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C# programming language

May 5th, 2009

Microsoft .NET

Microsoft .NET contains 2 main components: Framework and Integrated Development Environment (IDE). Framework is the most important part of .NET and it is the core of the environment.

.NET Framework contains:

  • 4 main programming languages: C#, VB.NET, C++ and JScript.NET
  • Common Language Runtime (CLR) – this is the core of the framework – which is Microsoft implementation of the Common Language Infrastructure (CLI) standard – handles code execution and all of the tasks associated with it: compilation, memory management, security, thread management, and enforcement of type safety and use.

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Mobile robot

May 5th, 2009
mobile robot

mobile robot

mobile robot

mobile robot

mobile robot

mobile robot

(Definition from Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_robot ):
A Mobile Robot is an automatic machine that is capable of movement in any given environment.

Mobile robots are the focus of a great deal of current research and almost every major university

Classification: Mobile robots may be classified by:

  • The environment in which they travel:
    • Land or home robots. They are most commonly wheeled, but also include legged robots with two or more legs (humanoid, or resembling animals or insects).
    • Aerial robots are usually referred to as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)
    • Underwater robots are usually called autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs)
  • The device they use to move, mainly:
    • Legged robot : human-like legs (i.e. an android) or animal-like legs.
    • Wheeled robot.
    • Tracks.

CSS Tips to prevent image from being to large

May 3rd, 2009

Sometimes you have an image appear in your blog which is too large that causes problems with your WordPress theme. This is a common problem for WordPress blogs that have multiple authors, where some authors don’t know how large the image they can post or new blogger who is not very familiar with CSS code.

Fixing this problem is absolutely easy with CSS hack. You only need to place following code in your stylesheet to set the maximum width for your image:

    .postarea img {
    max-width: 500px;
    height: auto;
    }

In the above code snippet, you have to replace postarea with whatever div ID or Class which is used in your theme for the content. And you can adjust the max-width properties to be suitable to your current theme.

As you see, it’s absolutely simple to prevent image from being to large with just a CSS hack. Just do it now for your blog. But please note that this hack may not work on some versions of IE.

Author: SquallLTT Categories: IT Tags: , , ,

[VB.NET] Detect whether the USB device is plugged in or taken out without timer

May 3rd, 2009


.NET programming
The following VB.NET code will help you to check whether a USB device is plugged in or taken out. No timer is used here. You can integrate this tip to your program just by copy and paste.

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    Private WM_DEVICECHANGE As Integer = &H219
 
    Public Enum WM_DEVICECHANGE_WPPARAMS As Integer
        DBT_CONFIGCHANGECANCELED = &H19
        DBT_CONFIGCHANGED = &H18
        DBT_CUSTOMEVENT = &H8006
        DBT_DEVICEARRIVAL = &H8000
        DBT_DEVICEQUERYREMOVE = &H8001
        DBT_DEVICEQUERYREMOVEFAILED = &H8002
        DBT_DEVICEREMOVECOMPLETE = &H8004
        DBT_DEVICEREMOVEPENDING = &H8003
        DBT_DEVICETYPESPECIFIC = &H8005
        DBT_DEVNODES_CHANGED = &H7
        DBT_QUERYCHANGECONFIG = &H17
        DBT_USERDEFINED = &HFFFF
    End Enum
 
    Protected Overrides Sub WndProc(ByRef m As System.Windows.Forms.Message)
        If m.Msg = WM_DEVICECHANGE Then
            Select Case m.WParam
                Case WM_DEVICECHANGE_WPPARAMS.DBT_DEVICEARRIVAL
                    MsgBox("USB device is just plugged in!")
                Case WM_DEVICECHANGE_WPPARAMS.DBT_DEVICEREMOVECOMPLETE
                    MsgBox("USB device is just taken out")
            End Select
        End If
        MyBase.WndProc(m)
    End Sub
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How to register free hosting at pipni.cz

May 1st, 2009


This webpage will guide you how to register a free hosting at pipni.cz

Note that: firstly you need to own a domain .com or .net or .org e.tc.

All right, here we go: …
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Hot Tea and a Heart Attack

May 1st, 2009

Drink Warm Water After A Meal

This is a very good article. Not only about the warm water after your meal, but about heart attack.

The Chinese and Japanese drink hot tea with their meals, not cold water, maybe it is time we adopt their drinking habit while eating. For those who like to drink cold water, this article is applicable to you. It is nice to have a cup of cold drink after a meal. However, the cold water will solidify the oily stuff that you have just consumed. It will slow down the digestion.
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