Microsoft Updates Power Tools for Visual Studio
New releases add four extensions and patches some bugs.

Microsoft Switches Iron Languages to Apache License
The move could make IronPython and IronRuby more business- and developer-friendly.

Developing Applications for Microsoft Dynamics AX with X++ and the .NET Framework
CodeGuru explains how to customize Microsoft's ERP application.

Unit Test .NET Business Objects Using Nmock Library
Nmock is a unique way to test complex business objects in your development environment.

How to Manipulate Images with .NET Programs
Learn how to add sophisticated area effects to your images such as blurring, embossing, and drop shadows in C# or Visual Basic.

Visual Basic Book Excerpt: Useful Namespaces
This chapter provides an overview of some of the most important system namespaces and gives more detailed examples that demonstrate regular expressions, XML, cryptography, reflection, threading, parallel programming, and Direct3D.

Referencing External Configuration Files in .NET
Use two separate configuration files to represent settings for development and production environments.

Featured Tip: Convert a PPT File into an Image or HTML File in .NET
Get the .NET code for programmatically converting PowerPoint presentation files into images or HTML files.

Convert a PPT File into an Image or HTML File in .NET
Get the .NET code for programmatically converting PowerPoint presentation files into images or HTML files.

Programmatically Retrieve a System's Logical Drive Information with C#
Use C# and the System.Management namespace to retrieve information about logical drives in a given system.

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