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March 2006 - Posts

• Visual C++ 2005 Express Forums

  Questions about Visual C++ Express Edition? Or having trouble getting started with C++? Ask questions and get help in the Visual C++ Express Edition Forum Read More... Posted Friday, March 24, 2006 3:24 PM by VSExpress | 1 Comments Filed under: Visual C++ Express

• Find A Hoster!

  Need to get your website live quickly and cheaply? Find a Microsoft partner to host your ASP .NET web site for a discounted price. Or sign up for a free 30-day ASP.NET 2.0 hosting account from Microsoft at VWD Hosting . Read More... Posted Friday, March 24, 2006 3:15 PM by VSExpress | 0 Comments Filed under: Visual Web Developer Express

• Coding4Fun: What's Playing?

  Interfacing Your Media with an External LCD Panel Create an application that will determine the song currently playing in either Windows Media Player or iTunes and output the title, artist name, album and song length to an LCD panel. Read More... Posted Friday, March 24, 2006 2:49 PM by VSExpress | 1 Comments Filed under: Coding 4 Fun, Visual C# Express

• Coding4Fun: Creating a Wallpaper Cycler

  Arian Kulp's Wallpaper Cycler Create a wallpaper changer for your desktop! Put your favorite images into a folder and this application will automatically cycle through these images each time it starts. Read More... Posted Friday, March 24, 2006 1:14 PM by VSExpress | 1 Comments Filed under: Coding 4 Fun, Visual Basic Express

• MSDN Library Resources for Visual C++ Express Edition

  New to Visual C++ Express? You'll find the following useful information in the MSDN Library : Getting Started with Visual C++ Express Programming Guide Deployment Best Practices Reference Section Code Samples Read More... Posted Tuesday, March 21, 2006 1:20 PM by VSExpress | 0 Comments Filed under: Visual C++ Express

• The Code Room: Breaking Into Vegas

  An entertaining clip from MSDN TV - it's funny watching web developers try to act! You could say it's a geeky version of Ocean's 11 . "In this episode of The Code Room watch the White Hats and Black Hats battle for the security of Las Vegas. Will the Read More... Posted Tuesday, March 21, 2006 1:09 PM by VSExpress | 7 Comments Filed under: Visual Web Developer Express

• Heard in the Forums: How to launch Internet Explorer from a Windows Form?

  Ever wanted to know how to use a text box and button control to launch a URL in an Internet Explorer browser? Learn how to do this and find more answers to your questions in the Visual C# Forums . Read More... Posted Tuesday, March 21, 2006 1:01 PM by VSExpress | 0 Comments Filed under: Visual C# Express

• Webcast: Using the My Namespace

  Using the My Namespace webcast explores a new object available to Microsoft Visual Basic developers, the "My" object. For more Visual Basic webcasts, check out the Microsoft Visual Basic 2005 Webcast Series page. Read More... Posted Tuesday, March 21, 2006 11:50 AM by VSExpress | 0 Comments Filed under: Visual Basic Express

• Seize the $10,000!

  So, we all have one. You know, that "stroke-of-genius" idea that hits you while slathering shampoo in your hair on a Monday morning. Well, here's the moment to do something about it - Carpe Diem and all that! Made In Express Contest Just write up a short Read More... Posted Tuesday, March 14, 2006 4:57 PM by VSExpress | 1 Comments Filed under: Announcements

• Calling all Absolute Beginners!

  If you're just learning to program, we've got a great set of videos for you! Bob Tabor, our partner at LearnVisualStudio.net has put together some really wonderful training videos that will guide you through the process of creating your own applications. Read More... Posted Thursday, March 09, 2006 5:47 PM by VSExpress | 0 Comments Filed under: Visual Basic Express, Visual C# Express, Visual Web Developer Express