Windows 2008

Win2008

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by Jeffrey Walton

Perform authenticated encryption with Crypto++.

Windows-Service for Multithreading with Remote Control GUI

by J.Starkl

A windows-service which can handle different operations in separate threads and which can be controlled by a small GUI program

Calcoolation: A Math Puzzle Board Game

by Marcelo Ricardo de Oliveira

Demo for a math puzzle board game

Windows Authentication Using Form Authentication

by Muhammad Akhtar Shiekh

An article on "How to authenticate windows user using form authentication in ASP.NET?"

Latest Articles

Multi RDP Client .NET - A Simple and Friendly User Interface for You to Work and Navigate Easily Through a Tabbed RDP Remote Window

by Jayson Ragasa

Multi RDP Client .NET is used for managing your RDP connections. It allows you to Import/Export .RDP files, disconnect all connection at one click, and connect all your servers at one click as well.

Splitter Control for Dialog

by libbyliugang

A splitter control for dialog can auto change the linked window's position

PSAM Control Library

by Ajcek84

WinForms library containing the IncipitViewer control for drawing musical notes

Bug Finder, A Real Win32 Extensible Passive Debugger

by Antonio Petricca

Win32, compiler independent, and extensible passive debugger

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Windows 2008

.NET Asynchronous Design Pattern for Native C++

2 Nov 2010 by Daniel Ranger

Native C++ implementation of the .NET Asynchronous Design Pattern using Windows I/O Completion Ports

VC7.0

VC7.1

VC6

.NET1.1

7 Simple Steps to Connect SQL Server using WCF from SilverLight

12 Aug 2010 by Shivprasad koirala

In this article, we will look at how we can do database operations using SilverLight.

A .NET implementation for the Knuth-Moris-Pratt (KMP) algorithm

4 Apr 2009 by Nairooz Nilafdeen

A .NET implementation for the Knuth-Moris-Pratt (KMP) algorithm.

A .NET NT Registry Library and NT Registry Editor

26 May 2012 by Hoang Khanh Nguyen

A .NET wrapper for NT Registry and a .NET NT RegEdit demo

A Beginner's Primer to OpenMP

19 Feb 2010 by logicchild

An article written with the purpose to help any beginner to use OpenMP.

A C# Threading Reference Manual

10 May 2010 by logicchild

An article that defines managed threading from the basics to the intermediate.

A Calculator via Visual C

13 May 2010 by logicchild

An Article the Demonstrates How to Build a Windows Forms Calculator

A Currency-Masked TextBox from TextBox Class

7 Sep 2011 by JRINC

This is an useful control that masks the input text with currency symbol and thousands and decimals separators.

A File Checksum Shell Menu Extension DLL

23 May 2008 by Jeffrey Walton

Create a File Checksum Shell Menu Extension using ATL and Crypto++

A first look at the Windows Web Services API

27 Jul 2009 by Nish Nishant

The article shows how to interop between a WCF service and a WWS client, and also how to rewrite the WCF service in WWS retaining compatibility with existing WCF clients.

A Link to LINQ and a Look at the Binary Search Tree

19 Apr 2010 by logicchild

A Comprehensive Look at LINQ and the Binary Search Tree Data Structure

A method for providing software unlock keys

23 Feb 2009 by Rick Hansen

Here is a very simplified method for selling relatively secure unlock keys to your customers. The unlock key you provide will only unlock that specific customer's download instance for a specific feature set or product.

A multithreaded, OpenGL-enabled application.

26 Nov 2014 by Jeremy Falcon

Provides a base to use when programming OpenGL-enabled applications for the real world, rather than a simple hello world.

A Pendulum and its Corresponding Oscillations Shown in WPF

4 Nov 2010 by logicchild

An article that illustrates how to simulate a pendulum.

A Performance Meter Used In Call Center Software

12 Mar 2012 by Voicent Support

How to make a performance meter that looks like the one in Windows Task Manager

A Practical Means to Perform Functions with Administrator Privilege (Elevate Process Privilege)

10 Apr 2011 by McArthor Lee

Elevate process privilege without restarting it

A Primer of DirectX Basics and the DirectX3D API

11 Dec 2010 by logicchild

An article that desribes some essentials to help learn the DirectX technology.

