Twiddling our thumbs while waiting for files to download is one of the great frustrations of our high-speed, technologically interconnected world. Computer scientists are unlikely to eliminate the ...

In my last article, I covered how Silverlight's Downloader control could be used to download files and retrieve content dynamically. By using the Downloader control, you can efficiently grab XAML ...

The answer is a resounding yes. Anyone with the right information can easily create a progress bar, and guess what? We’ll detail how to do it. Now, it is possible to manually install a progress bar by ...

When automating a ton of tasks, creating a visual cue on the activate is helpful in knowing that things are running smoothly. No one likes to wait. We all want stuff done now but, unfortunately, ...

Progress bars measure completed work chunks, not exact time, so they can mislead. Downloads stall at 99% often due to reassembly, checksum, or packet recovery—work happens off-screen. Perfect progress ...

Chandraveer, a seasoned mechanical design engineer turned tech reporter and reviewer, brings more than three years of rich experience in consumer tech journalism to the table, having contributed to ...

Chandraveer, a seasoned mechanical design engineer turned tech reporter and reviewer, brings more than three years of rich experience in consumer tech journalism to the table, having contributed to ...