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    Creating an Outlook Add-In Part 1

    Learn how to crate an Outlook Add-in to backup Important Email. Part 1 of this article concentrates on Outlook 2003and VB.NET 2003. Part 2 will concentrate on Outlook 2007 & Outlook 2010 with VB 2010.

    Visual Basic Development 101: VS 2010 Part 2: Menus and Tools

    This article is part two of an introduction to Microsoft Visual Studio 2010. It covers how to navigate through the different menus and tools. It specifically covers Microsoft Visual Basic 2010 Express Edition. Read along to learn how to write a very simple Hello World application using Windows Forms.

    Working with Large Memory-Mapped Files in VB 2010

    Memory mapped files use the system's memory manager and lets you treat large files as if they were in-memory objects, supporting extremely large file access, faster access, and multiple, simultaneous processes accessing the same file.

    Using BigInteger in Visual Basic 2010

    Encryption and keeping secrets depends on large prime numbers that are too big to crack by brute force. .NET framework 4.0 introduces the BigInteger that has no theoretical upper and lower bounds.

    Searching for Breakpoints in Microsoft Visual Studio 2010

    Microsoft Visual Studio has extensive support for setting breakpoints with extra conditions, including code, and then searching for and managing those breakpoints. Read more to see how to put beakpoints to work for you.

    [Updated] Test Driven Development from Scratch with NUnit 2.2.0, TestDriven.Net 1.0, and VB.NET

    This is a very simple example to get TDD newbies started with NUnit 2.2.0 and Test Driven.Net 1.0 in VB.NET.

    Surveying Parallel Computing in .NET Framework 4.0

    Learn to use multi-threading to improve the performance of your .NET framework applications.

    Speed Up Your Web Site with Microsoft Azure BLOBs

    Learn how to leverage BLOBs in your application. Read along as we look at the simplest of those scenarios, simply hosting your public files in a better place than your server.

    Using Auto-Implemented Properties in VB 2010

    Auto-implemented properties in VB 2010 provide developers with the convenience of fields, in terms of how much code you write and the benefit of properties.

    Microsoft News: Microsoft's CEO Pitches CEOs on Cloud Computing

    At Microsoft's CEO Summit 2010, CEO Steve Ballmer tells many of the world's most influential business leaders that the future lies in "the cloud."

    Using Basic File I/O in Visual Basic 2010

    Beginning with basic file I/O concepts this article wraps up by demonstrating how you can use the Dynamic Language Runtime (DLR) in .NET 4.0 to map text file data to objects.

    Language Enhancements in VB: Microsoft Updates Visual Basic 2010

    This article examines language enhancements added to the Visual Basic programming language with the release of Visual Basic 2010.

    Implementing Self-Reflection with Extension Methods

    Write a reflection mechanism one time to reflect any object or collection; knowing your code's state is the first step in writing bug-free code.

    Lambda Expressions via Sub Routines

    VB2010 supports Sub routine Lambda expressions and multiline expressions, read on to see how to define these little method packages.

    Threads Made Easy in Visual Basic

    Learn to use the basic parallel operations--multithreading--incorporated into .NET framework 4.0.

    CodePlex Gets Organized

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

    Goodbye to Line Continuation Characters

    Say your goodbyes to line continuation characters, with a brief look back at Basic.

    Building Lambda Expressions from Expression Trees

    Learn how to dynamically build and explore Lambda expressions from expression trees.

    Incremental Intellisense Improvements in Visual Studio 2010

    Learn about the history of debugging and evolutionary improvements in Intellisense in Visual Studio 2010.

    TIP: The Singleton Pattern

    How to create an object using the Singleton pattern in VB.NET

    Autorun Menu Creator in VB.NET

    Use Visual Basic .NET to create an Autorun menu, through the use of HTA, JavaScript and VBScript.

    Installing SQL Server 2008

    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.

    [Updated] Shutdown Manager

    The Windows "Turn off" buttons are three or more steps away from the desktop work area, depending on your personal settings. This can be not only inconvenient, but downright bothersome at times. These programs can power down the computer, in just one or two steps.

    Undo/Redo Framework

    Explore an Undo/Redo framework for editing controls in a Windows application.