An example of how to create your own simple web browsers with ease. This guide will start you off and hopefully you can try new things, add your own skin & more.

AndreaVB releases a new source code example on how to use 3d perspective: Render a 3D random terrain with gradient colors and water level, rotate and move the viewing position by moving the mouse with left or right button. The example shows how to convert 3D space coordinates to 2D

This tutorial will show you how to create an MSN Messenger add on / bot which allows you to change your status, load contacts into a list box and send messages.

Access the Windows Registry using the Windows API functions, that will be integrated

This tutorial is designed to run in the VB.NET environment since it is probably one of the easier languages to read. It is easily adaptable to just about any other language, by adding semicolons and/or the format of the procedures and commands. I will randomize an array of strings representing a standard deck of cards since it is an example everyone can relate to, however it will work for any array of objects. I have used the procedure to randomize pictures in an album and buttons for various games. An "Object oriented" approach has been used in order to provide portability of the code. 2 procedures have been written: the shuffle( ) procedure and the swap( ) procedure. there is also an initialization section in which the array is established prior to running the procedures and a call to the procedure.

Use the free version of the COM library DypsXLS to create real Excel files from your VB applications.

When Microsoft wrote Windows they put a huge amount of code into procedure libraries which programmers can access. No matter which language you're using (VB, C++, ...) you can use the Windows API to greatly expand the power of your application.

Perhaps you have already done a rather exhaustive search for these routines but are still perplexed as to what a shell is, or why a certain sort is labeled quick. Or maybe you wonder what a bubble looks like up close and personal. Further, you may want to know which method is best suited to your application. This visual representation of what is going on behind the scenes should get you started on that path.

Since VB4, Microsoft has been promoting the 'object-oriented' aspects of Visual Basic. It seems like everything you read is object-this and object-that! So what is the real story about objects? Who needs them, and why? How do you use them and when are they overkill? Can you use them without having to be an expert in all aspects of objects?

In my beginner's section I state that a programmer's job is to get to the customer results as quickly and efficiently as possible. Common Dialogs are a great way to abide by this strategy.