How expensive are .NET exceptions?
With .NET, I keep hearing “Don’t use exceptions, they’re expensive” and I have always wondering how true it was. I’ve been in the camp of using exceptions w...
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Repaving an XP box
I’m getting ready to help repave a family member’s PC (Windows XP). Too many questionable things have been installed and some nasty thing is blocking https p...
History of the C family of languages
Billy Hollis has a funny history of the C language. If you have been in the business for more than 10 years, you’ll appreciate it even more.
Keyboard shortcuts for Outlook
Tragically, I live inside Outlook 2003. Anything that makes it faster for me to use, I’ll take. LifeHacker has some good stuff….
Testing to see if your mail server allows relaying
Ryan Farley has a good artcle on checking to see if your SMTP server allows relaying.