Web Q&A: ActiveX Privileges, Making Icon Files, Sticky Sessions, and More

If the responsibility for creating, managing, and executing routine backups is yours, these tools will make it easier. Also see how you can browse folders and files from inside Visual Studio.Scott MitchellMSDN Magazine May 2009

LINQ to XML and the Microsoft SDK for Open XML Formats simplify access to the parts of a 2007 Office system Open XML document when retrieving or modifying data, resulting in shorter, less complex code.Ken GetzMSDN Magazine March 2008

This new column explores how you can extend and customize Microsoft Office System applications and file formats.Ted PattisonMSDN Magazine February 2007

Save Coding Time, Manage Compressed Files, and MoreScott MitchellMSDN Magazine January 2007

Compare files and folders, create demo and support videos, add rich textboxes in your web apps, and more.Scott MitchellMSDN Magazine November 2006

My four-year-old son has decided that he wants to be like his dad when he grows up. He is planning to work in my office, and write computer programs just like I do. But there is one problem-he thinks I write games. Duncan MackenzieMSDN Magazine October 2005

When the author was faced with implementing support for changing a security descriptor on an object, he noticed there was not support for that operation in .NET. So he devised two solutions to the problem: the first, simpler one, is tailored to the .NET Framework 1.1 and can be used today. The second solution incorporates several advanced features available only in the .NET Framework 2.0. Both are presented here.Mark NovakMSDN Magazine March 2005

Paul DiLasciaMSDN Magazine March 2005

Even though you've been using ASP. NET for a while, how much do you really know about ASP. NET configuration files? While you've probably touched the Web. config file from time to time, there are some nuances involved in configuring ASP. George ShepherdMSDN Magazine September 2004

Microsoft has recently released Web Services Enhancements for Microsoft® . NET (WSE) 2. 0. WSE 2. 0 provides extensions to the existing ASP. NET Web services framework (. asmx) as well as a standalone messaging framework that's completely transport independent. Aaron SkonnardMSDN Magazine August 2004