Archive for May, 2009

Madman on a Drum

Keeps a decent pace and doesn’t lose focus.

Madman on a Drum: A McKenzie Novel (Twin Cities P.I. Mac McKenzie Novels)

Tin City

Not bad. Dawdles in places but keeps a good clip overall.

Tin City (Mac McKenzie Mysteries)

The Evil That Men Do

Started out with some promise, but author quickly got flummoxed. Don’t waste your time.

The Evil That Men Do: A Jackson Donne Novel

Clear a databound datagridview

If you have bound a datagridview to a datasource, you need to clear the datasource before attempting to remove all the rows.


dgvFunds.DataSource = Nothing
dgvFunds.Rows.Clear()

The Night Stalker

The first third of this book is pretty horrific. The trial section bogs down, which would seem to reflect the actual event.

The Night Stalker (Pinnacle True Crime)

The Financier

It wasn’t interesting, but it wasn’t dull. Didn’t really care much about any of the characters, but still finished the book.

The Financier (Penguin Classics)

Add a destination to the Send To menu

To add a destination to the Send To menu, you must add a shortcut to the SendTo folder. To do this, follow these steps:

1. Click Start, and then click Run.
2. In the Open box, type sendto, and then click OK.
3. Add a destination by doing one of the following:
* Use the drag-and-drop operation to move the item that you want to the SendTo folder; to do so, right-click, and then click Create Shortcuts Here.
-or-
* Point to New on the File menu, and then click Shortcut.

Follow the instructions in the Create Shortcut Wizard.
A new shortcut is created in the SendTo folder, and it is displayed on the Send To menu.

MS article

Gas City

Too many characters, half of which are dull and pointless. Easy to skim.

Gas City (Tom Doherty Associates Books)

Poodle Springs

Parker finished what Chandler started. Shoo-fly to the max.

Poodle Springs

The Ice Man: Confessions of a Mafia Contract Killer

Disturbing life well told by Carlo. Might want to re-consider flipping people off.

The Ice Man: Confessions of a Mafia Contract Killer