A Purely XAML Coded Animated Bezier Curve via WPF

26 Apr 2011 by logicchild

Using animation via XAML code to draw a Bezier curve object.

A Quick Guideline for Microsoft Windows PowerShell - Part 2

17 Aug 2010 by Md. Marufuzzaman

The objective of this article (Part 2) is to introduce you to using of VB / Microsoft .NET library, Function, Methods as well in your Microsoft Windows PowerShell script.

A Quick Guideline for Microsoft Windows PowerShell - Part 4

22 Aug 2010 by Md. Marufuzzaman

The objective of this article (Part 4) is to give you an introduction on how to integrate Microsoft Windows PowerShell with the Microsoft .NET library

A Quick guideline for Microsoft Windows PowerShell Part-1.

22 Aug 2010 by Md. Marufuzzaman

The objective of this article (Part-1) is to introduce you with Microsoft Windows PowerShell.

A Quick Guideline for Microsoft Windows PowerShell: Part 3

21 Aug 2010 by Md. Marufuzzaman

The objective of this article (Part 3) is to introduce you to Microsoft Windows PowerShell and learn some basic command of windows PowerShell.

A simple Compass

25 Jun 2014 by Philipp Katscher

How to draw a compass and feed it with NMEA device data (i.e. a GPS Compass)

A Simple Wait Window

8 Mar 2010 by The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

Showing a wait window during a long running process

A Star Wars Scroller Demo written in OpenGL (GLUT) using Visual C++ 6.0

2 Jun 2010 by Software_Developer

A Star Wars Scroller Demo that moves smoothly from the bottom to the top in OpenGL (GLUT)

A Tool to Compare SQL Database Schema Versions

26 Feb 2009 by Lindsey Lewis

An article about a tool for comparing SQL database schema versions

A WPF Television Application

30 Apr 2010 by logicchild

An article that presents a TV Player via WPF

AD FS 2.0 Tools

1 Nov 2011 by Milos Cekovic

AD FS 2.0 tools - export Relying Party data to XML, create Relying Party from XML

Win2008

Windows

AD, SQL Server, GMail synchronizer tool

29 Jun 2011 by michael.neubrander

Multi account synchronizer for GMail, AD, and SQL Server.

Address Book and Events Reminder

13 Feb 2009 by SHRIDHAR TL

Allows to maintain and backup your contacts and also maintains a reminder. You can store data in any of the three different databases like Microsoft SQL Server, MySql, Microsoft Access

Advanced .NET Debugging Extracting Information from Memory

2 Nov 2011 by Rene Pally

Advanced .NET Debugging Extracting Information from Memory

Advanced Barcode Generation System for Code 39 Standards

20 Mar 2009 by Travis Howle

Easily develop software to create fully custom Code 39 Barcodes for printing on Avery 8167 labels (document and box labels, or more based on customization).

AIM Session Tracker Utility

2 Mar 2009 by jasonpang2011

Tracks the status of an AIM user (online, away, offline).

An Educated Look at the WPF Capabilities for Brushes, Media, and Animations

23 May 2010 by logicchild

An article that demonstrates how to use video, images and animations via WPF

An HTTP web server opening media files in the server screen, using QR-Codes and a REST architecture

13 Aug 2012 by Jon Larborn

A command promt web server that starts an application or opens a file given in as an argument in an HTTP address. Could potentially be used to show media on screen using QR-codes.

An Introduction to Disqus (Pluggable Commenting System) with ASP.NET MVC 3

31 Jul 2013 by Karthik. A

This article discusses ways by which you could utilize Disqus in your web applications.

An Introduction to Managed Extensibility Framework (MEF) - Part I

27 Apr 2011 by Niladri_Biswas

This article will disscuss about MEF, how to start working in this, etc.

An Introduction to SSIS Balanced Data Distributor Transformation Component

30 Aug 2011 by Niladri_Biswas

In this tutorial, we will learn about SSIS Balanced Data Distributor (BDD)

Another Look at Achieving Concurrency using C++

16 Feb 2010 by logicchild

An article that provides ways to achieve concurrency via C++

Another Thread Pool

6 May 2010 by imagiro

A simple thread pool with minimal dependencies

Application Management

18 Feb 2010 by Tiago Conceição

Application Management makes your application's life easier. It will automatically do memory management, handle and log unhandled exceptions, profile your functions, make your application single instance, and also provide utility functions to get system information.

