unicode character charts

charts good for all sorts of things when you need to deal with special characters in strings.
http://www.unicode.org/charts/

How to install wmp firefox plugin on windows 2003 / 2008

modified files can be found here

http://arnoutboer.nl/weblog/?p=24

Get EventID (Event ID) from InstanceID (EventLogEntry Class)

EventID is an obsolete property. So if you were using this property your question is: How do I get this information alternatively? The Microsoft online help suggests that:
"Two event log entries from the same source can have matching EventID values, but have different InstanceId values due to differences in the top two bits of the event identifier. "

The solution:
int EventID = (int) (Entry.InstanceID & 0x3fff)

Explanation
the EventID is stored in the 14 rightmost bits. '&' is a bitwise operation and 0x3fff is the hex representation of the binary sequence: 0011 (3) 1111 (f) 1111 (f) 1111 (f) this bitwise operation sets all bits other than the 14 rightmost bits to '0'. Et voila!

My rant: "top 2 bits." That's like losing something in a tetradecagon-shaped room and said it was placed in a corner. let me explain to you why:
EventID is an int (32 bits), InstanceID is a long(64 bits). So, is it the top 2 bits of the long or the int? answer: Neither -.-
In fact, EventID is 14 bits, 2 smaller than a short, hence the difference between an EventID and InstanceID is the top 2 bits of a short inside a long that is referenced as an int (what?). But that would mean that InstanceID is a short which it clearly isn't. The writer made a riddle out of a description attempt. When I go to a resource page, I'm looking for clear answers, not riddles.

Routines, Procedures, Functions and Methods (Mysql/SQL): What they are, and what they do

As IBM lost 25% of it's value in the past few weeks, I found a very valuable article on their website clearing the semantic mess in my head. The chart is top-notch:
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/db2luw/v8/index.jsp?topic=/com.ibm.db2.udb.doc/ad/c0009145.htm

c# add arguments to an executable

someexe.exe -arguments more_arguments

http://www.c-sharpcorner.com/UploadFile/mahesh/CmdLineArgs03212006232449PM/CmdLineArgs.aspx

C# regex class and regular expressions

this, and links at end of this page:
http://www.radsoftware.com.au/articles/regexlearnsyntax.aspx

List of all MySQL Datatypes

tabulated:
http://kimbriggs.com/computers/computer-notes/mysql-notes/mysql-data-types-50.file

tabulated with suggestions:
http://www.peachpit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=30885&seqNum=7

direct source:
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/data-type-overview.html

EventLog field types and descriptions

EventLog = string logname
RecordNumber = int position
TimeGenerated =  TimeStamp when the application sent the  event
TimeWritten = TimeStamp when the eventlog processed the event
EventID =  int Error number
EventType = int event type numerical ID{1 = Error event, 2 = Warning event,  4 = Information event} 
EventTypeName = string  event type
EventCategory = int  application/source defined field usually for event organization
EventCategoryName =string application/source defined field
SourceName = string name of application/source
Strings = string application/source field
ComputerName = string name of computer error is coming from
SID = string Security Identifier
Message = string application/source field  usually event description
Data = string application/source field usually Data relating to event

c# links

Dynamic invoke:
http://www.dotnetspider.com/resources/4634-Invoke-me-ods-dynamically-using-reflection.aspx

animated icon in tray:
http://blogs.msdn.com/abhinaba/archive/2005/09/12/animation-and-text-in-system-tray-using-c.aspx

gif to bmp animation strip:
ImageForge Standard (Free):http://www.cursorarts.com/ca_imw_d.html

nested classes:
http://en.csharp-online.net/Nested_Classes

using a string as an object name to change its properties:
http://forums.msdn.microsoft.com/en-US/csharpgeneral/thread/ca5767bb-c3cd-47fb-acff-20129033b1ef/

how to send an email from your gmail account with C#:
http://foxsys.blogspot.com/2007/03/send-mail-in-your-net-application-using.html

what are delegates?
the basics:
http://www.c-sharpcorner.com/UploadFile/Ashush/Delegates02152008155757PM/Delegates.aspx
more advanced:
http://www.aspfree.com/c/a/C-Sharp/C-Sharp-Delegates-Explained/4/

Create a logtype (add a log to the eventviewer):
http://www.codeproject.com/KB/dotnet/evtvwr.aspx