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Messenger Companion Brings Social to the Browser

Angus Logan — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:34:13 GMT

Angus Logan writes, "...This is super cool because it brings social to the browser. If your friends share something in Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn or Messenger, and you browse to that site, it will blip, letting you join the conversation..." more

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:34:13 GMT

Resources for SLD or Disjoint/Discontinguous Namespaces

Sean Earp — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 18:24:28 GMT

Sean Earp writes, "...support policy for customers with various namespace configurations and includes links to individual products and known technical issues, if any, related to Single Label Domains (SLDs), Disjoint Namespaces, and other uncommon naming configurations...." more

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 18:24:28 GMT

Getting Started with Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services

Bart De Smet — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 20:10:22 GMT

Bart De Smet writes, "...LDS allows you to install multiple instances of directory services on the same machine, just like SQL Server allows multiple server instances to co-exist. Each instance has a name and listens on certain ports using the LDP protocol. Starting this wizard – which lives under %SystemRoot%\ADAM\adaminstall.exe, revealing the former product name – brings us here:..." more

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 20:10:22 GMT

Config-free IHttpModule Registration - Code Sample

Nikhil Kothari — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 20:56:50 GMT

Nikhil Kothari writes, "...one of the problems is that HTTP modules must be registered in configuration. This is a little painful for writing framework components where an HTTP module is essentially an implementation detail...Basically it is a normal/typical IHttpModule implementation that you might write with one thing extra: a static Register method that is declared to be the PreApplicationStartMethod in the assembly's metadata..." more

Thu, 01 Jul 2010 20:56:50 GMT

How to Create Rich Interactions Using Blend 4

John Papa — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 18:11:14 GMT

John Papa writes, "...demonstrates how to make some compelling interactions using Expression Blend 4 for Silverlight 4...creates several of these interactions from scratch, showing exactly how easy it is..." more

Thu, 10 Jun 2010 18:11:14 GMT

ToC for the Book Club RIA Services Application

Nikhil Kothari — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 20:45:02 GMT

Nikhil Kothari writes, "...RIA Services Essentials project on CodePlex to share some sample code. The first sample included is an updated version of the Book Club application...Here is a list of what the application demonstrates:..." more

Wed, 09 Jun 2010 20:45:02 GMT

WSV333 DNSSEC - Don't Get Caught Unprepared

Hunter French — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 14:34:01 GMT

Hunter French writes, "...DNS cache poisoning is a concern IT professionals are faced with every day. Several IETF RFCs were release to address this issue and these changes will be implemented in the next few years. In order to be ready, IT Pros should start planning now. In brief..." more

Tue, 08 Jun 2010 14:34:01 GMT

Illustration of REST with ACS

JD Meier — Fri, 14 May 2010 23:35:48 GMT

JD Meier writes, "...a whiteboard sketch of how to secure a REST service on Azure. As part of our patterns & practices Azure Security Guidance project, we’re putting together a series of Application Scenarios and Solutions..." more

Fri, 14 May 2010 23:35:48 GMT

Exchange 2010 Gotcha POP3/INTERNET

Michael B Smith — Tue, 11 May 2010 22:58:36 GMT

Michael B Smith writes, "...POP3/INTERNET" is not valid in Exchange 2010. If you attempt to replicate a public folders to Exchange 2010 that contains this e-mail address type, the replication will abort. Thankfully, you do receive..." more

Tue, 11 May 2010 22:58:36 GMT

How to Create UCS Service Profiles

Scott Lowe — Wed, 05 May 2010 17:53:54 GMT

Scott Lowe writes, "...some guidelines on networking-related elements that should be created before you create a UCS service profile...There are three key networking elements that I recommend defining before you create a UCS service profile...Here are the steps..." more

