Wednesday, July 14, 2004
Howto: Display the Username for the Logged on user on a page: "Using Microsoft FrontPage to do amazing things with SharePoint Products and Technologies"
Jakarta Commons - Home: "The Commons is a Jakarta subproject focused on all aspects of reusable Java components. The Jakarta Commons project is composed of two parts:
The Commons Proper - A repository of reusable Java components.
The Commons Sandbox - A workspace for Java component development. "
OLD, BUT ALWAYS IMPORTANT RESOURCE!
The Commons Proper - A repository of reusable Java components.
The Commons Sandbox - A workspace for Java component development. "
OLD, BUT ALWAYS IMPORTANT RESOURCE!
MySQL: "One feature that MySQL has been lacking is the ability to do sub-queries. Sub-queries are queries that are run within other queries. They are executed before the primary or outer query and their results may be incorporated into the main query. MySQL's inability to perform sub-queries has long been a feature that has been used against it when compared to other SQL databases. As of version 4.1 of MySQL, however, sub-queries are now possible. This month, I will explore how to use sub-queries in MySQL."
TopCoder Software: .NET Generic Parser V1.0 component supplies a pluggable implementation of various parsing algorithms to convert data between file formats. The component supports configurable parsing rules. Default parsers handle files with character delimiters as well as fixed width formats."
Transforming Flat Files To XML With SAX and XSLT: "When we need to transform XML into other formats, XSLT does a wonderful job. However, sometimes we have a flat file or non-XML data structure that we need to transform into XML or other markup languages. Wouldn't it be nice if we could use the power of XSLT to transform these data structures as well?"
Tuesday, July 13, 2004
Reporting Strictly for Developers: Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services: "With the release of SQL Server Reporting Services, Microsoft finally makes a commitment to developer-centric reporting. They've integrated the design-time environment integration with Visual Studio and enabled report delivery through Web browsers, PDFs, Excel, and XML. Learn how to make this tool work for you."
No need for Data Access Application Block?With the new release of Visual Studio .NET 2005 Beta 1 and the .NET Framework 2.0 Beta Microsoft has included a lot of nice enhancements to ADO.NET 2.0. By either using the DAAB or writing it your self, you could get generic provider factories. Microsoft has now included this in ADO.NET 2.0 along with a lot of other nice enhancements. For those using SQL Server and wanting to provide a list of servers to your users, we would have to PInvoke SQL DMO. Now there is a new base class called DbEnumerator. The SqlClient support for this class will return a list of SQL servers. There is a ton of features that you can read more about at the following link...
Monday, July 12, 2004
Slashdot | Open Source Geographic Information Systems: "The second MapServer Users Meeting and the first ever Open Source GIS Conference (http://www.omsug.ca/osgis2004/proceedings.html)was held on June 9th to 11th in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The initial response from the Open Source GIS community is that the conference was a huge success. It was great to have people from private, government, academia, and communities all together discussing how Open Source GIS applies to their needs. Here is a presentation given by Paul Ramsey, Director, Refractions Research Inc. that outlines the current state-of-the-art for Open Source GIS, and includes links and information about all of the current software packages/efforts, etc"
Good, Better, Best: Windows SharePoint Services Integration with Microsoft Office
Microsoft Windows® SharePoint® Services, a component of Microsoft Windows Server™ 2003, provides tools for information sharing and document collaboration. Using Windows SharePoint Services together with Microsoft Office 2003 Editions gives users even more ways collaborate—such as Document Workspaces and Meeting Workspaces.
Microsoft Windows® SharePoint® Services, a component of Microsoft Windows Server™ 2003, provides tools for information sharing and document collaboration. Using Windows SharePoint Services together with Microsoft Office 2003 Editions gives users even more ways collaborate—such as Document Workspaces and Meeting Workspaces.
Eraser - secure data removal tool to erase files on your hard drive: "Eraser is an advanced security tool (for Windows), which allows you to completely remove sensitive data from your hard drive by overwriting it several times with carefully selected patterns. Works with Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP and DOS.
Eraser is FREE software and its source code is released under GNU General Public License."
Eraser is FREE software and its source code is released under GNU General Public License."
ASP.NET Impersonation on Windows 2000 - update: "A while ago, I posted about some problems I ran into when using ASP.NET code impersonation on a Windows 2000 Server (SP4). We even logged a Microsoft Support call for it.
Anyway, as with most time consuming issues, it turned out there was a very simple solution. As it states in the Knowlegde Base article, the local ASPNET account should be granted the 'Act as part of the operating system' privilege (this does not seem to be required on Windows Server 2003). The KB article 306158 forgets to add that this will require an IIS reset for it to have effect."
