Count up or count down. Learn how to do it all with Visual Basic.
Making a Countdown App (Timer)
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Secure Desktop Prompting : Always Run As Administrator
Published 12/01/2009
"White list" certain programs to "Run As Administrator", all the time. See how it enters a "secure desktop" with a classic Vista/7 prompt.
Tip: Screen Capture
Published 11/10/2009
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.
File Verbs - EXE System Shortcut Menu Items
Published 11/10/2009
Do the verbs of a file, like Run as administrator, and Pin to Taskbar.
VB 6 and USB Flash Disks
Published 03/13/2008
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.
MAC-Based Authentication for Web Sites
Published 09/04/2007
Learn how to implement an additional security layer on company web sites by getting the machine ID of the system from registered users along with the user ID and password.
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Quirky and yet persistent, C++ is a language that keeps programmers coming back to it. Pick up some new ways to wrangle it into your workflow.
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Learn how to search for keywords in a command line app on Flickr.
Role-based Security Within VB
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See how easy it can be to implement Role-based Security in your Visual Basic applications.
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