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Themes and Skins in ASP.NET 2.0
Learn to program skins and themes for ASP.NET 2.0.

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What is it that GPS applications need to be good enough to handle in-car navigation? Also, how does the process of interpreting GPS data actually work? This two-part series will cover both topics and give you the skills you need to write a commercial-grade GPS application that works with a majority of GPS devices in the industry today.

Implementing a Progress Bar in Visual Basic Applications
This database-driven search application keeps the user informed about the search process and thus improves the overall user experience. Informing the user about the processing is the fundamental motive of the Progress Bar.

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The core function of a Windows Service is to run an application in the background. Learn how to create a Windows Service using VB .NET.

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Learn how to use Zip and Unzip compatible methods with VB5 or VB6. All the code is contained in class modules that can either be compiled into an ActiveX or dropped into an existing project. The Zip/Unzip functionality is handled by the FreeWare InfoZip components from (http://www.cdrom.com/pub/infozip ) - these DLL's are included in the download.

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Implementing a Custom ConnectionString Installer for Setup
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Latest Visual Basic Articles

Implementing a Custom ConnectionString Installer for Setup
Paul Kimmel - 10/10/2007
See how a setup project with a custom action lets the user define the connection string using the Data Links dialog and encrypt that connection string using RSA encryption.

Customising Your Desktop with Visual Basic.NET 2005
Hannes du Preez - 10/09/2007
Learn how to launch, configure, and preview screen savers on your own form; also, learn how to change the computer's Visual style (along with the fonts and colours pertaining to the particular visual style), and other useful things.

Keyed Anonymous Types in VB9
Paul Kimmel - 09/17/2007
Learn to use keyed anonymous types in VB9.

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Paul Kimmel - 09/10/2007
Learn how to estimate projects (the tangible and intangibles) effectively in the real world to ensure success.

MAC-Based Authentication for Web Sites
m_irfan - 09/04/2007
Learn how to implement an additional security layer on company web sites by getting the machine ID of the system from registered users along with the user ID and password.

Wallpaper Changer
Hannes du Preez - 08/21/2007
With this article I will demonstrate how to create an application that changes your wallpapers after a specified period, as well as how to apply the Tile, Center, and Stretch wallpaper styles.

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10/01/2007

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09/14/2007

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Silverlight Login, Part 1
08/23/2007

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Create data input controls that are unfortunately absent from Silverlight's current release. Specifically, see how to create a usable button using available Silverlight objects and then create textboxes using standard HTML controls and a little CSS.

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Easy Projects .NET
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Easy Projects .NET is the easiest all-in-one web based Project Management System and Task Tracking software. It is called "Easy Projects" for a good reason - it was specifically designed to make project management and task tracking straightforward and hassle-free.... (more)
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Aspose.Words for .NET -4.4.0.0 Released
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TreeView without horizontal ScrollBar.
Anonymous - 09/07/2007
Did you ever think about wordwrap in the standard TreeView for Windows Forms? When you want to read long text in the tree node, you always need to put the mouse cursor over it. I think it is more comfortable to read multiline text. Check out the link and... (more)
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Super 2d/3d Graph Library
Anonymous - 09/02/2007
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Implementing a Custom ConnectionString Installer for Setup
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