Volume 5, number 1 of Fawcette Technical Publications' .NET U continues your .NET education and helps you get started with many of its cool technologies. Now that you've read the articles, it's time to get cracking—download the code and check out the links to further information.

Inside Imagine Cup 2004: Design Abstracts

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Add Images to SQL Server by Jason Beres
Create Cool Custom Tables by Dan Fergus
Display and Manage Images in ASP.NET by John Papa
Enhance UI Performance in WinForms by Jason Beres
Keep Data Consistent With Transactions by Paul Delcogliano
Trace Code With .NET by Kathleen Dollard
Make PropertyGrid Work for You by Tim Patrick

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Maximize Productivity With ASP.NET by Dan Wahlin
Prevent Dictionary Attacks by James McCaffrey
Build an ASP.NET Server Control by James Horan
Manage Session State on the Server by Leonard Lobel
Shrink ASP.NET Code by 70 Percent by Thiru Thangarathinam
Simplify Site Updates With Templates by Dan Wahlin
Create a Web Portal Module by Stan Schultes
Augment Default Controls With Inheritance by Markus Egger

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3 Programming Approaches Reach 1 Goal by Claire Jennings
Create a Standalone Pocket PC App by Bill Wagner
Talk Back to Clients by Bill Wagner
Create a Windows Service App by Stan Schules
Tips to Accelerate Your C# Skills

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Tips and Tricks for ADO.NET by John Sheu
Leverage XML in Visual Basic .NET by Ahmed Kamel
Create Boilerplate Templates by Jonathan Goodyear
Deploy Your .NET App by Fabio Claudio Ferracchiati
Type Your Data Wisely by Kathleen Dollard
Use Web Matrix for ASP.NET Development by Don Kiely
Compare C++ With C# by Bill Wagner
Create and Consume XML Web Services by Stan Schultes
Get Insider Tips on VS.NET by Mattias Sjögren, Dino Esposito, and Roman Rehak

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Master .NET's New String Object by Stan Schultes
Subclass Controls in .NET by Bill Storage
C# Q&A by Juval Lowy
Debug VS.NET Applications by Nancy Folson and Kathleen Dollard
Speed Up Your VB.NET Code by Francesco Balena
Build a Database Web Service by Andrew Barfield
Use Aspect-Oriented Software Engineering by Aida Zakaria and Mohamed Nabil
Talk Back to Clients by Bill Wagner

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Build a Scalable Architecture by Kathleen Dollard
Dive into Databases With ADO.NET by John Sheu
Craft .NET Controls With Inheritance by Michael Welch
Control Access to Web Services by John Rauschenberger
Extend an AboutBox With VB.NET by Stan Schultes
Tame .NET Events by Juval Lowy

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Learn the Ropes of OOP by Jon Rauschenberger
Develop and Consume a .NET Web Service by John Sheu
Create Windows Services by Billy Hollis
Communicate with Windows Services by Billy Hollis
Pick the Right Tool for the Job by Bill Wagner
Implement Versioning in .NET by Bill Wagner
Take Data Presentation to the Next Level by Andy Rosebrock
Understand Visual Inheritance by Stan Schultes
Ticking Away With .NET Timers by Juval Lowy
Search Databases the .NET Way by Andy Clark
Build Web Services With VB.NET by Yasser Shohoud
Develop Interface-Based .NET Web Services by Juval Lowy
Debug Your ASP.NET Apps Using Trace by Scott Jamison

Learn the Ropes of .NET  by Juval Lowy
Get Productive With C#  by Bill Wagner
Build a Windows App With VB.NET  by Jason Lefebvre and Robert Lair
Jump Into Managed C++  by Richard Grimes
Mix and Match Languages  by Bill Wagner
Create a Web Service With VS.NET  by Alan Gordon
Boost Web Power With ASP.NET  by Rob Howard
Write Windows Forms Apps  by George Shepherd
Take Charge With ADO.NET  by Alan Gordon
Web Services Hurdle the Firewall  by Juval Lowy

Visual Studio Magazine
Visual Studio Magazine helps today's developers program better and faster and was formed by combining the editorial excellence from Visual Basic Programmer's Journal (VBPJ) and Visual C++ Developers Journal (VCDJ). The Visual Studio Magazine Web Site extends the print magazine with enhanced, exclusive and original content, news, interviews, code and a product guide for tools, services and utilities.
http://www.ftponline.com/vsm/

MSDN Online
Obtain the most recent news on development tools and technologies, particularly .NET. Every week, MSDN features new articles, downloads, Web casts, and other resources for developers.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/

Got .NET?
Learn about .NET by reading numerous articles and downloading samples and resources. In addition to great links, developers can post cool .NET samples in the community-oriented side of the site.
http://www.gotdotnet.com/

Microsoft Visual Studio .NET
Get a high-level overview of features in Visual Studio .NET. The less technical articles demonstrate the broader .NET vision. Users can also request the beta and download a few add-ins and patches.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/nextgen/

.netBooks: Home for .NET Reference
Find out what books are or will be available on various .NET technologies such as VB.NET and ASP.NET. Detailed information on the content and a table of contents are provided for each book.
http://www.dotnetbooks.com/

Microsoft Windows XP
Discover the new Windows XP operating system. With the necessary libraries, it fully supports the .NET framework and provides a great platform for developing .NET applications.
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/

MSDN Library
Access the complete reference on Microsoft technologies and developer tools through MSDN. This is a subset of the MSDN Library CD updated each quarter. The full library contains over 1.5 GB of information.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/

MSDN Downloads
Grab the latest software development kits and tools. The downloads are organized by technology.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/downloads/

MSDN Code Center
Download numerous samples released through the Web by MSDN. In addition to .NET tutorials, the samples range from large multi-tier applications to small programs demonstrating specific features.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/code/

.NET Technologies
MSDN highlights articles and downloads on .NET in this convenient location within the MSDN Library.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/net/

.NET as an Integrated, Service-Oriented Web Platform
Get a sense of how truly .NET makes distributed computing over the Internet a dream come true. Jeffrey Richter looks at the nitty-gritty aspects of .NET and how it fits in the bigger picture.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdnmag/issues/0900/framework/framework.asp http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdnmag/issues/1000/Framework2/Framework2.asp

Working with C#
Eric Gunnerson writes a monthly column on the ins and outs of C#. He was one of the architects of this new language.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/columns/csharp.asp

Columns by Dr. GUI.NET
The good doctor answers both general and technical questions on .NET as well as many other software development issues.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/dnguinet/html/drguinet11202000.asp

Proposed ECMA Standards for .NET
Microsoft has submitted the Common Type System and the Common Language Specification to the ECMA for standardization. Download the proposed standards from this Web site.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/net/ecma/

TerraService Example
See the power of .NET for yourself as you pull satellite imagery from an XML Web Service that exposes a flexible and easy-to-use interface to the huge TerraServer database.
http://terraserver.microsoft.net/