Anyway, as with most time consuming issues, it turned out there was a very simple solution. As it states in the Knowlegde Base article, the local ASPNET account should be granted the 'Act as part of the operating system' privilege (this does not seem to be required on Windows Server 2003). The KB article 306158 forgets to add that this will require an IIS reset for it to have effect."
Control State (finally loaded): "I was trying to implement control state for ASP.NET 1.x controls. Fritz Onion blogs about control state here and he does it better than I did myself here. I wrote a new TextBox control to see if there was a way to persist properties like ReadOnly and BackColor even when the viewstate for the page (or the TextBox itself) is disabled."
NET Framework 1.0 SP3 and 1.1 SP1 Technical Preview: "To aid professional developers in planning and testing for the deployment of .NET Framework Service Packs (SP), Microsoft is offering a technical preview of .NET Framework 1.0 SP3 and .NET Framework 1.1 SP1."
XML Files: Advanced Type Mappings -- MSDN Magazine, June 2003
http://weblogs.asp.net/ksamaschke/archive/2004/07/12/181068.aspx - "Useful article on XML-SerializationRead it once, read it twice and still find it very useful."
http://weblogs.asp.net/ksamaschke/archive/2004/07/12/181068.aspx - "Useful article on XML-SerializationRead it once, read it twice and still find it very useful."
The Definitive "Hello World" Web Part Tutorial
Learn how to create and deploy a full-functioning Web Part for a Windows SharePoint Services site. In this article you will see how to accomplish each of the steps to take a Web Part from its earliest stages to being fully packaged for wide distribution. This article pulls together tips and instructions from many sources and ties them together in a seamless, step-by-step approach.
Learn how to create and deploy a full-functioning Web Part for a Windows SharePoint Services site. In this article you will see how to accomplish each of the steps to take a Web Part from its earliest stages to being fully packaged for wide distribution. This article pulls together tips and instructions from many sources and ties them together in a seamless, step-by-step approach.
FrontPage and ASP.net
Not SharePoint authoring per se, but here’s a good article on MSDN about using FrontPage 2003 to write ASP.net pages. The article is written by Dave Berry author of FrontPage Unleashed books and one of the FP MVPs who I recently met when they came to Seattle a few weeks ago.
That reminds me; I've been meaning to point to this article about creating data-driven sites with FP2003. It's a great overview of new data features, and a good place to start if you are not sure where to begin with data views.
[edited 5/6/04] Note the above article has been around for a while (since October I think), and is called, “Building XML Data-driven sites with FrontPage 2003“. If you've been following data features in FP2003 since launch, you may have already seens this.
Not SharePoint authoring per se, but here’s a good article on MSDN about using FrontPage 2003 to write ASP.net pages. The article is written by Dave Berry author of FrontPage Unleashed books and one of the FP MVPs who I recently met when they came to Seattle a few weeks ago.
That reminds me; I've been meaning to point to this article about creating data-driven sites with FP2003. It's a great overview of new data features, and a good place to start if you are not sure where to begin with data views.
[edited 5/6/04] Note the above article has been around for a while (since October I think), and is called, “Building XML Data-driven sites with FrontPage 2003“. If you've been following data features in FP2003 since launch, you may have already seens this.
Main Page - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: "Welcome to Wikipedia! We are building an open-content encyclopedia in many languages. In the English version, started in January 2001, we are now working on 303731 articles. Learn how to edit pages, experiment in the sandbox, and visit our Community Portal to find out how you can participate in the development of Wikipedia."
Document .NET Libraries with XML Comments: "A combination of the XML comments feature built into the language and the open source NDoc project makes it easy to generate high-quality SDK-style help."
Saturday, July 10, 2004
Bruce Eckel's MindView, Inc: 7-9-04 Java Issues & Directions
Fascinating talk by Bruce about some of Java's major flaws. He also touches on other issues relevant to software development in general. The video is about 2 hours and 15 mins but it's well worth the time.
Fascinating talk by Bruce about some of Java's major flaws. He also touches on other issues relevant to software development in general. The video is about 2 hours and 15 mins but it's well worth the time.
Code Complete 2 - Code Complete, Second Edition
For more than a decade, Steve McConnell, one of the premier authors and voices in the software community, has helped change the way developers write code--and produce better software. Now his classic book, CODE COMPLETE, has been fully updated and revised with best practices in the art and science of constructing software. Whether you're a new developer seeking a sound introduction to the practice of software development or a veteran exploring strategic new approaches to problem solving, you'll find a wealth of practical suggestions and methods for strengthening your skills. Topics include design, applying good techniques to construction, eliminating errors, planning, managing construction activities, and relating personal character to superior software. This new edition features fully updated information on programming techniques, including the emergence of Web-style programming, and integrated coverage of object-oriented design. You'll also find new code examples--both good and bad--in C++, Microsoft(r) Visual Basic(r), C#, and Java, though the focus is squarely on techniques and practices.
