July 2008 - Posts

• Windows Forms Videos

  If there is one consistent thing that I have learned about programming it is that there is always more to know. Being a visual learner, I gravitate towards videos. Here are some excellent videos on Windows Forms Controls, Data Binding and Windows Forms Read More... Posted Wednesday, July 30, 2008 10:48 PM by michael@wardyit.com | 1 Comments

• Double Buffering Windows Forms

  I'm working on an application where the presentation is very important and I want it to look great. I am overriding the Form's OnPaint() method so that I can create a Gradient background. I thought that I had done a fantastic job until I started to resize Read More... Posted Wednesday, July 30, 2008 9:14 PM by michael@wardyit.com | 0 Comments

• Why is Thread.CurrentPrincipal.Identity.Name empty?

  I am trying to get an audit trail going and want to record the user who created and modified the record in the database. I'm developing a .Net Windows Forms Application and assumed that the Current Principal's Identity was being set magically to the current Read More... Posted Tuesday, July 29, 2008 11:33 AM by michael@wardyit.com | 1 Comments