HieuUK

Access Windows special directories (My document, Desktop, Program Files)

HieuUK — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 22:25:22 +0000

You can easily access to special directories of windows in C# by using: Environment.SpecialFolder.MyDocuments; The same go with other directories Environment.SpecialFolder.Desktop; Environment.SpecialFolder.History; ...

My room

HieuUK — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 19:35:30 +0000

After my verrrrry long holiday, it’s time for me to start working and posting again. I decide to start my come back with a design post. It’s my room in 3D. I made it right before I went on my holiday and haven’t got a chance to post it. Enjoy !!! Dual screen wallpaper (2880×900) [...]

I’m on holiday

HieuUK — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 18:59:22 +0000

I’m currently on a long vacation. Unfortunately, I can’t get internet at my house so I couldn’t check mail regularly. I received a lot of email + comments about my websites. I will to reply ASAP but please expect some delay. Thank you for interested in my website.

A shorter way for If statement in C#

HieuUK — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 08:33:29 +0000

Instead of writing: if (idx == 1) { result = "Yes"; } else { result = "No"; } return result; You could wrap it in one single line code return ((idx == 1) ? "Yes" : "No");

Customize HTML control with jQuery (Checkbox + Radio)

HieuUK — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 07:45:59 +0000

In web development/design, there’re a lot of time you want to customize HTML controls. Some controls are actually quite simple to implement. I will show you how to customize a checkbox/radiobox. It will be very simple, just need a few lines of jQuery and CSS. DEMO DOWNLOAD EXAMPLE ZIP Theory behind As always, I try [...]

The bridge and the bear . . .

HieuUK — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 08:41:33 +0000

The old bear made a wrong move and found he was hanging by his nails. Somehow he was able to pull himself up onto the ledge, where he saw he was in a very bad, in fact impossible, situation. So what did he do? Yep, he took a nap and sure enough the situation took care of itself while he was asleep. The moral is that when confronted with a bad situation, sometimes the best solution is to take a nap.

Developers’ survivor kits

HieuUK — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 22:17:57 +0000

There are few things that I think I can never survive without as a developer. Surely you will need all the technical stuffs for your work. However a lot of things seem not relate to IT at all but so essential. These are my personal choice only. What about you? Energy drink + Coffee Those [...]

The guide to basic Git for absolutely beginer

HieuUK — Wed, 27 May 2009 23:10:39 +0000

In my company, we use SVN as our revision system, so I have to use SVN at work everyday. It’s good at a certain level however there are also a lot of limit behind its structure. So I decide to move to Git to see if this system any better. There are a few reason [...]

Delete query using Subsonic

HieuUK — Thu, 14 May 2009 14:30:18 +0000

Here’s a quick little bit of code that shows how to delete records in your database using SubSonic’s Query Tool. I know you can write this is fewer lines of code, but I think this shows a little more clearly what’s going on. Query qryDelete = new Query(DeliverableCategoriesSelected.Schema); // You can also do the following [...]

Getting start with Adobe Air as Web developer/ designer

HieuUK — Mon, 11 May 2009 11:15:58 +0000

The 3 screencasts of how to start making Adobe Air Applications as Web developers/designers. It starts from very basic set up the IDE, Hello worlds app, then how to make your pre-made jquery/javascript web page into a desktop app. Finally making a very simple file browser using Adobe Air API. You also could download the MP4 and the Projects files for the Tutorials.