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Installing SQL Server 2008
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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.

Building Windows Azure Cloud Service Applications with Azure Storage and the Azure SDK
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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.

A Web Developer's Look at Windows 7
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Jason Gilmore - 11/06/2009
The new Windows 7 user interface features can offer Web developers significant productivity gains in terms of organizing, finding, and navigating to commonly used resources. This article introduces you to the improvements which can cut significant time from otherwise mundane daily workflow tasks.

Tip: Replacement Methods for Obsolete WebProxy.GetDefaultProxy Method
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Wong Shao Voon - 10/16/2009
Discover how to get the default web proxy the right way.

Working with Digital Certificates in .NET
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Marius Bancila - 10/16/2009
Use the .NET framework for enumerating and finding certificates, importing, exporting or deleting certificates.

[Updated] How to Move, Resize, and Reconfigure Objects in the Working Applications
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Sergey Andreyev - 10/05/2009
An algorithm to make any object moveable and resizable by users and applications.

VirtualModeTreeListView
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yetibrain - 10/03/2009
This is a TreeListView, running in virtual mode. the data is never stored within the control.

The Practical Guide to Multithreading - Part 1
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Ajay Vijayvargiya - 10/02/2009
Understand from this guide how and when - as well as when not - to use multithreading.

Outline Text, Part 2
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Wong Shao Voon - 09/25/2009
Display outline text with a translucent shadow and display a cached outline text for video rendering.

Declaring Namespaces with Micro Focus for COBOL.NET
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Michael Bleistein - 09/22/2009
In this article we will see how to use the ILUSING directive to declare namespaces in your COBOL.NET programs using Micro Focus.

XMLFoundation
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Brian Aberle - 08/17/2009
An Object Oriented approach to handling XML.

Tip: HTTP Content Disposition
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Wong Shao Voon - 08/17/2009
Use HTTP content disposition to find out the name of the file you are downloading.

How to Read and Write ODF/ODS Files (OpenDocument Spreadsheets)
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JosipKr - 08/06/2009
Understand the basics of the ODF format, and specifically its implementation in spreadsheet applications (OpenOffice.org Calc and Microsoft Office Excel 2007 SP2). Presented is a demo application that writes/reads tabular data to/from .ODS files.

OK-CANCEL vs CANCEL-OK
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Mugunth Kumar - 07/30/2009
What order should the OK and Cancel buttons appear? Should it be like Windows or like the Mac? Are there any "rule of thumb" as to when certain standard should be followed or is it just a matter of taste?

[Updated] ADO.NET Entity Framework Tutorial and Basics
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mendhak - 07/29/2009
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.

Forms (Dialogs) Customization Based on Moveable / Resizable Elements
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Sergey Andreyev - 07/28/2009
Discover how to design user-driven applications

[Updated] Declarative Programming Style
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Tomas Petricek - 07/26/2009
Learn about two properties of functional languages that together define the overall style of writing functional code.

An ADO.NET Data Services Tutorial
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mendhak - 07/09/2009
An ADO.NET Data Services Tutorial covering REST, querystring operations and expressions, HTTP verbs, Linq to Data Services, security, exceptions and tracing.

Using the Task Parallel Library and PLINQ to Go Parallel
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Jani Järvinen - 06/30/2009
With more and more computers using a multi-core processor, the free lunch of increased clock speeds and the inherent performance gains are over. Software developers must instead make sure their applications take use of all the cores available in an efficient manner. New features in .NET 4.0 mean that managed code developers too can join the party.

Code Contracts in .NET
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Marius Bancila - 06/05/2009
This article introduces code contracts that specify statements in .NET programs that must prove valid.

Codeguru Forum Search Accelerator for IE 8
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kirants - 05/21/2009
Learn how to write an accelerator for IE 8 to perform quick simple tasks, taking Codeguru Forums Search as an example.

My Silveright Barcode Software
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barcodesoftware - 05/20/2009
Barcode Software Application in Silverlight

VIDEO: Using Stored Procedures in Entity Framework
05/13/2009

By Dan Rigsby - Working with Custom Stored Procedures in Entity Framework.

Language Integrated Query (LINQ) to SQL
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Mark Strawmyer - 04/28/2009
Discover another valuable part of the LINQ family, LINQ to SQL. LINQ to SQL that allows users to query and manipulate objects associated with relational database tables.

FindWindow: Finding Window Handles
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Bausch - 04/20/2009
Creating an easy interface for finding window handles.

Using M and the Oslo SDK to Build a WPF Animation DSL
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Jeffrey Juday - 04/15/2009
Here is your starting point for figuring out how Oslo M can solve your business problems.

ConnectCode Software Box Shot Maker
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ConnectCode - 04/09/2009
ConnectCode Software Box Shot Maker creates realistic images of 3D boxes for your software using three image files. You can adjust the box orientation, box and camera position. Despite being opensource, the tool delivers professional results.

A Tour of WPF in Visual Studio 2008
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Arlen Feldman - 04/06/2009
Take a look at the various features of Visual Studio for working with WPF.

