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How To: Use the Timer control in Visual Basic 2005 Express
Interested in creating your own dynamic, web-based applications using Microsoft Visual Basic 2005 Express Edition? In this installment from the Absolute Beginner's Series of VB/ASP.NET form control video tutorials, you'll learn how to use the Timer control which you can use to poll or monitor if an action has occurred in a given time interval. For more information, as well as tips for being a smarter user of Microsoft Visual Basic, take a look! Use the Timer control in Visual Basic 2005 Express.
How To: Use Tree View in Microsoft Visual C# 2005 Express
Interested in creating your own dynamic, web-based applications using Visual C# 2005 Express Edition? In this installment from the Absolute Beginner's Series of Visual C#/ASP.NET form control video tutorials, you'll learn how to use the Tree View control which provides a hierarchical view of data. . For more information, as well as tips for being a smarter user of Microsoft Visual C#, take a look! Use Tree View in Microsoft Visual C# 2005 Express.
How To: Use the Web Browser control in Visual C# 2005 Express
Interested in creating your own dynamic, web-based applications using Visual C# 2005 Express Edition? In this installment from the Absolute Beginner's Series of Visual C#/ASP.NET form control video tutorials, you'll learn how to use the Web Browser control to bring the full functionality of Internet Explorer into your application. For more information, as well as tips for being a smarter user of Microsoft Visual C#, take a look! Use the Web Browser control in Visual C# 2005 Express.
How To: Use the Windows Media ActiveX control in Visual C#
Interested in creating your own dynamic, web-based applications using Visual C# 2005 Express Edition? In this installment from the Absolute Beginner's Series of Visual C#/ASP.NET form control video tutorials, you'll learn how to use the Windows Media Player ActiveX control to play wma and MP3 audio files in your application. For more information, as well as tips for being a smarter user of Microsoft Visual C#, take a look! Use the Windows Media ActiveX control in Visual C#.
How To: Use the List View control in Microsoft Visual C# 2005
Interested in creating your own dynamic, web-based applications using Visual C#? In this installment from the Absolute Beginner's Series of Visual C#/ASP.NET video tutorials, you will learn how to use the List View control which provides a graphical representation of data elements. For more information, as well as tips for being a smarter user of Microsoft Visual C#, take a look! Use the List View control in Microsoft Visual C# 2005 - Part 1 of 2.
How To: Use the Menu Strip control in Visual C# 2005 Express
Interested in creating your own dynamic, web-based applications using Visual C# 2005 Express Edition? In this installment from the Absolute Beginner's Series of Visual C#/ASP.NET form control video tutorials, you'll learn how to use the Menu Strip control which provides a standard Windows style menu in your applications. For more information, as well as tips for being a smarter user of Microsoft Visual C#, take a look! Use the Menu Strip control in Visual C# 2005 Express.
How To: Use the Picture Box control in Visual C# 2005
Interested in creating your own dynamic, web-based applications using Visual C# 2005 Express Edition? In this installment from the Absolute Beginner's Series of Visual C#/ASP.NET form control video tutorials, you'll learn how to use the Menu Strip control which provides a standard Windows style menu in your applications. For more information, as well as tips for being a smarter user of Microsoft Visual C#, take a look! Use the Picture Box control in Visual C# 2005.
How To: Use the Tab forms control in Microsoft Visual C# 2005
Interested in creating your own dynamic, web-based applications using Visual C# 2005 Express Edition? In this installment from the Absolute Beginner's Series of Visual C#/ASP.NET form control video tutorials, you'll learn how to use the Tab control, which presents a familiar folder-style content navigation system, and is a good way to organize multiple panes of content in your application. . For more information, as well as tips for being a smarter user of Microsoft Visual C#, take a look! Us...
How To: Use the TableLayout control to add rows to controls
Interested in creating your own dynamic, web-based applications using Visual C# 2005? In this installment from the Absolute Beginner's Series of Visual C#/ASP.NET video tutorials, you will learn how to use the TableLayout control which enables you to dynamically add rows to your controls at runtime. For more information, as well as tips for being a smarter user of Microsoft Visual C#, take a look! Use the TableLayout control to add rows to controls.
