CLR Inside Out: Improving Application Startup Time   10 Jan 2006 23:24 GMT
Client application startup time is really important to users. In this month's CLR Inside Out column, the CLR team provides valuable tips on improving startup speeds.
Source: MSDN

Basic Instincts: Introducing ASP.NET Web Part Connections   10 Jan 2006 23:19 GMT
Using Web Part connections, you can make it easier for your users to visualize the relationships that exist between items of data, and you can synchronize behavior and manage data in dynamic and interesting ways. Ken Getz explains.
Source: MSDN

WSE Security: Protect Your Web Services Through The Extensible Policy Framework In WSE 3.0   10 Jan 2006 18:10 GMT
This article describes the WSE policy framework, which allows you to describe constraints and requirements a Web service must enforce. Discussions include security scenarios in WSE 3.0 and extending the framework with custom constraints and requirements.
Source: MSDN

Wandering Code: Write Mobile Agents In .NET To Roam And Interact On Your Network   10 Jan 2006 18:06 GMT
In artificial intelligence, an agent is a logical entity that has some level of autonomy within its environment or host. A mobile agent has the added capability that it can move between hosts. In this article, Matt Neely brings mobile agents to .NET.
Source: MSDN

Paste As Visual Basic: A Visual Studio Add-In That Converts C# Code To Visual Basic   10 Jan 2006 17:45 GMT
Build a Visual Studio add-in that lets you copy C# code and paste it into Visual Studio as Visual Basic code using the translater of your choice. Scott Swigart shows you how.
Source: MSDN

UDP Delivers: Take Total Control Of Your Networking With .NET And UDP   10 Jan 2006 17:20 GMT
UDP, the lesser-known sibling of TCP, is used for DNS resolution, SNMP network status, Kerberos security, digital media streaming, VoIP, and lots more. Learn how to put UDP to work for you.
Source: MSDN

The Perfect Service - Part 2   10 Jan 2006 00:00 GMT
In this article, Ambrose explores the code and techniques involved in getting the "Perfect Service" working. See Part 1 of this series for an introduction to the application and how to use it.
Source: AspAlliance

How to Build Grammars for Speech-enabled Applications   09 Jan 2006 20:27 GMT
Speech-enabled applications require specialized grammars that clearly define the types of input they're expected to parse and understand. Find out how to build grammars by walking through the process of building a grammar for an order status retrieval system that lets callers retrieve orders by voice.
Source: DevX

Review: Programming ASP.NET   09 Jan 2006 00:00 GMT
Programming ASP.NET provides in-depth coverage about the new version of one of the powerful server side technology, and this article shows a glimpse of what is packed inside this book.
Source: AspAlliance

Profile-Guided Optimization with Microsoft Visual C++ 2005   06 Jan 2006 18:44 GMT
Kang Su Gatlin dDiscusses profile-guided optimization in Microsoft Visual C++ 2005, a powerful new feature that will allow applications to be tuned for actual customer scenarios. Real-world performance gains of over 20% are not uncommon.
Source: MSDN