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Freeware/Open Source for Windows Weekly Summary Wubi: Install Ubuntu Inside of Microsoft Windows Sat, 03 May 2008 15:01:05 If you want to try Ubuntu Linux but don't want to repartition your Windows hard disk, this might be the tool for you to consider... Wubi - Ubuntu Installer for Windows read… read more Todd Ogasawara

Just Got My Kindle Preliminary report (updated 2/7] This is very close to being exactly what I'd hoped for: buy any books you want, where-ever you happen to be, receive them in seconds, and carry them all in one small, light device . The… read more Jesse Liberty

Programming Silverlight Alpha Chapters In what may be a first (at least for me) I've secured agreement with the very generous folks I work for at Microsoft and at O'Reilly to loosely join my tutorials on Silverlight.net and the chapters of my forthcoming book… read more Jesse Liberty

Windows Mobile Weekly Roundup Skyfire Beta: Ho-hum Browser Alternative Sat, 03 May 2008 14:42:31 I received a text message about the Skyfire beta a few days ago. It had been so long since I applied for the beta that I couldn’t remember what Skyfire was.… read more Todd Ogasawara

Freeware/Open Source for Windows Weekly Summary Microsoft Live Mesh Thu, 24 Apr 2008 18:25:17 read more Coming Soon: Login to Zoho with Your Google ID Wed, 23 Apr 2008 21:19:31 I'm still trying to understand why this is reported on CNet but not mentioned anywhere in Zoho's official blog... Zoho… read more Todd Ogasawara

Windows Mobile Weekly Roundup Emeril Lagasse’s Mobile Friendly Site Thu, 24 Apr 2008 20:24:42 I had a Banana Foster Cream Pie for dessert as part of my lunch the other day and didn’t know what it was. Searching for the term on the web led… read more Todd Ogasawara

Freeware/Open Source for Windows Weekly Summary My Google Docs Offline Feature Got Turned On Sat, 19 Apr 2008 20:01:20 I noticed that my Google Docs offline feature was turned on today. Google Gears took what seemed like less than a minute to synchronize files. There's an icon… read more Todd Ogasawara

Windows Mobile Weekly Roundup The HTC Shift: So Close and Yet So Far Sat, 19 Apr 2008 16:29:18 My old friend and fellow Mobile Devices MVP Arne Hess (the::unwired) brought an HTC Shift ultramobile running both Windows Vista and Windows Mobile to the MVP Summit… read more Todd Ogasawara

Freeware/Open Source for Windows Weekly Summary Evernote (beta): The Windows Notetaker Takes Off to the Mac, Web, and Smartphone Thu, 10 Apr 2008 22:05:42 I wrote an long-ish commentary for O'Reilly Media's Mac Center about the amazing transformation of a somewhat interesting note taking application for Windows… read more Todd Ogasawara

Windows Mobile Weekly Roundup Dell Says it Will Join the Sub-notebook Fray (Bring Back Windows 98SE!) Sat, 12 Apr 2008 07:04:31 Looks like Dell is playing the me-too catch-up game (from Information Week)… Dell Gears Up To Enter Mini-Notebook Market The first question is what price will the… read more Todd Ogasawara

Be Free. Be... YouTube - Penguins Linux Ad M. David Peterson

Freeware/Open Source for Windows Weekly Summary Google Email Uploader: Import Messages and Contacts from Outlook and Thunderbird Sat, 05 Apr 2008 23:04:34 Google's really coming out swinging into Microsoft's client-software face in the past couple of weeks. First, they announced the slow migration of Google Docs accounts to… read more Todd Ogasawara

Windows Mobile Weekly Roundup Google Gears and Picasa Web Doesn’t Work on an HTC Advantage Thu, 03 Apr 2008 22:00:34 Google announced a beta release for offline viewing of photos on the Picasa web site using Google Gears. Picasa Web Albums for Windows Mobile This release only… read more Todd Ogasawara

What Sun Still Doesn't Get That MSFT Has Long Since Mastered Don Syme's WebLog on F# and Other Research Projects : Tackling the F# Productization be matched by a draft of the F# Language Specification Emphasis mine. M. David Peterson