How To: Use the Timer form control in Microsoft Visual C#
Interested in creating your own dynamic, web-based applications using Visual C#? In this installment from the Absolute Beginner's Series of Visual C#/ASP.NET video tutorials, you will learn how to use the Timer control which you can use to poll or monitor if an action has occurred in a given time interval. For more information, as well as tips for being a smarter user of Microsoft Visual C#, take a look! Use the Timer form control in Microsoft Visual C#.
How To: Create a multi-threaded application in Visual C#
Interested in creating your own dynamic, web-based applications using Visual C#? In this installment from the Absolute Beginner's Series of Visual C#/ASP.NET video tutorials, you will learn how to use the Background Worker control to create a multi-threaded application. For more information, as well as tips for being a smarter user of Microsoft Visual C#, take a look! Create a multi-threaded application in Visual C#.
How To: Use the SplitContainer control to build a multipane UI
Interested in creating your own dynamic, web-based applications using Visual Web Developer 2005 Express? In this installment from the Absolute Beginner's Series of Visual Web Developer C#/ASP.NET video tutorials, you will learn how to use the SplitContainer control to create a multi-pane user interface. For more information, as well as tips for being a smarter user of Microsoft Visual Web Developer, take a look! Use the SplitContainer control to build a multipane UI.
How To: Play MP3s in ASP.NET web applications
Interested in creating your own dynamic, web-based applications using Visual Web Developer 2005 Express? This video shows how to use the Windows Media Player ActiveX control to play wma and MP3 audio files in your application.his lesson will be particularly helpful to programmers to those with experience using both Visual Basic and simple HTML syntax. For more information, as well as tips for being a smarter user of Microsoft Visual Web Developer, take a look! Play MP3s in ASP.NET web applica...
How To: Make a dynamically resizing Windows UI with FlowLayout
Interested in creating your own dynamic, web-based applications using Visual Web Developer 2005 Express? In this installment from the Absolute Beginner's Series of Visual Web Developer VB/ASP.NET video tutorials, you will learn how to use the FlowLayout panel to create dynamically resizing Windows UI. This lesson will be particularly helpful to programmers to those with experience using both Visual Basic and simple HTML syntax. For more information, as well as tips for being a smarter user of...
How To: Use the ASP.NET SoundPlayer control to play audio
Interested in creating your own dynamic, web-based applications using Visual Web Developer 2005 Express? This video will show you how to use the SoundPlayer control to play .wav audio files in your web application. his lesson will be particularly helpful to programmers to those with experience using both Visual Basic and simple HTML syntax. For more information, as well as tips for being a smarter user of Microsoft Visual Web Developer, take a look! Use the ASP.NET SoundPlayer control to play...
How To: Build a quiz engine with ASP.NET 2.0 and Microsoft VWD
In this four-part programming lesson from the Absolute Beginner's Series of Visual Web Developer C#/ASP.NET video tutorials, you'll learn how to build a quiz engine.
How To: Write your first C# application in Visual C#
Wonderhing how to get started writing C# applications? This video offers a tour of the various features in Microsoft Visual C# 2005 Express Edition, and will help you become familiar with the tool, and get started writing -- and understanding -- your first application. To get started writing C#, take a look! Write your first C# application in Visual C#.
How To: Create your first Visual Basic program in five steps
The best way to learn Visual Basic programming is to actually create a program. A good first program is a Web browsing application that can display Web pages. This video programming tutorial shows you how to how to create a project in Visual Basic, put the user interface together, add a line of Visual Basic code, and then test your program.
How To: Use ASP.NET AJAX in Visual Studio 2008
In this video programming tutorial, you will get a quick overview of the inclusion of ASP.NET AJAX into Visual Studio 2008 (Orcas) and .NET 3.5. This will be demonstrated by using Visual Studio 2008 and the building of web site application. For more information, and to get started using ASP.NET AJAX–formerly Microsoft ATLAS–for yourself, take a look!
