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Create PDFs From ASP Apps

Check out the latest VS.NET add-ins, including a product that lets you create, read, and modify PDF documents from any application supporting COM, including ASP and ASP.NET.

Streamline Your Systems Management

In March 2004, Microsoft refined its new management vision with the announcement of Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 and the first version of its unified operations environment, System Center 2005. Both products are due for release later this summer.

What's Your Level?

Maturity in management comes at different stages.

Inside Windows XP SP2 Security Enhancements

Control of external connections made easier through Windows Firewall.

Optimizing Exchange Memory Usage

How Exchange 2000 is like your two-year-old.

Troubleshooting Tips: Get to Know FRS

Healthy FRS means healthy Group Policy.

Knock, Knock, But No One's Home

Quick way to check out why a Web page isn't responsive.

Seriously, Least Access

Run legacy apps without hitting the security barrier.

Server Coexistence

Who gave this reader the silly idea that Windows 2000 and Windows 2003 can't live within the same domain?

Trustworthy Computing Isn't Just for Microsoft

It takes two to make the security world go round.

The Island Effect

Reader has trouble with DCs looking within when doing DNS lookups.

Using RPC Over HTTP

Specifics help build security.

Security, Security, Security

Ports are a good way in, and often remain unchecked.

Save the Hobbyist Programmer

The hobbyist/part-time programmer is becoming an endangered species. However, we as an industry need the skills this person provides.

Pros and Cons of SQLXML

Roger Jennings and a reader acknowledge that using the SQLXML interface to provide HTTP access to SQL Server is not appropriate for high-performance enterprise solutions.

Shrink ASP.NET Code by 70 Percent

ASP.NET 2.0's new features let you create and maintain data-driven Web apps with 70 percent less code than you needed with ASP.NET 1.0

14 Reasons To Reconsider Software Restrictions

Software Restriction Policies is a terrific new security tool—if you know what it can’t do, as well as what it can.

Build an RSS Generator Component

Learn how to create an RSS feed for publishing data to subscriber apps. You can use the handy RssGen sample component as a starting point for your own data feed generator.

Offshoring Shakes Up Developer Landscape

Offshoring is changing the nature of what it is to be a developer today, much as HMOs have changed what it is to be a doctor. What does this mean to you?

How PowerPoint Is Like Melvin

Why some things--and people--are just unlikable.

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