For more than a decade, Steve McConnell, one of the premier authors and voices in the software community, has helped change the way developers write code--and produce better software. Now his classic book, CODE COMPLETE, has been fully updated and revised with best practices in the art and science of constructing software. Whether you're a new developer seeking a sound introduction to the practice of software development or a veteran exploring strategic new approaches to problem solving, you'll find a wealth of practical suggestions and methods for strengthening your skills. Topics include design, applying good techniques to construction, eliminating errors, planning, managing construction activities, and relating personal character to superior software. This new edition features fully updated information on programming techniques, including the emergence of Web-style programming, and integrated coverage of object-oriented design. You'll also find new code examples--both good and bad--in C++, Microsoft(r) Visual Basic(r), C#, and Java, though the focus is squarely on techniques and practices.
Download details: Improving .NET Application Performance and Scalability: "This guide provides end-to-end guidance for managing performance and scalability throughout your application life cycle to reduce risk and lower total cost of ownership. It provides a framework that organizes performance into a handful of prioritized categories where your choices heavily impact performance and scalability success. The logical units of the framework help integrate performance throughout your application life cycle. Information is segmented by roles, including architects, developers, testers, and administrators, to make it more relevant and actionable. This guide provides processes and actionable steps for modeling performance, measuring, testing, and tuning your applications. Expert guidance is also provided for improving the performance of managed code, ASP.NET, Enterprise Services, Web services, remoting, ADO.NET, XML, and SQL Server."
The Bitter End: A fresh look at the waterfall
Did you ever think that the stages defined within a waterfall process were a little inaccurate. David Pinn decided to rename the phases according to what really happens:
Analysis = Dream
Design = Guess and Waffle
Build = Hack and Play
Test = Wobble and Groan
Deploy = Push and Pray
Support = Duck and Deny
http://byandlarge.net/thebitterend/archives/000210.html
Did you ever think that the stages defined within a waterfall process were a little inaccurate. David Pinn decided to rename the phases according to what really happens:
Analysis = Dream
Design = Guess and Waffle
Build = Hack and Play
Test = Wobble and Groan
Deploy = Push and Pray
Support = Duck and Deny
http://byandlarge.net/thebitterend/archives/000210.html
Dale H. Emery - Conversations with Dale - The Prime Project Failure Factor: "From time to time, The Standish Group publishes reports about their CHAOS research, which analyzes the factors that drive success and failure in large IT projects. The first CHAOS Report, published in 1994 and now freely available on the Standish Group's web site, has become famous in the software industry. The report identifies these failure factors:
Lack of User Input
Incomplete Requirements & Specifications
Changing Requirements & Specifications
Lack of Executive Support
Technology Incompetence
Lack of Resources
Unrealistic Expectations
Unclear Objectives
Unrealistic Time Frames
New Technology "
Lack of User Input
Incomplete Requirements & Specifications
Changing Requirements & Specifications
Lack of Executive Support
Technology Incompetence
Lack of Resources
Unrealistic Expectations
Unclear Objectives
Unrealistic Time Frames
New Technology "
Simplified Database Unit testing using Enterprise Services: "In this article I�ll show what problems we encounter today when we perform unit tests against database related component, and the various ways used to solve these problems. I�ll also show a new method to solve these problems, which is far easier and simpler than any of the others. At the end of this article you will have the tools necessary to do simple and easy unit tests against database related components without the need to write messy cleanup code after your tests."
About DRES: "DRES - Distributed Requirements Engineering System
free open-source requirements management software"
free open-source requirements management software"
Free XMLSPY Home Edition License: "The xmlspy� 2004 Home Edition makes XML editing technologies available in a FREE application ideally suited for hobbyists, entry-level developers, and students."
Free .NET Tool - .NET Code Metrics - NDepend - Analyzes .NET Assemblies and Generates Design Quality Metrics - Software Metrics: "NDepend analyses .NET assemblies of an application and generates design quality metrics. NDepend allows you to automatically measure the quality of a design in terms of its extensibility, reusability and maintainability to effectively manage and control the assemblies� dependencies of your .NET applications. Moreover, NDepend helps you to get a thorough view of the topology of your application, at component at type and at member level."
Charles F. Goldfarb's XMLbooks.com: "This list includes all the books I know of with substantial content devoted to XML and its closely-related standards and technologies. It is shorter than the lists you get from bookstore search engines because it excludes editions earlier than the current one and books that are out of print or unavailable from Web vendors. (There are a few out-of-print books that are still relevant and are readily available.) "
Nini - Configuration library for the .NET Framework and Mono: "Nini is a software configuration library written in 100% C# for the .NET Framework. This software contains a powerful API for abstracting the access of multiple configuration types: INI, .NET config files, registry, XML files, and command-line options. The library was written to be very lightweight and fast. It also includes an INI parser library. "
O/R Mapper - NPersist - Free Open Source .Net O/R Mapper - Tampa Programmer - Florida: "Pragmatier is promising to release a Free Open Source .NET O/R Mapper, called NPersist."
