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Which Image File Format (GIF/PNG/JPG) to Choose - a Consultant’s Answer

Which answer does a good consultant give to most general questions? “It depends.” Computer networks are complex systems, and usually there is no single option that fits all scenarios equally well. I was reminded of this when my wife, who is...

Published Aug 25 2009 by Helge Klein , 532 views, 0 comments
New Web Content Actually Worth Reading (August 2009)

Why does Windows 7 feel faster than Vista, although really it is not? Improvements to the graphics driver model (WDDM got upgraded to version 1.1) certainly add to this feeling and reduce the memory footprint of the desktop windows manager (DWM) process...

Published Aug 20 2009 by Helge Klein , 587 views, 0 comments
Programming Sins Regarding the Registry (Using the Example of Microsoft Excel)

While browsing through the registry I found the following “gem”. It illustrates nicely how programmers are not supposed to store settings in the registry: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MenuExt\Nach Microsoft E&xel...

Published Aug 13 2009 by Helge Klein , 640 views, 0 comments
Registry Fun (Working With Hive Files)

Sometimes it is necessary to export/import data from or into the registry for some sort of additional processing. To this end, often regedit is used to create .REG files, which store a human-readable text interpretation of the registry content. .REG files...

Published Aug 12 2009 by Helge Klein , 607 views, 0 comments
I Was Interviewed - Twice

In the past few days I have been interviewed twice: in the German O’Reilly blog and in sepago’s marketing/HR blog. You can find the two (different) interviews here: Das Making-of der “Windowsbefehle kurz & gut” und der Admin...

Published Aug 07 2009 by Helge Klein , 615 views, 0 comments
Puzzle: Delete Directory Content Without Deleting the Directory Itself (on the Command Line)

The Windows command line is a powerful beast. It can be made to do things one would never have thought possible, but it can be very tricky indeed to find out just how to make it jump through a particular hoop. Here is a real problem I had to solve for...

Published Aug 05 2009 by Helge Klein , 622 views, 0 comments

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August 2009 - Helge Klein Helge Klein

Which Image File Format (GIF/PNG/JPG) to Choose - a Consultant’s Answer

New Web Content Actually Worth Reading (August 2009)

Programming Sins Regarding the Registry (Using the Example of Microsoft Excel)

Registry Fun (Working With Hive Files)

I Was Interviewed - Twice

Puzzle: Delete Directory Content Without Deleting the Directory Itself (on the Command Line)