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 January 9, 2009 - A Sneak Peek at the Windows 7 Beta
With the Beta of Windows 7 scheduled to be made publicly available later today, I thought the timing was perfect to give you a sneak peek at what you can expect. This article will give you a quick overview of the new OS and will allow those of you who just want a quick look to forgo the large download. For those of you who decide to download it anyway, this will give you something to read while you're waiting.
December 19, 2008 - An Introduction to Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio
Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio enables developers to quickly and easily create robotics applications for a variety of different platforms. This article will serve as a quick overview of the different technologies involved and will walk you through building your first robotics application.
December 5, 2008 - Using the Microsoft URL Rewrite Module for IIS 7.0
The beauty of a dynamic Web site is that a handful of physical scripts can generate any number of different Web pages. One downside of this approach is that the URLs associated with these pages can get pretty ugly. With the Microsoft URL Rewrite Module for IIS 7.0 you can have the best of both worlds -- a site that's easy to manage and user-friendly URLs.
November 21, 2008 - Putting Windows Server 2008 Server Core to Work
This article picks up right where our introduction to Windows Server 2008 Server Core left off. This time around we cover installing a server role, keeping your server patched and updated, and enabling remote administration.
November 7, 2008 - A Sneak Peek of Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4.0
Microsoft revealed quite a bit of exciting information at PDC 2008. Sprinkled in with the first real Windows 7 information and all the talk about the Azure Services Platform, was some interesting information on the upcoming Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4.0.
Microsoft Tiptoes Ahead on Live Mesh
Microsoft this week broadened its preview of Live Mesh, allowing more users to get an early glimpse of the much-discussed device- and data-synchronization service.
Microsoft to Begin Pushing XP SP3 to Users
Microsoft will begin pushing Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) out via Automatic Updates to users who have not already downloaded it as early as Thursday, the company confirmed.
Microsoft Server Bundles Almost Ready
Microsoft readies two new and updated server bundles designed to meet the needs of small and medium-sized businesses.
Microsoft Tries Annual Fee in New Office Bundle
A lower-cost, subscription-based Office bundle may be less of an effort to undermine Google Apps and more about promoting Microsoft's OneCare antivirus service.
XP's 'Last Day' Less Final Than Gates'
As Windows XP reaches the end of its commercial life span, it's being replaced by -- Windows XP.
Caching Oracle Data for ASP.NET Applications
Narayan Veeramani shows how ASP.NET developers can improve application performance by caching data stored in an Oracle database and keeping the cached data in sync with the data in the Oracle database.
The Perfect Service - Part 1
The first article in this two-part series shows how to get Ambrose Little's .NET Service Manager running and then how to add plug-n-play services to it using drag-n-drop or XCOPY.
Advanced UI Design Using XML and XSL
Joe Slovinski explains how to use XML and XSL to create a Web-based folder tree. Using XML and XSL makes this tree low maintenance and when transformed on the client can reduce load on your server.
Using Open Source .NET Tools for Sophisticated Builds
Building an application can be more than pressing F5. With an increasing number of quality packages being released, developers for the .NET platform now have options to create a very sophisticated build process. Aaron Junod describes a sample build environment and shows how a number of tools can work together to make reliable, predictable, and value-added builds.
Tracing in .NET and Implementing Your Own Trace Listeners
Mansoor Ahmed Siddiqui explains debugging and tracing and shows how to create custom trace listeners to help ensure hassle-free development.
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