Custom Form-Based Authentication in ASP.NET   14 Dec 2005 00:00 GMT
If you have built a web application with classic ASP or even .NET 1.1, you know the amount of effort that went into creating form-based authentication. You pretty much had to do accomplish every tedious task such as building the login form and performing validation just to name a couple. If you wanted to utilize role-based management in an application, you had to write even more code! With the release of .NET 2.0 these days are behind us. Join Steven as he explains how to take advantage of these features in ASP.NET 2.0.
Source: AspAlliance

Dazzling Graphics: Top Ten UI Development Breakthroughs In Windows Presentation Foundation   13 Dec 2005 22:17 GMT
The Windows Presentation Foundation provides new techniques for developing user interfaces and makes better use of current hardware and technologies. In this article, Ian Griffiths and Chris Sells explain 10 of its most significant advances.
Source: MSDN

Web Service Security Guidance   13 Dec 2005 22:09 GMT
Provides architectural, design, and implementation guidance for Web service security by using Web Services Enhancements (WSE) 3.0. Includes scenarios, patterns, decision matrices, and QuickStarts to help you make the most appropriate security decisions.
Source: MSDN

Building Speech-Enabled Applications with ASP.NET   13 Dec 2005 21:25 GMT
As speech-enabled applications become a core requirement for many enterprise and commercial applications, you'll need to become familiar with the Microsoft Speech Platform.
Source: DevX

XPS Documents: A First Look at APIs For Creating XML Paper Specification Documents   13 Dec 2005 17:39 GMT
Windows Vista includes improved document technology called the XML Paper Specification that is designed to provide users with a consistent document appearance regardless of where and how the document is viewed. Here Bob Watson explains.
Source: MSDN

Talking Windows: Exploring New Speech Recognition And Synthesis APIs In Windows Vista   13 Dec 2005 17:23 GMT
Windows Vista includes powerful speech capabilities, exposed through a number of new APIs that let your users interact with your apps using speech rather than with a keyboard or mouse. Robert Brown shows you how to take advantage of these APIs.
Source: MSDN

WinFX Workflow: Simplify Development With The Declarative Model Of Windows Workflow Foundation   13 Dec 2005 17:02 GMT
Windows Workflow Foundation allows you to write workflow-based applications in terms of domain-specific activities that are implemented declaratively or in programming languages such as C# and Visual Basic. Here Don Box and Dharma Shukla get you started.
Source: MSDN

How to Hide a ContextMenu   12 Dec 2005 23:33 GMT
Find out how to hide a ContextMenu.
Source: DevX

Streamline your Data Connections by Moving to MARS   12 Dec 2005 22:49 GMT
Wecome to MARS. Here on MARS you can perform multiple database queries on a single connection. The code on MARS is simpler and easier to read. And you can conserve memory use and eliminate performance bottlenecks in data-intensive Web applications. Aren't you glad you gave MARS a try?
Source: DevX

New and Improved Security in the .NET Framework 2.0   12 Dec 2005 21:16 GMT
Find out how the .NET Framework 2.0 and Visual Studio 2005 equip software development teams with several new features, tools, and aids to assist them in incorporating security features with minimal stress.
Source: MSDN