Scrollable Image Viewer
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VivekRagunathan - 03/27/2009
Create an image display control with image scrolling facilities.

QuickConnect.NET
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jusstujoo - 03/13/2009
The Connect.NET is a C# component, that provides easy access to the TCP based network connections(Client/server).

TIP: Closing your WCF Connections properly
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mendhak - 03/09/2009
This tip looks at properly closing a WCF connection from your application - whether you're using the proxy classes or a ChannelFactory.

Deploying Separate User/Site Configurations with ClickOnce
02/25/2009
By Matt Goebel and Rachel Baker - Microsoft's ClickOnce framework is a powerful tool for deploying and updating Windows forms applications. Learn how to deploy separate application configurations via two methods: installing and updating from different locations, and using URL parameters.

Updating a Database from WinForms Controls, Old School
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Paul Kimmel - 02/12/2009
Old school programming, whereby the programmer reads control values and writes inline SQL, still works, but it's so 90s. If you are new to WinForms or Web programming but experienced, peruse the article and then master LINQ.

WinForms to Web
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Eyal.Albert - 02/04/2009
Learn about the various migration options of desktop/smart client applications to the web available using Visual WebGui.

Take the Pain out of Creating Word Documents by Using C# and XML
01/23/2009
By Chris Bennett - Learn how to create Word documents in your application without using Office Interop or third-party libraries.

Is Azure the New Silver Lining?
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Jani Järvinen - 01/22/2009
By now, you have heard of Windows Azure, Microsoft's cloud computing platform. But, what does Azure provide for developers and users, and how can you benefit from it in your .NET applications? Read on to find out.

Common Pitfalls of COM Interoperability in .Net (not yet reviewed)
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supreet_hvr_1980 - 01/21/2009
Discover some of the common pitfalls of using COM Interoperability in .NET as well as best practices that could help you steer clear of these pitfalls.

Developing a Smart Architecture, Part 2
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TheCPUWizard - 01/12/2009
Work through a Continuation of the series, moving from Fields to Entities and Entity Collections.

Adding Standard Deviation to LINQ
01/05/2009
By Chris Bennett - Learn how to implement a simple Standard Deviation function for LINQ (Language Integrated Query).

[Updated] Multi Column Combo Cell for a .NET 2.0 DataGridView Control
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IssaharNoam - 12/29/2008
Learn how a DrawItem approach solves the issue of Multi Column Combobox cells in DataGridView of VS8.

Developing a Smart Application Architecture
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TheCPUWizard - 12/23/2008
Learn to develop a powerful and flexible application architecture.

Advanced C++/CLI: Type Forwarding, Pointers, and Variable Argument Lists
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Nick Wienholt - 12/17/2008
C++/CLI has a number of advanced features that make developing and maintaining applications easier. Discover how these allow types to be moved between assemblies without breaking existing application, allow fast and efficient interoperability between native functions, and make it possible to create functions that take a variable number of parameters while still maintaining type safety.

There is More Than Just a Little Touching...
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Bradley Jones - 11/24/2008
The way you interact with a personal computing device is changing and is about to change even more with lots of touching and even a little hidden video.

Records Management for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server
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Gustavo Velez - 11/21/2008
The Records Center is an important MOSS (Microsoft Office SharePoint Server) component for companies that need to save critical or legally sensitive information. Discover how to create a Records Center then secure its contents with the MOSS Object Model and one of its default WebServices.

Automating Software Testing with Microsoft Hyper-V
11/19/2008
By Jani Järvinen - Testing software applications can be hard. You might already be using virtual machines to test your applications, but chances are you are still doing this manually. Learn how to automate your testing procedures with Microsoft's new Hyper-V virtualization technologies.

LINQ to XML
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Mark Strawmyer - 11/17/2008
Gain an understanding of LINQ (Language Integrated Query) to XML and see why you'll never want to use the DOM again.

Getting Functional with F#
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Jani Järvinen - 11/14/2008
Most mainstream programming languages are based on the paradigm called imperative programming, in which the programmer tells the computer the exact steps what to do. In contrast, there are multiple programming languages that are based on functional programming. Functional programming is making its way to the .NET world with the advent of the F# language. Discover what F# is and why it is useful.

[Updated] Create a Dynamic Menu Using C#
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cfyao - 11/10/2008
Learn to use C# classes to create dynamic menus in Windows applications.

Dumping an Object's State with a DynamicMethod
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Paul Kimmel - 11/07/2008
Emitted code and the DynamicMethod have the benefit of speed and the emitted code can be unloaded when the DynamicMethod goes out of scope, resulting in the best of all worlds.

[Updated] New Features in Visual Studio 2010 and the .NET Framework 4.0
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mendhak - 11/03/2008
Learn about several features relevant to developers in Visual Studio 2010 and the .NET Framework 4.0, such as parallel programming, XSLT debugging, new ASP.NET features, and new VB.NET and C# features that include the Chart control, XSD Designer, Lambda Expressions, and optional parameters.

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