In this piece, Bill Hatifield will introduce you to the Flickr API, point out some highlights and write an application using the .NET framework that retrieves and displays a user's photos.

This ASP.NET tutorial explores a number of enhancements made to the data Web controls in ASP.NET 4.0.

Learn how to use Microsoft's .NET Entity Framework to connect to, consume and update an Advantage database.

Are you ready to start developing applications using the new Windows Phone 7 Series? In this article I will explain the tools available today and walk through creating a basic application.

This article will discuss improving the user experience of the WPF XamDataGrid control by adding the missing functionality - Manage Columns.

Do you find yourself in need of performing JavaScript operations in cooperation with ASP.NET UpdatePanels? With the ASP.NET AJAX Client Library it is very easy to add JavaScript functions after a refresh.

Microsoft sponsored open source foundation's launches a new gallery for systems infrastructure and leads off by promoting network monitoring tech.

An overview of of different .NET compiler warning suppression techniques using the .NET framework and Microsoft Visual Studio 2008.

This ASP.NET tutorial shows how to take control of the ClientID values generated by Web controls in ASP.NET 4.0 by using the new ClientIDMode property.

In the latest Microsoft news, software giant announces Silverlight for multimedia Web development is now open source. Could the move spur a bevy of work for Silverlight developers and new apps for Microsoft's Windows Mobile 7 Series?

This article talks about some of the smaller details of Windows Communication Foundation that will help .NET developers get started using WCF.

Windows 7 contains many exciting new features for developers and the great thing is that C# and .NET developers are no exception. One of the new features is the support for sensor devices that can be programmed effortlessly. Read on to learn about the Sensor and Location Platform in Windows 7.

This ASP.NET tutorial, by Scott Mitchell, examines FancyBox, a free tool for displaying images and other multimedia content in a window that floats on top of the web page.

Microsoft-sponsored open source foundation names a new permanent board of directors as the effort aims to grow beyond its roots.

Learn about the Microsoft Automatic Graph Layout using a Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) sample application.

Leverage the features of cloud computing and Microsoft Azure to build applications that can reside in the cloud.

Create a standalone autocomplete library that can be clubbed into any Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) application and used with minimal efforts.

Improve your CSS skills using .LESS, a free, open-source port of Ruby's LESS library. LESS (and .LESS, by extension) is a parser that allows web developers to create style sheets using new and improved language features, including variables, operations, mix-ins, and nested rules.

As Microsoft makes the latest beta of its Windows Server AppFabric available, it's urging developers to begin building composite applications that span both local servers and services in the cloud.

Learn how to carry out a RotateTransform on an object in a Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) application, created in Expression Blend using VB.NET code.

Learn how to build queries with the Entity Framework that involve multiple tables as well as binding in the UI with the EntityDataSource.

64-bit systems have finally gone mainstream. As a .NET developer, you generally don't need to pay specific attention to the operating system's bitness. However, to fully utilize the benefits of 64-bit systems, you need to be aware of several different options.

This article compares the performance of using a Web Service proxy class created by Visual Studio vs. a custom created class.

Curtis Dicken sifts through ASP.NET controls to help ASP.NET Developers decide how to fill their programming toolbox.

This article illustrates the InstanceContextMode property used in the ServiceBehaviour attribute and how it can be handy in Windows Communication Foundation (WCF), introduced by Microsoft as a part of .NET Framework 3.0 and later versions.

In this article you'll explore the notable features of Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Professional Edition.

ASP.NET Developer, Scott Mitchell, shows how to use the open source Twitterizer project to integrate Twitter into an ASP.NET website.

Learn about new opportunities that Cloud Computing and the Genetic algorithm make available to every person.

Debugging ASP.NET AJAX applications is a challenge because they contain both server-side and client-side code. Use this ASP.NET tutorial to get some helpful tips for using debugging and tracing in ASP.NET AJAX applications.

This article, by Scott Mitchell, shows how to store (and load) the data generated by the Microsoft Chart Controls to disk or some other store.

Learn how to create a dual mode service so you can run your services as either console apps or through Windows Services.

Scott Mitchell looks at four new sorting-related style properties added to the GridView in ASP.NET 4.0.

.NET Developers may not recognize the terms invariance, covariance, and contravariance, it is likely they have been impacted by them and left wondering. This article will explain the concepts and the changes being introduced as part of .NET Framework 4.0.

Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 and .NET framework 4.0 bring many new exciting features for developers. One of them is the improved ASP.NET MVC 2.0. This article focuses on the new and improved characteristics in this popular web application framework from Microsoft.

Solving ASP.NET web application problems can sometimes be difficult even if you are sitting next to Visual Studio. Luckily, IIS 7 and later contain features to help you uncover the troublemakers.

Discover how to use Google Charts in SharePoint 2007.

Scott Mitchell, explores the enhancements to URL Routing made in ASP.NET 4.0.

A look at the top 10 features of Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) which inspire many Microsoft application developers to opt for it.

This article series, by Scott Mitchell, examines how to work with data using ASP.NET's data source controls. This particular article looks at how to filter data based on a user's selections from a CheckBoxList.

After delaying rollout plans for March, Microsoft reschedules.

This article shows how to use ASP.NET Routing with the DataPager control to create the ultimate paging interface.

Paul takes a look at WPF (Windows Presentation Foundation) to see how it might bridge the gap between Web development and Windows development.

Learn how to define, implement, configure and host a Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) service and then consume the service in a client.

Discover how to add different Keyword variations to Google AdWords platform.

Is it time to give your next application a major user interface face lift? Try the WPF Ribbon as used in Microsoft Office 2007.

In today's environment prototyping your UI can be paramount. This article will show users how to use the Microsoft Expression Blend 3 prototyping tool and discuss the differences between static, interactive and convertible prototypes.

Developer feedback extends beta for quality reasons.

One of the most clearly visible new features in Windows 7 is the new taskbar. Read on to learn how you can use jump lists from your C# applications with help from the Windows API Code Pack.

Cloud Computing opens new opportunities for any person solving a particular task. Discover all of the steps to get Amazon EC2 for hosting an ASP.NET web site.

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.