Unfortunately it's been quite silent around here for the last couple of months. I want to change that, so why not make a promise? I've always been bullied by my wannabe developer friends for memorizing most of the Win32 (XP onwards) API. What they don't realize is just how useful the API is - how powerful it is! For the complete month of April 2007, I will post a new blog each day containing a Win32 API trick including demonstration code. Although my samples will be in C#, this being the Win32 API, it's actually usable in more...

So, tell me, do you notice anything unusual in the picture below? For a month or so I've used my computer with the Windows Start menu at the top. Am I crazy? Most likely. I started out doing it on my home computer (on all monitors), while keeping the start menu at the bottom at work. Honestly, it is feels quite weird and wrong in the beginning, and I was constantly throwing my mouse southwards just to realize that my work had been for nothing, as the Start menu was actually up north. I really couldn't impose...

Boy am I glad I've got my baby insured, guess I'll need it now :(