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That's not me, honest. (And, other than this and a couple other non-profit
sites, I really don't spend any time coding HTML either!) I don't know what to
say, here. I have considered, and rejected, the urge to hold a hand out for
years now. And, sad to say, looking at the What's New
page for the first few years after Visual Fred's first
appearances (early-2001), you'll see that
hardly any new samples were added or old samples updated.
So, what prompted me to do this? The thought that perhaps y'all could
inspire me to keep the site more updated. And, occasionally, every now and
then, I get an email from someone saying how I had saved their bacon with code
they found here. I thought, "gee, if they work for a rich corporation,
and have access to the company credit card, I bet they'd have rather had a
place to put that to good use!" Think I'm dreaming? I dunno.
The truth is, Visual
Basic Programmer's Journal (VBPJ) used to underwrite this site. Not sure
they knew that, but there ya go. I'd write articles
for them, they'd pay me. I'd repost the code
here, oftentimes with significant enhancements, and of course with bug fixes
as they became needed. That way, my readers always had access to the latest and presumably
greatest samples.
Well, as you all know, Microsoft decided to destroy the
programming market by wrecking the language they themselves routinely cited as
more
popular than Cobol - the language they founded the freakin' company on,
fer goodness sake! One thing led to another, and VBPJ became Visual
Studio Magazine (VSM).
But I digress. If you have a PayPal account, or a credit card, and would
like to step in where VBPJ left off, well let's just say that'd be appreciated
quite a bit. To
donate just click here, or on the links at the bottom of any page on this
site. If you'd like to tell me just how low I've sunk, sure, I'd like to hear
from you too. 
Thanks...
P.S. -- I've decided to offer a special "free
gift" (gotta love that phrase, eh?) to anyone who makes a donation here.
Ever wanted to colorize your VB code? I've got a little utility you may
like!
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