Programatically configure Windows Processor Scheduling for Applications or Background Services

Sometimes you might want to programmatically switch processor priority for applications vs services. You can do it via the Control Panel applet (System->Advanced->Performance Tab->Settings->Advanced Tab->Processor Scheduling). Or, do it in […]

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DevelopmentNow Groups

A quick note to say development now has a newsgroup archive. It’s still in beta (alpha?) but it should show quick & steady improvement over the next few weeks. I […]

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SourceSafe restoration with ssrestor.exe

A few weeks ago I blogged some scripts that allow you to analyze and back up your VSS installation. But I omitted a restoration script. 🙂 “C:Program FilesMicrosoft Visual StudioCommonVSSwin32ssrestor.exe” […]

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A regular expressions testing and example site

I don’t work with regular expressions very often, so I find myself having to brush up on the nuances from time to time. And it gets old writing email validation […]

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Protecting Email Addresses on Your Web Site

Want to put your email address on your web site? But, do you want spam-spiders grabbing it and sending you porn, viagra, and mortgages? You do? Or, perhaps you don’t […]

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Deleting directories with a space at the end

Somehow a directory on our network got a space at the end of the name. Some crazy script (in desperate need of Trim(), apparently) created it, I think. And, we […]

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