| 10 Tips for Great .NET Programming |
| .NET Magazine |
| I’ve compiled a list of 10 tips to make your .NET development more effective and productive. To help as many developers as possible, the tips span the technology’s whole spectrum—from ADO.NET to ASP.NET, from the CLR to the Framework, and from Windows Forms to Web Services. Here they are, counting up to the ones I anticipate will have the most impact. |
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| C# Browser History Monitoring Application (Part 1) |
| C#Today |
| The application developed by Jan Narkiewicz in this article monitors the browser history file of a currently logged in user. As the user surfs the web, the contents of their browser history folder are mirrored to a secure location. Inside the mirrored location (only accessible to administrators on the machine) all additions and updates to the users browser history folder are recorded. Deletions are not recorded. The idea is to monitor a users web surfing habits without letting them know their surfing habits are being monitored. |
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| Choosing Among File I/O Options in Visual Basic .NET |
| MSDN |
| This article is aimed at the Visual Basic programmer who may be confused by the multiplicity of ways to approach file I/O in Visual Basic .NET. Available alternatives include the methods provided in the Visual Basic .NET runtime, the FileSystemObject, and the methods furnished in the common language runtime. Upon completion, the experienced developer will be familiar with all three and will be equipped to make choices among them. |
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| Create and Control Windows Services |
| Visual Basic Programmers Journal |
| Windows Services (formerly known as NT Services) can seem overwhelming and daunting to the uninitiated because of a vast array of callback functions and long parameter lists. Even though creating services in C++ almost ensures top-notch performance, the complexity factor might outweigh that fact. However, with the recent release of the .NET Framework SDK, the complexity of creating and controlling services has diminished. |
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| Cutting Edge |
| MSDN |
| Dress Your Controls for Success with ASP.NET 1.1 Themes, Part 2 |
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| File Contents Watcher Application |
| The Code Project |
| A program for continuously monitoring and displaying text-based files |
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| Monitoring File System using FileSystemWatcher Class - Part 1 |
| C# Corner |
| If any one is experimenting your important directory without your notice, then you may think of an application, which helps you to monitor the changes of your directory. Earlier, writing this kind of application is too difficult, but with .NET you can do it through a simple and flexible component i.e. FileSystemWatcher, which watches your directory for any change using .NET. |
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| Strongly Typed Configuration Class Generator for VS.NET |
| The Code Project |
| Based on an XML file containing your application settings, this tool automatically generate a strongly typed class that can read and write values to the file. |
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| The System.IO.FileSystemWatcher Object |
| STANDARDIO.ORG |
| The .NET framework brings home many functions that were previously available only through an unthinkable call to the Windows API or an expensive third-party control. Among the most powerful and elegant new objects is the FileSystemWatcher. Want to know whether a file on your hard drive has been created, renamed, changed or deleted? How about five lines of code? No, this is not an April Fool's prank. Let's look under the hood. |
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| Top 10 tips and tricks to code professional looking .NET apps |
| The Code Project |
| Top 10 tips and tricks to make your little C# app look professional… things like interacting with Windows registry or Event log, ensuring a single instance of an app, sending emails, creating useful (and techie looking) logs of operations, getting IP addresses from host names, and other cool stuff! |
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| Utilize the full functionality of Whidbey File Management from VB.NET |
| The Code Project |
| Article on Whidbey File Management |
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| Windows Services: New Base Classes in .NET Make Writing a Windows Service Easy |
| MSDN |
| Windows services are applications that run outside of any particular user context in Windows NT, Windows 2000, or Windows XP. The creation of services used to require expert coding skills and generally required C or C++. Visual Studio .NET now makes it easy for you to create a Windows service, whether you're writing code in C++, C#, or Visual Basic. You can also write a Windows service in any other language that targets the common language runtime. This article walks you through the creation of a useful Windows service, then demonstrates how to install, test, and debug the service. |
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