Count up or count down. Learn how to do it all with Visual Basic.
Making a Countdown App (Timer)
Published 04/08/2015
Latest Win32 Articles
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.
Latest CodeGuru Developer Columns
C++ Exception Handling: How to Handle Exceptions in C++
Published 03/24/2017
Learn to implement exception handling mechanism in C++.
Integrating Maps into Your UWP App
Published 05/26/2017
Look at what can be done with mapping in a UWP (Universal Windows Platform) app.
Adding Camera Support to Universal Windows Platform Apps
Published 05/24/2017
With a UWP app, you can design for specific input modes and devices. Learn to control a camera from one.
Using C# 7 Pattern Matching
Published 04/07/2017
Take advantage of pattern matching to check for patterns in your code, improve performance, and simplify your code.
