From the vc++ blog: Get more done. The next version of Visual C++ is all about improving developer productivity for large-scale applications. Learn about the IntelliSense and browsing experiences, changes to the project and build system, project-less browsing, collaboration through remote symbol indexing, and custom visualization of symbolic information. ... Yes, "10 Is The New 6" refers to the IDE, not to the compiler and libraries. The compiler and libraries have steadily improved from VC6 to VC7.0 to VC7.1 to VC8 to VC9 (to VC9 SP1, with TR1 and MFC goodies!), and I like to say that "10 Is Greater Than 9". After PDC, we'll have VCBlog posts explaining the new compiler and library features in great detail. So a return to a more v6-like IDE, which everyone seemed to love. Too bad it's taken 7-8 years to get there.

I was in the same boat recently - alot of the bass guitarists that hang out in forums were chatting about Rondo/SX basses[^] Supposedly, they're one of the best bangs for the buck in the low-end category. I ended up grabbing a Precision clone for $110. Needed a setup, but it's fine for what I use it for. Neck dive was the worst thing about it. Rondo Lineup: http://www.rondomusic.com/bassguitars4.html[^] Here's some samples I found while I was bass hunting of a few high quality Precision/Jazz basses playing various music styles just to give you an idea of the tonal differences between them: Jazz Bass http://www.lakland.com/ac_osborn.htm[^] Precision Bass http://www.lakland.com/ac_glaub.htm[^] Precision/Jazz Bass http://www.lakland.com/ac_glaubpj.htm[^] I don't think you can go wrong with any of the 3 types. The one physical thing to be wary of - Precisions have wider necks.

Nishant Sivakumar wrote:

Also have Jump - awesome song that

Van Halen and 1984 are their two best albums, both classics, both highly recommended. VH is a raw, landmark, "guitar hero" oriented album. 1984 (Jump is on it) is a more polished, commercial album. There's not many bad songs on either album. The only other original album from their discography I would recommend buying is Fair Warning. Has some classics, a couple of under appreciated songs, and a few clunkers. Most of the rest of their good stuff you could get on the "Best Of" CD already mentioned.

Troposphere wrote:

What are the minimum files that MFC 8.0 needs to run, and where do they need to be installed?

I used the info in this thread and others at MSDN: http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=215346&SiteID=1 Montreal great Guy Lafleur, quoted by CBC on being mugged while vacationing recently in Buenos Aires: "I didn't have any time to react before I got a sucker-punch in the eye. It was like one of the players from the Bruins."

I recently added this macro to 2005: Sub GoogleSearch() DTE.ExecuteCommand("View.WebBrowser", "http://www.google.com") End Sub I don't even bother with MSDN search anymore. At one time you could search for the exact title of an article, and it would be returned #35 in the search results. Montreal great Guy Lafleur, quoted by CBC on being mugged while vacationing recently in Buenos Aires: "I didn't have any time to react before I got a sucker-punch in the eye. It was like one of the players from the Bruins."

Is this shot priceless or what? Young Nish and cool Window Sizer app - I was looking for something like that for making consistently sized screencasts. Montreal great Guy Lafleur, quoted by CBC on being mugged while vacationing recently in Buenos Aires: "I didn't have any time to react before I got a sucker-punch in the eye. It was like one of the players from the Bruins."

It's funny you mention that Nish, for I have some terrible news to report... I just got an e-mail that Ravi passed away last night shortly after his post in the thread below. Early reports suggest he choked on a ham sandwich. Funeral is next Tuesday, where he'll be put to rest in the grave next to hero, "Mama" Cass Elliot. (if there's room - she takes up alot of earth) Any future posts on his account can be attributed to mice and a CP sponsored replacement clone. Possible manslaughter charges pending against code frog. Sincerly, CP Insider Montreal great Guy Lafleur, quoted by CBC on being mugged while vacationing recently in Buenos Aires: "I didn't have any time to react before I got a sucker-punch in the eye. It was like one of the players from the Bruins."

Gay Very Gay Montreal great Guy Lafleur, quoted by CBC on being mugged while vacationing recently in Buenos Aires: "I didn't have any time to react before I got a sucker-punch in the eye. It was like one of the players from the Bruins."

Christian Graus wrote:

Jack Puppy wrote: So the damage done by Kurt Cobain will be rectified? Yes, thank goodness.

I recently watched a video of E. Van Halen playing with Jan Hammer on youtube.com. The only thing I could think of was: "What ever happened to guitar soloing?" <Guitar Teacher>Gather round kids, I'm going to show you how to play a solo. <Kids>But teacher, soloing is for people who crave the spotlight, or for people who have a personality. We're anti-heros, moody socialists and open sourcers! We can't separate ourselves from the pack, that would be wrong. We like having no guitar tone, and playing endless amounts of power chords. Montreal great Guy Lafleur, quoted by CBC on being mugged while vacationing recently in Buenos Aires: "I didn't have any time to react before I got a sucker-punch in the eye. It was like one of the players from the Bruins."

