By Alanle [MS}  | 17 August 2010 - 03:18 AM

In a previous Answers post I covered using Advanced Query Syntax to search folders in Windows 7. There is also another method to enter search syntax in Windows 7. Natural Language allows you to enter ...

By chco  | 16 August 2010 - 10:00 PM

So you have a new Kindle and would like to check your email, well the browser that comes with it is partially limited. The following excerpt from Kindle: The Mini Missing Manual can help.All right, em...

By macslocum  | 16 August 2010 - 05:21 AM

Michael Lopp has an interesting perspective on the workplace. On one side, he's a geek who prefers the structure and predictability of "system thinking." But on the other, he knows office life is inhe...

By chco  | 16 August 2010 - 02:56 PM

The following excerpt is from C# 4.0 Pocket Reference, Third Edition. The author offers insight into using comments as well as a list of the standard documentation tags used most often.A documentation...

By chco  | 16 August 2010 - 11:30 AM

In this excerpt from Programming C# 4.0, Sixth Edition the author offers several ways of working with elements and different ways to code more efficiently.Suppose we want to find out if an array of ca...

By chco  | 15 August 2010 - 08:27 PM

The following excerpt from Being Geek will help you distinguish between a presentation and a speech.Developing a compelling presentation involves a series of decisions and exercises to align your head...

By chco  | 15 August 2010 - 02:50 PM

The following excerpt from Using SQLite gives a brief overview of SQLite's features.In the simplest terms, SQLite is a public-domain software package that provides a relational database management...

By chco  | 14 August 2010 - 05:45 PM

The following excerpt from HTML5: Up and Running is a brief look at adjusting web navigation with HTML5 to better use its new capabilities.One of the most important parts of any website is the navigat...

By chco  | 14 August 2010 - 01:02 PM

When reading a PDF file on the Kindle it can at times be awkward to get just the right view. This excerpt from Kindle: The Mini Missing Manual can help get you acclimated to getting a good look at tho...

By kbnotes  | 14 August 2010 - 06:23 AM

Today we continue our serialization of excerpts from the forthcoming eBook, Managing and Implementing Microsoft® SharePoint® 2010 Projects (Microsoft Press) by Geoff Evelyn. from Chapter 6 Buildi...

By Alanle [MS}  | 13 August 2010 - 01:37 AM

It is not always the case that when you are looking for files on you machine that you know their name. Sometimes you need to search for other conditions, for example files over a certain size or files...

By chco  | 13 August 2010 - 01:33 PM

Below we have a list of the common C# exception types taken as an excerpt from C# 4.0 Pocket Reference, Third Edition.The following exception types are used widely throughout the CLR and .NET Framewor...

By joshclark  | 13 August 2010 - 10:16 AM

Before you build, diagram your app's flow of screens, like a movie director preparing storyboard sketches for every scene of a shoot. Make sure that you have clean, untangled lines through your hi...

By macslocum  | 11 August 2010 - 04:24 AM

Back in late-March, early-April, when the world was gripped in iPad hysteria, a debate emerged about the iPad / iPhone's closed system. Some said Apple's locked-down approach was a deal breaker. Other...

By chco  | 12 August 2010 - 12:31 PM

The following excerpt from Programming C# 4.0, Sixth Edition shows you how to check the type of an object in C#.C# provides us with a couple of keywords for checking the type of an object: as and is. ...

By BonnieB  | 12 August 2010 - 12:25 PM

When a project schedule is too long, you want to rein it in with the least amount of disruption to the work you've done so far. The critical path controls a project's finish date, because it&#...

By chco  | 12 August 2010 - 01:22 AM

Sometimes it's good to not only have a way to manage your day to day tasks, but also a method to help manage your overall career strategy. A trickle list might be just the way for you. The below e...

By chco  | 11 August 2010 - 09:59 AM

The following excerpt is from HTML5: Up and Running. Below we have a list of the new semantic elements included in HTML5 and a few words about their application.HTML5 is not just about making existing...

By BrianSawyer  | 11 August 2010 - 05:17 AM

For his recently released book, Cooking for Geeks, author Jeff Potter interviewed prominent researchers, food scientists, knife experts, chefs, writers, and more, including author Harold McGee, TV per...

By chco  | 10 August 2010 - 01:10 PM

This excerpt from C# 4.0 Pocket Reference, Third Edition explains how to use strings and characters in C#. A list of escape sequence characters is given as well as a few ways to manipulate strings.C#&...