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Creating USPS Shipping Labels and Scan Forms With ASP.NET

How to create USPS shipping label images and Scan Forms with C# in ASP.NET using the EasyPost API.

Tagged: ASP.NET, USPS

Developing and Automating a Podcast Radio Station

An article on features and requirements needed for an implementation of a podcast retrieval and playlist generating console application.

Tagged: Windows Service

Initial and Delayed Charges Using Stripe in C#

A walk through on using Stripe to accept payments with an initial and delayed amount for an e-commerce product.


Traffic Manager In Azure With Cloud Services

A short guide on setting up Azure's Traffic Manager with Cloud Services to get the lowest latency requests.

Tagged: Windows Azure

Custom Performance Counters in Azure

An overview on adding custom performance counters to gather application metrics in Azure.

Tagged: Windows Azure

New Features in Visual Studio 2013

A brief list of the new features and changes experienced after upgrading from Visual Studio 2012 to Visual Studio 2013.

Tagged: Visual Studio

How to Enable Remote Desktop (RDP) for a Windows Azure Cloud Service

How to create an RDP certificate, export it and use it during deployments for Worker Roles in Azure.

Tagged: Windows Azure

How to Use ASP.NET Membership in Azure

How to use ASP.NET Membership Provider with Azure in C# by modifying the Web.Config at runtime.

Tagged: Windows Azure

Sending SMS Messages in ASP.NET With C#

Sending to a US phone number from a US phone number through SMS messaging with C# and Nexmo.

Tagged: ASP.NET, C Sharp

Making Load Testing Graphs With JMeter Using PowerShell

Do you want to build png files from your load testing automatically as part of your integration scripts? Learn how to setup JMeter and report back the results a

Tagged: Java, JMeter, PowerShell