i have simple question what are the benefits of using SqlTypes (especially regarding performance). I know there is the IsNull property but what else?

I need to be able to run an application on a local pc that is behind a firewall and get the internet ip address for the computer. does anyone know how this can be done in .net?

does anyone know if vs.net has a way to quickly add a feild and property at the same time. right now i only two ways one, just type it yourself and two, going in to class view and right clicking the class, selecting add field then right clicking again and selecting add property and then actually typing in the code for the get and set methods. i ask this because it seems like a waste of time especially when you have numerous classes with numerous properties. Anyway let know if you know something i don't.

recently i had a design question that i was thinking about and went to the boards to see if anyone had some similar thoughts to mine as well as to post a topic of discussion about it. it was then i noticed that there was no forum for this. so to cut to the chase i think it would be great if there was a forum to discuss design and strategy.

I'm looking for a design pattern that allows for volatile interface changes to meet the needs of varying demands. Basically I have a project where abstractions will be relatively stable but, the actual implementations will vary. I've thought about using the bridge pattern but, I'm not sure if thats the best idea. If anyone has any suggestions they would be greatly appreciated.

thats fine as it seems to be my only option but, can point in the direction to find out how to that because i'm guessing it would invole some win32 calls?

also i don't care if there's some tool i have to buy to this. at this point i'll take anything.

i've have been asked to create a gui that is a mdi in a mdi. by this i mean that the main form at a mdiparent and the host mdichildern who in turn act as a mdiparents and host their own mdi children. i've this and received a clear error say a mdiparent can not be a mdichild as well. my question is does anybody know a way around this or an alternative to a "mdi in a mdi"? any reply is appreciated.

Background of my goal: I've been asked to simulate a mdi in a mdi to do this i'm trying to limit a user from moving a form beyond the bounds of what will be considered the a main form (keep in mind the parent is not mdi just and owner and it has to be that way) My desire: I want limit a windows movement to an area i set in code. I been able to do this by set the location property when it hits a boundary but this causes a lot of flicking. I tried setting the capture property to false but that then the form snaps back to its orginal position before the move. So thats where i am. I either want to be able to stop the form from flicking or stop it from snapping back the orginal position. any help is greatly appreciated.

ok well i develop in C# mainly and everyone has been pleased with my work thus far. Now knowing that what kind of range are we talking about on an average?

If you guys would have to make an educated guess what would you say the going rate for a Jr. Programmer is now days? From what I have gathered the average is about 46K . Any response is appreciated. Thanks.

I have a HID device (magnetic cardreader) that uses a usb port to connect to a computer running any version of windows. I want to be able to figure out what port the device is on and read information from it. I know I need to use the Win32 API, but I haven't been able to find any useful information on how to do this. Can any one help? Thanks in advance.

I want to write a simple usb driver to read from a usb device, but I really have no idea how to do it. All I know is that it can be done through the Win32 API. Does anyone know how I can do this or knows of a sample I can view? Thanks in advance.