I’ve knocked up a simple project that demonstrates a few things, namely: Avoiding file locking issues when writing to a logfile using recursion Dealing with Unhandled Exceptions globally Writing this data to a local log file The source code is…

Erect Originally uploaded by SimonAntony.co.uk I love the serenity of this, it’s so obscure this tower sat in the middle of nowhere – in fact when the tide comes in, it laps at the edge of the green grass, even…

Apparently the british government have determined that there are nine types of drinker – excerpt from the BBC website: Drinkers fall into ‘nine groups’ The government believes it has identified nine types of heavy drinker as it launches a new…

Four ways to get your local network/machine name: string name = Environment.MachineName; string name = System.Net.Dns.GetHostName(); string name = System.Windows.Forms.SystemInformation.ComputerName; string name = System.Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable(“COMPUTERNAME”);

I needed a slider control to use as fader sliders in an audio application I was writing using the ASIO libraries to control a MAYA44 USB audio device. Came across this one immediately and got right into using it, I…

I’m working on a client/server application that uses touch screens for user input. The app uses the NotifyIcon class to minimise the app to the tray when not required with a ContextMenuStrip to handle right click operations, herin lies the…

Determination Originally uploaded by Infinerty I was on a short weekend break at the end of August in Licolnshire, England visiting relatives when I noticed a road race going right past where we were visiting………….