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The PC has long-time outgrown its function as a pure computer and has become an all-purpose machine. This book is targeted towards those people that want to control existing or self-built hardware from their computer. Using "Visual Basic" as Rapid Application Development tool, we will take you on a journey to unlock the world beyond the connectors of the PC. After familiarizing yourself with Visual Basic, its development environment and the toolset it offers, items such as serial communications, printer ports, bit-banging, protocol emulation, ISA, USB and Ethernet interfacing and the remote control of test-equipment over the GPIB bus, are covered in extent. Each topic is accompanied by clear, ready to run code, and where necessary, schematics are provided that will get your projects up to speed in no time. This book will show you advanced things like: using tools like Debug to find hardware addresses, setting up remote communication using TCP/IP and UDP sockets and even writing your own internet servers. Or how about connecting your own block of hardware over USB or Ethernet and controlling it from Visual Basic. Other things like internet-program communication, DDE and the new graphics interface of Windows XP are covered as well. All examples are ready to compile using Visual Basic 5.0, 6.0, NET or 2005. Extensive coverage is given on the differences between what could be called Visual Basic Classic and Visual basic .NET / 2005.

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Most of us don’t know the first thing about the machines we’re licensed to drive – and this can turn a ticket to freedom into a ticket to trouble. If you’re like most people, you probably tend to drive around until something goes wrong with the car. You then incur the expense of replacing worn and burnt-out parts (or the entire engine) when low-cost, regular maintenance could have kept your wheels turning for a long time.

Auto Repair For Dummies is indispensable for anyone who is tired of nodding and smiling at the incomprehensible mutterings of your mechanic, only to end up shelling out money for repairs that you neither fully understand nor always need. This easy-to-understand guide is also for you if you

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• Can't identify anything you see under the hood of your vehicle.
• Are tired of other people assuming (especially if you’re a teenager or a woman) that you aren’t capable of handling repairs yourself.
• Don't want to feel helpless in an emergency.
• Are tired of being ripped off because of your own ignorance.

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• Shopping for tools and knowing how to use them
• Diesel engines and alternatively powered cars
• How to keep your car looking its best
• Dealing with on-road emergencies
• Checking your tires, alignment, and steering