Download details: SharePoint Configuration Analyzer: "SharePoint Configuration Analyzer is a diagnostic tool that verifies settings on your server that are critical to running Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services or Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003 and to hosting Web Parts on your server."
Reporting Services WebParts - Walkthrough: "In this article I'm going to walk you through how to setup the RsWebParts with SharePoint. The first thing you will need to do is download the CAB file from the RsWebParts workspace. The current version is 1.0.0.0. Next you will need to install the CAB file on your SharePoint server. NOTE: please test these on a development box first. Below are the step-by-step instructions to install the WebParts."
MSDN Magazine: Use Windows SharePoint Services as a Platform for Building Collaborative Applications: "For those of you that do not subscribe to MSDN Magazine, here is a great article entitled �Use Windows SharePoint Services as a Platform for Building Collaborative Applications� covering SharePoint Architecture, Content/Config Databases, IIS and .NET Integration, as well Site Administration on both WSS and SPS.
The article presents a great foundation for people who just want to understand SharePoint a bit better. The next article says it will dive into the WSS and SPS object models as well as the development of custom Web Parts."
The article presents a great foundation for people who just want to understand SharePoint a bit better. The next article says it will dive into the WSS and SPS object models as well as the development of custom Web Parts."
Friday, July 09, 2004
oreilly.com -- Online Catalog: Online Investing Hacks
For the geek who's an investor and the investor who's a geek, we present "Online Investing Hacks," 100 industrial-strength, bleeding edge tips, tools, and techniques for analyzing and managing online portfolios.
Whether you're looking for suitable investments, studying alternatives, or managing your portfolio, you need data. The Internet can be a goldmine of financial data and research, but today's online investors also use spreadsheets, databases, and financial applications to select, study, and manage investments. If your proficiency has grown to the point where you crave industrial-strength tips and tools to turbo-charge your efforts, this is the book for you.
This book covers:
-Screening investments
-Collecting data
-Fundamental analysis
-Technical analysis
-Executing trades
-Investing in mutual funds
-Portfolio management
-Updating stock data
-Financial planning
"Online Investing Hacks" is for the investor who wants to know the latest techniques, to go beyond the basics, who gets jazzed by cool online tools and services, and who actually wants to have a bit of fun while trying to strike it rich (or at least not lose their shirt).
For the geek who's an investor and the investor who's a geek, we present "Online Investing Hacks," 100 industrial-strength, bleeding edge tips, tools, and techniques for analyzing and managing online portfolios.
Whether you're looking for suitable investments, studying alternatives, or managing your portfolio, you need data. The Internet can be a goldmine of financial data and research, but today's online investors also use spreadsheets, databases, and financial applications to select, study, and manage investments. If your proficiency has grown to the point where you crave industrial-strength tips and tools to turbo-charge your efforts, this is the book for you.
This book covers:
-Screening investments
-Collecting data
-Fundamental analysis
-Technical analysis
-Executing trades
-Investing in mutual funds
-Portfolio management
-Updating stock data
-Financial planning
"Online Investing Hacks" is for the investor who wants to know the latest techniques, to go beyond the basics, who gets jazzed by cool online tools and services, and who actually wants to have a bit of fun while trying to strike it rich (or at least not lose their shirt).
Enterprise Integration Patterns: Gregor's Ramblings
I have been looking for a way to share more thoughts and ideas on my site without committing to a regular blog. For now, I created these "rambling" pages to talk about timely topics. Most entries will be longer than typical blog entries but will likely also appear much less frequently (I'll try to post something every other week or so). I call them "ramblings" because these notes are typically based on my personal opinions and observations as opposed to official "articles".
I created a very simple RSS Feed. This is my first experiment with RSS, so forgive me if something does not work quite right.
I have been looking for a way to share more thoughts and ideas on my site without committing to a regular blog. For now, I created these "rambling" pages to talk about timely topics. Most entries will be longer than typical blog entries but will likely also appear much less frequently (I'll try to post something every other week or so). I call them "ramblings" because these notes are typically based on my personal opinions and observations as opposed to official "articles".
I created a very simple RSS Feed. This is my first experiment with RSS, so forgive me if something does not work quite right.
