21Aug 2026 by richard@baronsoftware.com

Deciding how much RAM, Hard Drive space for a working environment!

Rad Studio Delphi Development
Deciding to either increase computer memory or hard drive space should be based on need and affordability. An HDD (Hard Disk Drive) uses spinning physical disks and is cheap for large storage. An SSD (Solid State Drive) uses flash memory, has no moving parts, and is much faster and more durable but costs more per gigabyte. Key Differences Speed: SSDs boot up and load apps in seconds; HDDs are much slower because their disks must spin. Price: HDDs cost less per terabyte, making them great for massive budget storage. SSDs cost more per gigabyte. Durability: SSDs survive drops and bumps easily because they lack moving parts. HDDs can break if moved while spinning. Noise: SSDs run completely silent. HDDs make clicking or whirring noises. Memory on the other hand is…
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29Dec 2019 by richard@baronsoftware.com

Terminating an Application when using Delphi

Rad Studio Delphi Development, Software development Concepts
Sometimes there are reasons to terminate an application due to unforeseeable issues and there has been a lot of talk how to handle this event. Let's go over a simple application and break down what needs to be done. Go to the code The initial code opens up a splash screen, displays it and finally releases it after a few moments. Splashscreen.Show; Splashscreen.Update; Sleep(2000); Splashscreen.Free; Application.Initialize; The application defaults are set with the title and the help file as well as creating the data module along with the login screen. Application.DefaultFont.Name := 'Arial'; Application.MainFormOnTaskBar := True; Application.Title := 'Application Name'; Application.HelpFile := ExtractFilePath(Application.ExeName) + 'Help.CHM'; Application.CreateForm(TDM, DM); Application.CreateForm(TfrmLogin, frmLogin); The application at this point will open up the login screen allowing the user to enter their information. The license is…
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11Feb 2018 by richard@baronsoftware.com

Where to Find Glyphs and Icons for a Delphi Application, Menu, Toolbar

Rad Studio Delphi Development
Where to Find Glyphs and Icons for a Delphi Application, Menu, Toolbar When using the latest version of Embarcadero's Rad Studio and you wish to use a BitBtn or Speedbutton on your form you will need to locate where a glyph resides.  A glyph is simply a bitmap image that can be used to within the button's property to give a pretty neat way to indicate to the user what exactly the button may do.  Some examples are exit / close or save or edit for a few. Glyphs and icons make your application user interface elements look professional and unique.  Delphi controls and the VCL allow you to easily setup toolbars, menus and other user interface elements with custom graphics. Glyph and Icon Libraries for Delphi applications Apparently GlyFx set…
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09Feb 2018 by richard@baronsoftware.com

Microsoft Office 2019 will only work on Windows 10

Software Releases
Microsoft Office 2019 will only work on Windows 10 Microsoft is providing an update on Office 2019 today, revealing that it will only run on Windows 10. On the Microsoft web site there is a story for service and support of Windows and Office, Microsoft has revealed you’ll need to upgrade to Windows 10 if you want the latest version of Office without subscribing to the company’s Office 365 service. Microsoft Office 2019 has been one of the strongest profit making packages that Microsoft does sell and since It’s a move that’s clearly designed to push businesses that are holding off on Office 365 into subscriptions to use it will have to upgrade all machines to Windows 10. This won’t affect Office for Mac, which is a separate product with a different release…
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09Feb 2018 by richard@baronsoftware.com

AlMediaDev Releases StyleControls Version 3.90 for Delphi

Rad Studio Delphi Development
AlMediaDev Releases StyleControls Version 3.90 for Delphi AlMediaDev has released the latest version 3.90 of StyleControls for the Delphi / C++ Builder.  StyleControls is a stable, powerful package (more than 100 components), which uses Classic drawing, system Themes, GDI+ and VCL Styles. This package contains the unique solutions to extend standard VCL controls and also has many unique, advanced controls to create modern applications (UWP design). Also with this package you can really improve applying and using of VCL Styles in your application. Latest updates are: * improved: VCL Styles support * improved: High-DPI support * improved: TscStyledForm component * fixed: TscExPanel.OnCaptionClick not fired when Moveable = True * updated: "CustomGPForm 2" high-dpi demo   Baron Software uses the StyleControls with our applications providing a robust method to making beautiful forms…
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