It was recently pointed out to me that not many developers are familiar with the TreeNodeCollection.AddRange method and how it differs from the TreeNodeCollection.Add method. Even though I am focusing specifically on the methods available through the TreeNodeCollection, exposed by the TreeView.Nodes property, the concepts apply... Read more

“Deuces you say”, there is no difference…right? Wrong! In the C# language, using is a keyword. Unfortunately, this is one of those times that a single keyword has multiple uses: As a preprocessor directive used to create an alias for a namespace or to import types defined in... Read more

I don’t know about you, but I get lots of email spam, most of which I just completely ignore. I do, however, periodically review what lands in my “Junk e-mail” folder to make sure something wasn’t put there by mistake. As a result, the first email in the list always ends... Read more

I try not to post things that aren’t technical like this, but every once in a while something comes my way that just stands out and is so impressive that I make an exception. These were video clips sent to me by family and both of these performances are truly amazing. This is a... Read more

I’m a big fan of Windows Live Writer and use it almost exclusively to write my blog posts. As a result of this, I’m always on the lookout for new and useful plug-ins. Since I have accumulated quite a few of them, I thought I’d share my favorite plug-ins.... Read more