ASP.NET Providers, reloaded: "Rob Howard wrote
the second part on the provider design pattern they are using in Whidbey, and how to implement it in v1.x. An interesting reading. First of all, I'm really amazed at how open these guys are to good feedback from the community. Rob even dedicated a paragraph named 'Extending configuration' that explains why they chose a NameValueCollection for provider initialization over an XmlNode, as I suggested (I'm sure other did too, it's a pretty obvious thing to ask). I really don't share the feeling that a NameValueCollection is *sooo much* easier than an XmlNode and its added flexibility, but at least I understand now why they did so: they expect complex providers to have their own section handler with all the information they need to work, which makes perfect sense! "
the second part on the provider design pattern they are using in Whidbey, and how to implement it in v1.x. An interesting reading. First of all, I'm really amazed at how open these guys are to good feedback from the community. Rob even dedicated a paragraph named 'Extending configuration' that explains why they chose a NameValueCollection for provider initialization over an XmlNode, as I suggested (I'm sure other did too, it's a pretty obvious thing to ask). I really don't share the feeling that a NameValueCollection is *sooo much* easier than an XmlNode and its added flexibility, but at least I understand now why they did so: they expect complex providers to have their own section handler with all the information they need to work, which makes perfect sense! "
Extreme browser customization: "I've already said why I believe FireFox is the best browser ever. Let me show you another amazing feature of this browser. "
The Code Project - ToDoList 3.7 (RC6) - Free Tools: "ToDoList 3.7 (RC6) - A simple yet effective way to keep track of your current programming tasks. A tree-based task manager with native XML support for easy web site integration"
PestScan � free online spyware scanner from PestPatrol
Pest Patrol announced this week a new library of
spyware information and removal instructions. It's
available at http://research.pestpatrol.com/ .
Pest Patrol announced this week a new library of
spyware information and removal instructions. It's
available at http://research.pestpatrol.com/ .
A Search Engine for Detecting Sites Using Your Content -- ResearchBuzz, July 06, 2004: "There used to be a site that allowed you to enter a chunk of text and find other sites on the 'Net using that same text-chunk. I think that site's gone away. Anyone who wants to see if their content is being repurposed anywhere might instead want to try the new Copyscape, currently in beta ( http://www.copyscape.com/ ). "
The Harvard Center for Cancer Prevention has had a
site called "Your Cancer Risk," and has expanded
it to "Your Disease Risk," which calculates the
likelihood of getting five different diseases in
the US. It's available at
Your Disease Risk
site called "Your Cancer Risk," and has expanded
it to "Your Disease Risk," which calculates the
likelihood of getting five different diseases in
the US. It's available at
Your Disease Risk
Top Ten Truly Obscure But Useful Java Projects
http://www.manageability.org/blog/stuff/top-ten-truly-obscure-java-projects
http://www.manageability.org/blog/stuff/top-ten-truly-obscure-java-projects
AWStats - Free log file analyzer for advanced statistics (GNU GPL).
I just got my most recent email notification from SourceForge, and their “project of the month” is AWStats. It looks very full featured and provides some great analytical infromation. If you need to do any trend or usage analysis for your own web sites, this looks like a great place to start.
Another fascinating site is the NetScan research site at Microsoft, which studies communication patterns on newsgroups. Spend 10 minutes there and I'm sure you'll be intrigued.
I just got my most recent email notification from SourceForge, and their “project of the month” is AWStats. It looks very full featured and provides some great analytical infromation. If you need to do any trend or usage analysis for your own web sites, this looks like a great place to start.
Another fascinating site is the NetScan research site at Microsoft, which studies communication patterns on newsgroups. Spend 10 minutes there and I'm sure you'll be intrigued.
Creating Custom Site Definitions
Last month I did an MSDN presentation on building your own site definitions in SharePoint. Thom Robbins has a fine little walk-through and explanation on the matter.
Last month I did an MSDN presentation on building your own site definitions in SharePoint. Thom Robbins has a fine little walk-through and explanation on the matter.
ONJava.com: Spring in Action: "Author's note: In this excerpt from Chapter 8 of our book, Better, Faster, Lighter Java, we look at an example of an enterprise web application using the Spring framework. While Hibernate provided a single service, the Spring framework provides an efficient way to build and assemble Java applications, with abstractions for many services. Although it supports many services, Spring stays focused and clean with excellent layering and encapsulation. Like EJB, the centerpiece for Spring is a container, and like EJB, the Spring framework provides access to core J2EE services. But that's about as far as any similarities go. Here's a metaphor."
Thursday, July 08, 2004
BizTalk Server Adapter for SharePoint Libraries: Releases: "This article describes a Microsoft� BizTalk� Server adapter that facilitates end-to-end communication between front-end Microsoft Office System 2003 applications and back-end enterprise systems. SharePoint libraries store Office System XML data while BizTalk Server orchestration provides services for integrating that data with back-end systems. This adapter makes SharePoint libraries accessible to BizTalk Server 2004 to provide an end-to-end integration path from the Office System 2003 applications to back-end enterprise systems. "
Download details: SharePoint Products and Technologies Templates: Web Part Templates for Visual Studio .NET: "Use these templates to create Web Part libraries containing Web Parts and Tool Parts for Windows SharePoint Services."
