Reading Microsoft Word Document in JAVA
When it comes to reading Microsoft Office Word document Java does not have any in build classes to handle this but Apache POI Package developed by... more »
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Why is it so F#...ing Difficult to Buy Visual Studio!?
I remember going through something like this with Visual Studio 2005 but back then I've swallowed my pride and called my local "pusher" and got the... more »
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C# Dictionary Basics
Learn how to use the Dictionary collection object in C#.
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PHP or .NET? Help me to choose!
We've all encountered it before, and we've all asked this question in one way or another. I see it appearing in Yahoo Answers every now and then, and... more »
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F# in 20 Minutes - Part I
With the April Refresh hot off the presses, I figured it was time to write a concise, 20-minute introduction to F#. The goal isn't to teach F#, but... more »
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Silverlight's Fate
While Microsoft is busy churning out the newer versions of Silverlight and we are all learning to cope with plurality and continunal changes in the... more »
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Microsoft withdraws Yahoo bid
According to TechCrunch, Microsoft has withdrawn Yahoo bid. But what looks like an end of the saga, may still have a couple of unfinished episodes... more »
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Automated conversion to web standards a (beta!) reality
The first beta version of Aggiorno has been released: it can convert crappy source code to valid XHTML 1.0 Transitional in just a couple of clicks. It... more »
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Update of the RIA Wars and Adobe's Open Screens Project
A brief account and commentary on Adobe's Open Screens Project and then a dip into thinking about the current state of RIA platform strategies.
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SQL Server 2005: Get full information about transaction locks
Sometimes we wish to know what locks are being held by the transaction. Also it would be great to know what SPID owns the transaction, on which... more »
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500,000 SQL Injection Attacks this Week
Apparently there have an estimated half-million attacks on different Web sites this week alone. There seems to have been a rush to judgement in trying... more »
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Taking Simple Screenshots with C#
This tutorial walks you through how to take screen-shots in C#, using visual studio. Very simple and includes a Visual Studio solution for those who... more »
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Databinding XML in Silverlight 2
One of the things I miss in Silverlight ( from WPF ) is the ability to naturally bind to XML data and this discussion with Daniel prompted to wonder... more »
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Visual Studio's JavaScript Editor Really needs a Function/Class Viewer!
During the last week of talking to quite a few Web developers at DevConnections who are doing JavaScript development and during my jQuery and WCF REST... more »
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Vista, Office 2007 or Why Microsoft Gone Stupid!
"DO NOT BREAK THE USER EXPERIENCE!" That is the holy "point" of desktop application development! Add as much layers as you want below the user... more »
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Microsoft showing they inferiority complex
The other day I was checking my hotmail account to curiously check how many spam emails have made it to my inbox. To my surprise I found out a “hidden... more »
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Windows XP SP3, Finally!
Finally, it seems the last major update to our beloved Windows XP is just around the corner!
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Who will use F#?
We take a critical look at who people are assuming will use F# and who is actually putting their money where their mouth is when it comes to this... more »
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Getting Started with OAuth in .NET (read: Pownce, Flickr, etc)
How to get started in .NET (C#) - using the OAuthBase.cs and testing with a test OAuth service.
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Trying out PowerCommands 1.1 for Visual Studio 2008
Generally, I don't like to install any Visual Studio extensions at all, but I thought I should give this one a chance. I installed PowerCommands 1.1... more »
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Microsoft patent reveals wearable mouse design
Microsoft came up with a very cool “wearable pointing device” that looks somewhat like a hybrid between the gloves in Minority Report and the Nintendo... more »
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F# 101 Part 8 (Mutables and Reference Cells)
Today we'll manage to look more at regular .NET integration and .NET programming. With the previous efforts, we've looked more at functional... more »
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Is Microsoft Windows "Collapsing"?
A leading research firm suggests that Windows is on track to lose relevancy in the years ahead if it doesn’t make a major course correction.
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Templatable Control: ProgressBar
Last May, I had created a ProgressBar control for Silverlight Alpha. It was about time to update that code. The control that I had created was pretty... more »
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NTFS Stuff - WSH script for reporting NTFS permissions
It is hard for a Microsoft System Administrator to keep trace of all changes made to the “logical” structure of a fileserver, so many times we felt... more »
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