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Tuesday, April 15, 2008 5:46 AM

Windows with C++: Windows Imaging Component (Part 1)

My latest column is now available in the April 2008 issue of MSDN Magazine. This is part 1 of a 3 part series about the Windows Imaging Component that ships with Windows Vista as well as the .NET Framework 3.0 and later. Windows with C++: Windows Imaging...
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Monday, April 07, 2008 11:32 PM

Window Clippings 2.1.22 ... and Add-Ins!

I know I said I was going to start focusing on the upcoming 2.5 release but I needed to make some minor improvements to the way Window Clippings handles external add-ins as a few users have asked about this. As usual, you can get the update via the “Check...
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Friday, January 04, 2008 1:23 PM

Looking Back at 2007

As I did last year , I thought I'd provide a quick summary of some of the highlights from 2007. Articles I wrote a few more articles for MSDN Magazine in 2007. I also launched a brand new column for the magazine called Windows with C++. Windows with C...
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Tuesday, December 11, 2007 2:10 PM

Parallel Programming with C++ – A New Series

Microsoft’s developer division has, at least publicly, been placing a lot of emphasis on making it easier for C# and VB developers to build scalable applications more easily. The Parallel Extensions CTP for .NET 3.5 is clear evidence of their commitment...
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Tuesday, July 10, 2007 12:30 AM

Manifest View 1.0

Every so often I need to view an application’s manifest, for example to debug application dependencies or to confirm the requested execution level . This usually involves opening up the binary application file in Visual Studio and exporting the RT_MANIFEST...
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Monday, March 26, 2007 4:05 PM

AutoPtr Revisited

My AutoPtr class template, which I first published in my article entitled Mixing Native and Managed Types in C++ and then later updated for my MSDN article entitled Best Practices for Writing Efficient and Reliable Code with C++/CLI has turned into quite...
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Friday, March 23, 2007 3:35 PM

Balance CPU 1.0

Recently someone asked me what on earth the new QueryIdleProcessorCycleTime function in Windows Vista does. I can understand the confusion considering the documentation is just plain wrong, at least in terms of how the function is used. If you can look...
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Wednesday, January 31, 2007 5:35 PM

Gordon Hogenson on C++/CLI

I read a lot of books but with my day job and various other projects and writing commitments I don’t have a lot of spare time. As a result I am very picky about what books I read and especially technical books since there are so many mediocre technical...
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Wednesday, July 12, 2006 4:30 PM

Windows Vista for Developers – A New Series

The July 2006 issue of MSDN Magazine featured an article I wrote about some new native APIs introduced with Windows Vista. Unfortunately due to the severe space constraints (due to print publication) the article was trimmed down and the sample code in...
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Friday, June 30, 2006 8:49 PM

Nish on the C++/CLI Support Library

I was just going to write about the C++/CLI Support Library included with Visual C++ 2005 when I noticed my friend Nish has already written a nice piece on the topic. Go check it out: C++/CLI Library classes for interop scenarios © 2006 Kenny Kerr
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