Detect the types of SIMD instructions available on the processor.
SIMD Detector
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AMD64 (EM64T) Architecture
Published 03/24/2009
Discover the AMD64 architecture and its implementation EM64T by Intel.
SMBIOS Demystified
Published 08/01/2006
Discover a basic SMBIOS parser that demonstrates querying for SMBIOS info using WMI and then parsing the data to extract necessary information.
DOS Info Block: A Definitive Guide
Published 10/21/2005
Tons of information about DOS registers and their functions.
Three Ways to Retrieve Processor Information
Published 01/28/2005
Learn how to retreive CPU information such as name, vendor name, speed, or supported features, using CPUID assembly instruction, Registry stored information, or Platform SDK functions.
Editing A Remote Hard Disk
Published 12/31/2002
Detailed tutorial on reading and writing to disks in Windows 95, NT, and beyond.
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MFC Integration with the Windows Transactional File System (TxF)
Published 04/18/2011
The Transactional File System (TxF), which allows access to an NTFS file system to be conducted in a transacted manner through extensions to the Windows SDK API. MFC 10, has been extended to support TxF and related technologies. This support allows existing MFC applications to be easily extended to support kernel transactions.
.NET Framework: Collections and Generics
Published 06/23/2011
The original release of the .NET Framework included collections as .NET was introduced to the Microsoft programming world. The .NET Framework 2.0 introduced generics to complement the System.Collections namespace and provide a more efficient and well performing option. Read on to learn more...
Adding Sizzle to a Video Slot Game with VB.NET
Published 10/10/2012
The final installment of our Slot Game series shows you how to build in a way to win or lose. We will also add some effects for when a win takes place.
Implementing a WCF Message Contract
Published 06/25/2012
WCF implementations normally take two different approaches; a Document style or an API style. Document style implementations are more flexible and often easier to extend and version. Also, Document style or rather, Message Contract service implementations, work well between systems with a shared message assembly. Jeffrey Juday guides you through architecting a WCF Message Contract implementation.
