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Reboot your body

For many reasons, some people are reluctant to exercise at a gym. There is now a viable alternative, and that's to take up an online fitness training course. ZDNet Australia examines a leading online fitness alternative. Read more »

Microsoft brings .Net to Silverlight

Ray Ozzie, Microsoft's chief software architect, has introduced a video-streaming service and .Net development tool support for Silverlight, its cross-platform Web browser plug-in. Read more »

Microsoft snags HP for .Net

In a sign of deepening ties, the two companies are set to announce a combined effort to push the software giant's .Net services to HP's corporate clients. Read more »

Microsoft gives coders a bug finder

Web developers in need of another set of eyes to check their code for security holes should soon be able to add an application scanner to Microsoft's Visual Studio .Net. Read more »

Microsoft prepares for Yukon, Longhorn

The software company readies new development tools before planned releases of revamped database and Windows operating system software. Read more »

Windows 7 gets mixed reviews

As developers received their copies of Windows 7 on Tuesday in the US, they offered varied reactions to the Microsoft operating system update. Read more »

Mono-man brings .NET to Linux

Novell's Miguel de Icaza is working on a technology that he says can replicate Microsoft's vaunted software development platform on Linux. Read more »

Microsoft: Africa doesn't need free software

Microsoft has claimed the cost of software is not an important issue in the developing world. Read more »

Eclipse embraces PHP

The Eclipse Foundation has released Eclipse PHP Development Tools, software that it hopes will open Eclipse up to the millions of PHP Web developers. Read more »

Microsoft toolset to promote mobile Web services

Microsoft says that desktop developers will be able to transfer their skills to handheld devices using its new toolset. Read more »

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Train your team to gain long-term benefits

Before you go outside for expertise, you should consider the benefits of spending the money you had budgeted for a consultant on training your in-house staff to handle not only the project at hand but also others down the road. Read more »

AppDev's C# training videos: Worth the ticket price?

If you're looking for C# training, should you look to AppDev's video training package? Find out about the highs and the lows of this product. Read more »

Could holding an MCSD land you that next job?

See why one developer believes certification--particularly the Microsoft Certified Solutions Developer--is growing increasingly important. Read more »

When is it time to upgrade your development environment?

Upgrading to a new development environment, particularly to .NET, involves a number of considerations, including the cost/benefit and business value of the move. Issues include license and training costs and the scope of application conversion. Read more »

Certify your XML knowledge

Most developers have some firsthand experience with XML, but how can you quantify this XML knowledge? Read more »

Target effective, low-cost cert books and test engines

When money for classroom training isn't available, it's time to explore cheaper ways to prep for certification exams. These suggestions will help you find useful resources you can afford. Read more »

What is '.NET' anyway?

Are you little confused about what .NET really is? You're not the only one. This article from Builder.com sheds some light on what .NET is and isn't. Read more »

Technology saturation affects developers and organisations

Juval Lowy, a member of Microsoft's internal design review team for .NET, has said that there is no doubt that the average developer and average organisation are completely saturated by an avalanche of technologies. Read more »

Will .NET kill off all the VB6 developers?

In addition to the confusion created by the many ambiguous dot-net labels, there's one big question that dot-Microsoft has yet to answer: What do we do with the vast army of VB6 developers? Read more »

Do you really need a .NET cert to be a success?

As .NET leaves early adopter stage, many developers are considering picking a Microsoft certification. But do you really need an MCAD or MCSD? Read more »

Blog (4)

If only every project ended this way...

David McAmis [blogs:theneteffect] -- Today the birds are singing, the sun is shining and I am just putting the wraps on a .NET application I have been working on for the past 4 months. Read more »

Reader Offer: Silverlight Training

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- Get one hour of learning in Silverlight that is all practice-based and fully integrated with Visual Studio. Read more »

How to manage a team of geniuses

Brendon Chase [blogs:codemonkeybusiness] -- Hiring a team of developers and techies that are smarter than you is inevitable. As a manager how do you cope with this and keep things on track? Read more »

The Team of One

David McAmis [blogs:theneteffect] -- Looking to implement Visual Studio.NET 2005 Team System? Before you get too far into training and implementing a new tool set, you might want to take a look at the development team itself. Read more »

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