Hannes DuPreez

In the overabundance of .NET controls, one can probably forgive Microsoft for not having enough Properties for certain controls. On the other hand, some Properties are quite redundant, but that is just my opinion. I have always wanted an Opacity property for most .NET controls. It is probably an impractical thought, but it would have […]

Introduction Welcome! Today, I would like to introduce you to Code Parallelization in C#. I hope you enjoy it. Serial Computing Computer software used to be written for serial computation by a serial computer. A serial computer operates internally on one bit or digit for each clock cycle. To solve a problem, an algorithm is […]

VPN A VPN (Virtual Private Network) extends a private network across a public network, and enables users to send and receive data across shared or public networks similar to being directly connected to a private network. This provides a few benefits to applications running across the VPN. These benefits include: Functionality Security Management of the […]

Because the old classic Nokia phones have made a comeback, I thought it apt to write about the most popular feature of the Nokia-phone–era: Snake. Contrary to popular belief, Nokia did not pioneer the Snake game, though. Snake is simply a name for a video game concept where the player has to maneuver a line […]

Universal Windows Platform (UWP) Apps Windows 8.1 introduced Universal Windows 8 apps, which allowed you to develop apps that target both Windows and Windows Phone from a shared codebase. Windows 10, on the other hand, introduces UWP apps and the Universal Windows Platform (UWP), which provide a guaranteed core API layer across devices. UWP provides […]

Another month, another game… Today, I will show you how to create a Tile Slide game with Visual Basic.NET. What Is a Tile Slider Game? A tile slider, sliding puzzle, sliding block puzzle, or sliding tile puzzle is a combination puzzle in which a player has to slide pieces along certain routes on a board […]

The .NET MaskedTextBox control provides a mechanism to validate user input on a Form. For example, if you need a TextBox that should accept dates in a certain format, you should set the masking in the MaskedTextBox. The MaskedTextBox uses the MaskedTextProvider mask syntax. The mask is used to distinguish between proper and improper user […]

.NET Framework Not everyone has been as fortunate as I to work with the .NET Framework from its beginning. So, here’s just a quick recap and introduction to the .NET Framework. The .NET Framework is a computing platform that aids in application development. The purpose of the .NET Framework is to provide a code-execution environment: […]

As you may know, I love games. I am not a huge gamer, but I do like the odd game every now and then. What I do love is creating games. I love creating games that involve some logic to solve. Checkers is no exception! In this article, I will show you how to create […]

What Is Key Logging? Key logging, also known as keystroke logging or keyboard capturing, is the action of covertly recording the keys struck on a keyboard. Keylogging is also used to study human to computer interaction. Keyloggers also can be used to troubleshoot technical problems with computers and monitor network usage. Software-based Keyloggers Software-based keyloggers […]

What Are Visual Basic Interfaces? Visual Basic Interfaces describe the characteristics of methods, properties, and events, but leave the implementation details up to structures or classes. Interfaces define methods, properties, and events that classes can implement. Visual Basic Interfaces have the following advantages: You can use Interfaces when you cannot use class inheritance. With Visual […]

Introduction It is the little things that make a difference. Adding a bit more effort or detail to one’s finished product can leave a total lasting impression. Setting the capability for your program to be the default application for its files is a small thing that can not only improve your applications, and your user’s […]