Visual Basic for Beginners by Roger Picard
Almost anyone can learn to write their own programs. It doesn't have to be an advanced program. It can be something simple such as a program to calculate numbers or display photos. It is not necessary for novices to purchase a development program to start learning. ... Microsoft offers a free version called Visual Basic Express. ... If a person has basic math and reading skills they will be able to start writing basic programs. ... With Visual Basic.net you can design a program that will look at all the photos on your camera card and display them to you and then save them to a folder for you.

Visual C# Express: What's it all About? (1rst in a series) by Samuel Mela
If you want to learn a modern programming language and write programs that run on Microsoft Windows, then you should take a serious look a Microsoft C#, Express Edition. C#, Express Edition won't break your budget. In fact it's completely free, and if you have high speed Internet you can... If you have never used Microsoft Visual Studio or a Microsoft Integrated Development Environment (IDE), there are a few things you should understand. ... Visual C# Express sets up a basic default project with a starter form included, ready to build and run immediately.

Microsoft Excel by Michael Colucci
Microsoft Excel is a popular spreadsheet program that was developed by Microsoft. It is designed for computers that use the Windows operating system, and it can also be used on computers that use Mac OS as well. It has an easy to use interface with a number of tools that can make creating a... The introduction of Visual Basic with Excel allowed a number of tasks to be automated. ... Since 1993, Visual Basic has become an integral part of Excel, along with the introduction of the integrated development environment.

Do I Need Microsoft Vista? by George Christodoulou
This is a very common question among people who are not computer wizes. The basic reasoning behind is the fact that it will cost more than $150 no matter where you go. If you acquire it illegally, you know you will get into some trouble when you have bugs that can’t be blamed on Microsoft. ... Some of the really interesting features are visual. ... The URl is, http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/windowsvista/buyorupgrade/upgradeadvisor.mspx. ... One neat tool that Microsoft devised allows you to check if your system will run Vista.

Programming Language Migration Path by Timothy Trimble
While I was preparing some personal background information for a potential client, I was reviewing all the programming languages that I have had experience with. I list languages that I'm most experienced with on my resume. However, it occured to me that if I was to list all the languages that... Gupta?) * Visual Basic 2.0 * Delphi * Visual Basic 3.0 * Access Basic / Word Basic (Microsoft) * Newton Script (My first "elegant" language) * Visual Basic 4.0 & 5.0 * HTML * FormLogic (for Apple Newton) * Codewarrior C for Palm OS * Visual Basic 6.0 * NS BASIC for Palm OS & Windows CE...

Microsoft Dynamics GP Modifications – Overview by Andrew Karasev
Microsoft Dynamics GP Modification, Customization, Custom development, Reporting and Scripting overview. Microsoft Great Plains or Microsoft Dynamics GP currently version 9.0 has variety of customization tools. General directions for so-called Project Green or Microsoft Dynamics project expose... This tool is probably legacy now, because it is going out of the scenes with the advance of Microsoft .Net and VB.Net as the successor of old Visual Basics (which subset is VBA or Visual Basic for Applicatons).

Microsoft Certification 101 by Natalie Aranda
In the current job market, Microsoft certifications represent one of the richest and varied spectrums of job roles and responsibilities, which are embraced by industry professionals worldwide, that earning a specific credential provides an objective validation of their ability to successfully... This certification is designed for individuals who intend to pursue the skills necessary to develop Windows-based applications using Microsoft Visual Basic .NET, Microsoft ASP .NET, and for those interested in developing XML Web services-based solutions.

Visual C# Express - Projects and Solutions (2nd in a series) by Samuel Mela
When you first begin writing programs in the Visual C# Express IDE (Integrated Development Environment) you will notice that nearly every file you create must be contained in a "project" and every working program you create will consist of one or more projects contained in a "solution". ... Dealing with all the files in a program as one long list can be confusing, tedious, and error prone; and that is why Microsoft created the notion of "projects" and "solutions" in the Visual C# development environment.

DIY Guide to Selecting the Right Tool for the Database Project by Irene Kopaliani
As any person, who remodeled their home, will tell you that “choosing the right tool for the right job” makes all the difference. The same statement applies when choosing the right database for a project. Some databases are basic, some are “battery operated” and some are “mighty power tools.”... My SQL does not, however, come with the development interface tools that Microsoft Access provides and would require the use of a programming language, such as Visual Basic, C, etc., to create user interface and reporting.

Where are We Going: .NET vs Java? by James Arendt
What in the world is going on in the marketplace? Technology is moving so fast that it is sometimes a little difficult to tell what is happening. Let’s take a short trip back to the past. It wasn’t too long ago that applications were designed, developed, and deployed on a single machine. ... The next version of Visual Studio will be called Visual Studio.Net or VS.Net, and the next version of Visual Basic will be titled VB.Net. ... Today, Microsoft claims that there are more than 3 million Visual Basic programmers in the world.