RsWebParts: Home: "A collection of SharePoint WebParts that integrate with SQL Server Reporting Services. "
Wednesday, July 07, 2004
New Command Line Tools in XP and Server 2003:
Go to Start, then Run and type hh ntcmds.chm and click on New command-line tools.
Want a quick way to find information about a Windows XP computer? Try SYSTEMINFO.EXE from the command line. It can be automated, and the results can be placed in a file.
I learned about this utility at TechEd and just had to share it... If you've heard of WMI, then WMIC.EXE will make it useful. It's a command line interface for WMI that doesn't require scripting. It also allows you to access WMI on Windows 2000 computers through the network. It gives you invaluable information about your computer in an easy to read web page among other formats. Try this on an XP or Win2K3 test computer. wmic startup get /format:hform > startup.htm Then open startup.htm. You could add to it like this: wmic useraccount get caption, lockout /format:hform > useracct.htm. You could also use it interactively by typing wmic (enter) and using /? for help. It contains a great deal of information about lots of stuff. Okay, one more: wmic netlogin get /format:hform > netlogin.htm.
Go to Start, then Run and type hh ntcmds.chm and click on New command-line tools.
Want a quick way to find information about a Windows XP computer? Try SYSTEMINFO.EXE from the command line. It can be automated, and the results can be placed in a file.
I learned about this utility at TechEd and just had to share it... If you've heard of WMI, then WMIC.EXE will make it useful. It's a command line interface for WMI that doesn't require scripting. It also allows you to access WMI on Windows 2000 computers through the network. It gives you invaluable information about your computer in an easy to read web page among other formats. Try this on an XP or Win2K3 test computer. wmic startup get /format:hform > startup.htm Then open startup.htm. You could add to it like this: wmic useraccount get caption, lockout /format:hform > useracct.htm. You could also use it interactively by typing wmic (enter) and using /? for help. It contains a great deal of information about lots of stuff. Okay, one more: wmic netlogin get /format:hform > netlogin.htm.
Port Reporter: "Several other people are blogging about this tool, Port Reporter, and I think this is a great Windows security tool. You can download it from http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?amp;displaylang=en&familyid=69BA779B-BAE9-4243-B9D6-63E62B4BCD2E&displaylang=en "
1 succeeded 0 failed 0 skipped - .NET Remoting in a disconnected state: "It seems that if you are working in disconnected mode the Remoting framework can�t perform ip / host lookups correctly and generates the above runtime error. The solution is to install Microsoft�s Loopback Adapter."
Installing Microsoft Loopback Adapter: "Hey all, one of the feedback forms from the hands-on lab I presented about remote debugging indicated that you'd like to hear more information about how to use the Microsoft Loopback Adapter that I used to mimic a LAN connection within the local machine to connect the development OS to the virtual machine."
John Kennedy blogs about C# Express: "John Kennedy blogs about C# Express
John Kennedy, the man behind the local docs that come with C# Express has a couple of blog entries on C# Express you should definitely check out:
C# Express: Getting Started
C# Express: My Favorite IDE Tricks
C# Express: Refactorwhating?
He also has some fun samples in the way for MSDN :)"
John Kennedy, the man behind the local docs that come with C# Express has a couple of blog entries on C# Express you should definitely check out:
C# Express: Getting Started
C# Express: My Favorite IDE Tricks
C# Express: Refactorwhating?
He also has some fun samples in the way for MSDN :)"
MapPoint Web Service: "Microsoft MapPoint Web Service is a hosted, programmable XML Web Service that allows you to integrate high-quality maps, driving directions, distance calculations, proximity searches, and other location intelligence into your applications, business processes, and Web sites."
Choosing between InfoPath and Smart Document Solutions: "I was asked recently about when it would be appropriate to use InfoPath vs. Smart Documents. It's an interesting question as there is quite a degree of overlap between these technologies, so here are my rules of thumb for choosing between them..."
Integration Patterns
explains how patterns were used to design and build an integration architecture within a representative customer scenario. The guide includes a catalog of 18 common integration patterns including implementations that use the Microsoft platform.
explains how patterns were used to design and build an integration architecture within a representative customer scenario. The guide includes a catalog of 18 common integration patterns including implementations that use the Microsoft platform.
MSDN Webcasts Doctrine: "I was looking at channel 9 and realized that I don't have our MSDN Doctrine published. So here it is:
Anyone can attend for free, anytime, from anywhere.
