Archive for December, 2010


.NET Development: How to Browse Files, Folders, and Directories

These two videos show you how to work with the file system in Visual Basic .NET, C#, and Visual Studio 2010. This video shows you how to browse drives, folders, and files in a Windows Forms application (though it would work exactly the same in an ASP.NET Web application). This video can help you prepare for the 70-536, 70-515, and 70-511 MCTS or MCPD exams. A C# version of this video is also available.

First, the Visual Basic .NET version:

Now, the C# version:

How to Work With Null Values in C# and Visual Basic .NET

Here are Visual Studio 2010 videos I put together as part of a training course to pass the the 70-536, 70-515, or 70-511 MCTS or MCPD exams. Be sure to watch them in HD.

First, the Visual Basic version:

Next, the C# version:

How to Raise and Respond to Custom Events in .NET

Here are videos I put together as part of a training course to pass the the 70-536, 70-515, or 70-511 MCTS or MCPD exams. Be sure to watch them in HD. First, the Visual Basic version:

Next, the C# Version:

Comparing Digital Camera Noise Reduction in Adobe Lightroom, Photoshop CS5, and Noise Ninja

Here, I compare Digital Camera Noise Reduction in Adobe Lightroom, Photoshop CS5, and Noise Ninja. Lightroom is the quickest for those times when the picture doesn’t have to be perfect, and Noise Ninja is the best. I use Noise Ninja when I need to publish or sell a picture. Be sure to watch it in 1080p and full screen so you can see all the details.