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Nested Master Pages in VS 2008

Wed, 29 Aug 2007 00:31:02 GMT

A short example video of Nested Master Pages in Visual Studio 2008.

Building an IIS7 HttpModule

Thu, 02 Aug 2007 16:16:02 GMT

A short talk on building an IIS7 HttpModule with VC# Express and using it with Visual Wed Developer running .NET 2.0.

Part 2 - Leveraging Workflow Foundation - Invest in the Infrastructure

Wed, 30 May 2007 08:01:01 GMT

In Part 1 of Leveraging Workflow Foundation we discussed how Workflow Foundation is just an API. Since APIs don't provide business value out of the box, it is important engineers exploring Workflow Foundation for the first time approach it in the same manner they would any API: write once, run everywhere. In other words, instead of building out the workflow components for one application, look at it from the 10,000 feet view. This is of course going to take more time than one might originally think so be sure to allow for this in development time. We'll look at the basics engineers starting with Workflow Foundation will need to think about to invest in their workflow infrastructure. Who knows, we may even find some rusty washers and shinny pennies along the way.

Part 1 - Leveraging Workflow Foundation - It is just an API

Mon, 14 May 2007 01:16:01 GMT

To help you limit the amount of rusty washers you will run into with Workflow Foundation, I wanted to share our team's experience in working through Workflow. In this multiple part series we'll look at some of the challenges the team faced and how we solved some of these. I say "some" of these because we took side steps around the rusty washers we found due to our short time frame. Hopefully this brain dump of information will save others time who are about to start using Workflow Foundation. I'll cover some of the in and outs where you will want to look into workflow and some of the pitfalls we had to work around (the rusty washers).

ASP.NET Podcast Show #88 - Page Persistence

Sun, 15 Apr 2007 22:16:01 GMT

How to persiste page state to a database.

Tips: Using Strong Typed DataSets with Web Services

Sun, 25 Feb 2007 05:16:01 GMT

The articles covers several tips to increase performance when using datasets with web services.

Podcast: ASP.NET 2.0 Web Parts - Interview with Darren Neimke

Mon, 05 Feb 2007 10:31:01 GMT

Craig Shoemaker and Darren Neimke discuss the ASP.NET 2.0 web part and portal framework, explaining how web parts are perfect candidates for customization as well as points of extensibility.

Structuring Solutions in Visual Studio and Team Foundation

Fri, 02 Feb 2007 06:46:01 GMT

So you've decided that you want to write an application in .Net. For learning purposes you start adding controls or pages to your application and you are well on your way to making a somewhat usable app. After awhile you start to notice your solution becomes a cluttered mess with files and folders and it becomes hard to remember where you put things. This can be considered both good and bad. You get complete flexibility in one hand and utter chaos in another. Those that are used to other frameworks like Rails or LogiCreate understand you put this here, that here, that there, and this over there named this way or things don't work. In .Net it is so flexible when starting a project it is hard to get a good sense of where you *should* put things. This article addresses some of these concerns and raises some good ways to address the problem at the end.

Creating a Custom AJAX Extender

Sat, 13 Jan 2007 16:31:01 GMT

Paul Glavich talks about creating a custom AJAX Extender with MS AJAX.

Microsoft's Response To The iPhone Is Right Around The Corner

Mon, 15 Jan 2007 12:46:01 GMT

We've all seen the iPhone and it has a pretty interface right? Don't count Microsoft out yet in the mobile space, they could have something up their sleeve.

WinForms: Send Email Using Outlook Interop or Process Class

Tue, 16 Jan 2007 16:31:01 GMT

Although you can generate emails in Winform applications using the System.Diagnostics.Process class there are times when you need more control over the email being sent, or as outlined in this article, after the message is sent for logging purposes. This article gives examples of both methods and things to consider when using one over the other.

Securing Web Services With a Custom SoapExtension

Thu, 11 Jan 2007 08:16:01 GMT

One way to secure a web service is with username and password. The problem with this approach is you have to add custom validation code to each web method. Is there a better way? Yes. With a custom SoapExtension you can simply attribute your web method and have it authenticated so you don't have to add custom code to each method. This article outlines this in detail.

How to add FeedFlare to SubText

Thu, 11 Jan 2007 14:16:01 GMT

Using FeedBurner learn how to add FeedFlare to your existing SubText powered blog.

Security .Net Web Services With Username and Password

Mon, 08 Jan 2007 04:31:02 GMT

There are multiple ways to secure web services. One of the methods is username and password. This article provides a step by step guide on how to secure a service as well as how to interop with it via a client.

Intro to the AJAX Control Toolkit

Wed, 03 Jan 2007 12:01:02 GMT

The AJAX Control Toolkit is a set of UI widgets and extensions to existing controls. This video has an introduction to the toolkit along with several controls in the toolkit.

ASP.NET Podcast Show #79 - Microsoft AJAX UpdatePanel and Clientside P

Mon, 11 Dec 2006 09:01:04 GMT

A video on the Microsoft AJAX UpdatePanel and the Page based Client Lifecycle.

The Atlas UpdatePanel

Thu, 19 Oct 2006 17:01:02 GMT

The basics of the Atlas UpdatePanel are explored in this webcast.

ASP.NET Services with Atlas

Tue, 24 Oct 2006 17:01:01 GMT

A webcast about using Profiles, Authentication, and the ASP.NET Services in Atlas.

Sql Server 2005 CLR Objects

Wed, 18 Oct 2006 15:31:01 GMT

This talks about some of the basics of Sql Server CLR Objects

Basics of the Microsoft AJAX Library

Wed, 18 Oct 2006 12:31:02 GMT

This podcast video has the basics of the Microsoft AJAX Library.

Really Funny Geek Humor for the week of October 16th

Wed, 18 Oct 2006 09:31:01 GMT

"High Volume Email Deployment" - "The Smiley Intervention" - "Weird Al - Virus Alert"- "Perfect Strangers Meet At Coffee Shop" - "Stephen Colbert duals with George Lucas" - "YODA Syntax" - "How to "Not" Get a Job with your Video Resume "

Hacking the Report Viewer Redistributable

Tue, 17 Oct 2006 05:01:02 GMT

I have used the Report Viewer Control included in Visual Studio 2005 to embed reports within our Smart Client. The control allows me to create professional reports without the use of a third party tools. Plus I can always scale up to Reporting Services should the need arrise. There is a Report Viewer Redistributable available for download. However, the Redistributable is an MSI and installs all components in the GAC. This action requires administrator permissions which is not a choice due to our corporate security policy.