We publish live technical webcasts for public consumption by those interested in developer and software architectural webcast content.
We will not charge for this content. The idea is that you can attend these webcasts for free and learn.
We take questions from our live audience, and do our best to answer them.
We focus on less slides and will show our attendees how the technology works (app sharing, desktop sharing,etc).
We do it more than once daily; sometimes even during lunch and especially after lunch (PST time).
No B.S. We don't push out marketing type content (even though we're in the Microsoft business marketing organization). If someone tries, we take them out back and beat the $%@) out of them.
We do this live and then record it so those who have day jobs can watch them as well as time permits.
We only get the serious subject matter experts to present; where ever they are in the world.
We focus our content so that's it clearly Introductory - Level 100 (you do need to know some code), Intermediate - Level 200 (you can code), Experienced - Level 300( you've been doing code for awhile) , and Advanced - Level 400 (you da man!).
Finally, we love developers!
Regards,
George, MSDN Webcasts
"
Anyone can attend for free, anytime, from anywhere.
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A .NET Developer's Guide to Windows Security
Table of contents:
Front Matter (TODO)
Part 1: The Big Picture
Item 1: What is secure code?
Item 2: What is a countermeasure?
Item 3: What is threat modeling?
Item 4: What is the principle of least privilege?
Item 5: What is the principle of defense in depth?
Item 6: What is authentication?
Item 7: What is a luring attack?
Item 8: What is a non privileged user?
Item 9: How to develop code as a non-admin
Item 10: How to enable auditing
Item 11: How to audit access to files
Part 2: Security Context
Item 12: What is a security principal?
Item 13: What is a SID?
Item 14: How to program SIDs
Item 15: What is security context?
Item 16: What is a token?
Item 17: What is a logon session?
Item 18: What is a window station?
Item 19: What is a user profile?
Item 20: What is a group?
Item 21: What is a privilege?
Item 22: How to use a privilege
Item 23: How to grant or revoke privileges via security policy
Item 24: What is WindowsIdentity and WindowsPrincipal?
Item 25: How to create a WindowsPrincipal given a token
Item 26: How to get a token for a user
Item 27: What is a daemon?
Item 28: How to choose an identity for a daemon
Item 29: How to display a user interface from a daemon
Item 30: How to run a program as another user
Item 31: What is impersonation?
Item 32: How to impersonate a user given her token
Item 33: What is Thread.CurrentPrincipal?
Item 34: How to track client identity using Thread.CurrentPrincipal
Item 35: What is a null session?
Item 36: What is a guest logon?
Item 37: How to deal with unauthenticated clients
Part 3: Access Control
Item 38: What is role based security?
Item 39: What is ACL based security?
Item 40: What is discretionary access control?
Item 41: What is ownership?
Item 42: What is a security descriptor?
Item 43: What is an access control list?
Item 44: What is a permission?
Item 45: What is ACL inheritance?
Item 46: How to take ownership of an object
Item 47: How to program ACLs
Item 48: How to persist a security descriptor
Item 49: What is Authorization Manager?
Part 4: COM(+)
Item 50: What is the COM(+) authentication level?
Item 51: What is the COM(+) impersonation level?
Item 52: What is CoInitializeSecurity?
Item 53: How to configure security for a COM(+) client
Item 54: How to configure the authentication and impersonation level for a COM+ application
Item 55: How to configure the authentication and impersonation level for an ASP.NET application
Item 56: How to implement role based security for a managed COM+ application
Item 57: How to configure process identity for a COM(+) server app
Part 5: Network Security
Item 58: What is CIA?
Item 59: What is Kerberos?
Item 60: What is a service principal name (SPN)?
Item 61: How to use service principal names
Item 62: What is delegation?
Item 63: What is protocol transition?
Item 64: How to configure delegation via security policy
Item 65: What is SSPI?
Item 66: How to add CIA to a socket-based app using SSPI
Item 67: How to add CIA to .NET Remoting using SSPI
Item 68: What is IPSEC?
Item 69: How to use IPSEC to protect your network
Part 6: Misc
Item 70: How to store secrets on a machine
Item 71: How to prompt for a password
Item 72: How to programmatically lock the console
Item 73: How to programatically log off or reboot the machine
Item 74: What is group policy?
Item 75: How to deploy software securely via group policy
Table of contents:
Front Matter (TODO)
Part 1: The Big Picture
Item 1: What is secure code?
Item 2: What is a countermeasure?
Item 3: What is threat modeling?
Item 4: What is the principle of least privilege?
Item 5: What is the principle of defense in depth?
Item 6: What is authentication?
Item 7: What is a luring attack?
Item 8: What is a non privileged user?
