ADO.NET Entity Framework Tutorial and Basics Discover an ADO.NET Entity Framework tutorial covering basic data operations for applications, including LINQ To Entities, Method Expressions, stored procedure mapping, and a little discussion about its usage in an enterprise environment.
.NET Web Services Tutorial Writing .NET Web services without using Visual Studio can be tricky. Learn how to create a Web Service without using Visual Studio .NET.
Working with Files in C# Get practical with C# by using it to access file information, create subdirectories, and more. You'll also learn to read and write from basic files.
Installing SQL Server 2008 Need your server and your site up and running quick? Let Greg Larsen show you what you need to know to get SQL Server running and configured. Service Provider Interface: Creating Extensible Java Applications The ServiceLoader API (part of JDK 1.6) allows you to use the service provider interface (SPI) approach to creating extensible Java applications. Managing User Accounts with the Zend Framework The Zend_Auth component, part of the Zend Framework,
provides a mechanism for authenticating users in your web
apps. Jason Gilmore will show you how use this robust
component to give users the ability to create their own
accounts. Agile, a Different Methodology If you wonder why you are hearing so much about the chaotic Agile methods lately, this is the article for you. We'll show you how to put the Agile method to work for you. Building in the Cloud with Azure Storage and the Azure SDK Learn how to use Windows Azure, Azure Storage and the Azure SDK to quickly and efficiently build cloud applications
Installing SQL Server 2008 Greg Larsen - 11/20/2009 Need your server and your site up and running quick? Let Greg Larsen show you what you need to know to get SQL Server running and configured.
Writing UDFs for Firebird Embedded SQL Server Apriorit Inc. - 11/17/2009 This article was written mainly for developers who use Firebird Embedded SQL Server in .Net framework applications and want to speed up or optimize DB queries.
We will describe how to create your own native Firebird extension and show some approaches how to use it in managed code applications.
[Updated] Shutdown Manager TT(n) - 11/16/2009 The Windows "Turn off" buttons are three or more steps away from the desktop work area, depending on your personal settings. This can be not only inconvenient, but downright bothersome at times. These programs can power down the computer, in just one or two steps.
Building Windows Azure Cloud Service Applications with Azure Storage and the Azure SDK Matt Goebel - 11/12/2009 Learn how to use Windows Azure and Azure Storage to store, retrieve and update information in Table storage, pass work between multiple cloud service roles using Queue storage and use the Azure SDK StorageClient project to speed up Azure Storage development.
Undo/Redo Framework Etienne Nijboer - 11/11/2009 Explore an Undo/Redo framework for editing controls in a Windows application.
Tip: Screen Capture Ashim Dutta - 11/10/2009 This tool will help user to capture selected area of screen. It provides user to set his/her own HotKey to capture screen. It runs in system tray. Source code is included with this article.
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Improving Application Quality with Windows Error Reporting Nick Wienholt - 10/19/2009 Leveraging Windows Error Reporting (WER) to use Microsoft's existing infrastructure for providing end users with patches and workarounds, a critical aspect of the application life-cycle management.
Improved COM Interoperability in .NET 4.0 Mark Strawmyer - 10/26/2009 Learn about the COM Interoperability improvements coming with the .NET Framework 4.0 and how they will make your COM Interop such as Office applications much easier.
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