Marc Clifton wrote:

debating whether teachers should give homework

What was the kid's argument for not giving out homework? Montreal great Guy Lafleur, quoted by CBC on being mugged while vacationing recently in Buenos Aires: "I didn't have any time to react before I got a sucker-punch in the eye. It was like one of the players from the Bruins."

Christian Graus wrote:

Metal is coming back

So the damage done by Kurt Cobain will be rectified? <puts on spandex, fluffs hair up> "Hail thee satan. Pentatonic scales are for sissies!" Montreal great Guy Lafleur, quoted by CBC on being mugged while vacationing recently in Buenos Aires: "I didn't have any time to react before I got a sucker-punch in the eye. It was like one of the players from the Bruins."

Scenario: An app that allows you to insert an object on a page, say something like Visio. Selecting the object gives you a tracker with handles so that you can adjust the size the object. What is the correct term and spelling that describes the object? a) sizable b) sizeable c) resizable d) resizeable Montreal great Guy Lafleur, quoted by CBC on being mugged while vacationing recently in Buenos Aires: "I didn't have any time to react before I got a sucker-punch in the eye. It was like one of the players from the Bruins."

Jörgen Sigvardsson wrote:

Mano a moose-o. Fist vs horns.

It'd be much more fun to make it equal by giving the moose a rifle. Montreal great Guy Lafleur, quoted by CBC on being mugged while vacationing recently in Buenos Aires: "I didn't have any time to react before I got a sucker-punch in the eye. It was like one of the players from the Bruins."

Do not use the CopyCursor function for animated cursors. Instead, use the CopyImage function. I'm wondering if CopyCursor returns an error if you pass it an animated cursor? Montreal great Guy Lafleur, quoted by CBC on being mugged while vacationing recently in Buenos Aires: "I didn't have any time to react before I got a sucker-punch in the eye. It was like one of the players from the Bruins."

Try at song search at www.allmusic.com Montreal great Guy Lafleur, quoted by CBC on being mugged while vacationing recently in Buenos Aires: "I didn't have any time to react before I got a sucker-punch in the eye. It was like one of the players from the Bruins."

Nibu thomas wrote:

One or more of the controls in the dialog could be having help ids.

Yep. I searched for HID* in the .rc file and didn't find anything. I thought it might be corrupted, since if a control was set to true, it's label should be appearing in the .hm file. I then went through each dialog (100+) in the resource editor, selecting all controls and ensuring the HelpID was false. One of the dialogs had it set to true for all controls, but all of the controls were unlabelled. (set to their ID numbers) I created a new project, set the HelpID flag to true, and changed the ID to a number. (1001) Sure enough it failed to compile. I tried changing the ID to TEST, and it wrote the help ID in the .hm as HTEST. I guess the HelpID writer doesn't like IDs starting with numbers - H1001 should be a valid label for a #define. Montreal great Guy Lafleur, quoted by CBC on being mugged while vacationing recently in Buenos Aires: "I didn't have any time to react before I got a sucker-punch in the eye. It was like one of the players from the Bruins."

I've inherited an old vc++ 6 project, and loaded it into 2005. Cleaning up the project, I tried removing a file called resource.hm, which contained the following line: #define HIDC_TEST_LIST 0x80d43575 // IDD_TEST_DIALOG [Neutral] The IDD_TEST_DIALOG dialog does not exist in the project, nor are any of the resources defined as Neutral. I also removed the following lines from the .rc file: // Generated Help ID header file #define APSTUDIO_HIDDEN_SYMBOLS #include "resource.hm" #undef APSTUDIO_HIDDEN_SYMBOLS When I build, the lines are auto-generated in the resource script, and an empty resource.hm is created, causing a compile error. From MSDN: Your project's resource.hm file will only be created by the development environment when one or more dialog boxes have controls and when those controls have HelpID properties set to True in the Properties Window. I scanned the .rc script for any references of HIDC_TEST_LIST, and none were found. I scanned for other HelpIDs, nothing. How in the heck do I get rid of this thing? Montreal great Guy Lafleur, quoted by CBC on being mugged while vacationing recently in Buenos Aires: "I didn't have any time to react before I got a sucker-punch in the eye. It was like one of the players from the Bruins."

Jeremy Falcon wrote:

Everyone knows not to cross post.

Unfortunately, not everyone knows not to cross dress. Yeeessh. That beauty queen looks like she ate a Buick. Montreal great Guy Lafleur, quoted by CBC on being mugged while vacationing recently in Buenos Aires: "I didn't have any time to react before I got a sucker-punch in the eye. It was like one of the players from the Bruins." -- modified at 22:14 Monday 27th March, 2006

Delores and Mulva? Montreal great Guy Lafleur, quoted by CBC on being mugged while vacationing recently in Buenos Aires: "I didn't have any time to react before I got a sucker-punch in the eye. It was like one of the players from the Bruins."

CryptAcquireContext If the function succeeds, the function returns nonzero (TRUE). If the function fails, it returns zero (FALSE). For extended error information, call GetLastError. Also: CryptAcquireContext() use and troubleshooting Montreal great Guy Lafleur, quoted by CBC on being mugged while vacationing recently in Buenos Aires: "I didn't have any time to react before I got a sucker-punch in the eye. It was like one of the players from the Bruins."