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Understand the ASP.NET DataGrid control
Need to get up to speed on the ASP.NET DataGrid control features? Try this introduction article on for size. Read more »
System.Globalization namespace in .NET
The .NET Framework has built-in support for globalisation in its System.Globalization namespace. This namespace can help you build international support into your applications. Read more »
Open-source LAMP a beacon to developers
For years, the business-software development world has been split largely between Microsoft's .Net toolset and Java. Get ready for a third option. Read more »
Firefox marks its first year on the Net
Firefox turned one year old Wednesday, marking yet another milestone for the popular open-source browser. Read more »
NetApp files patent suit against Sun
Network Appliance alleges Sun Microsystems' ZFS storage software violates seven of its patents, seeks permanent injunction. Read more »
Microsoft taps JQuery for Visual Studio
Microsoft said Sunday that it plans to ship the JQuery JavaScript library with its Visual Studio developer tool suite. Read more »
Microsoft planning IE privacy mode
For many, privacy on the Web is a concern. And for Microsoft's Internet Explorer team, privacy is a feature. Read more »
Open-source Silverlight released for developers
The Novell-led Mono project this week made the first, though incomplete, public release of Moonlight, an open-source implementation of Microsoft's Silverlight, a browser plug-in that competes with products such as Adobe Flash, Adobe Flex, Adobe Shockwave, JavaFX, and Apple QuickTime. Read more »
SAP: Love those developers, hate that open source
Enterprise software giant SAP is making a renewed push to build ties to the developer community, but that enthusiasm isn't likely to extend to making the source code for any of its core components available. Read more »
Google welcomes Writely sign-ups
Five months after being bought by Google, the Writely online word-processing application is now open for anyone who wants to sign up and use it. Read more »
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Adding value changing functionality to the HTML file input element
The HTML file input element is a valuable commodity that can add value to intranet applications. This article provides simple code that will allow you to control the value of this element. Read more »
Reuse common elements with ASP.NET components
Let's explore taking advantage of components when adding navigation to an ASP.NET application. Read more »
A .NET primer on reference types and value types
This article explains some .NET basics -- the difference between reference types and value types. Read more »
Encrypting configuration data in ASP.NET 2.0
Learn how to protect data stored in a configuration file via encryption and describe new features available in ASP.NET 2.0. We'll begin with an overview of the encryption options and continue with the actual encryption of data values in a configuration file. Read more »
Utilise client-side code in ASP.NET pages
In this article we'll explore the basics of client-side code usage and why it may be necessary. Read more »
Take advantage of code snippets in Visual Studio 2005
Visual Studio 2005 brings auto-complete for code snippets to C#, J#, and XML, as well as additional features for Visual Basic. Read more »
ASP.NET's Menu control offers another site map navigation option
Our examination of ASP.NET site map navigation controls -- Site Map, SiteMapPath, and TreeView -- wraps up this week with coverage of the Menu control. Read more »
Working with ASP.NET site maps
Many of the features added to the .NET Framework with version 2.0 focus on enabling developers to quickly build powerful applications. A good example is a group of controls that allow you to easily include navigation features in an ASP.NET Web site. Read more »
Post data to other Web pages with ASP.NET 2.0
ASP.NET 2.0's PostBackUrl attribute allows you to designate where a Web form and its data is sent when submitted. Read more »
Easily manipulate data with LINQ
The buzz around .NET Language-Integrated Query (LINQ) is hard to ignore, especially since Microsoft is embracing it with the latest release of the .NET platform (beginning with C# 3.0 and Visual Basic 9.0) and Visual Studio 2008. Read more »
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The most interesting Web OS experiment yet
-- I still don't fully get the whole Web operating system concept. Why run an OS inside a browser when your browser is running in an OS to begin with? But AjaxWindows, a Web OS and application suite that launched today, makes a very good case for the Web OS. Read more »
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In this week's roundup we see that continuous whining can get results, Linux users get 64-bit Flash and Moonlight previews, the latest in the Yahoo/Microsoft relationship and Senator Conroy ducks and weave in Senate Question Time. Read more »
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Sun eye Web developers with Netbeans 6.5Despite the recent employment axe hitting Sun the company has pushed out a new release of its Netbeans open source IDE with an eye to appeal more to Web developers. Read more »
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BarCamp buzz: Let the hacking continueAttending last weekend's BarCamp in Sydney, it was hard to escape the conclusion that a certain "dot-com bust" flavour had seeped into the kool aid previously being drunk by Australia's web 2.0 and early stage start-up sector. Read more »
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Interplanetary Internet a possibility
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Conroy ducks, Ballmer evades and Android Fails -- Club Builder
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Yang's resignation: The talk of Silicon Valley
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Conroy ducks, Ballmer evades and Android Fails -- Club Builder
Club Builder this week takes a long look at Senator Conroy's recent attempt to explain his Great Firewall of Australia, we chase Steve Ballmer over Sydney, and find Google's biggest bug of the year.

