Articles by Mike Gold

Many .NET software projects today are accomplished by remote programming talent. This article illustrates some suggested guidelines to follow for both client and consultant when proceeding with their project.

This article is part II of a color syntax editor created back in 2003. It describes how to export the contents of the RichTextBox to Word and Open the Word Document Programmatically.

This article demonstrates how to create a message box that contains messages that scroll. This message box also allows you to read the message in from a file as well as change fonts and color properties.

This article revisits the yahtzee program I wrote in 2002 and reimplements scoring using LINQ technology. It compares the old way of scoring with LINQ and shows you the advantages of using LINQ.

This article is the first part in a series to guide you in deciding when it's best to leave your Programming Job. Part I addresses a host of myths that are associated with staying at a dead-end job, and how to combat them.

This article illustrates a powerful collection in C#, the SortedDictionary. In the article we will discuss two ways to sort key-value pairs: using an IComparer object and using IComparable keys.

This article will answer the question: How do I import a table in MS Word into a DataGridView using Visual Studio's built in Tools for Office.

This Article demonstrates an online multiple-choice web quiz that builds itself dynamically from an Access Database.

This article describes how to work with 3D Objects in your XNA game. In the article you will learn how to add a rotating planet to Star Trek to enhance the background. It also talks about how to add text to your game.

This article introduces you to the XNA Framework that makes game development easier than it ever was before. This sample features a star trek ship which you can move around the screen and shoot at the enemy Klingon Ship. The demo comes complete with authentic sound.

This article describes a way to use a type of genetic algorithm called PBIL (Population Based Incremenetal Learning) to optimize the scheduling of consultants on a group of 5 project.

This article will describe how to do 2D Animation using XAML Scripts. In the article we will describe how to implement transforms on XAML shapes and then how to move them around in your form.

This article describes how you can launch an application from a link inside the WebBrowser Control using a combination of javascript and an ActiveX Control created in C#.

Shows how to open the Internet Explorer WebBrowser control's Find dialog from Managed C++ by calling the IOleCommandTarget COM interface.

This article is an update to an article written by George Steeves on how to create an MP3 player using C# and .NET using the moon valley mp3p.ocx control.

This article features an application that allows you to set up a periodic reminder in your windows task bar. The application will show a balloon message periodically and optionally will produce a reminder beep.

This article describes the first steps in taking an existing umanaged MFC Application and integrating the .NET Framework into it. It will also demonstrate to you how to bring up a Windows Form inside your MFC App.

This article will get you started in using the Visio ActiveX control that allows you to use Visio inside of a .NET Windows Form. The article will step you through a simple example of drawing shapes inside a Visio Drawing and connecting the shapes together.

This article describes how you can use genetic algorithms in .NET to determine derivatives of mathematical functions. The program uses an algorithm called Multiple Expression Programming (MEP) inside the genomes to exercise a function tree.