Contributed by Sams Publishing
Article Rating: / 2 2004-09-22
Windows Server 2003 provides several methods of improving system- or server-level fault tolerance by using a few of the services included in the Enterprise and Datacenter platforms. This chapter covers system-level fault tolerance using Windows Server 2003 network load balancing (NLB) and the Microsoft Cluster Service (MSCS). (From Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Unleashed, second edition, by Rand Morimoto, et al. Sams Publishing, 2004, ISBN: 0672326671.) Discuss(0)
Contributed by Mohammed Qattan
Article Rating: / 2 2004-09-21
This article has 2 parts: The first part on ADOX provides information and code regarding the database, tables, stored procedures and views. In the second part the author provides a quick implementation on how to use the new .Net Combo Box. Discuss(0)
Contributed by O'Reilly Media
Article Rating: / 1 2004-09-20
This chapter shows you some ways to keep your Windows system up-to-date and secure. Although many may scoff at the mention of Windows and security in the same sentence, you actually can make a Windows system fairly secure without too much effort. (Network Security Hacks by Andrew Lockhart, O'Reilly Media, ISBN: 0596006438, 2004.) Discuss(0)
This article covers the advantages and disadvantages of Dynamic Link Libraries, how to write them, a discussion of the Entry point function, types of DLL linkage and more. Discuss(0)
This chapter addresses the issue of database privacy, integrity, and security. The main purpose for database security is to prevent both inadvertent and intentional damage to the data and the database objects. Proper security measures prevent anyone who might view or edit the information from gaining unauthorized access. They also prevent anyone from making design changes without express permission to do so. You can protect both the data and the design elements with a variety of approaches. This chapter is from Microsoft Office Access 2003 QuickSteps, by Cronan, Anderson, and Anderson (McGraw-Hill/Osborne, 2004, ISBN: 0072232293). Discuss(1)
This article explains the basics of XSL to transform XML documents using simple examples. We will gradually focus on using ASP.NET to implement XSLT for any XML document and even to database queries. It introduces different ways of implementing XSL from browser’s perspective and server’s perspective. We will also discuss some tips to generate automated XML from database queries and then transform them to HTML using XSL transformations. Discuss(0)
Contributed by Justin Cook
Article Rating: / 8 2004-09-09
The new Visual Studio Express tools are truly sweet, even though still in Beta. This holds true for SQL Server Express Edition, the free new powerful database system. The only problem with the Beta product is that there's no real graphical configuration tools, so getting the thing to actually run can prove to be a hefty task. This article will provide all the necessary instruction to get up and running happily. Discuss(1)
This chapter looks at the second step of code generation, extracting metadata, how to extract it from a variety of sources, especially focusing on SQL Server metadata extraction. Also introduces the intimate merge of metadata that's used to incorporate additional manual metadata information. (Code Generation in Microsoft .NET, by Kathleen Dollard, 2004, Apress, ISBN: 1590591372.) Discuss(0)
Contributed by Michael Youssef
Article Rating: / 5 2004-09-07
Recently, I received over 120 email messages asking me about Longhorn and what it's all about. Because I don't have enough time to reply to all these messages (sorry folks), I thought a better idea would be to write a brief article on Longhorn and how it will change the way everyone working in IT with Microsoft technologies must think. Although this new intelligent operating system won’t be released until at least 2006, it's not a bad idea for you, as a developer, to begin mapping your mind. Discuss(2)
This book evaluates style versus structure in C++ programming, emphasizing using the C++ standard library effectively. This item on index tables focuses on how to implement them not just effectively but exceptionally. (This book excerpt is from Exceptional C++ Style by Herb Sutter, ISBN 0201760428, copyright 2005. All rights reserved. It is reprinted with permission from Addison-Wesley Professional.) Discuss(1)
Contributed by Justin Cook
Article Rating: / 5 2004-08-31
For many of us, ASP.Net has signified a new era of application development. The more we learn and experience the power and productivity of ASP.Net, the more impressive it continues to be. But Microsoft has already identified areas where improvements can be made, and common routines can be 'componentized'. These improvements have been made and will be available to the world of developers in the next version of ASP.Net, code-named "Whidbey". There are some truly exciting developments coming our way, and this article is an introduction to few of them! Discuss(0)
Contributed by Xavier Pacheco
Article Rating: / 3 2004-08-30
See these building blocks for writing applications that respond to user input during process-intensive tasks. Rick Ross of PILLAR Technology Group covers processes, threading, AppDomain, user interface issues and more. (From Delphi for .NET Developer's Guide by Xavier Pacheco, Sams, ISBN: 0-672-32443-1, 2004). Discuss(0)
... and I'm not one of them yet. Their combined net worth, however, is something to behold, totaling up to over $1,000,000,000,000. Here's the list of top 10 folks... More(0)
MIT researchers have been able to harness the power of spinach to one day build spinach-powered computers that has leave no waste and beat up Brutus. "Eat your spinach," my mom used to say. "It'll make you big and strong, power your cell phone..." More(0)
Mandrakesoft, Bertin Technologies, Surlog, Jaluna, and Oppida have been brought together by the French Ministry of Defense to develop a more secure version of the operating system. Provided they don't take any queues from the French military, I think they'll do just fine. More(0)
Microsoft dons its lawyers with shining armor as it goes after 9 more companies responsible for SPAM, including some for hosting companies which send unsolicited mail and offer to protect them. More(0)
Sun's strategy is simple: equate Linux to Red Hat, then attack Red Hat until the Linux pest is gone. This wouldn't have anything to do with a certain $2-Billion deal with Microsoft, would it? (Is any of this really a surprise?) More(2)
Nothing is more annoying to me than browsing a page, clicking on a link, and finding that a webmaster hasn't kept all his pages up to date. With IBM's Peridot, that could be a thing of the past. More(0)
From The Register: "Former Computer Associates chief Sanjay Kumar has been hit with charges of securities fraud, obstruction of justice and conspiracy by the US DoJ (Department of Justice) - a result of the company's long-running accounting scandal." More(0)
Just become #2 at Sun. Jonathan Schwartz is getting paid nearly seven times more than his boss, Chief Executive Scott McNealy. Check out these numbers (they're smaller than you might think): More(1)
Are you one of the unlucky 200,000,000 who's not up to speed with XP yet? Then you should really take a look at using FireFox, at least if you want secure browsing. More(1)
Oracle's hostile takeover of PeopleSoft isn't being taken lightly by either side. But to keep frightened employees from fleeing, PeopleSoft is sweetening the severance package, which is making Oracle pretty mad. More(0)
Now, don't confuse it with 8-track, but Sony's audio compression standard looks to meet the same fate. Until now, Sony left MP3 support to fringe MP3 players like the iPod, and Creative's NOMAD. Now that they're getting their butts kicked, they're again considering MP3s More(1)
Ever watch Futurama? Bender's constantly complaining when things smack him that they hurt! How can a robot feel pain? Probably by wearing some of this new robot skin which allows robots sensory perception like humans. Frankly, I'd like to attach it to my computer as a form of revenge... More(0)
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