Archive for May, 2008
Writing and releasing a free software tool in two weeks
Two weeks ago I started a mini-project to write a simple piece of software in C#, package it up and release it. Although I had initially given myself two weeks, the actual time I spent on this project was less than a week due to a pest problem, a birthday, and a family visit. The purpose of this project was to learn the basics of a new programming [...]
C# – How to make a window stay on top and become transparent
Whilst looking for information on how to make a window stay on top using C#, I spotted some odd solutions on a number of other web sites. After looking through the Form properties in Visual Studio C# 2008 myself it turns out that it is really easy to make a window stay on top. I added a check box to by application and when it is ticked the window [...]
Clothes moths attack!
I have spent a lot of time in the past few weeks helping a friend whose flat is under attack by clothes moths. The species in question is known as the common clothes moth, the webbing clothes moth, or if you are really posh, as tineola bisselliella. There have been clothes moths in this property for many years eating the carpets but it is only [...]
