build simple and sophisticated Facebook App with FBML, ASP.NET

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Import export library for Excel XML Format, which reduces a programmer's work to the bare minimum

If you are interested in watching brief videos on a variety of developer based topics, be sure to check out MSDN's "How Do I?" video landing page found on the WideOpen Web.

a javascript file that provides an easy to use drop down calendar for selecting dates on web pages

Hi All,

We have uploaded the new unstable version 5.85 and turned 5.84.2 into the current stable version (actually this is one of the main reasons of why it took us so long to release revision 5.84.2 - we wanted to make sure you guys get the chance to report newly created bugs appeared in 5.84.1).

Version 5.85 contains some major fixes and exiting new features such as:

1. Inherited forms and user controls as in WinForms!!!

2. Drag&Drop improvements enabling dragging and dropping component level elements (such as TreenNodes, ListViewItems etc.)

3. Location & Size properties calculation fixes - enabling server side code to investigate the actual size of controls in runtime.

4. Click event’s X,Y coordinates are now available.

5. Design time Copy & Paste correction; so that now, copying and pasting controls won't clone events attachments as before...

And many more…

Furthermore, in a week or two we are about to release VWG's first official release 1.0R (build 6.0)...  

I hope you guys will enjoy this version...

Silverlight CTP is also available for this version based on Silverlight Alpha 1.1.

The next VWG/Silverilght CTP version will be based on the newly released Silverlight 2.0 beta version!!! With improved performance and enhanced features and environment!!!

Oh, and one other thing... Next week I'll see that both 5.84.2 and 5.85 SVN branches will be fully updated with all of the assemblies enabling you guys to get & build SDK codes...

Regards,
Itzik Spitzen

I downloaded a new free application called Zumobi tonight and like the overall concept.  It's a bit slow on my phone (PPC-6700) but useable.  The application lets you pick up to 16 tiles (mini applications) that can be displayed on your phone and then lets you zoom into 4 tiles and then down to 1 tile.  For example, you can have sports tiles, amazon.com tiles, Woot tiles, game tiles, etc. and then navigate the tiles and drill down into them to view details (such as sports news, the latest item on Woot.com, etc.).  It has some iPhone-like zoom animations which are good compared to typical applications that run on Windows Mobile phones. 

Here's what it looks like:

They have a gallery of tiles that can be selected and sent to your phone plus you can download an SDK to develop your own tiles.

I've only played with it for a little bit but so far I'm impressed with the concept.  As more and more tiles are made available it should be a great way to view content on a Windows Mobile phone.

I received an announcement email from the MIX08 team (see snippet below)

I am making my plans while I am still in Las Vegas :-)

A simple Windows Framework that beginners and intermediate programmers can use as an alternative to MFC. It makes learning to program for Windows easier.

Crosspost from my teams blog. The Microsoft Software + Services Blueprint folks have been kind enough to build a blueprint for the use of Silverlight in SharePoint Web Parts. The Silverlight Blueprint for SharePoint is source code and guidance for developers...(read more)

Article describes how to create ActiveX in .NET and how to use it on HTML page step by step.

I will be giving a presentation on Refactoring in C# at RockNUG on Wednesday March 12th 2008 at 6:30pm.  Directions here.

What could be more fun on a Wednesday evening than critiquing some bad code and making it better? :) Come along to learn how to clean code like the Thycotic team. What do we look for? How do we take small steps to keep it working? What tips and tricks make it easier? This session will be code, code and more code (and a few unit tests of course!).

Picking over some code and discussing it is so much fun.  Come along and join us ...

 

We are hiring!  Do you want to write beautiful code in a Test Driven, Refactored, Agile .NET software company in the heart of Washington DC and work on cool products? 
Take the code test and send your resume along with why you want to join Thycotic to tddjobs@thycotic.com.

Scott Mitchell created five more tutorials in the Security series that present creating the membership schema in SQL Server, creating user accounts, validating user credentials against the membership user store, user-based authorization, and storing additional user information. Tutorials are available in both VB.NET and C# versions.

This article describes how MVP integration in ASP.NET 2.0 can become easier with .NET generics and Hierarchy in Presenters

This an asp.net server side control thats wraps Mr Amin Habibi's javascript calendar,

All the MIX08 sessions are online!

To reshape the "WideOpen Web" even faster, check out this blog with all the .wmv files directly listed!

A Radio Button to Select a Record in an ASP.NET GridView Control

The NoVa CodeCamp South v1 will be held on March 29th 2008 in Woodbridge VA.  The speaker schedule has been posted here.

I will be presenting on two topics:

• Refactoring in C# - bad code to better code
• Web Application Testing in Watin

There are lots of great sessions from WPF, TDD, SSIS, jQuery, SQL Server 2008 and more...

You can register now.

 

We are hiring!  Do you want to write beautiful code in a Test Driven, Refactored, Agile .NET software company in the heart of Washington DC and work on cool products? 
Take the code test and send your resume along with why you want to join Thycotic to tddjobs@thycotic.com.

By Nannette Thacker

In the second installment of this tutorial, we discuss how to build the ASP.NET page for importing the Excel spreadsheet. We will create the page's user interface and add file upload capabilities. A Zip file with the complete source code, Excel Spreadsheet, and SQL Server Database is available for download.

The article series hosted on 4guysfromrolla.com continues with Importing an Excel Spreadsheet Using Typed DataSets and TableAdapters: Building the Importer Web Page and Uploading the Excel Spreadsheet.

Download the Application in ZIP Format

May your dreams be in ASP.NET!

Nannette Thacker
"It wasn't my mission." - Cameron Phillips, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles

There are two new ASP.NET server controls that make it easy for developers to incorporate Silverlight content into ASP.NET Web applications. Developers can start by installing the Microsoft Silverlight Tools Beta 1 for Visual Studio 2008, which includes the Silverlight 2 Beta 1 runtime, the SDK, and the add-on to Visual Studio 2008. Then discover how to use the new ASP.NET server controls, MediaPlayer control and the Silverlight control, by walking through the quickstarts.