How To: Use stored procedures in VB.net
Microsoft ASP.NET is a free technology that allows programmers to create dynamic web applications. ASP.NET can be used to create anything from small, personal websites through to large, enterprise-class web applications. All you need to get started with ASP.NET is the free .NET Framework and the free Visual Web Developer. In this video tutorial, you'll learn how to call a stored procedure within VB.NET. For more information, and to get started calling stored procedures for yourself, take a look.
How To: Call a web service in .NET
Microsoft ASP.NET is a free technology that allows programmers to create dynamic web applications. ASP.NET can be used to create anything from small, personal websites through to large, enterprise-class web applications. All you need to get started with ASP.NET is the free .NET Framework and the free Visual Web Developer. In this tutorial, you'll learn how to call your first web service in .NET. In just few minutes you'll be up and running with your own web service in .NET framework in ASP. F...
How To: Turn an Iomega ZIP Drive into a USB drive enclosure
The good old Zip Drive introduced by Iomega in late 1994 served its purpose as a medium-capacity removable disk storage system until obsolescence kicked in as it was replaced by flash drives as well as rewritable CDs and DVDs. This video presents a number of fun, DIY art projects that you can do with your old Iomega Zip Drive. Specifically, this how-to looks at how you can take your old Zip Drive and make of it a USB driver enclosure. For more, or to get started on your own Zip Drive project,...
How To: Use the classic Windows theme in Windows XP
In this Windows how-to, Digital Connector Jessica will show you how to change the appearance of your Windows XP desktop. Specifically, she addresses how you can use the classic Windows theme using the XP themes feature. For more on modifying the appearance of your Windows XP desktop, take a look!
How To: Use Windows 95 with Matthew Perry & Jennifer Aniston
Looking, however improbably, for an introduction to the Windows 95 operating system? No? How about if we throw in two of (yesteryear's) brightest sitcom stars? With the help of this two-part promotional video from Microsoft and your friends, Matthew Perry and Jennifer Aniston, you'll be using the Windows 95 Start Menu and Recycle Bin in no time. Take a look.
How To: Use the Ironkey High Security Flash Drive
The Ironkey is a high security thumb drive designed to provide strong AES encryption, tamper resistance and other security services. Some of the topics covered will include: How is the drive mounted without admin privileges in Windows? How is it mounted in Linux? How does the "Self Destruct" feature work? What is Secure Sessions? How is the Ironkey better than just using Truecrypt? For answers to these questions, take a look. Use the Ironkey High Security Flash Drive.
How To: Use DNS spoofing in Ettercap
In this video, you'll find instructions on how to use the Ettercap plug-in dns_spoof to set up DNS spoofing on a local area network. This Ettercap plug-in is ony one potential way to pull of DNS spoofing, and only works if the attacker is on the same subnet. To get started DNS spoofing with Ettercap, press play! Use DNS spoofing in Ettercap.
How To: Use Ettercap plug-ins for penetration, or pen, testing
In this video tutorial, you'll learn how to use three Ettercap plugins useful in penetration, or pen-testing. Specifically, this video tutorial addresses the find_ip, gw_discover, and isolate plug-ins. For more information for using the Ettercap plug-ins, take a look. Use Ettercap plug-ins for penetration, or pen, testing.
How To: Build an Air Collada Papervision3D viewer in Flex 3
If you work with the Adobe Air Collada format a lot, and have certain formats you want to bring into Collada and into Papervision through that Collada file format, you'll need to compare Collada files and graphics, which requires that you createa viewer. This video tutorial offers instructions on doing just that. For more information, and to get started making your own Collada Papervision3D viewer in Flex 3, take a look!
How To: Install the WOW-Engine physics engine in Flex 3
Looking to install a physics engine for Flex or Papervision? In this video lesson, Mike Lively of Northern Kentucky University demonstrates how to install the Wow Physics Engine into Flex 3 for use with Papervision3D. For more, and to get started installing the WOW-Engine on your own machine, take a look!
