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Safely Remembering User Passwords

Mon, 02 Feb 2009 10:39:17 GMT

This article looks at the implications of providing the option to remember a password for a user, the APIs to store this information securely and how to access these APIs from managed code.

Beyond SoundEx - Fuzzy Searching in MS SQL Server

Mon, 19 Jan 2009 18:01:20 GMT

In this post see how you can perform fuzzy deduping operations and fuzzy string matching by bringing the power of an open source string metric library (SimMetrics) into sql server

Azure: SQL Data Services

Tue, 23 Dec 2008 22:14:07 GMT

An introduction to Azure SQL data services, and an example WPF app interacting with the back end data store. Source code provided.

Is F# faster than C#

Fri, 12 Dec 2008 05:16:11 GMT

I had a bet with a co-worker that C# would out perform F# for a simple counting exercise. This turned out to be quite a surprise for many reasons. In this blog post I will try to explain why.

Detecting Instances of SQL Server on the Network

Sun, 21 Sep 2008 03:25:06 GMT

Blog post about the various methods of detecting instances of SQL Server on a network and the pros and cons of each.

SQL Server 2008 Top 10 List for Developers

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 22:16:03 GMT

Well now that SQL Server 2008 has shipped, Zach and I are starting to put the finishing touches on all of our SQL Server 2008 early adopter initiatives and move on to planning for future releases. Before we do that I have some unfinished business to take care of.

C# vs Ruby

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 21:31:15 GMT

Interesting observation

High Quality Image Resizing with .NET

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 01:16:02 GMT

Even though you just shrinks images, the quality of produced images is usually worse than the quality of original images. Learn how to use interpolation to resize images with a better quality.

TimeZone vs. TimeZoneInfo in .Net

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 18:31:04 GMT

Understanding the TimeZoneInfo classin .Net 3.5 and how it compares to the standard TimeZone class.

Roland WeigeIt's GhostDoc for Visual Studio

Sun, 24 Aug 2008 21:31:12 GMT

I have been using Roland WeigeIt's GhostDoc 2.1.3 for both Visual Studio 2005 and 2008 for about six months, and I am hooked. Here's a quick tutorial to get up and running with this free tool.

The Complete Reference for Any jQuery Developer

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 06:31:02 GMT

If you ever to do something with jQuery, you should find it in this extensive list.

Don't Use SELECT *

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 22:16:10 GMT

I've seen many developers actually using and abusing SELECT * FROM queries. SELECT * query not only returns unnecessary data, but it also can force clustered index scans for query plans because columns in the SELECT clause are also considered by the optimizer when it identifies indexes for execution plans.

55 Free High Quality Icon Sets

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 14:01:02 GMT

A lot of freebie icons. Another great article from Smashing Magazine

Tree Surgeon 2.0 Release

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 22:16:04 GMT

A tool to automatically generate Visual Studio solutions with proper directory structure

Most Useful 50 CSS Tips

Sat, 12 Apr 2008 18:31:02 GMT

A useful page that provides a nice listing of various CSS tips, tricks and tools.

A .NET Cryptography Primer, part 2

Sat, 12 Apr 2008 02:01:02 GMT

How to store passwords securely in your application. With lots of salt/hash puns.

Where's my .NET 3.5 (on IIS), Dude?

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 06:31:04 GMT

Can't find .NET 3.5 on the IIS ASP.NET Tab runtime tab? You're not the first to wonder why recent versions of the .NET runtime don't show up on the ASP.NET tab.

SharpOS - An operating system written only in C# (no assembly or C)

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 04:16:02 GMT

SharpOS is an open source effort to write a operating system using C#. A very informative interview here http://lab.obsethryl.eu/content/sharpos-stream-c-sharp-c-kernels

Top 10 Best Practices for Production ASP.NET Applications

Thu, 14 Feb 2008 03:01:02 GMT

A list of some things to pay attention to when dealing with production ASP.NET applications.

Hotfix to Correct Visual Studio 2008 Performance Issues Released

Sat, 09 Feb 2008 15:46:02 GMT

Microsoft has released the hotfix to correct the Visual Studio 2008 performance issues.

The Most Useful VS Feature No One Seems To Use

Fri, 08 Feb 2008 00:46:02 GMT

Speed up your debugging time by using the Exceptions dialog box.

For Loops: Using i++, ++i, Enumerators, or None of the Above?

Mon, 04 Feb 2008 21:01:02 GMT

A quest to move away from the 50 year old style of "for loops" and embrace newer ways of getting the same job done.

Something you probably don't know about enums in C#

Tue, 29 Jan 2008 01:31:02 GMT

Do you think the use of an enum in your code is limiting the possible values that can be used? Think again. Maybe we need to learn to be more careful about checking our enums for valid values.

Understanding Single Sign-On in ASP.NET 2.0

Wed, 23 Jan 2008 06:01:02 GMT

In this article, Masoud discusses the concept of Cross Application Authentication using ASP.NET authentication model consisting of Membership Providers, web.config configuration, encryption, and decryption of configuration files. At the end of the article he also examines the application of the concept using ASP.NET login controls.

Windows Vista Hidden "Copy As Path" option

Fri, 11 Jan 2008 21:46:02 GMT

In Windows Vista, if you hold down the Shift key and right click on a file, a new option appears in the context menu: "Copy As Path". Why this option is so hidden, I don't know.