Cape Cod Gunny - Michael Riley

Husband, Father, Grandfather, U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sergeant (Retired), Software Artisan, Storyteller, Toastmaster, and Author (in progress) #capecodgunny #pilotlight #enlightment #delphi

Monday, June 2, 2025

The First Time I Met My Guardian Angel

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The First Time I Met My Guardian Angel I didn’t know it at the time, but that night was the beginning of everything. Sergeant Pete Koutrouba...
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Sunday, May 11, 2025

Delphi Tip of the Day: A Better Way to Center Modal Forms

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Yesterday, I was going through some final aesthetic checks on my FMX desktop software application. I have two modal forms that popup up duri...
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Saturday, May 3, 2025

Delphi DOH! of the Day: Hardcoded Paths in TFDConnection.Params

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I just spent two weeks tracking down an error that very easily, could have been avoided, if I hadn't been in such a rush. I'm creati...
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Thursday, March 13, 2025

Delphi FMX Air.Style Missing 'scrollboxstyle' Definition

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I've been upgrading my flagship software product Zilch, from Delphi 5 VCL to Delphi 11 FMX. I'm finally in the report development ph...
Sunday, February 16, 2025

Delphi Tip of the Day: FMX FastReport Text Object (TfrxMemoView)

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I've been playing around with FastReport in FMX. To be honest, I've been struggling a bit. So, today I decided to go back to square ...
Thursday, January 2, 2025

Tip of the Day - Everyday is an Etch-A-Sketch

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Sometimes all you need is a little motivation. Everyday is an Etch-A-Sketch. Sometimes, every hour is an Etch-A-Sketch. And sometimes, every...
Friday, December 27, 2024

I Got Complacent—and Here’s What I Learned

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  The Frog in the Beaker Parable: If a frog is placed in a beaker of boiling water, it will immediately jump out to save itself. However, if...
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