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21 Important FAQ questions for WPF and SilverLight

Thu, 21 May 2009 22:19:53 GMT

This article talks about 21 important FAQ from the perspective of WPF and Silver light. Both of these technologies are connected to a certain extent. This article not only explains the theory aspect of these technologies but also shows small samples for each of them.

Introduction to Macros in Visual Studio 2008

Wed, 18 Mar 2009 11:29:47 GMT

This article explains about Macros in Visual Studio 2008

Building Scalable Mapping and GIS Apps with Web Services

Wed, 18 Mar 2009 11:20:28 GMT

This article will show you how to build a scalable mapping application utilizing a web service and also how to consume the web service from a client application.

Working with ImageBrush in Silverlight

Wed, 18 Mar 2009 11:07:31 GMT

This article demonstrates how to create and use an image brush in Silverlight using XAML and C#.

Aspect Oriented Programming in C#.NET: Part II

Wed, 18 Mar 2009 12:16:02 GMT

This article is the continuation of the Part I. We will continue with the same problem of the Customer Sales application discussed in Part I.

Understanding how assert effects security

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 15:32:26 GMT

This article expalins about how asserts effect security in VB.NET. How you restrict access to your library modules and resources requires that you understand the pros and cons in the security process used.

Hash Password Generator

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 15:21:20 GMT

This visual tool generates the hashed password using either SHA1 or MD5 hashing algorithm depending on the choice you make. It will display the hashed password in the read only text box, it can also copy the hashed password to clipboard on your choice for easy paste operation.

Viewing Assembly permissions in VB.NET

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 15:35:19 GMT

In this article I will show you how you can view the Code Groups that an assembly belongs to and what permissions belong to the assembly. I will demonstrate the Caspol utility supplied with the .NET SDK.

XML Signature in .NET

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:45:54 GMT

Security is a main concern in any application development especially where there is an exchange of critical information with an external system. There are ways to securely send and receive data such as HTTPS and Public Key Cryptography. In today's world, XML has become a standard means for data communication between applications.

User Authentication(Class/Ado.NET Demo)

Wed, 31 Dec 2008 14:15:54 GMT

Here, you'll learn the use of a VB.NET class library project through this User Authentication example. Instead of the conventional ADO recordset, I've used the new Dataset(check out my previous article for more information on Datasets) to traverse.

Extending ASPX Panel Control to produce Rounded Corners

Wed, 31 Dec 2008 12:16:21 GMT

This article shows how to create a custom control which encapsulates scripts. Also shows how to add method attributes to interact with VS Designer and ToolBox as well as providing intellisense dropdowns.

File Tampering Detection

Tue, 30 Dec 2008 16:51:07 GMT

This article describes an easy approach to determining whether or not two files are exactly the same.

Automate Send & Receive in Outlook

Mon, 29 Dec 2008 17:04:59 GMT

In this article we will take the privilege of outlook and make it to send & receive the mail automatically using VB.Net.

Exploring Security in .NET: Part I

Mon, 29 Dec 2008 17:00:48 GMT

This article describes about security features in .Net

How to maintain a CodeGroup in Security Policy at runtime?

Tue, 09 Dec 2008 17:08:42 GMT

This article describes how to maintain a codegroup in security policy at runtime.

Test for User Group Membership in ASP.NET Visual Basic

Tue, 09 Dec 2008 17:02:31 GMT

This article describes a simple approach to determining whether or not a logged in user is a member of a group within the context of an asp.net web based application.

Explorer Offline through AJAX

Fri, 05 Dec 2008 17:31:00 GMT

In Internet Explorer (and all other common web browsers) you have an menu item File -> Work off-line. What does this do with you web application? Of course, it is working offline, no communication possible to the web server. When connected with a dial-up connection it can happen that this is done automatically if you disconnect from your internet service provider.

Changing XSL StyleSheets on the FLY in C# and ASP.NET

Fri, 05 Dec 2008 16:13:33 GMT

This article shows you how you can use alter XSL in memory to transform XML data into HTML with different results.

AJAX web scraping and interacting with digg

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:14:38 GMT

Interacting with sites that use JavaScript to generate content has, until now, been either very complex, or almost impossible. This tutorial will demonstrate the usage of the WebRobot v1.1 component to interact with the social bookmarking site digg, which employs JavaScript heavily to generate the displayed content, and to interact with it.

AJAX DataGrid: An ASP.NET User Control

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 12:31:52 GMT

This DataGrid is a Client Side Control. It is created by JavaScript and uses Ajax.net technology.

ASP.Net Atlas: Creating Client-based Web applications

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 11:23:21 GMT

This article introduces the 'Atlas' framework by exploring its client and server class libraries, the programming model the framework allows developers to adopt, some common development scenarios and by walking through a sample 'Atlas' enabled Web application.

Put ASP.NET AJAX Timer and UpdatePanel with RssToolKit all in action

Fri, 28 Nov 2008 12:43:17 GMT

This article will explain you in dept of creating Asp.Net Ajax-Enabled Application. I have explained with the help of product management example, where you can add new product, edit, update & cancel the product related activity.

On-Server AJAX, a paradigm shift that brings the AJAX benefits

Thu, 27 Nov 2008 13:38:33 GMT

This article tells you the benifits that AJAX can bring for any enterprise.

Put ASP.NET AJAX Timer and UpdatePanel with RssToolKit all in action

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 16:56:01 GMT

This is simple article to show how ASP.NET AJAX 1.0 Timer Control can be used in conjunction with UpdatePanel Control and RssToolKit to achieve real usage scenario. It also shows how to maintain ViewState across page postbacks.

A Scalable Ajax Wizard Sample Application

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 16:18:04 GMT

This Ajax sample application creates a wizard dynamically to avoid scaling problems which occur when there are too many controls on a web form.