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    This tool will help user to capture selected area of screen. It provides user to set his/her own HotKey to capture screen. It runs in system tray. Source code is included with this article.

    [Updated] How to Build a Simple Event Log Montior/Watcher (Using TCP in .NET)

    Learn how to build a simple event log "watcher" application to monitor event log changes on a remote machine(s).

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