Making good sense of the 1TB Yahoo Geocities data archive
I got to know Yahoo Geocities in 2001 during a crash course on basic HTML and web design. Looking back,
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.NET Framework
3CX Call Control API on 3CX Phone System version 15
I revisited the 3CX Call Control API in one of my latest projects, this time on 3CX version 15.5. The last
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Fixing PlatformNotSupportedException when running Window Communication Foundation applications
A few days ago when attempting to run a custom Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) application on a customer’s server, I encountered the
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Programming the Tektronix TDS 340 100MHz digital storage oscilloscope
In my previous article I provided some information on the Tektronix TDS 340 100 MHz digital storage oscilloscope and instructions
Read moreAccessing 3CX Call Data Record (CDR) PostgreSQL database
UPDATE (May 2018): See my latest article for more information on how to manage calls programmatically on 3CX v15. The article below was
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Creating calls and conferences using 3CX Call Control API
UPDATE (May 2018): See my latest article for more information on how to manage calls programmatically on 3CX v15. The article below was
Read moreConverting an Outlook Form Template (OFT) to a .NET Windows form in Visual Studio
In one of my work projects, I was assigned with the task of developing a standalone Windows form application to
Read moreAllowing only numeric input in a TextBox
You may have seen a Windows textbox that would disallow non-numeric input, showing an error message like in the following
Read moreBeware when using DES/TripleDES for data encryption
I recently worked on a secure device application which requires a PIN code to be entered as startup.The application database
Read moreSerializableDictionary and System.InvalidOperationException
I recently attempted to use Paul Welter’s SerializableDictionary in one of my Windows Mobile projects, Everything seems to work well
Read moreExtension method and VB.NET With construct
Recently I came across a codeproject article about extension methods in VB.NET, where one reader complained that he could not
Read moreIdentifying used and unused resources in a Visual Studio’s project Resources.resx file
If you often use project resources in a Visual Studio project, be it VB or C#, eventually you will end
Read more“csc.exe – Application Error” when shutting Windows with a .running NET application
Recently a friend reported to me that my application written in .NET prevents his computer from shutting down. If the
Read more.NET forms on Windows 7 at 125% zoom level
If you have ever tried to personalize your Windows 7 desktop and chose to zoom to 125%, as per the
Read moreSystem.InvalidOperationException is thrown when attempting simultaneous calls to ExecuteNonQuery
If you have multiple threads trying to execute an SqlCommand via ExecuteNonQuery using a single SqlConnection object, you may get
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