Don't be helpless: You can find information, too, if you try- June 13, 2008 Here's a question that floated past my view: Anybody know if there exists a library for computing MD5 hashes from unmanaged code MSDN has information about .NET classes, but nothing about the unmanaged side. Hm, let's see. C:Windows SDKInclude> grep MD5 .h wincrypt.h:define ALG_SID_MD5 3 wincrypt.h:define ALG_SID_SSL3SHAMD5 8 wincrypt.h:define CALG_MD5 (ALG_CLASS_HASH ALG_TYPE_ANY ALG_SID_MD5) wincrypt.h:define CALG_HUGHES_MD5 ..http://blogs.msdn.com/oldnewthing/archive/2008/06/13/8593845.aspx There are only twelve function keys, and who says there's somebody there to push them- June 10, 2008 One of the proposals for adding hidden features to Windows Setup is to have a bunch of hidden function keys, one for each hidden option. Well, first of all, there are only twelve function keys and there are way more than twelve possible Setup features. (Yes, there may be a few function keys still active during Setup, but they exist only for compatibility purposes. No new Setup features involve function keys as far as I'm aware. And yes, there are keyboard layouts with more than twelve...http://blogs.msdn.com/oldnewthing/archive/2008/06/10/8587906.aspx Portugal TechDays 2008: A report- June 5, 2008 Back in March, I agreed to make a brief appearance at Portugal TechDays 2008. My arrival was delayed due to heavy traffic: I had taken the number 15 tram, which was jam packed, and the traffic on the road didn't help either. And then when I found the building labelled Centro de Congressos, I found the doors locked. That's because the big sign facing Rua da Junqueira is not the main entrance. The main entrance faces Travessa da Guarda. But of course, when you're standing on Rua da...http://blogs.msdn.com/oldnewthing/archive/2008/06/05/8574272.aspx Dlaczego Microsoft zatopi Polsk- June 3, 2008 A colleague of mine stopped by my office to tell me that he got a telephone call from his father in Poland asking him why Microsoft sunk Poland. My colleague was somewhat baffled by this question, since his father isn't a computer nerd, but his father explained that he saw the story on the front page of the newspaper. Apparently, the story ran in the largest Polish newspaper, but it doesn't appear that they credited their source, demonstrating that quality journalism is hard to find in any...http://blogs.msdn.com/oldnewthing/archive/2008/06/03/8570613.aspx |