March 2010 Entries
A C# class that makes it easier to download images from the web. Use the following code in your program to download image files such as JPG, GIF, PNG, etc from the internet using WebClient class. using System; using System.Drawing; using System.Drawing.Imaging; using System.IO; using System.Net; public class DownloadImage { private string imageUrl; private Bitmap bitmap; public DownloadImage(string imageUrl) { this.imageUrl = imageUrl; } public void Download() { try { WebClient client = new WebClient();...
Facebook was awarded a major patent for “Dynamically providing a news feed about a user of a social network”. This is a huge deal for a number of reasons, most significantly that it grants Facebook the opportunity to pursue other social networks which are infringing on their patent. Included in the patent are additional claims including feed filters, feed advertising, searching the feed, and more. Read the full story here: http://www.allfacebook.com/...
The following are a number of transcribed conversations to technical support departments: -- Tech support: What kind of computer do you have? Christine says: A white one... =============== Customer: Hi, this is Maureen. I can't get my diskette out. Tech support: Have you tried pushing the Button? Customer: Yes, sure, it's really stuck. Tech support: That doesn't sound good; I'll make a note. Customer: No , wait a minute.. I hadn't inserted it yet... it's still on my desk.. Sorry.... ===============...