Presentations

Introduction to Building Smart Client Applications

admin — Thu, 10 May 2007 17:08:21 GMT

Windows Forms enables a new generation of Smart Windows Client applications. Get an overview of how to build Windows Forms applications that leverage Web Services; are safe, simple and easy to install and maintain; and that take advantage of the power of the Windows client.

An Overview of Windows Forms in Microsoft Visual Studio 2005

admin — Thu, 10 May 2007 17:08:21 GMT

Windows Forms application development takes a giant step forward in Visual Studio 2005. This session provides an overview of the new Windows Forms feature set, as well as explores the RAD development environment. PPT available here.

Occasionally Connected Systems Sync Framework

admin — Thu, 10 May 2007 17:08:21 GMT

This screencast shows our upcoming sync framework. This new sync framework is designed to fill the void between the simplicity of RDA (Remote Data Access), full featured, but complex, Merge Replication, and raw components of DataSet. This new sync framework is designed to work over services, 2 tier and work with any back end system. PPT available here.

Windows Forms and Async Web Services in 5 Minutes (samples)

admin — Thu, 10 May 2007 17:08:21 GMT

Want to write a Windows Forms app that talks to a Web service? Want to do that without blocking the UI and ending up with the white screen of synchronicity? In this segment learn how to use async Web services from a Windows Forms application safely.

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Windows Forms and the "Poor Boy's" Progress Bar

admin — Thu, 10 May 2007 17:08:21 GMT

Now that you've got a Web service running async you need to let the user know you are doing something. How about that little progress bar in Internet Explorer? Learn how to add this cool feature to your application in a fun and cheap way.

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No Impact Deployment

admin — Thu, 10 May 2007 17:08:21 GMT

Learn how to combine the power of Windows Client applications with the ease of deployment of HTML in the browser. Learn how easy this is with the .NET Framework and Windows Forms. Drill into how to use the Web to deploy and maintain Windows Forms applications.

Building Safe Client Applications

admin — Thu, 10 May 2007 17:08:21 GMT

The .NET Framework enables client applications to be deployed in numerous ways, including via the web. These new deployment options represent great advantages, but also introduce a new client application design point, security. Learn how to write compelling applications that can run in a secure semi-trusted environment. Learn how to grant applications elevated security privileges without giving away the keys to the castle.

Building Applications That Leverage Windows XP

admin — Thu, 10 May 2007 17:08:21 GMT

Learn how to build applications that exploit the new features in Windows XP; use the new Windows XP Visual Styles; and integrate IM. Learn how easy it is with Windows Forms.

Optimizing Your Application

admin — Thu, 10 May 2007 17:08:21 GMT

Understand how to performance tune your Windows Forms applications. Learn the techniques the Windows Forms team used to tune Windows Forms and how to apply them to your applications.

Advanced Topics in Building Applications

admin — Thu, 10 May 2007 17:08:21 GMT

Understand the basics of how to build Windows Forms applications, and learn how to really exploit Windows Forms. Learn about a variety of useful techniques and approaches that can be used in your Windows Forms applications, such as: how to owner draw menus and listboxes; how to build non-blocking UI for applications that talk to Web Services,; how to build multi-threaded Windows Forms applications; how to use GDI+ to enhance the look of your applications and others.