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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 »

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 »

Microsoft to offer peek at new tools

Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates will offer a glimpse this week of future versions of the company's Visual Studio.Net development tools bundle. Read more »

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Forms authentication in .NET: Using a database

Storing forms authentication information in Web.config has serious limitations. See how to work around them by storing this information in a database. Read more »

Build reusable ASP.NET controls using events

One of the key improvements in ASP.NET its ability to build server-side controls and add events to these controls. Discover how to accomplish this using reusable, event-driven controls. Read more »

First impressions of ASP.NET's MVC framework

Find out why you may want to use Microsoft's Model View Controller (MVC) framework instead of Web Forms. Read more »

ASP.NET caching strategies

The easiest way to improve the performance of your Web application is through effective caching. Discover how ASP.NET's built-in features make caching a breeze. Read more »

Implement Web form tracking with ASP.NET

IIS can log a huge amount of Web usage data, but keeping robust logs without dragging down performance requires a skilled developer's help. Use ASP.NET to generate rich Web form tracking logs without unacceptably impeding performance. Read more »

Build a page framework in ASP.NET

ASP.NET enables you to create an object-oriented page framework to build Web sites. Find out how to put this handy capability to work. Read more »

How to build secure ASP.NET applications

ASP.NET provides several ways to protect your Web-based app from attack. Here's an overview of authentication, authorisation, and role-based security. Read more »

Improve data access in ASP.NET applications

Using the right tool for the right job is the best way to create optimised Web applications. Builder.com writer Tim Landgrave gives these tips to improve data access in ASP.NET applications Read more »

Deleting data from an ASP.NET DataGrid

Deleting data from the DataGrid takes some work. Find out how to create a delete button for the DataGrid and how to build a pop-up delete confirmation. Read more »

Dynamic XML with the ASP.NET XmlTextWriter() object

Learn how to use ASP.NET code to dynamically build an XML file, and then apply that knowledge to create an RSS-compliant news file that you can publish on your Web site. Read more »

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Microsoft services VS2008 & .NET 3.5

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- Microsoft has just announced the release to manufacturing of the .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 (SP1) and Visual Studio 2008 SP1. 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 »

    -- posted by Staff

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    Despite 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 »

    -- posted by Brendon Chase

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    Attending 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 »

    -- posted by Renai LeMay

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