In this tutorial I will show you how to make a simple banner like the one for my blog. The image is made up of a number of layers, all of which are given a degree of opacity to give the illusion that they blend together to form one image. Therefore this tutorial focuses on how to create new layers and use them to our advantage. The finished banner will look like this:
Simple lottery number generator in C#
July 24, 2008This tutorial will talk you through how to write a simple lottery number generator. People often get bogged down in figuring out how to ensure the same number doesn’t get drawn twice, but C# makes this very easy for us.
Simple logging in c#
July 23, 2008Logging is an important tool in a developer’s toolbox. Although the need for logging as while coding has virtually disappeared thanks to Visual Studio’s debugging mode, it still helps dealing with run-time bugs, especially for applications deployed on customer machines. It helps to be able to grab all the log files and then investigate the probelm back at the office, away from the customer’s prying eyes (you don’t want to worry them now do you!).
This tutorial will give you an introduction to logging in C#. From this you should be able to go ahead and write your own logging classes. If you would like help in doing this then just ask. Anyway, lets get started.
Accessing Network Card Information in C#
July 23, 2008It is common for modern PCs to have more than one NIC, including virtual ones (such as those created by VMware for example). This tutorial will talk you through how to access each card’s information.