How To: Use scaffold_resource in Rails
There are some really helpful people in the Rails community, but you'd be hard-pressed to find anyone who helps bunny and green coders more than Ryan Bates. While this tutorial is geared towards intermediate Rails users, beginners are certain to walk away with something as well. In this video tutorial, Ryan and Miles K. Forrest provide a walkthrough of scaffold_resource. If you're even a little bit interested in learning more about Ruby on Rails, you'd be well served to take a look!
How To: Install a 233 PowerForce G4 accelerator in a Mac Tower
The PowerForce G4 Series 233 is the versatile single processor upgrade for PowerMac G4 AGP towers, G4 Cubes, PowerMac G4 Digital Audio, QuickSilver, and QuickSilver 2002 models. It features the G4-7451 and G4-7455 processors, with speeds up to 1.2GHz. The PowerForce G4 Series 233 processor card, like its predecessors - the Series 100 and 133 upgrades - is the most advanced, highest performance CPU card available on the market today. It's also easy to install Feature List: PowerPC 7451 or 7455...
How To: Install an OWC Mercury Extreme processor on a G4 Mac
The OWC Mercury Extreme G4 is a fantastic high speed single processor replacement to your current processor. The Mercury Extreme, unlike other processor upgrades, does not use or require 'enabling' utilities to operate. It's the easiest upgrade for your G4 Quicksilver Macintosh to boost its speed. This video tutorial will take you, step by step, through the installation process. For more, take a look!
How To: Install a PowerForce G3 ZIP on an IBM 750fx or gx CPU
The PowerForce G3 ZIF (Zero Insertion Force) is the super-fast, yet economical CPU upgrade for your "Beige" Power Mac G3 desktop or minitower, "G3 All-in-One" educational model, Blue and White Power Macintosh G3's and the Power Macintosh G4 "Yikes." This video tutorial will walk you through the PowerForce G3 installation process. For step-by-step instructions, take a look!
How To: Use panels in Ubuntu for quick access to applications
Ubuntu Linux offers panels that you can create and customize to launch your most commonly used programs and applications quickly and with ease. Ubuntu panels and the applications launcher are found at the top of your screen–at least initially. This video tutorial offers step-by-step instructions for customizing your own Ubuntu panels. For more information on using panels within Ubuntu Linux, take a look!
How To: Cut, copy and paste on a Windows PC
This video tutorial takes a look at the cut, copy and paste functions and how to use them on a Windows PC. If you don't know how to use the cut, copy and paste tools, you'd be well served to take a look. Get started using cut, copy & paste with this how-to!
How To: Use Ubuntu Linux
If you're brand new to the Ubuntu Linux operating system, you'll seem some help acclimating to your new platform. Fortunately, this video is here to help you do just that. For more information on using your new operating system, as well as setting up applications and games, take a look at this tutorial, which covers the very basics of using Ubuntu.
How To: Create a desktop shortcut to a website in Windows XP
Want to access a website without using bookmarks or, heaven forbid, typing its URL into your address bar? This video tutorial offers instructions for creating a desktop shortcut to a given website while running any version of the Windows operating system and running any browser. Take a look!
How To: Speed up your Windows PC with MSConfig
In this video tutorial, you'll learn how to speed up your Windows computer's startup efficiency (and so its startup time) with MSConfig, or the Microsoft System Configuration Utility. MSConfig will allow you to disallow unnecessary programs from starting up when you boot your PC. For more information on using MSConfig to speed up your computer, take a look!
How To: Set up WiFi in Ubuntu Linux
In this video tutorial, you'll learn how to use the WiFi Radar application to find wireless networks while running the Ubuntu Linux distribution. For more, and to get started finding and using wireless networks in Ubuntu for yourself, take a look!
How To: Set up Ubuntu's email client, Evolution, in 2 minutes
New to the Ubuntu Linux distribution? Ubuntu has a great built-in email client in Evolution. This video tutorial will walk you through the Evolution setup process, using the Evolution Setup Wizard. To get started setting up your own Evolution client, watch this Ubuntu tutorial!