Wed, 05 May 2010 17:53:54 GMT

Fix for Generating Metadata Behind a Router

Nicholas Allen — Tue, 04 May 2010 23:38:58 GMT

Nicholas Allen writes, "...We created a fix for .Net 3.5 to allow the metadata generation for the service to use the address to which the metadata request was sent instead of the address at which the service is listening. After installing the fix, you can..." more

Tue, 04 May 2010 23:38:58 GMT

Extreme Computing - Benchmarking and Guidance for Windows Azure

Philippe Destoop — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 18:28:19 GMT

Philippe Destoop writes, "...The Extreme Computing Group at Microsoft Research Labs now has a web site, in Azure of course, devoted to Windows Azure performance information..." more

Tue, 27 Apr 2010 18:28:19 GMT

New Opt-In Botnets Use the Power of Web 2.0 Apps

Harry Waldron — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 22:09:10 GMT

Harry Waldron writes, "...How can you disrupt a opt-in botnet given that the command and control server is in the hands of every user knowingly participating in it?...report describes “opt-in botnets” as:.." more

Mon, 26 Apr 2010 22:09:10 GMT

How Not to Build a Cloud

Philippe Destoop — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 17:10:46 GMT

Philippe Destoop writes, "Interesting article about building or not building a cloud. There are a few rules for what not to do with your cloud computing efforts. Here are six starting points to keep in mind:..." more

Wed, 21 Apr 2010 17:10:46 GMT

What is multi-hop FCoE?

Scott Lowe — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 17:05:12 GMT

Scott Lowe writes, "...what is multi-hop, anyway? Is it the presence of multiple switches in a data path between an initiator and a target? Or is it the presence of multiple physical devices, chained together, between an initiator and a target?...More to the point, should a customer really care which definition is correct? Why is multi-hop FCoE important..." more

Wed, 21 Apr 2010 17:05:12 GMT

Authorize.Net, Silent Posts, and URL Rewriting Don't Mix

Scott Mitchell — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 18:41:06 GMT

Scott Mitchell writes, "If you use Authorize.Net and its silent post feature and it stops working, make sure that if your website uses URL rewriting to strip or add a www to the domain name that the URL you specify for the silent post matches the URL rewriting rule because Authorize.Net's silent post feature won't resubmit the post request to URL specified via the redirect response..." more

Tue, 20 Apr 2010 18:41:06 GMT

Fix SEO Problems Using the URL Rewrite Extension

Scott Guthrie — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 17:54:53 GMT

Scott Guthrie writes, "...how you can use the free Microsoft URL Rewrite Extension to fix a bunch of common SEO problems that your site might have. It takes less than 15 minutes (and no code changes) to apply 4 simple URL Rewrite rules to your site, and in doing so cause search engines to drive more visitors and..." more

Tue, 20 Apr 2010 17:54:53 GMT

Can you Get Access to the OS in Azure?

Ken Cox — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 22:21:36 GMT

Ken Cox writes, "...One thing I haven’t heard much about in Azure is whether you can get any kind of access to the operating system...[like] Remote Desktop console access so you can explore and/or tweak the virtual machine...." more

Wed, 14 Apr 2010 22:21:36 GMT

Code Using Azure Shared Key Signatures for Images in a-Expense

Eugenio Pace — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 16:10:43 GMT

Eugenio Pace writes, "...A key design consideration, is that in Windows Azure all storage subsystems (tables, blobs and queues) are directly addressable from anywhere, not just from your web tier...For example, a blob in Azure is normally reachable through a URL like...This little sample app demonstrates how this works..." more

Wed, 14 Apr 2010 16:10:43 GMT

How to Change IP Addresses on an EMC Celerra NS-960

Scott Lowe — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 18:26:28 GMT

Scott Lowe writes, "...The first step is to change the IP address of the Control Station...the next step would be to use the clariion_mgmt script...Remember, in the majority of cases the clariion_mgmt script will work just fine and it is the preferred method of changing the IP addresses on an integrated Celerra...These other steps are only necessary when..." more

Tue, 13 Apr 2010 18:26:28 GMT