ASM.Net - x86 Emulation

26 Dec 2011 by Drag0nHunter

ASM.Net a assembly x86 emulator which emulates the language the managed way

ASP FormatDate

13 Feb 2009 by amattice

Date Format function for VBScript / Classic ASP

ASP.NET MVC 2 Voting Control

21 Apr 2011 by Jonathan Nethercott

Simple voting control for MVC projects, using a partial view

Async Drag 'n Drop or Drag 'n Drop from external server/device

19 Nov 2011 by User008

Drag 'n Drop asynchronous files from an external server or device

Asynchronous web services call in ASP.NET

26 Jun 2013 by KK Kod

This document describes how to use the web service method calls efficiently and effectively, by making use of Asynchronous calling Mechanism.

Audio Capture with DirectShow - Part 1

11 Feb 2009 by WajihUllahBaig

A console program that captures audio but does not save it.

Audio Capture with DirectShow - Part 3

10 Feb 2009 by WajihUllahBaig

A console program that captures audio and saves it with simultaneous preview.

Authenticated Encryption

23 Mar 2009 by Jeffrey Walton

Perform authenticated encryption with Crypto++.

Automate your UI using Microsoft Automation Framework

1 Jan 2011 by Ashish Kaila

Learn how to leverage UI automation in testing your UI and also to support accessibility features

Autoshutdown Service in C#

10 Jan 2014 by Kees van Spelde

This is an alternative for "AutoShut, my first program in C#"

Basic Video Capture and VMR9

9 Apr 2009 by WajihUllahBaig

Capturing video from webcam and VMR9 windowless rendering with DirectShow.

Basics of Single Instruction Multiple Data (SIMD)

15 Jan 2011 by logicchild

Using SIMD instructions with C# via the Intel MKL.

Beginner's Guide: Exploring IIS 6.0 With ASP.NET

29 Nov 2009 by Abhijit Jana

This article describes details of IIS configuration, Virtual Directory creation, Application Pool creation, Application Pool settings, IIS request processing for ASP.NET, etc.

Big O Algorithm Analyzer for .NET

16 Feb 2010 by dawright, ProtoBytes

A heurisitc graphing tool to help discover 'Big O Notation' function thru infinite asymptotic's and instrumentation.

Binary Serialization to Isolated Storage in Silverlight - BinaryFormatter vs. sharpSerializer

6 Oct 2010 by Pawel idzikowski

How to serialize binary data to IsolatedStorage in a Silverlight client when there is no BinaryFormatter in Silverlight? Why not with sharpSerializer? - An open source XML and binary serializer for .NET and Silverlight

BizTalk Server WCF Custom Service Behaviour

20 Sep 2012 by KundanKarma

BizTalk WCF Custom Service Behaviour for sending Response back (filling some values from input) at port level.

Bug Finder, A Real Win32 Extensible Passive Debugger

28 Feb 2018 by Antonio Petricca

Win32, compiler independent, and extensible passive debugger

Build a Silverlight Web Chatroom with Multiple Rooms and Private Chat - Part 2

16 Mar 2009 by junnark

In Part 1, we built a simple web chat using Silverlight 2. We are going to add functionalities so that users are able to choose from multiple chat rooms as well as chat privately with other users.

Building Basic Windows Applications

23 Oct 2009 by logicchild

An Article that explains certain aspects of Windows Forms

Building High Performance WPF/E Enterprise Class Application in C# 4.5

3 Jun 2012 by kishhr

An in-depth reference of how to build performance-oriented applications in WPF for both Windows and the Web.

Building Your Own JavaScript Editor

25 Mar 2009 by rmostafa

A step by step guide for implementing your JavaScript editor

C# Delegates: Step by Step

11 Sep 2010 by logicchild

An article to help the beginner understand delegates

C# Object Cloning - For Business Applications

27 Mar 2009 by Rajarshi (C# Pro)

Not exactly a new technique for cloning, just a way of coding to meet business application needs.

