On September 5th, Microsoft announced the release of Silverlight 1.0, a cross-browser, cross-platform plug-in to help you deliver the next generation of .NET-based media experiences and rich intera...

Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 contains many new features that are compatible with both .NET Framework 2.0 and .NET Framework 3.0.

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Integrate Windows CardSpace with your ASP.NET applications and Windows Communication Foundation services to improve the end-user experience by providing a simple and consistent identity selection p...

This sample illustrates how to use the WebRequest and WebResponse classes to make a GET request on a URI with SSL.

This code snippet shows how to play videos in XAML and Windows Presentation Foundation.

This paper describes Windows Vista security, provides an insight into the level of protection it provides for business users, and assesses how far the new features measure up to Microsoft's aspirat...

This topic illustrates how to update data in a database using a DataSet. It is important to remember that you can also insert, update, and delete data in a database directly using a SqlCommand.

An insurance-industry scenario is used to demonstrate interoperability capabilities of the Microsoft platform.

Community Server Quickly is a concise and Practical Guide to Installation, Administration, and Customization. The book also explores the different ways you can customize your Community Server site ...

This article demonstrates how to use Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 to create a simple Browser Helper Object (BHO), a Component Object Model (COM) object that implements the IObjectWithSite interface...

Activities are the building blocks of workflows. You create workflow solutions by composing activities in the Visual Studio 2005 designer. This article is a good introduction of workflow activities...

Visual Studio 2005 Service Pack 1 continues Microsoft’s investment in market leading development tools. Service Pack 1 addresses issues that were found through a combination of customers and partne...