The Windows "Turn off" buttons are three or more steps away from the desktop work area, depending on your personal settings. This can be not only inconvenient, but downright bothersome at times. These programs can power down the computer, in just one or two steps.
Learn to determine whether or not a disk is plugged in. Also, learn how to make the disk Autorun, similar to CD drives, and, how to run a normal VB 6 program from this disk, without needing to install it on the client machine.
Discover the main differences between accessing the Registry with VB 6 and with VB.NET.
Learn about a simple utility to launch files/folders by pressing a combination of keys, irrespective of which application is active.
Write a VB .NET application that constantly monitors a folder and raises events when there is any activity in that folder.
File type associations can be used in Windows to automatically start up a particular program every time someone double-clicks a file with a particular extension. This article shows how to do exactly that, using Visual Basic and the WIN32 API.
Become more proficient on the usage of statements to control the flow of execution through a C++/CLI application.
Explore new ways to run processes under Windows. Some might even surprise you.
You can change your input language dynamically. Make it easier for those who speak other languages to use your software.
Have you ever wanted to control your garage door from your smartphone? Here is your chance. Get your hands dirty with an Arduino Garage Door Controller.
