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why is there both explicit casting and as operator conversions in the language? 

    DerivedClass dc = new DerivedClass();
    BaseClass bc1 = (BaseClass)dc;
    BaseClass bc2 = dc as BaseClass;

The distinction that one throws an exception when the object cannot be cast and the other returns null is kind of confusing. And then there is an "explicit operator" static method that can be coded to provide customized conversions. But that only works for casting, not for as operator conversions.

 

 

where is the recycle bin folder found? I have the drive in a 2nd PC as the E: drive. So I don't see the recycle bin of that drive in windows explorer.

 

just to understand what I am up against, when a file is replaced with a newer version, is the replaced file recoverable? Or is it only when a file is deleted that it can theoretically be recovered?

When I read that the system eventually reuses the deleted space, does it first use all the free space on the drive before overwriting deleted space?  As in, an 80GB drive with 20GB of space used would first write to the 60GB of free space before writing over deleted space?

 

skydrive and live sync just replace a bunch of my code with older files that were on skydrive. Is there a file undelete utility that can be recommended?

thanks,

 

you have to place the blame with Ballmer. How could windows mobile have failed? How can it be that so much of microsoft end user software is difficult to use? ( publisher, expression, access ). People are fleeing MSFT software to Apple - how embarassing.  Put Anders or Scott Gu in charge of the company.

@phreaks:

I spent 3 months coding some crystal reports reports. The experience was just as bad as the time spent trying to get my mind around access 2010. I am kind of cynical about these things, but I came to the conclusion that business objects designs its products to require a $2500 support contract to be useable.

 

Is it possible to freeze everything that is running on the system, except for a control facility? Then save the state of all the processes.  Or start to examine each halted process to see what they are up to?

 

 

I am getting a lot of mileage out of extension methods. It was a great day when I found out you could code extension methods for interfaces and enums as well as classes. Simply as a way to organize code, where I place methods that apply to an interface or enum in a static class in the same file as the interface/enum.  Something else useful about extension methods is  the this object can be null and the extension method will still be called. Which is not the case with a method of a class.

 

I would like to know if the source code can be released for the sys internals tools.

what is a segmented stream?