Getting Started with asp.net ( c# and vb )

i found a great tutorial on getting started with asp.net and c#. Easy to read and understand, it dissects the most basic aspx and c# code blocks, then builds on them (they comment the hell out of their code. brownie points) . code is shown in both c# and vb, which helps to reinforce the [...]

Installing IIS in Windows XP Home Edition

Officially, Microsoft doesn’t support the installation of IIS on a machine running Windows XP Home (sadly, I never upgraded my Windows). Faced with the necessity, I decided to investigate the matter further before upgrading to XP pro. Several experts have added their two cents on the topic on forums across the net, most echoing Microsoft’s [...]

Internet Explorer Developer Toolbar

(From Asaad)
“The Microsoft Internet Explorer Developer Toolbar provides a variety of tools for quickly creating, understanding, and troubleshooting Web pages.”
Similar to the Firefox Web Developer Toolbar, this is a great tool for troubleshooting and working with pages in IE.

Visual C# Developer Center

I’ve stumbled upon this link while looking for information relating to C#: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/vcsharp/default.aspx
Also, take a look at the 500 page document, which was written by the developers of C#.

The cranky user: What ever happened to Web engineering?

“Does it ever occur to you that today’s Web developers could learn a thing or two from traditional computer programming? The cranky user talks about the foundations of software engineering and asks where in the Web those best practices have disappeared to.”
- http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/web/library/wa-cranky76/?ca=dgr-btw01BetterWebpages  (Thanks for the [...]

Visual Studio 2005 and Windows Server 2003

Hi all,
I always knew there was a connection between Windows Server 2003 and Visual Studio. I was right! If you install Visual Studio into the Windows Server VM you won’t have to pay anything. You just need the installation disk.
You will NOT need to activate the licence for Visual Studio 2005. Microsoft will automatically provide [...]

Software for Starving Students

http://softwarefor.org/ is a site devoted to compiling some of the greatest free / open source software available, particularly applications that are useful for students, into one CD that eases finding the right software and installing it. There are 2 CD’s, one Mac (I’m looking at you, Chris), and one Windows.  The list of programs is [...]

Installing Vista in VMWare

Before I start writing, I’d like to say that this is coming from my own experience in installing Vista to VMWare. I tried to find tips on some of the issues I faced during my struggles, but was left in the dark.
Hopefully this post will help you out:
The lowest amount of Virtual Memory Vista will [...]

The Infamous OSI Model

Here is my little interpretation of the OSI (Open Systems Interconnection) model, with some relevant protocols associated with it. Hope you find it useful. Those pesky acronyms are linked to the relevant Wikipedia articles. (Wikipedia, like Google, is your friend.)
This comes with a money back guarantee. If you find a mistake, [...]

Picture: A Timeline of Web Browsers [1991 - Present]

Here’s a chart depicting the evolution of web browsers. A very interesting look at the past and how far we’ve come.