This tutorial will teach you how to unzip compressed files using the new namespace of .NET 2.0, System.IO.Compression, which contains the GZipStream class that allows us to decompress compressed ZIP files.
Creating an advanced download manager in C#
In this tutorial we are extending a previously created download manager with progress indicator. Among improvements to the previous code, we are adding the code that allows the user to pause and resume a download.
Run the application at Windows startup
Learn how to make your application run at startup using a well placed registry key. Also you’ll see how to stop the application from running at startup, and checking its current state.
Creating a Port Scanner with C#
Learn how to create a simple port scanning tool in .NET, that allows you to scan IPs for open ports. It uses sockets that try to connect to the ports.
Setting and Retrieving the Desktop Wallpaper
In this tutorial you will learn how to interact with the unmanaged Windows API using C# in order to set the desktop background (wallpaper), and use the registry to retrieve the current wallpaper.
Basic drawing program
This tutorial doesn’t just show you how to make a simple drawing program, it also teaches you things like error handling. Good for beginners who want some hands-on approach.
Log visitors with PHP & MySQL
In this tutorial you’ll see how you can track your website’s visitors and getting information such as user-agent or referrer. Also, we’ll be using reverse DNS to find out more interesting information about his IP.
Embedding Windows Media Player into a web page
How to include the Windows Media Player plugin into your webpage so that you can play WMV or other video files. It also contains a list of the most popular attributes and parameters to pass to this plugin.
Connect to MySQL using C# and Connector/Net
This tutorial explains how to connect to a MySQL database using the Connector/Net ADO.NET driver.
Capturing Applications in a Form with API Calls
This is a programming tutorial showing you how to capture an application in a form using C# and API calls to unmanaged user32.dll calls.