2018-08-11 19:53
All software developers hope their sofwares are easy-to-use and easy-to-learn. It is a myth that when the software represents some of the real life applications and devices, it is automatica… Read More
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2017-02-14 20:05
Software developers, music bands and painters have one common enemy: people who copy their work without permission or payment. The copying is not the problem, it is the distribution of the c… Read More
2016-11-19 20:44
It is now a year since I started writing this blog. It was fun to write about the topics I liked to write and there is another reason why I feel like a winner now. The thing is I promised my… Read More
2016-11-13 20:42
Nowadays we are using computers in graphics mode. It simply means everything we see on the screen is graphics, even text. The things were not the same in the past. Applications and games ope… Read More
2016-11-06 19:44
Our next utility will help to browse the fonts installed on the system. When you have dozens or hundred (or more) fonts available and you must decide what to choose, what do you do? Do you o… Read More
2016-10-30 19:34
CD-ROM drives (and nowadays USB sticks) have a feature called Autorun (sometimes referred as Autoplay). It makes easier to listen music or play computer games. Just stick the disc in the dri… Read More
2016-10-23 19:19
Sometimes while you are developing a computer software, it might be useful to log the events in a file during the software testing or even in the production. The following Log class lends a… Read More
2016-10-16 20:22
Modality in the Windows programming means whether the window suspends the program execution. That is, do you need to close the window before you can go further. I take a drawing application… Read More
2016-10-09 19:00
You can easily discover when a file was created, modified and used. Just right-click the file in Explorer and select Properties. The troubles arise when you need to modify the date (or time)… Read More
2016-10-02 19:35
When you and I grow up, our age increases. The age tells how old we are. How our bodies and minds have developed. The same applies for computer softwares. We could survey the softwares the s… Read More
2016-09-25 18:59
Some months ago I told about how the Windows world has changed in the past. Now, it is time to sink in the ocean of Windows accessories. How some have been added while some other utilities h… Read More
2016-09-18 18:51
If you have ever programmed using C# and .NET-framework, you probably have met the String-class and its properties. When you want to create an empty string, you can either use empty string l… Read More
2016-09-15 18:31
When you write a book, compose a song or develop a computer game, do you think it is going to be a classic one? I pick the last one as an example. You have developed a great game (at least i… Read More
2016-09-11 18:53
When you want to listen music or play computer games, you turn on your external speakers or just use the integrated speakers of the monitor. It is less-known thing that the computer has an i… Read More
2016-09-04 18:34
Microsoft Windows had ever since Windows 3.0 an internal help system, giving a computer user instructions how to do this and that. Before Windows 3.1, only a limited set of bundled accessory… Read More
2016-08-28 19:31
If you are not a sofware developer, you might not be aware that computer programs have bugs. This is false only for the simplest program (or should I say an exercise?) which display some tri… Read More
2016-08-21 18:29
Imagine you have developed an application which does something when you are working at the computer. I emphasize it should work only if you are working at the computer. You would assume an u… Read More
2016-08-14 19:22
Many computer softwares allow you to start many copies about them while some others do not. How do the last ones know whether they are started first time, twice or thrice? The… Read More
2016-08-07 18:46
Once upon a time, there was a computer genius. He was the freak on neighborhood. While other kids were playing football, basketball or ice-hockey, our boy spent his time writing code, playin… Read More
2016-07-31 19:08
Today we cannot imagine a computer without a mouse (or some similar pointing device). Mouse did spread like wildfire in a few decades and dominates the world of input devices at almost every… Read More
2016-07-24 19:26
No, I am not talking about television, radio or social media. Instead, I am going to talk about different ways how various softwares were distributed here and there in the past. I focus on p… Read More
2016-07-17 20:19
I wrote some months ago a post about different license types. Now it is time to get back on the topic with a different side: when a user pay or pay anything at all? I take computer games as… Read More
2016-07-15 19:59
Well, I lied you a bit. The title should have been worded like “Get paid for almost nothing”. Yes, I am talking about Paid To Click or PTC services. You watch some webads and in… Read More
2016-06-26 19:35
If you have ever studied some programming exercises related to file handling, you have encountered a term End of file or simply EOF. This means we have reached the end of the file and there… Read More
2016-06-19 19:26
I bought Windows 10 Home because the computer had license only for Windows Vista so no free upgrade there. It is first time when I see software delivered via an USB-disk. How Universal Seria… Read More
2016-06-12 20:27
Today we want to distinguish ourselves many ways: we have different hair styles, clothes, mobile phones, cars etc. And, of course, we have individual email address. For example, mine_thebest… Read More
2016-06-05 14:36
What connects computers and humans? Both are quite helpless about creating strong passwords. Humans usually tend to derive the password from names, birthdays, pet’s names, the most hat… Read More
2016-05-29 19:03
Imagine you have developed two softwares which have to talk each other. The dicussion between them can be anything from simple “yes/no” word pairs to complex talk about nuclear p… Read More
2016-05-20 18:22
Have you heard about Moore’s law? A rumor tells that Gordon Moore forecast the number of transistors doubles in an integrated circuit every two years and so does the speed. The law hel… Read More
2016-05-15 20:49
You may or may not know that every file ending in .EXE extension are considered an executable. That is, when you double click it in Windows Explorer (or type its name on Run dialog), Windows… Read More
2016-05-11 19:15
It is time to sink in the ocean of graphics programming again. Our new program will give you its helping hand when you need to create some great backgrounds for games, webpages, books, walls… Read More
2016-05-01 20:46
Sometimes it is nice to recall how the things behaved in the past. Many things have come forward while some have taken steps backward. This also applies to computers. These changes sneaked i… Read More
2016-04-24 19:54
Every computer programmer has at least once dreamed about making a great computer game. Computer games have many areas which need a good expertise: artwork, sound, music, programming, level… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Nowadays computers are stupid as a wooden pole. You can argue they are capable to calculate a huge number of calculations in the same time as you do one. Well, it does not matter. Yes… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Have your ever had a dream on being an alley cat? Free to do anything in the world. If you had, I strongly recommend to play a few times a game named Alley Cat (released by IBM, 1983). I bel… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Let’s imagine you have become a robot. You follow the commands you have received in a sequential order, without any thinking. Then you receive a request to select randomly one of the t… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
If your answer is negative, please look my video about the nearby building site in which a data center is under construction. Note the ignition tube located at the top left corner. Share: Read More
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