C# Project on Database for Beginners

6 Jan 2014 by Hasan Habib Surzo

Class, Database Connection, Login Winform

C# Speech to Text

7 May 2012 by Sperneder Patrick

This article describes how to handle and use the SpeechRecognitionEngine class that is shipped with and since .NET 3.0.

Calcoolation: A Math Puzzle Board Game

6 Aug 2009 by Marcelo Ricardo de Oliveira

Demo for a math puzzle board game

Calculating Subnet Ranges With VBScript

14 Apr 2010 by MatthewPainter

This is my adventure of discovery - I set out to write a script and learnt a whole lot more.

Calendar.NET

9 May 2012 by icemanind

A day and month calendar control for .NET and Winforms applications written in C#

Cannot Alter Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Table Object in Design Mode

23 Oct 2009 by Md. Marufuzzaman

Cannot alter Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Table Object in design mode

Cloud Service to Automate Windows Desktop Applications

2 Mar 2011 by Won Dong

To utilize cloud service as an anonymous desktop environment in Amazon S3 and EC2 Windows instances

CLR Stored Procedure and Creating It Step by Step

22 Aug 2009 by Virat Kothari

CLR Stored procedures are very simple and can be used in most complex scenarios when dealing with database.

Connecting to Team Foundation Server 2008

9 Sep 2009 by David Schiffer

A simple WinForms application that lets you connect to Team Foundation Server 2008.

Considerations to Take When Writing Reusable Software Components

14 Aug 2010 by logicchild

An article that defines some rules to follow when writing resuable software.

Convert BusinessEntityCollection to a DataTable

13 Sep 2009 by sohaibahmad

Convert an MS Dynamics CRM 4 BusinessEntityCollection to a DataTable.

Cool, Semi-transparent and Shaped Dialogs with Standard Controls for Windows 2000 and Above

28 Sep 2012 by Jerry.Wang

This article tries to find a way to show Windows standard controls on layered windows. Provides both Native MFC and WinForms source code.

Create Custom Windows in WPF with Ease

27 Dec 2010 by Ashish Kaila

Declaratively and visually create custom windows in WPF

Create First SSRS Report with SQL Server Analysis Services OLAP Cube

20 Jul 2014 by Mubin M. Shaikh

This Article will give you a good start for Creating SSRS Report First time with SQL Server Analysis Services OLAP Cube

Create your own Snipping Tool

31 Oct 2012 by Eder A. Castro

This tool captures a screen shot of anything on your desktop, like a picture or a section of webpage. This tool allows you to select a partial section of the whole screen with shortcut key.

Creating a Sudoku game

12 Mar 2009 by Spirch

How to create a Sudoku game with speed in mind.

Creating System Restore Points using PInvoke

23 Jul 2009 by ub3rst4r

How to create system restore points for Windows in C# with PInvoke

CSHA1 - A C++ Class Implementation of the SHA-1 Hash Algorithm

19 Jun 2012 by Dominik Reichl

CSHA1 - A C++ class implementation of the SHA-1 hash algorithm

Custom Role Providers

19 Jun 2013 by Karthik. A

An introduction to custom role providers in an ASP.NET MVC 3 application using the Entity Framework for ORM.

Database to Excel Spreadsheet

6 Jan 2011 by rwg

Select data from SQL databases into Excel spreadsheet, with headings and formatting

DataGridViewColourPicker

17 May 2009 by Arash Javadi

A customized column for datagridview to pick a color from a drop down within datagridview

DbExpressions - A Step Towards Independency

2 Feb 2011 by seesharper

An abstract syntax tree implementation for SQL

Debugging Through the Debugger

20 Mar 2009 by Jeffrey Walton

Using WinDbg to survive in a .NET world.

Delete Functionality in GridView with Confirmation Using jQuery UI Dialog

9 Aug 2011 by junnark

You're using a GridView web control to list records from a particular data source and you want a delete functionality for each row of data. A dialog must be presented to the user to confirm deletion. You also want to show a dialog to the user when an error occurs during deletion.

Detect Internet Network Availability

12 Mar 2010 by stevenmcohn