I too am developing TCP/IP apps, therefore I've switched to Tiny Personal Firewall. It's a lot more configurable, however it can take a little getting used to it's rules-based protection. Alan.

Has anyone noticed how much you need to use the mouse in the new IDE (compared to version 6)? If you're like me, you prefer using keyboard shortcuts, however I must say I find it very frustrating when I need to close x number of toolbar windows. Under version 6, you simply pressed 'esc' to close any active toolbar(s) and return focus to the main editor. I've tried playing with the customisable shortcut keys and the auto-hide features, but I still find it slow and clunky. I know I can close 'active' toolbars by 'shift-esc', however before they can be closed they first need activating ('shift-ctrl-o' for output, 'shift-ctrl-a' for tasks, etc, etc). In the end I'm going back to my mouse (too many shortcut keys to remember!). Does anyone share my frustrations, or am I missing something? Is there a way of making IDE perform the same as version 6 (I fear change! ;)) Alan

I'm trying to create a custom toolbar to be used inside MS Word, however I'd like it to contain edit boxes, custom icons, etc. I'd like to do this using VC++/MFC, but I can only find references to "custom command bars" using VBA. I'd like it to appear like Visual Assist's toolbar in DevStudio. If anyone has any suggestions, or could point me in the right direction I'd be very grateful. Alan.

Is there a way to find out how long the system was idle (time since last keyboard or mouse action)? Any help appreciated.

Well, having tasted both I can tell you Marmite is MUCH stronger than Vegemite. Vegemite is like a brown paste and can be eaten by the bucket load (if you're that way inclined!), however Marmite, if eaten in the same quantities will probably blow your head off! For people not familiar with the UK advertising slogan for Marmite, its "You either love it, or hate it" - I bet the same applies to Vegemite. Alan.