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Android for .NET Developers - Location and Maps

DinoEsposito — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT

In Windows Phone and iOS getting the current position of the device in terms of latitude and longitude and then placing a marker on a map is a relatively easy task. In Android, things tend to be a bit more complicated and require a bit more attention and preliminary work. My purpose with this article is just touching on the various steps required to capture information about the current location and displaying that on a map view.

TextBox Row Filter in Telerik's RadGridView in Silverlight

dpatra — Mon, 28 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT

If you have come across the JQGrid features, you might have seen the filter row available as the first row in the grid. The feature includes filtering the column data as soon as you start typing into the textboxes. Similarly we are going to achieve it for Telerik's RadGridView. Instead of on the top, we would do it at the bottom of the RadGridView.

jQuery Deferred Objects Promise Callbacks

dingjing — Wed, 23 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT

jQuery Deferred/Promise objects untangle spaghetti-like asynchronous code.

Air Space Issue in Web Browser Control in Silverlight

dpatra — Mon, 21 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Air Space issue is a common issue in Web Browser control in Silverlight and WPF. To explain the issue in words: the web browser control would be the top control in the visual tree; even if the control is carefully placed below other control. In this article we will see what the trick to deal with this specific issue is.

Code First Approach using Entity Framework 4.1, Inversion of Control, Unity Framework, Repository and Unit of Work Patterns, and MVC3 Razor View

akhilmittal — Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT

A detailed introduction about the code first approach using Entity Framework 4.1, Inversion of Control, Unity Framework, Repository and Unit of Work Patterns, and MVC3 Razor View.

Create Android AngryBirds Game Using WiEngine SDK -Part 3

Xianzhong Zhu — Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT

In the second part of this series, I introduced how to create most of the gadgets in the prelude screen of the AngryBirds game. In this third part, we'll finish the final part - the birds' parabolic movement in the prelude screen. And then, we'll focus upon how to build the level pack and the game level selection screens, as well as other related techniques based upon WiEngine SDK.

Create Android AngryBirds Game Using WiEngine SDK -Part 2

Xianzhong Zhu — Fri, 11 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Starting from this article I'm going to introduce how to compose the main UIs in creating the AngryBirds game.

Create Android AngryBirds Game Using WiEngine SDK -Part 1

Xianzhong Zhu — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT

AngryBirds, as a strategy puzzle mobile game developed by Finnish computer game developer Rovio Mobile, has now become worldwide. In this series, from the viewpoint of a mobile developer, I want to try to find out some of the how-toes by developing a similar game named MWAngryBirds that runs on the Android operating system using the WiEngine SDK

Exception Handling and .Net (A practical approach)

akhilmittal — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Error Handling has always been crucial for an application in a number of ways. It may affect the execution state of the application, or expose sensitive information to a user. Let's see how to deal with it.

Android for .NET Developers - Using Web Views

DinoEsposito — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT

In this article, I'll show a native app that contains a web-based view. The great news is that HTML content can be merged effectively with the surrounding graphics simply blurring differences.

Q&A. DNS Load Balancing, Google and Geo-location, CDNs-Week 50

scottforsyth — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT

This week answers two Q&A questions from viewers. DNS Load Balancing and then some discussion and a walkthrough using Application Request Routing (ARR) for a Content Delivery Network (CDN).

Q&A. What’s new in IIS8, Perf, Indexing Service–Week 49

scottforsyth — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT

This week I'm taking Q&A from viewers, starting with what's new in IIS8, a question on enable32BitAppOnWin64, performance settings for asp.net, the ARR Helper, and Indexing Services.

Ref and Out (The Inside Story)

akhilmittal — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Knowing the power of ref and out, a developer will certainly make full use of this feature of parameter passing. My effort in this article would be to make this understanding simpler and focus on internal logic of ref and out.

WCF as a Web Role and Worker Role in Windows Azure - Part 1

Msblogger — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT

In this article we are going to see how WCF plays a major role in application development on Windows Azure Platform.

