Microsoft released demos of both to get them in front of developers; already there's a wishlist of features from developers. Here's some of my initial thoughts and experiments with them.
Applies to the "Configuring Hardware and Applications" objective of Exam 70-680 TS: Windows 7 Configuration.
Plus: Adobe changes mind about not patching older software, The Pirate Bay doesn't condone Anonymous actions.
PowerShell's tab completion feature saves lots of typing. In version 3, this features gets even better.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 05/15/2012
Applies to the "Deploying Windows 7" objective of Exam 70-680 TS: Windows 7 Configuration.
Plus: PHP script error gets a security update for faulty security update, 10 security mistakes you're still making.
This week's tips will have you peeking into data in arrays and hash tables in no time flat.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 05/08/2012
LocalDB is making life easier for database developers working in the Visual Studio 11 IDE.
Applies to the "Installing, Upgrading, and Migrating to Windows 7" objective of Exam 70-680 TS: Windows 7 Configuration.
Plus: Best practices for employee online monitoring, Playstation hacker visits Sony.
Baby-stepping into new PowerShell territory.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 05/01/2012
My current system was downed by eval software, so it's high time I build a dev machine for testing out new stuff.
Applies to the "Configuring Active Directory Certificate Services" objective of Exam 70-640 TS: Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Configuration.
Plus: U.S. drops to second on "dirty dozen" of spam list, is privacy a thing of the past?
Working with the -eq, -match, and -like comparison operators in PowerShell.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 04/24/2012
Applies to the "Configuring Active Directory Roles and Services" objective of Exam 70-640 TS: Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Configuration.
Plus: Google facing fines for Apple Safari privacy issues, young hacker goes on attack spree.
Don't just stick with the commands that Microsoft provides -- extend the commands in PowerShell.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 04/17/2012
Applies to the "Creating and Maintaining Active Directory objects" objective of Exam 70-640 TS: Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Configuration.
SQL Server developers lead charmed lives: their skills are in high demand, they work with one of the more popular programming languages, their work is prone to attack. Okay, two out of three ain't bad.