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Yukon
I have spoken with folks who have seen 'Yukon' first-hand. This is one kick-ass product, quite simply nothing like it before. There are two features that'll redefine the database market - 'Reporting Services' (demise of Crystal Reports ?) and the embedding of CLR in the database engine (but no mention of using MC++). The latter feature will finally put to rest Oracle boasts on TPC scores.
Posted By S.B. Chatterjee
Good point! I hope this Reporting Services will solve my actual nightmare with pivot tables.
Olap analysis just sucks, too complex to use for a simple pivot function. So I deal actually with Access,and this is not the top. -
New eBook Helps Administrators and Programmers Secure IIS
The book is written in 16 chapters that cover threats to Web server security, IIS information services, server farms, Windows platform architecture, ASP.NET architecture, secure scripting, TCP/IP vulnerabilities, transaction-processing security, safety assurance for program code, ISAPI hardening, authentication, Trojan horses and root kits, certificates and encryption, publishing points, and baseline security proofs.
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Activesync 3.7
If you use a PocketPC, Microsoft just released a new version. -
Yes Bill use a Tablet in meeting ;-))
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.Net links compilation
Browsing for some specific infos, I found this link with a very long list of .Net resources, websites, documents.
At the very bottom , I discover a link to Microsoft Research with some interesting new languages development for .Net.
I don't know if this is still available. It's name Project 7 -
Steve Ballmer interview about Windows 2003
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Multi language Addin for Visual Studio.Net
The Multi-Language Add-In provides extended support for creating global applications with a user interface in multiple languages using Microsoft Visual Studio .NET.
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Online books
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Windows authentication
Scoilnet is now on the testing phase, but I have an issue with my testing platform.
I removed anonymous logon on IIS, and ask to use only Windows authentication.
I created a bunch of users (Windows 2000 OS). Everything fine for I could say 98 - 99% of the users.
But some have troubles to pass the logon box. I checked their settings, they all use IE 4+ with basic settings.
The only thing is that some connect by a proxy server. So I wonder if the reason why they can't have access is because of that.
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Hyperlinks - Friend of Foe?
By designing these links to be more descriptive, the user will not have to guess: "Browse Used Cars", "Browse Used Trucks and SUV's", "Browse New Cars", "Browse New Trucks and SUV's", "Find a lender", "Find automobiles in your price range", "View price list of all models". These tell the user exactly what she can expect to find in the next page. ...
Dana Coffey
I agree Dana, but I also say that with some long links like that, how do you manage real estate on currently screen size people use?
It seems to be actually an average of 800*600 pixels screen size all around the place.
That's why I use short links, but you are probably right saying that they should be more descriptive.
Another thing also difficult is about underlining links.
It's ok if you don't have too much of them on the page, but otherwise it looks very clutter to have these links underlined all over.
I don't have a clue on the right solution, but for the moment I use a different color for the links, and underline them only on mouse over event.