Mike-Ward.Net

I hunted around for a JavaScript method to convert URLs in a text stream to hyper-links and came up short. I wrote this quickie method that works for the limited data I’ve thrown at it....

XMLHttpRequest (XHR) is a DOM API that can be used inside a web browser scripting language, such as JavaScript, to send an HTTP request directly to a web server and load the server response data...

Programming Computers Windows API Code Pack for Microsoft .NET Framework - The Microsoft Windows SDK is a set of tools, code samples, documentation, compilers, headers, and libraries that developers can use to create applications that...

A couple of nice tweaks for this release. First, the layout has been improved to handle languages other than English better. Dutch turns out to be a challenging one to fit in Simply Weather’s small...

Programming Computers Unit Testing is Not a “Figure It Out Later” - If someone tells you to wait and do it later on the “next project”, it’s really not their decision. Unit testing is for...

Oddly, jQuery does not have delay function. The usual technique, from what I gather, is to use the animate function. Most examples use the opacity property as an animation target. $(selector).animate( { opacity: 1}, 3000,...

I’m surprised at how much code I review that still does not take advantage of the newer constructs of C#. Here’s an (admittedly contrived) example. static void Main() { var names = new[] { "name1",...

Science and the Environment Breakthrough In Quantum Control Of Light: Implications For Banking, Drug Design, And More – Scientists use a superconducting electronic circuit known as a Josephson phase qubit to prepare highly unusual quantum...

FreeSnap 1.5 added support for multiple monitors which changed how the Win+5 key combination worked. In single monitor situations, FreeSnap centers the window on the desktop. When multiple monitors are detected, the same key combination...

There are a number of “stock ticker” gadgets available for Vista/Windows 7, but as usual, they either don’t work or they try to do too much. I have a more “casual” interest in the market...