Blogs by Mahesh Chand

In one of my recent projects, we had to decide whether we should write our application as a Windows Forms application or an ASP.NET Web application. Here are some of the points that can help deciding if you should write your application as a Windows Forms application or an ASP.NET Web application.

Check out this Microsoft lab

Microsoft OneCare provides all-in-one including AntiVirus, Firewall, Antospyware, Anti-phishing, backup and restore and more.

This blog talks about some basic rules of building a great and successful website.

This tip shows how to set the position of an ASP.NET control dynamically from your code.

Recently, I needed to bind a DataTable object with a DropDownList in ASP.NET, where the value of the DropDownList items was different than the text.

C# provides a powerful syntax “using”. This blog talks about how you can take advantage of it.

Microsoft introduced Visual Web Developer 2005 with its release of Visual Studio 2005 and .NET Framework 2.0 but I never understood the use of this tool.

There are two common ways to cost a project – hourly rate and fixed cost. I cost a project based on number of total hrs spend on the project multiply by my hourly rate.

I've been in search for this answer for a long time and finally, I've found the answer.

VistaDB 3.0 is the world's first fully managed and typesafe embedded SQL database engine for Microsoft .NET Framework, Compact Framework and Mono.

Check out surface computing. Very very interesting.

So you got an opportunity to work on a software project as an independent contractor. If not planned carefully, a software contract work can be a nightmare, and not fruitful as you may think.

WebOffice, created by CISCO Systems, an an online office for small to medium scale businesses and individuals. Some of features include online mail system, events, calander, document management and sharing.

Very funny. Found somewhere on the Web.

We have rewritten and redesigned our forums in ASP.NET 2.0. We have also added several new features and improved existing functionality.

Story of MySpace and power of ASP.NET, C#, and SQL Server 2005.

So far, Microsoft has done a fantabulous job by making .NET Framework simple to use. However, it is not the case in .NET 3.0 and later versions and complexity level is rising.

If you wish to write clean and clear code, you may want to give ReSharper 3.0 a try. ReSharper 3.0 is probably one of the coolest product out their for VS 2005 add-in for code analysis.

Recent MVP award to John Charles

A number of FAQ on LINQ are answered by LINQ experts.

I've to admit, when it comes to listening to their customers, no company even comes close to Microsoft. One of the reasons Microsoft is successful is, they always listen to their customers. Recently, I sent an email to Crystal Reports to see if they can help supporting their product. This is what I got?

Next version of Visual Studio will be VS 2008.