vista, t he UserAccounts.CommonDialog ActiveX control for opening a file open dialog box no longer exists. Here's a look at how you can solve that problem using Visual Basic. No, wait. Don't run off saying "I don't...
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Remember when the close-but-not-quite-ready version of code was called the beta? Where did this Release Candidate come from? In the March issue of TechNet Magazine , Raymond Chen discusses the intriguing back story of how (and why) the naming conventions...
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In the January issue of TechNet Magazine , Raymond Chen discusses the Automatic Skip Driver , or ASD, feature. He decodes the history of ADS to show you what the acronym originally stood for, explores the turbulent transition into a Plug and Play world...
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Can your joystick play music or cook a burrito? In the December issue of TechNet Magazine , Raymond Chen takes a look back at when the DirectInput force feedback joystick interface was being hammered out and discusses the importance of whether periodic...
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"Sometimes...what you need is a great big fish." It's hard to give a better introduction to Betsy Aoki's Field Notes column in this month's issue of TechNet Magazine . In her own inimitable style, Betsy convey's the story of how she developed the Cod...
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On a more "playful" note (forgive the impending pun) this Friday afternoon, I wanted to call your attention to Matt Clapham's article in the February issue of TechNet Magazine , entitled Gaming in a Secure Environment . Security is certainly one of the...
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