ASP.NET developers often use a base class inherited from the root class Page as a template to make their Web sites look consistent. However, the HTML is often embedded in the base class, preventing the template from being previewed or edited. Learn to work around this problem by separating the template and the base class.
From confidentiality, integrity, and availability to authentication, authorization, and audit, find out how you can employ best practices to make Web services secure.
- By Mark O'Neill
- 07/20/2004
We can learn lessons from trading hubs and apply the data to IT integration. See how the ESB removes the distinction among internal and external networks for supply-chain apps.
- By Dave Chappell
- 07/01/2004
Get the scoop on Microsoft's series of releases and updates that will tighten security on both the latest Windows operating systems as well as most other Microsoft products.
- By Danielle Ruest and Nelson Ruest
- 07/01/2004
If you’re using Windows 2000 Server or above, chances are you’re
also using Kerberos authentication. It’s time to get to know this
three-pronged protocol and learn how to troubleshoot it.
- By David W. Tschanz
- 07/01/2004
When mobile users need to look up and edit data without direct network connections, persist DataSets of lookup information as local XML files to preserve offline updates.
- By Roger Jennings
- 07/01/2004
Migrating applications is far from easy—that’s why choosing the right tool is imperative.
- By Danielle Ruest and Nelson Ruest
- 07/01/2004
The Guru's Guide to SQL Server Architecture and Internals helps SQL Server power users manage their complex enterprise systems. This valuable reference manual goes far beyond the product's base documentation.
- By Joel Semeniuk
- 07/01/2004
Learn how to implement user profile management, a hot new feature in ASP.NET 2.0.
- By Dino Esposito
- 07/01/2004
Develop image-management apps that exploit the .NET Framework and ASP.NET with recursion, the TreeView control, the System.Drawing.Images namespace, the System.IO namespace, and more.
Increase your application's flexibility and make the installation simpler by connecting to the database without generating a DSN in the ODBC Data Source Administrator. Instead, use VB code to configure the connection.
- By Irina Segalevich
- 07/01/2004
How new policies and procedures can help you gain control over processes, ranging from patch management to topology changes.
- By Greg Shields
- 07/01/2004
Your J2EE and .NET apps must interact. This overview presents the standards and available technologies that can help you shape interoperable solutions.
Testing is a crucial component of the software development lifecycle. Combine testing tools with methodologies such as XP and TDD to boost quality assurance.
- By Peter Varhol
- 06/28/2004
JAAS is based on the Pluggable Authentication Modules model and provides authentication and authorization services. Check out its many security benefits for Java applications.
Learn how to turn ADO.NET classes into tools for constructing software using C# in Mahesh Chand's book, A Programmer's Guide to ADO.NET in C#.
- By Joel Semeniuk
- 06/01/2004
You can automate exception logging with one line of client code, control it through an App.config file without recompiling, and use custom publishers to craft cool logging tools.
You can buy a lot for $1,000 these days. We test four bargain-basement boxes and tell you what to expect.
- By Mike Gunderloy
- 06/01/2004
You can improve your UI in several ways, using the .NET Framework's built-in multithreading and asynchronous execution mechanisms.
Learn whether a given date is greater than or equal to a predefined date and how to add to the Expression Editor dialog box's list of Standard Expressions.