(Packt) - this is the cheapest way to buy the book as far as I can see (49MB download! Mostly because it contains bin/obj directories for all solutions...) links if you don't want to buy it directly This book doesn't really compete with C# in Depth, but obviously the very fact that it's another book about C# at all means I'm probably not entirely .. more »

Like Joomla is s open source content management system, what are the other type of CMS's... more »

are reporting on the launch if Mio's svelte new Windows Mobile phone, though there are no details yet as to whether it will be released in UK. Quote: Mio's rumored Explora K70 is sitting pretty at CeBIT, and while we wait for the full hands-on treatment, we thought an introduction to what appears t.. more »

You have a need to run a procedure on the active node within a cluster. This procedure needs to occur at the same time each day. This procedure needs to run only on the active node for a given group. You are not alone; this is a very common request. The not so easy answer is below. By default the scheduled job information is located in .. more »

Can anybody recommend some good books on .NET or C# ? Thanks.... more »

Day three of the MVP summit is about to begin here in Seattle so we are past the half way mark. Yesterday was an interesting day with lots of good, and some bad, sessions. While I can t go into specifics the future of Silverlight looks bright Smile which makes me happy. Today I will be attending some more Silverlight sessions and really looking .. more »

Announcing another podcast for IT pros, straight from . This week we talk about what approach you should take to application testing and the tools to help you get there with HP Senior Director of Products Mark Sarbiewski. Find complete informatio.. more »

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It is Microsoft Skills week March 9-13. There is special discounts on training and exams as well as some giveaways. The deets are here. To get the 40% off exams just use coupon code NAM40UP at the Prometric site when scheduling your exam. .. more »

1. Introduction<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />   This scenario is based on a real experience that I was able to reproduce in a lab. The issue was that the Microsoft Firewall Service was not starting and was showing the following error message when tries to manually .. more »

MVPs from the 2009 MVP Global Summit take part in their very own "I'm a PC" video... more »

The layout system in Silverlight is, in my opinion, one of the key differentiators in presentation engine capabilities from HTML/CSS (on a related note, see my post long ago about my browser/scripting wish list and the references to need for core layout pri.. more »

In case you haven't seen this... here it is, check it out http://blogs.msdn.com/astoriateam/archive/2009/03/01/announcing-ado-net-data-services-v1-5-ctp1.aspx Joel Reyes Technorati .. more »

You have heard us talk about our commitment to interoperability in the past. Today, Im excited to tell you about new support for Silverlight in Eclipse. Microsoft funded a project by Soyatec, a France-based IT solutions provider and Eclipse Foundatio.. more »

Method ~ of ~ failed Did you know that there are some whitepapers on Silverlight development? Just recently released is one on security in Silverlight development and deployment. You can view some others (some older, but there are still some.. more »

Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 performance tutorial Update on the recent Norman antivirus engine issue Updating the Forefront Server Security and Antigen documentation on TechNet Using Microsoft Exchange IMF and Antigen Advanced Spam Manager Together Microsoft Online Services Available Worldwide IS.. more »

Journey to SQL Authority with Pinal Dave An action pack day with lots of tech session and 4 back to back Keynote sessions is over. Steve Ballmer presented one of the key.. more »

Evolutility is an open source framework for CRUD (Create, Read, Update, Delete) web applications running on Microsoft ASP.net and SQL Server http://www.evolutility.org/..... more »

Introduction<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />   When you publish a web site through ISA Server 2006 and you configure the action to take for requests that matches that rule to deny (see Figure 1) and redirect the user for another URL. What is happening behind the scenes is that ISA Server .. more »

Des news sur ASP .NET MVC Anglais ASP .NET D butant Tout d'abord, une nouvelle version : la Release Candidate 2. (d tails sur le Peu de changement, l' quipe se focalisant actuellement sur le programme d'inst.. more »