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If you're like me, you don't like rewriting/copy & pasting validation code for controls that we use all the time. This enticed me to build a collection of these common controls that I can reuse in every application and save myself from a lot of typing. Thus the birth of JmhCommonControl.

Currently, the JmhCommonControl assembly consists of 6 controls: NameEntry, PhoneNumber, SocialSecurity, Url, ZipCode, and CustomTextBox. Continue reading for information on each of these.
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After I upgraded to Windows Server 2008, I was unable to remotely log in via Remote Desktop. The client machine I'm trying to connect from is Windows XP SP2. When I tried from a Vista machine, everything worked fine.

Here's how I solved the "username or password is incorrect" problem:

First off, I noticed that the Routing and Remote Access service wasn't started on the server. To resolve this, do the following:

1. Click Start, point to Programs...

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Like my other .Net Development blogs, I preach about building applications with a layered, Object-Oriented architecture. Now I'm going to discuss how to create a base class that all of your business objects can inherit.

This base class will contain methods and properties that, when inherited, will be available to any class that inherits it. In Visual Studio, we will start by creating a new Class Library (*.vb or *.cs) in the App_Code directory. We will name this file BizObject.vb (or...

Business Objects are objects in an object-oriented computer application or program that represent the entities within a business domain. A business object will often encapsulate all of the data and business logic associated with the entity in which it represents. Furthermore, business objects provide flexibility and adaptability, scalability and reusability.

Let's take a look at how a business object may look within an ASP.Net web application. Let's say you want to design an application...