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Accelerate the Delivery of .NET Apps

Check out a number of .NET add-ins, including one that helps accelerate the deliver of .NET Framework solutions.

Simplify Site Updates With Templates

Use a template to create a consistent look and feel for a Web site that doesn't require the end user who updates the site to be a programmer himself.

Bursting the Pop-Up Bubble

Two tools that stop popups dead in their tracks

Linux Hits Microsoft Desktop

Conference news speaks of competing forces.

The Microsoft Security Debate: The Final Chapter

Roberta responds to a readers' essay on what he views as Microsoft's poorly implemented security strategy.

Augment Default Controls With Inheritance

Visual Studio .NET ships with a nice set of controls and classes to build Windows applications, but with only a little effort, you can augment these controls so they serve you better.

Build Menus Dynamically

Enhance your UIs' flexibility with dynamic coding that uses runtime conditions to determine menu behavior.

Developers Turn to Blogs

Blogging gives developers (and others) a new way to share information on the Web. Learn more about blogging, as well as FTP's own blogging site.

Divide and Conquer

Are you role-playing with your network? If not, you’re missing a powerful way to make it more secure.

File Replication Service: User-Friendly at Last

The File Replication Service (FRS) has a justifiably bad reputation for bugginess and indecipherable logs. But recent changes from Redmond make it worth another look.

Group Policy Strategy and Tactics

Group policy is constantly evolving and has new functionality within Windows Server 2003. Here’s some basic training on what it can do.

Defend Against Attacks

Add a couple more techniques to your arsenal of ways to safeguard your password-protected apps from dictionary attacks.

Study: Training Leads to Promotion, Employee Retention

There's a bright future ahead for those taking training courses.

Password Currency

Why it's important for remote users to change passwords regularly.

Books: Elevate VB.NET With Power Coding

Visual Basic .NET Power Coding offers concise discussion and helpful examples of VB.NET's most complex topics, such as delegates, threading, remoting, Reflection, and security.

Freeze Frame

Windows Server 2003’s Volume Shadow Copy Service can help you stop time. Here’s how to take full advantage of it.

First National Bank of Bill

What business is Microsoft in, anyhow?

A Server By Any Other Name

....hums along smoothly, if the PDC is migrated correctly in this reader's NT-to-Windows 2003 upgrade. The Exchange 5.5-to-Exchange 2003 migration may be a tad more problematic.

Analyst Firm Questions Security of Windows 2003 for Critical Applications

In a new report on Windows Server 2003 security, an analyst firm argues that while Microsoft made clear progress on the security of its flagship server operating system, Unix and Linux remain better choices for mission critical applications.

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