Keyboard Hooking with Visual Basic .NET
Discover how to programmatically intercept and react to keyboard clicks.

Displaying RSS Items with C# and ASP.NET
Learn how to use C# to grab and display individual items from any RSS feed.

Creating a Gel (Glass) Button in Silverlight, Part I
Creating Gel buttons doesn't require a graphics designer; it just requires a little Silverlight.

Creating a Gel (Glass) Button in Silverlight, Part II
Now that you've learned to create a gel button in Silverlight, let's add some functionality. Discover how to add mouse hover and click functionality.

Social Bookmarking for the Enterprise
Discover how to programmatically use a social bookmarking service to share and index tagged information.

The ABCs of Sorenson Squeeze
New to online video? Troy shows you how to encode your work with Sorenson Squeeze to create a streaming Flash video file.

Creating a Video Player Using Silverlight
While playing a video only takes one line of XAML in Silverlight,creating a video player takes a few more. In under 10 minutes, you can have your own video player up and running.

Using Microsoft's PopFly
Using the PopFly site, you can create mashups in a matter of minutes that take full advantage of the flash and sizzle offered via AJAX and Silverlight.

Using Nested Grids in .NET
Get the step-by-step details on how to use nested grids in .NET to provide rich web-client presentations.

Silverlight Login, Part 2
In Part 1 you learned how to add HTML controls to your Silverlight application. Now in Part 2 you can learn how to wire up the HTML controls.

Mastering Lists in Excel
Excel 2003 and Excel 2007 have excellent list management tools that sometimes offer advantages over a database application.

Intro to Office Communications Server, Part 2
In our second look at Microsoft's real-time communications server, we discuss integration with public instant messaging services.

Tips for Using the Cisco Command Line
In the first video in our series on interacting with Cisco devices via a command-line, we look at connecting via telnet and enabling SSH.

Working with Images in Word
Incorporating photos in your documents is a great way to add depth to your message. Microsoft Word offers handy tools for working with images and, in this video, we show you a few ways to use them.

Intro to Office Communications Server
In our first look at Microsoft's real-time communications server, we show you how easy it is to invite business partners to a Web conference using Office Communicator, Outlook or Live Meeting.

Excel Charts: Beyond the Basics
Getting the most out of business data can be a challenge. That's where charts can come in handy. Simple Excel charts are easy to create using the Chart Wizard, but here are five less-obvious tools that bring your charts to life.

Mail Merge: It's Not Just for Letters
Think Microsoft Word's mail-merge feature is good only for bulk mailings? Think again. You can use it to create lists, name tags, e-mail newsletters and even catalogs complete with images. In this video, we'll show you everything you need to know to put mail merge to work on more than just letters.

Set Quotas to Control Storage Costs
Be more responsive to storage requirements and control data growth by learning how to leverage quota management tools at your disposal.

Manage Your Windows Server With a Web Browser
Every Windows Server has a built-in Web administration interface should you choose to use it by adding it through Add/Remove Components in the Control Panel.

Use Telnet Server to Manage Servers Remotely
Built into every Windows Server is a Telnet Server that provides an easy, no-frills way to remotely manage many aspects of the operating system using a simple telnet client. Not only is this more efficient, it can also provide a way to manage Windows from a non-Windows workstation if one isn't available with the full set of Administrative Tools.