When Microsoft moved Visual Basic from its version-6 roots to the new world of .NET in 2002, it endowed the language with a level of power and flexibility never before seen in a BASIC variant. But that move also brought a competitor on to the scene: C#. This new language-on-the-block is a formidable rival, especially [...]

Portable electronics like laptops and cellphones are great as long as the batteries stay charged. If you’re tired of the short battery life you’re getting out of your mobile devices, there is something you can do about it: read my latest article. I’ve just posted an article on the latest in battery technology. To read [...]

If you’re looking for a review of my latest book, Programming Visual Basic 2008, that has that “we report, you decide” feeling all over it, head on over to the Visual Basic area at about.com (“a New York Times company”). http://visualbasic.about.com/od/vbnetbeginnerbooks/fr/PA9780596518431.htm Dan Mabbutt is the Visual Basic expert on that site, and regularly posts interesting [...]

My latest software development book, Programming Visual Basic 2008, is now available at better bookstores everywhere. If you don’t have one of those better bookstores in your neighborhood, you can also purchase the book online, from Amazon.com, Barnes and Noble, or other resellers of general and technical books. Programming Visual Basic 2008 by Tim Patrick [...]