Android for .NET Developers - Building a Twitter Client

DinoEsposito — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT

In this article, I'll discuss the features and capabilities required by an Android application to talk with Twitter. In particular, I'll focus on authentication and updates.

jQuery Mobile ListView

bmains — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT

In this article, we're going to look at what JQuery Mobile uses to represent lists, and how capable they really are.

JQuery Mobile Widgets Overview

bmains — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT

An overview of widgets in jQuery Mobile.

jQuery Mobile Pages

bmains — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Brian Mains explains how to create pages with the jQuery Mobile framework.

Introduction to jQuery Mobile

bmains — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Brian Mains discusses the jQuery Mobile framework for developing user interfaces for mobile devices.

Developing a Hello World Java Application and Deploying it in Windows Azure - Part II

JananiK — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

In this article we will see the steps involved in deploying the WAR created in the first part of this series to the compute emulator and to windows azure platform first in staging environment and later promote it to production. We will also have a look at different options available in Windows Azure management portal to deploy and maintain the deployed application.

IIS FTP Troubleshooting - Week 48

scottforsyth — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

This lesson covers ways to troubleshoot IIS FTP. When it works, it works well, but if you run into issues getting an FTP account working it can sometimes be difficult to resolve. This video will help you understand some helpful tricks and it will walk you through ways to isolate and resolve the issue. This is week 48 of a 52 week series for the web pro.

Developing a Hello World Java Application and Deploying it in Windows Azure - Part I

JananiK — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

This article demonstrates how to install Windows Azure Plugin for Eclipse, create a Hello World application using this installed plugin, deploying and testing the application in Windows Azure cloud.

Developing ASP.NET MVC 4 Application and Deploying to Windows Azure Cloud

Msblogger — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

In this article we are going to see how to use the new Microsoft ASP.NET MVC 4 developer preview application with Windows Azure platform.

FTP Firewall settings, Active vs. Passive, and FTPS Explicit vs. Implicit Week 47

scottforsyth — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Understanding Active and Passive mode for FTP is useful for troubleshooting and ensuring that the firewall settings are set correctly. This week's video does a deep dive on Active vs. Passive and FTPS, comparing Explicit and Implicit modes. This is week 47 of a 52 week series.

Windows Phone Fast Application Switching and Page State

dhananjay25 — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

An overview of fast application switching and page state in Windows Phone.

Cascading ListBox Using MVVM in WPF

dpatra — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

In this article we will see how we could implement a List Box and using the powerful Model View View-Model pattern in WPF.

Widget Refresh Timer in MVVM in Silverlight

dpatra — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

In this article we'll see how to refresh and disable widgets using the Model View View-Model pattern and Silverlight.

ASP.NET MVC Dynamic Model Binding

dingjing — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Dynamic model binding enables a single action to handle multiple forms.

Using HTML5 Web Storage in ASP.NET

bipinjoshi — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

HTML5 Web Storage provides a streamlined data storage mechanism that allows developers to store data on the client as key-value pairs. This article explores what Web Storage is, its flavors and illustrates how Web Storage data can be transferred between client and server in ASP.NET websites.

IIS FTP User Isolation - Week 46

scottforsyth — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

This week we walk through the five isolation modes to gain a full understanding of the IIS FTP method of configuration for user isolation.

Understanding Multilayered Architecture in .Net

akhilmittal — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

This article focuses on understanding a basic multilayered architecture in C#.Net.

Displaying Notification Messages in a Silverlight Dashboard Application

dpatra — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

In this article we will see how we could display a notification message and further a list of notification messages in Silverlight.

Running multiple websites in a single hosting space

bipinjoshi — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Develop a solution that supports multiple websites in a single hosting space and database.

Integrate Lua into Your Android Games

Xianzhong Zhu — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

In this article, we will show interests in the interoperations between Lua and Java, especially in the Android game development environment. And, as usual, since this story may involve a lot of tools, I list all of them below for your reference.

