Programming

Launch Android app via ADB using a deep link

2025-12-15 ·1 min read

Launch an Android app via a deep link with adb shell am start, with explanations of the component, action, category, data, and wait flags.

2017-12-28 ·2 min read

Work around Settings.canDrawOverlays() returning false after permission is granted on Android O by testing a temporary invisible overlay.

2017-03-16 ·1 min read

A Java utility method that maps an hour from 0 to 23 to labels such as Early Morning, Afternoon, Evening, or Night.

2016-01-28 ·3 min read

Build a digital clock for a PC XT clone using Turbo C and the Borland Graphics Interface (BGI), with source code and compilation instructions.

2016-01-26 ·3 min read

Explore BIOS interrupts 11h and 12h with SINFO.EXE, a Turbo C and inline assembly program that reports hardware details on a PC XT clone.

2012-08-31 ·2 min read

Convert Win32 error codes into readable messages with CLastError, an MFC helper class using FormatMessage and AfxMessageBox.

2012-02-14 ·6 min read

An updated CSortArray template for MFC, adding binary search and context pointers for sorting and searching structured records.

2012-02-08 ·2 min read

Sort MFC CArray elements with a CSortArray template that wraps qsort, including a custom comparison function and a complete C++ example.

2011-10-10 ·2 min read

Four Visual Studio add-ins for C++ productivity: Visual Assist X, AtomineerUtils, Productivity Power Tools, and Spell Checker.

2011-08-28 ·2 min read

Implement a singleton document/view window in an MFC MDI application by activating the existing view instead of opening duplicate windows.