This eBook is a collection of 7 shorter articles on a variety of .NET topics. Though most were
previously published, all have been updated and in many cases expanded for this collection.
Except for VB.NET specific topics, articles include both VB.NET and C# sample code. [ Available in PDF Format for $7.50 / Download ]

Table of Contents

• Control Arrays in .NET - Missing your VB6 control arrays? Here is the next best thing -
  or is it perhaps even better?

• Streams of Cryptonite - An introduction to cryptography using .NET
• What Day Is It? - Learn how calendars in .NET can make it easy to localize your
  applications - in fact, it’s almost hard to avoid.

• Option Slow On? - By now you’ve heard that Option Strict in VB.Net makes for
  more reliable code, but did you know it makes for faster code as well?

• String me along - A hardcore look at the inside of .NET strings, how to reference
  their internal memory - and how not to.

• Attributes Revisited - Have you ever felt that custom attributes are really
  important, but don’t quite know why? Here’s an example that might surprise you.

• I Shot an Arrow into the Air - Intercepting keystrokes in .NET need not be a
  mystery, but that doesn’t mean an article on the subject can’t be written like one.