IIS FTP and IIS Manager Users - Week 45

scottforsyth — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

IIS FTP supports a new type of user called IIS Manager Users. This type of user can be used instead of Windows Local or Active Directory Users. This week I cover everything you need to know to properly support IIS Manager Users with IIS FTP. This is week 45 of a 52 week series, and the 2nd of a 4 week mini-series on IIS FTP.

Android for .NET Developers - Picklists and Listviews

DinoEsposito — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

In this article, I'll discuss how to arrange an Android view where the dominant element is the list. I'll start with a plain list of strings and then improve up to populating a listview with downloaded content arranged using a custom layout.

Introduction to Android JNI Development Using NDK - Part 2

Xianzhong Zhu — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

In the first part of this series you've learned the fundamentals concerning Java JNI programming. In this second part, we are going to focus upon Android NDK programming tips. As an elementary tutorial, I'm going to delve into some of the trivial other friends and I met during the NDK setup process.

Introduction to Android JNI development Using NDK - Part 1

Xianzhong Zhu — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

In this first article of this small series, we will try to delve into the Java JNI inner workings and give elementary samples. In the subsequent article, we will explore Android NDK programming.

Implementing Website Pinning in ASP.NET

bipinjoshi — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Learn to enable website pinning features of IE9 on Windows 7 for your ASP.NET websites.

IIS FTP Basics - Week 44

scottforsyth — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

The FTP (File Transfer Protocol) protocol has been in wide use for years and is still widely used today. It's used for transferring files between locations and practically useful for deployment websites from a dev machine or continuous integration server to staging or production websites.

Increasing your productivity with Visual Studio 2010

djsolid — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Visual Studio is the program that most of the times a .NET developer is working with. This article contains a few tricks and plugins for VS2010 that are out there and whose sole purpose is to improve everyday tasks and provide a slicker development experience.

IIS 7.x Classic and Integrated Pipeline Modes-Week 43

scottforsyth — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

IIS 7 has two application pool pipeline modes: classic and integrated. This week we look at the differences and find out how to migrate a configuration file from IIS6 or Classic mode to IIS 7 Integrated mode. This is week 43 of a 52 week series for the web pro.

Change Password vs. Reset Password - Week 42

scottforsyth — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

The difference between change password and reset password are not well known. This week's video walks through the differences and shows them in action. Tune in to find out more about password management. This is week 42 of a 52 week series for the web pro.

Android for .NET Developers - Execution of Common Tasks

DinoEsposito — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

In this article, I'll focus on the execution of common tasks from within an Android application. I'll build the skeleton of an application that takes a photo and emails to the specified address. For both tasks I'll use native Android components.

Integrate Lua into WPF Games

Xianzhong Zhu — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Lua is a world-famous scripting language. It is a lightweight multi-paradigm programming language designed as a scripting language with extensible semantics as a primary goal. In this article, we are to explore how to integrate Lua into C# applications, especially WPF games.

Building a YouTube-like Video Playing Site Using ASP.NET Techniques - Part 3

Xianzhong Zhu — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

In this final part of this series, we are going to discuss how to make the users play their selected videos, make possible related comments. And then, we will introduce how to manage sports video channel relate data in the role of an administrator.

Building a YouTube-like Video Playing Site Using ASP.NET Techniques - Part 2

Xianzhong Zhu — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

In this second part of this series, we will start to develop the detailed pages in the YouTube-like sample website. And as usual, we will mainly dwell upon the key tips in the related parts.

Designing distributed applications

DeepakRaghavan — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Distributed applications constitute multiple processes and modules working in symphony with each other. These processes need to be decoupled from each other so that a change in one does not create a ripple effect through the rest of the enterprise application stack. This article shows a strategy to design such an enterprise system to be scalable and decoupled using MSMQ as an underlying transport layer.

Line numbering in Notepad - Week 41

scottforsyth — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Notepad is so simple, yet so useful. Yet, at times the "Go To" appears to break and doesn't work as expected. This week's video is short and sweet. Learn about line numbering in notepad.

Calling WCF Duplex service In Silverlight

vishalnayan — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Vishal Nayan shows how to create a duplex WCF service at server side and let Silverlight access it at the client side.