http://visualstudiomagazine.com/columns/Visual Studio Magazine Online: Enterprise Solutions for .NET Development. Columns from VSMen-us(c) 1996-2008 1105 Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved.Columns780Learn how to work around a couple bugs in Excel to return double values; drill down on lists with anonymous types; and learn the difference between Build and Rebuild.http://visualstudiomagazine.com/columns/article.aspx?editorialsid=2680&rss=1http://visualstudiomagazine.com/columns/article.aspx?editorialsid=2680&rss=1#0Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMTFor some users, the cost (free) might trump availability issues. For others, though, not so much.http://visualstudiomagazine.com/columns/article.aspx?editorialsid=2682&rss=1http://visualstudiomagazine.com/columns/article.aspx?editorialsid=2682&rss=1#1Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMTSilverlight may be our first step toward better Web-based applications, but some obstacles still remain.http://visualstudiomagazine.com/columns/article.aspx?editorialsid=2685&rss=1http://visualstudiomagazine.com/columns/article.aspx?editorialsid=2685&rss=1#2Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMTReaders chime in on VB getting left behind.http://visualstudiomagazine.com/columns/article.aspx?editorialsid=2683&rss=1http://visualstudiomagazine.com/columns/article.aspx?editorialsid=2683&rss=1#3Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMTDrill down on how arrays work and learn some cool tips and tricks for taking advantage of them in .NET.http://visualstudiomagazine.com/columns/article.aspx?editorialsid=2679&rss=1http://visualstudiomagazine.com/columns/article.aspx?editorialsid=2679&rss=1#4Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMTThe latest version comes with generous subscription terms, but a slightly stingy upgrade offer. Plus, get your Visual Studio hotfixes.http://visualstudiomagazine.com/columns/article.aspx?editorialsid=2684&rss=1http://visualstudiomagazine.com/columns/article.aspx?editorialsid=2684&rss=1#5Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMTThe VSTS Database team announced a slew of new improvements at Tech-Ed. Jeff walks through some of the key changes.http://visualstudiomagazine.com/columns/article.aspx?editorialsid=2677&rss=1http://visualstudiomagazine.com/columns/article.aspx?editorialsid=2677&rss=1#6Mon, 23 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMTThere's code you can use to keep record changes from getting overwritten by ASP.NET DataSources. http://visualstudiomagazine.com/columns/article.aspx?editorialsid=2672&rss=1http://visualstudiomagazine.com/columns/article.aspx?editorialsid=2672&rss=1#7Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMTDon't worry, ASP.NET developers: Siverlight 2 controls aren't so different from what you're used to, as Dan shows.http://visualstudiomagazine.com/columns/article.aspx?editorialsid=2669&rss=1http://visualstudiomagazine.com/columns/article.aspx?editorialsid=2669&rss=1#8Mon, 16 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMTClient-side debugging is better, but IntelliSense still has a few issues to be worked out.http://visualstudiomagazine.com/columns/article.aspx?editorialsid=2662&rss=1http://visualstudiomagazine.com/columns/article.aspx?editorialsid=2662&rss=1#9Wed, 04 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT