Some things in .NET are missing "practical" short cuts. This article demonstrates how to obtain the row in a DataTable that the currently selected row in a DataGrid is linked to.

Ever wished you could truly embed SQL functionality in your C# code without using strings or late binding? Imagine being able to write complex Where clauses purely in C#.

Any user who works with database updates uses transactions. Transactions in ADO.NET are done using a transaction object, and a try..catch, but there is an easier, one might even say a more C# way to handle database transactions.

In this article, I will propose why developers like yourself should care about .NET, even if you are not planning to move to .NET.

In this article, I’ll explain how you can easily store and retrieve your application settings with just a few lines of code

Whether you are new to development, or coming from Visual Basic, C++, Java, or Delphi, managing forms in WinForms can be initially confusing. This is an article targeted at beginners in WinForms programming to demonstrate how to easily manage and work with forms in a WinForms application.

Just moved to C#? Do you miss the for i = 1 to 50 syntax? Look no further, C# can do it too by extending it in a unique way.

Not all exceptions are errors. Many developers have incorrectly been taught or assume that all exceptions are errors. In fact, a key clue is that they are called exceptions and not errors.

How to send a simple text email message.

Demonstrates how to use a UDP client, and a UDP server. The example is named "Remote BSOD Invocator", or simply RBSOD for short. RBSOD can be used to trigger fake (and funny) BSODs on your colleagues' (or enemies') computers.

In this article I will demonstrate how to quickly and easily retrieve mail messages using the POP3 protocol.

In this article, I will demonstrate how to quickly and easily post a message to a newsgroup, including an attachment, using the Indy open source library.

Over the years we have moved from desktop, to client server, to 3-tier, to n-tier, to service orientation. In the process though many things have changed, but many habits have remained. This article discusses what we are doing wrong, and the possible solutions.

What if objects could move from machine to machine? Not just automated downloads, or remotely controlling objects as in remoting, but a system in which the object actually moves about. Mobile software agents do exactly that. In this article I will provide an introduction to this fascinating concept.

As software developers, piracy is something that affects us all. If you are a software developer who works for a big company, you do not see it directly, but you still have an interest in who is using your company's software.

Logical layers within n-tier systems should be designed to interact and be influenced by neighboring layers only. This restriction is often violated which is detrimental to the system. In this article I will discuss why this is common, the consequences, and why we should focus on layer isolationism.

Build your own OS in Visual Studio and C#.

Encryption methods using biological basis. As with many technologies, the first announcements do not make many waves and it takes time for the mainstream media to understand the significance of such announcements and separate them from all the other noise.

Developers are from Mars, managers are from Venus: A practical guide for improving communication and getting what you want in your IT department.