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This book will offer in-depth explorations of new features so that both experienced programmers and novices will feel comfortable making the transition to .NET. Although a major portion of the book is devoted to Internet applications, the book covers more general topics than many other books. Features of Visual Basic that will be explained include database access, controls, and best coding and practices. These features will be explored in detail, with extensive use of example programs and screen captures.We feel that this book has something to offer for all skill levels. If you have never used Visual Basic before, the initial chapters provide the necessary step-by-step instructions to get you used to the Visual Studio programming environment. Users of previous versions of Visual Basic (experienced or not) will appreciate extensive, detailed coverage of the new features available in VB .NET and explanations of the changes from previous versions. Readers who are new to computer programming in general should note that technical details are sprinkled with “words of wisdom� and real-world examples to help you understand new concepts.
Some readers may need a reference to find information about a particular topic quickly. Other readers might want to follow the book in tutorial style by reading each chapter start to finish. Readers of Special Edition Using Visual Basic .NET should be able do either. Each topic is explained in a narrative fashion, with lists, pictures, and sample code to allow the reader to quickly absorb the technical details. For those seeking instant gratification, many chapters include exercises that provide step-by-step instructions to try out a particular topic on your own. Special Edition Using Visual Basic .NET is divided into six parts and a section of appendices.
TABLE OF CONTENT:Chapter 01 - Introduction to Visual Basic .NETChapter 02 - Creating Your First Windows ApplicationChapter 03 - Creating Your First Web ApplicationChapter 04 - Understanding the Development EnvironmentChapter 05 - Visual Basic Building BlocksChapter 06 - Storing Information in VariablesChapter 07 - Controlling the Flow of Your ProgramChapter 08 - Managing Program Tasks with ProceduresChapter 09 - Creating Code ComponentsChapter 10 - Understanding Windows FormsChapter 11 - Fundamental ControlsChapter 12 - Advanced ControlsChapter 13 - Using Dialog BoxesChapter 14 - Designing an Effective User InterfaceChapter 15 - Multiple Document Interface (MDI) ApplicationsChapter 16 - Creating Your Own Windows ControlsChapter 17 - Using Active Server Pages.NETChapter 18 - Web Applications and ServicesChapter 19 - Web ControlsChapter 20 - Database BasicsChapter 21 - ActiveX Data Objects (ADO)Chapter 22 - Using ADO.NET (ADO)Chapter 23 - Creating and Using ReportsChapter 24 - Working with FilesChapter 25 - Interacting with Other ApplicationsChapter 26 - Debugging and Performance TuningChapter 27 - Writing a Pocket PC Application
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This book has been written from the perspective of the solutions that developers may need to create. The .NET Enterprise Servers are the tool, not the solution. In reality, the solution may require multiple applications that work together to fulfill the developer’s business need. This book is designed to help readers recognize how they can better fulfill their business needs with the Microsoft .NET Enterprise Servers.This book is unique in the breadth of topics covered. Each of the .NET Enterprise Servers is described in some depth. The book assumes that the reader has a basic understanding of the products and some of their features. The book focuses on how each product enhances or uses the .NET services and how it will help solve business process requirements.
This book is designed to help readers see Microsoft’s vision for the .NET Enterprise Servers. Examples illustrate how each of these servers can be used to help create business solutions.
TABLE OF CONTENT:Chapter 01 - Introduction to the .NET FrameworkChapter 02 - .NET Business SolutionsChapter 03 - Role of .NET Enterprise ServersChapter 04 - .NET Services for the Development EnvironmentChapter 05 - XML Integration with .NET ServersChapter 06 - Building .NET ComponentsChapter 07 - Exchange ServerChapter 08 - SQL Server 2000Chapter 09 - Application Center 2000Chapter 10 - Commerce ServerChapter 11 - Content Management ServerChapter 12 - BizTalk ServerChapter 13 - SharePoint Portal ServerChapter 14 - Internet Security and Acceleration ServerChapter 15 - Web Services with .NETChapter 16 - Building Enterprise Web FarmsChapter 17 - Data WarehousingChapter 18 - Clustering .NET Servers
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This book provides the detailed guidance you need to make the right choices as you design and build enterprise-level applications with Visual Basic .NET. The author—a former member of the MS Visual Studio® .NET team with extensive experience in designing, testing, and optimizing enterprise applications—discusses the technical and architectural trade-offs you’ll face as you develop large, multitier, multideveloper distributed applications. He also shows how to create a workable enterprise infrastructure, and he reveals inside tips and techniques for implementation, performance tuning, and testing. You’ll find out how to take advantage of key state-of-the-art OOP features in Visual Basic .NET plus platform enhancements in MS .NET to develop serious enterprise applications quickly.Most of what I’ll cover in this book applies to a broad spectrum of applications. Our discussion will focus on development for the enterprise, but you can use the advanced programming techniques and strategies presented here to write better and more sophisticated applications of all kinds in Visual Basic .NET. In addition, much of the techniques, technologies, and development approaches covered here apply equally well to all .NET languages, including C#.
This is not a design patterns book. This book will instead focus on how to use more advanced features of Visual Basic .NET and the .NET Framework to build into your applications common features that have in the past been too difficult to build in. Also, do not think that the purpose of this book is to make you an “enterprise developer.� This book provides a set of fundamental skills and technologies in an accessible fashion for the average developer. Think of this book as a stepping-stone to more advanced development topics.
There are two core audiences for this book: the novice Visual Basic .NET programmer and the classically trained Visual Basic developer who, already familiar with the Visual Basic .NET language, wants to see how new platform features can be and should be integrated into applications. Most of the material in this book is intended to be an extension of existing technical resources. If you’re expecting a ground-up introduction to Visual Basic .NET, you’ll be disappointed. I have an expectation that you have a basic familiarity with the language and platform. If you do not, there are plenty of excellent books from MS Press on the subject of Visual Basic .NET and I’d recommend starting there.
TABLE OF CONTENT:Chapter 01 - Enterprise Application Development and VB.NETChapter 02 - Visual Basic .NET for the EnterpriseChapter 03 - Multithreaded ProgrammingChapter 04 - Playing Nice with OthersChapter 05 - Distributed Programming in .NETChapter 06 - Custom Network CommunicationChapter 07 - Windows ServicesChapter 08 - Integrating Enterprise-Level ServicesChapter 09 - Adding Security to Your ApplicationsChapter 10 - Essential Debugging TechniquesChapter 11 - Common Performance IssuesChapter 12 - The Art of Performance TuningAppendix A - Using VB.NET in a Multideveloper EnvironmentAppendix B - Getting Started with Application Center TestAppendix C - Common Language Runtime Performance CountersAppendix D - Performance Counter Quick Reference
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