Visual Basic.NET All in One Desk Reference For Dummies
Author: Richard Mansfield
* Covers all aspects of VB .NET programming in seven self-contained minibooks: Visual Basic .NET Programming Fundamentals, Advanced Visual Basic .NET Programming, The .NET Editor, Object-Oriented Programming, Programming for the Web, Database Programming, and Graphics and Games
* Visual Basic is the primary tool of more than fifty percent of all professional developers, so the upgrade to VB .NET represents a major paradigm shift; this handy all-in-one guide gives them easy access to valuable information
* Guides the reader through getting integrated with the rest of Visual Studio .NET, covers programmatic encryption and other .NET security capabilities, and shows how to program for Web services with VB .NET and ASP.NET
* Companion Web site includes a must-have bonus appendix that provides parallel VB 6 and VB .NET sample code to help VB programmers make the somewhat difficult transition to .NET
Table of Contents:
| Introduction: Welcome to .NET | 1 | |
| Bk. 1 | The Fundamentals of Visual Basic .NET Programming | 11 |
| Ch. 1 | Getting With the Program | 13 |
| Ch. 2 | Common Tasks | 21 |
| Ch. 3 | Managing Files and Directories | 49 |
| Ch. 4 | Old Concepts in New Clothes | 57 |
| Bk. II | Tapping the Power of .NET Editor | 73 |
| Ch. 1 | Organizing Your Projects | 75 |
| Ch. 2 | Viewing Your Work | 85 |
| Ch. 3 | Investigating the Toolbox | 97 |
| Ch. 4 | Windows, Windows Everywhere | 113 |
| Ch. 5 | Customization - Doing It Your Way | 125 |
| Bk. III | Advanced Visual Basic .NET Programming | 133 |
| Ch. 1 | Understanding Variable Types | 135 |
| Ch. 2 | Working with Arrays | 157 |
| Ch. 3 | Serious Serialization and Streams | 171 |
| Ch. 4 | Creating Runtime Controls | 191 |
| Ch. 5 | Overloaded Functions and Parameters | 207 |
| Ch. 6 | Smashing Bugs | 217 |
| Ch. 7 | No More Paranoia - Programmatic Encryption | 233 |
| Bk. IV | Programming for the Web | 259 |
| Ch. 1 | Introduction to ASP.NET | 261 |
| Ch. 2 | Everything's Eventual | 277 |
| Ch. 3 | Using ASP.NET Controls | 291 |
| Ch. 4 | Making Database Connections on WebForms | 303 |
| Ch. 5 | Creating a Web Service | 317 |
| Ch. 6 | Bugs in the Web | 335 |
| Bk. V | Visual Basic .NET Database Programming | 351 |
| Ch. 1 | The Basics of Databases | 353 |
| Ch. 2 | User Interface Techniques | 377 |
| Ch. 3 | Managing DataSets | 403 |
| Ch. 4 | Migrating to ADO.NET | 429 |
| Ch. 5 | Deeper into ADO.NET | 449 |
| Ch. 6 | Querying Data | 463 |
| Bk. VI | Fun and Games with Graphics | 489 |
| Ch. 1 | You Be Picasso | 491 |
| Ch. 2 | The Creative Photographer | 517 |
| Ch. 3 | Mastering .NET Printing (It's Complicated Until You Know How) | 527 |
| Ch. 4 | Constructing Wolfram Diagrams | 541 |
| Bk. VII | Visual Basic .NET Object-Oriented Programming | 559 |
| Ch. 1 | Introduction to OOP | 561 |
| Ch. 2 | Creating Classes | 571 |
| Ch. 3 | Inheritance | 579 |
| Ch. 4 | Your First OOP Project | 589 |
| Ch. 5 | Exploiting the .NET Framework | 605 |
| App | Dictionary of VB.NET | 623 |
| Index | 753 |
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CNET Do-It-Yourself Laptop Projects: 24 Cool Things You Didn't Know You Could Do!
Author: Justin Jaff
Trick out your laptop
Take your laptop to the limit with the fun and practical projects packed inside this easy-to-use guide. Produced in conjunction with CNET.com, the place you go for the latest in tech and consumer electronics, this book shows you how to do all sorts of resourceful things with your laptop, like use it as a car stereo, broadcast a podcast, navigate a road trip, and more.
Inside, you'll find 24 self-contained projects, step-by-step instructions, a list of tools needed at the beginning of each project, and hundreds of clear photos and screenshots. With CNET Do-It-Yourself Laptop Projects, you'll discover that you can get more out of your laptop than ever before.
- Build a wireless network
- Transfer vinyl or cassette tapes to CD
- Make free phone calls at home and on the road
- Watch TV on your laptop and record your favorite shows
- Set up a centralized home security system
- Squeeze more life out of your battery
- Upgrade your memory, hard drive, and processor
- And much more
Justin Jaffe is a former senior editor at CNET where he managed the laptop reviews program.
Brian Nadel is the former editor-in-chief of Mobile Computing & Communications magazine.
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