[Mono Project:SVN] Mono Project SVN Repository 72 Check-Ins Shy of Revision 100,000 Update: A little late on the update, but we have our winner! mdavid$ svn info http://anonsvn.mono-project.com/source/trunk@100000 Path: trunk URL: http://anonsvn.mono-project.com/source/trunk Repository Root: http://anonsvn.mono-project.com/source Repository UUID: e3ebcda4-bce8-0310-ba0a-eca2169e7518 Revision: 100000 Node Kind: directory Last Changed Author: ivanz Last Changed Rev: 100000 Last Changed Date: 2008-04-06 19:25:00 -0600 (Sun, 06 Apr 2008)… read more M. David Peterson

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ADO.NET 3.5 Cookbook
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The new edition of this Cookbook gives you more than 200 coding solutions and best practices for real problems you're likely to face with this technology using Visual Studio 2008 and the .NET 3.5 platform. Organized to help you find the topic and specific recipe you need quickly and easily, this book also offers clear explanations of how and why each code solution works and warns you of potential pitfalls.

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Build Dynamic Database Applications in .NET with Project Codename "Jasper"

Julie Lerman Jul 31, 2007

Instead of moving to Ruby on Rails, ASP.NET developers might consider Project Codename "Jasper" and the growing number of .NET dynamic languages. In this article, you'll learn how to use Jasper.

Windows Wireless LAN Security Primer

Chris Sanders Jun 27, 2007

If you've got a wireless Windows network, you're at risk. This primer gives you a great introduction to what you need to know to keep it safe.

Eight Reasons Windows Administrators Should Learn JScript Instead of VBScript

Bill Stewart Jun 19, 2007

When it comes to writing WSH scripts or HTML applications, system administrators can use either VBScript or JScript. Bill Stewart tells you why JScript is your best choice.

Implementing and Understanding DHCP

Chris Sanders Jun 12, 2007

Setting up DHCP on tens, hundreds, and even thousands of computers can be daunting. Here's how to do it easily with Windows Server 2003.

Developing Visual Studio Project Wizards

Ron Petrusha Jun 06, 2007

The real power of Visual Studio project templates becomes evident when they are combined with Visual Studio wizards. In this article, Jim Petrusha shows you the best way to create them.

Using the Cryptography APIs in .NET

Wei-Meng Lee May 22, 2007

The .NET framework contains a number of cryptography services that allow you to incorporate security services into your .NET applications. In this article, Wei-Meng Lee shows you how to use some of the common security APIs to make your .NET applications more secure.

Managing Printing in Your .NET Application

Wei-Meng Lee May 15, 2007

The .NET Framework makes it easy to support printing. In this article, Wei-Meng Lee shows you the basics of printing in .NET 2.0, including how to configure page setup, print multiple pages, preview a document before it is printed, as well as let users select a printer to which to print.

Why Do ASP.NET Programmers Need to Learn CSS?

Dan Hurwitz, Jesse Liberty May 01, 2007

ASP.NET has not been great at controlling the layout of elements on a web page. Dan Hurwitz and Jesse Liberty show you how to gain precise control over presentation with Cascading Style Sheets (CSS). They argue that programmers who embrace CSS as their own, rather than thinking of it as an esoteric skill of designers, place themselves ahead of the pack.

Displaying Master-Details Relationships in ASP.NET 2.0

Wei-Meng Lee Apr 24, 2007

One of the common tasks in manipulating databases is displaying master-details relationships. Wei-Meng Lee shows how you can use the GridView and DetailsView controls to display records in the authors and titles tables.

Installing and Configuring ISA 2006

Chris Sanders Apr 17, 2007

Internet Security and Acceleration Server (ISA) 2006, Microsoft's latest release of its popular web proxy and security suite, has become a full-blown perimeter security solution for both small and large networks. Chris Sanders shows you how to set it up and configure it for best performance.

The Logic of Service-Orientation Plus 14 SO Tenets and Practical Principles

Juval Lowy Apr 10, 2007

What exactly is service orientation, and what does it mean for the future of the software industry? What are the principles that should guide any developer using it? In this excerpt from Programming WCF Services, Juval Lowy explains what it's about and offers practical principles for its use.

PC Deployment with ImageX

Jim Aspinwall Apr 03, 2007

If you need to deploy Windows to multiple machines, ImageX is a big time-saver. Jim Aspinwall shows you how to do it.

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