Say “No” to Java Trial-ware

by | Aug 5, 2009 | Java, Sun

The latest update to the Sun Microsystems’ (Sun) Java Runtime Environment (JRE) for Windows comes with a trial-ware Internet backup service called “Carbonite Online Backup”. Unsuspecting users who install the Java update will also be installing potentially unwanted...

AnyCPU, x86, x64 – What’s the Difference?

by | Aug 4, 2009 | x64

A colleague of mine recently posed an interesting question: Why would you ever want to specifically target an assembly compilation to x86 or x64? Wouldn’t you always want to use the AnyCPU option? What are the options? Here’s a bit of background on what each option...