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Three New Videos on ASP.NET Membership - Thursday, July 29, 2010

Joe Stagner presents three new videos on ASP.NET membership.  Learn how to add users, log in users, and add email verification to the registration process.


Introducing ASP.NET MVC 3 (Preview 1) - Tuesday, July 27, 2010

The ASP.NET team has dropped Preview 1 of ASP.NET MVC 3!  This preview release includes the new Razor syntax view engine, global action filters, improved dependency injection, and more. Read Scott Guthrie's blog post for more information on features and how to get the bits.


Two New Videos on WebMatrix - Monday, July 26, 2010

To supplement the written WebMatrix tutorials, Joe Stagner has begun a new series of videos which correspond one-to-one with the existing tutorials.  The first 2 videos show you how to Get Started with WebMatrix, and give you an overview of programming with ASP.NET Web pages using the Razor syntax


Listen to a Webcast - Friday, July 23, 2010

Don't miss upcoming webcasts on ASP.NET and Visual Studio! Register for an upcoming webcast to hear directly from the product team and industry experts on current and upcoming technologies, or watch the archived webcasts.


Two New Videos on Building the TailSpin SpyWorks Sample Web Forms Application - Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Joe Stagner continues his video series detailing the development process of the Tailspin Spyworks sample Web Forms applicaton, with videos on adding and displaying user product reviews.


New Articles and Updates to the ASP.NET Wiki - Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Expand and share your knowledge about uploading multiple files, ASP.NET MVC Best Practices, CRUD operations on a GridView, and more in the ASP.NET Wiki. Earn Community Recognition points by contributing!


New Video on Adding a Controller to an ASP.NET MVC Application - Monday, July 19, 2010

Joe Stagner continues his "ASP.NET MVC For the Rest of Us" series with a new video showing how to add a controller to an MVC application.


Introducing WebMatrix - Tuesday, July 06, 2010

Scott Guthrie has announced the beta of Microsoft WebMatrix, a new free web development tool designed to streamline and simplify web development.


New Embedded Database Support with ASP.NET - Thursday, July 01, 2010

Scott Guthrie announces that Microsoft's free SQL Server Compact Edition (SQL CE) 4 database will work within ASP.NET applications.  This enables a light-weight, easy to use, database option that now works great for ASP.NET websites.


Introducing IIS Express - Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Scott Guthrie introduces IIS Express, a new flavor of IIS 7.x that is optimized for developer scenarios and combines the ease of use of the ASP.NET Web Server with the full power of IIS.


Five New Videos on Building the TailSpin SpyWorks Sample Web Forms Application - Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Joe Stagner continues his series detailing the development process of the TailSpin SpyWorks sample Web Forms applicaton, with videos showing you how to work with a shopping cart and place an order.


Enhance Your Web Applications with Components from the ASP.NET Control Gallery - Friday, June 25, 2010

We have added dozens of new controls, many of which are free to try, and some, such as BreadCrumbsExtender + UpdatePanelExtender and Esferatec.SymbolWebControls.Literals, are completely free!


New Video Series on Building the ASP.NET MVC Music Store Sample Application - Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Jon Galloway kicks off a new series of videos showing how to create the ASP.NET MVC Music Store Sample Application, with 3 videos covering tools, project structure, Controllers, Views, and ViewModels.


Learn How To Develop an ASP.NET MVC Application with the ASP.NET MVC Music Store Tutorials - Friday, June 11, 2010

Follow the ASP.NET MVC Music Store tutorials to build your first ASP.NET MVC application. Learn step-by-step how to use ASP.NET MVC and Visual Studio for web development.


Two New Videos on Building the TailSpin SpyWorks Sample Web Forms Application - Wednesday, June 09, 2010

Joe Stagner continues his video series detailing the development process of the TailSpin SpyWorks sample Web Forms applicaton, with videos on displaying the product list and displaying product details per product.


Event to showcase CRM economic drivers - Friday, July 30, 2010
Next week's CRM Evolution conference will offer presentations on how technologies and economic forces are changing the software industry.

Strategy's Limits: A chat with IT pioneer Ernest von Simson - Friday, July 30, 2010
Ernest von Simson, co-founder of The Research Board, a 40-year-old IT-focused think tank, says that steadfastness is the most vital IT leadership characteristic.

Top 10 Ways CIOs Can Prepare for Recession No. 2 - Friday, July 30, 2010
As Gartner warns IT leaders to be ready in case a second recession hits, CIO.com's Thomas Wailgum shares his thoughts on how CIOs can actually slash pesky budgets. Hint: Unpaid interns, meet Russian hackers!

Print a List of Your Startup Programs - Friday, July 30, 2010
Pancho asked the Desktops forum how to print a list of all the programs that come up when you boot Windows.

Ironkey looks to secure mobile, business banking - Friday, July 30, 2010
Cybercriminals are increasingly looking at business rather than consumer accounts to hack as banks scramble to shore up their defenses, according to an executive from vendor IronKey.

Facebook, nannying, and objectives - Friday, July 30, 2010
Gibbs ponders the problems with employees and social networking and suggests that nannying won't cut it.

How To Get the Most Out of a Webmaster - Monday, February 06, 2006
You have decided to put up a new website. Congratulations! Now the work begins. Within this article, are some items you will want to consider as your website comes to life.

How To Build Yourself a Successful Website - Monday, February 06, 2006
Are you getting ready to start a new web project? Or are you planning to create new pages for your current website? If so this article is for you. Here are seven quick steps to help you get started on the right foot.

How to Design Your Website - Monday, February 06, 2006
Why do some websites sell better than others? Do you need a marketing degree to create a website? Does design have much impact on sales?

How To Make Your Website Accessible - Monday, February 06, 2006
Here is a checklist you can use, to determine if your Website is as accessible as it could be.

How To Use Flash in Web Design - Monday, February 06, 2006
One of the most useful programs that Macromedia offers is Flash. Some people use it to create highly professional animations and some use it for web design. In the area of web design, it is already taking the place of Javascript. While web designers were creating cool drop-down menus with lines and lines of Javascript some years ago, now it is as easy as a click in Flash.