Item 9: How to develop code as a non-admin
Item 10: How to enable auditing
Item 11: How to audit access to files
Part 2: Security Context
Item 12: What is a security principal?
Item 13: What is a SID?
Item 14: How to program SIDs
Item 15: What is security context?
Item 16: What is a token?
Item 17: What is a logon session?
Item 18: What is a window station?
Item 19: What is a user profile?
Item 20: What is a group?
Item 21: What is a privilege?
Item 22: How to use a privilege
Item 23: How to grant or revoke privileges via security policy
Item 24: What is WindowsIdentity and WindowsPrincipal?
Item 25: How to create a WindowsPrincipal given a token
Item 26: How to get a token for a user
Item 27: What is a daemon?
Item 28: How to choose an identity for a daemon
Item 29: How to display a user interface from a daemon
Item 30: How to run a program as another user
Item 31: What is impersonation?
Item 32: How to impersonate a user given her token
Item 33: What is Thread.CurrentPrincipal?
Item 34: How to track client identity using Thread.CurrentPrincipal
Item 35: What is a null session?
Item 36: What is a guest logon?
Item 37: How to deal with unauthenticated clients
Part 3: Access Control
Item 38: What is role based security?
Item 39: What is ACL based security?
Item 40: What is discretionary access control?
Item 41: What is ownership?
Item 42: What is a security descriptor?
Item 43: What is an access control list?
Item 44: What is a permission?
Item 45: What is ACL inheritance?
Item 46: How to take ownership of an object
Item 47: How to program ACLs
Item 48: How to persist a security descriptor
Item 49: What is Authorization Manager?
Part 4: COM(+)
Item 50: What is the COM(+) authentication level?
Item 51: What is the COM(+) impersonation level?
Item 52: What is CoInitializeSecurity?
Item 53: How to configure security for a COM(+) client
Item 54: How to configure the authentication and impersonation level for a COM+ application
Item 55: How to configure the authentication and impersonation level for an ASP.NET application
Item 56: How to implement role based security for a managed COM+ application
Item 57: How to configure process identity for a COM(+) server app
Part 5: Network Security
Item 58: What is CIA?
Item 59: What is Kerberos?
Item 60: What is a service principal name (SPN)?
Item 61: How to use service principal names
Item 62: What is delegation?
Item 63: What is protocol transition?
Item 64: How to configure delegation via security policy
Item 65: What is SSPI?
Item 66: How to add CIA to a socket-based app using SSPI
Item 67: How to add CIA to .NET Remoting using SSPI
Item 68: What is IPSEC?
Item 69: How to use IPSEC to protect your network
Part 6: Misc
Item 70: How to store secrets on a machine
Item 71: How to prompt for a password
Item 72: How to programmatically lock the console
Item 73: How to programatically log off or reboot the machine
Item 74: What is group policy?
Item 75: How to deploy software securely via group policy
A .NET Developer's Guide to Windows Security, by Keith Brown:
http://www.pluralsight.com/keith/book/html/book.html
"I originally wanted to call this book 'Essential .NET Security'. But I've decided to narrow my scope a bit to fill a niche that other books on .NET security either completely ignore, or usually get quite wrong. That is, what key things should a .NET programmer know about Windows security - the operating system that will be hosting the vast majority of all .NET applications for the forseeable future. The .NET framework doesn't do a very good job abstracting Windows security at the moment, so the book will come with a library of code that helps make Windows security easier to use from the .NET Framework (even with Whidbey)."
http://www.pluralsight.com/keith/book/html/book.html
"I originally wanted to call this book 'Essential .NET Security'. But I've decided to narrow my scope a bit to fill a niche that other books on .NET security either completely ignore, or usually get quite wrong. That is, what key things should a .NET programmer know about Windows security - the operating system that will be hosting the vast majority of all .NET applications for the forseeable future. The .NET framework doesn't do a very good job abstracting Windows security at the moment, so the book will come with a library of code that helps make Windows security easier to use from the .NET Framework (even with Whidbey)."
New Community sites go live: "The team has been working to release a few new community pages related to different products, if you haven't seen them please be sure to check out the following
At Home ; At Work; Digital Photography; Games for Windows; Home Networking;
Instant Messaging; Media Center; Tablet PC; New Windows XP User;
Printing, Imaging, and Fax; Windows Media Player and Windows Movie Maker"
At Home ; At Work; Digital Photography; Games for Windows; Home Networking;
Instant Messaging; Media Center; Tablet PC; New Windows XP User;
Printing, Imaging, and Fax; Windows Media Player and Windows Movie Maker"
Just Another BizTalk 2004 B***
Martijn has a bunch of interesting BizTalk things on his blog including a modification to the file adapter sample to support regex.
Martijn has a bunch of interesting BizTalk things on his blog including a modification to the file adapter sample to support regex.
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