SubWCRev Generates Wrong Times
We want to run SubWCRev as an automated step in our process so we have the latest SVN metadata included in our executable. This makes it easier to identify executables Continue Reading →
Disable RDP Auth Popup
When using Remote Desktop Connection, you can get a popup window asking for your login credentials before a connection to the remote machine is made. When it works, you can Continue Reading →
RTI Image Processing: Sneak Peek
Recently I have invented several algorithms to extract more detail from Reflectance Transformation Imaging (RTI) images. Here is a sneak peek of the detail these algorithms can extract: RTI Comparison Continue Reading →
PowerPoint Design
Humans are not only auditory creatures, we are also highly visual. When we’re giving a speech, we can get our message across more effectively if we use visual aids to Continue Reading →
Processes, Symlinks, & Windows 10
When starting external executables from C++ code, if we start them using SHELLEXECUTEINFO on Windows 10, we cannot maintain a process handle across symlinks like we can on Windows 8. Continue Reading →
Sending Unicode through Windows Pipes
Passing unicode data through Windows Pipes sometimes requires special handling to avoid having the pipes scramble the data. We can see this using the cmd prompt and navigating to a Continue Reading →
Toastmasters CL Worksheet
At my toastmasters club meeting this week, another member presented a matrix as an easier way to visualize the requirements for the Competent Leader certification. I’ve taken his matrix and Continue Reading →
Line Counts by Command Line
For line counting in c/cpp/h source files: [md] find . -name ‘*.[c|h]’ -o -name ‘*.cpp’ | xargs wc -l [/md]
Mouse Buttons in Win32
To respond to special mouse button actions in Win32, we need to register the virtual command actions with the callback loop to detect the special mouse button action. For example, Continue Reading →
Reading wide characters with wifstream
Should we want to use wifstream to read unicode characters directly from a file, we will encounter an implementation quirk with newline detection in the standard library. Carriage returns and Continue Reading →