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April 2004 - Posts

Inside Visual Studio .NET Sample Chapter

Today Kent posted a sample chapter from Inside Visual Studio .NET 2003 to the Visual Studio Developer Center . The sample chapter is in PDF format. I believe that this is the first of three chapters that are being made available over the next few weeks. Read More...
Posted Friday, April 30, 2004 5:27 PM by Brianjo | 1 Comments

Duncan Wins the Coveted MSDN Peacock Award

I snapped this picture of Duncan accepting the coveted MSDN Peacock Award from Sara this morning at our (extremely upbeat) monthly MSDN Team Meeting. Way to go Duncan! Read More...
Posted Friday, April 30, 2004 12:12 PM by Brianjo | 5 Comments

Upcoming Visual C++ 2005 Chat

I wanted to get this out early enough so that people can get it on their schedules. There will be a Visual C++ 2005 chat on Thursday, May 6th at 12:00 PM (PST). You can read more about it at the chat link below. Be sure to take advantage of the Add to Read More...
Posted Friday, April 30, 2004 11:49 AM by Brianjo | 13 Comments
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Internet Protocol Security for Microsoft Windows Server 2003

Today Microsoft posted a paper discussing IPSec to the download center. I've been reading it tonight with great interest. You can check it out here: Internet Protocol Security for Microsoft Windows Server 2003 The Microsoft Windows Server 2003 operating Read More...
Posted Wednesday, April 28, 2004 10:28 PM by Brianjo | 2 Comments
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A First Look at C++/CLI

Nishant S has written an excellent introductory C++/CLI article for The Code Project . From the article: What C++/CLI gives us? Elegant syntax and grammar -This gave a natural feel for C++ developers writing managed code and allowed a smooth transition Read More...
Posted Wednesday, April 28, 2004 3:39 PM by Brianjo | 5 Comments
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My Friend Steve is Leading the Houston Open

Waaay off topic, but my friend Steve Stricker is tied for the lead in the Houston Open. Way cool! Update: He ended up tied for 19th. Steve Stricker T19 69-70-77-70 286 $52,611.11 Not a bad paycheck for a weekend of golf. :) Read More...
Posted Friday, April 23, 2004 3:25 PM by Brianjo | 1 Comments

Xbox Live Update

Xbox Live was down yesterday for a makeover and they've published a page with information about the new features coming to the service. The cool new thing that's available now is Voice Message with Friend Requests . Voice mail for XBL? Cool! Here's a Read More...
Posted Thursday, April 22, 2004 9:43 PM by Brianjo | 4 Comments
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Exploit Code Related to Security Bulletin MS04-011

If you visit the MSDN Security Developer Center , you'll see a headline dealing with a published exploit we're tracking that takes advantage of an issue from MS04-011 . Read the information page for the full scoop, but the bottom line is this: If you're Read More...
Posted Thursday, April 22, 2004 8:44 PM by Brianjo | 5 Comments
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Coolest Add-In Coding Contest

I saw on Roy Osherove's blog that they're holding a Coolest Add-In Coding Contest. It sounds like fun and they've got some great prizes. :) I would love to see some cool stuff come out of this. Here's the link for details: [Coding Contest] Most Useful/Innovative Read More...
Posted Thursday, April 22, 2004 10:17 AM by Brianjo | 2 Comments

MSDN Webcast: Writing Add-ins for Visual Studio

Craig Skibo is giving a Webcast tomorrow (April 22) at 1:00 PM (PST) on Writing Add-Ins for Visual Studio. Here's the link: Writing Add-ins for Visual Studio Come and learn how to customize and enhance Visual Studio to make it a tool for just you... Craig Read More...
Posted Wednesday, April 21, 2004 8:56 PM by Brianjo | 3 Comments

TechNet Security Bulletin RSS Feed

Great news. TechNet now has a Security Bulletin RSS feed. This page on MSDN describes the MSDN feeds available and has links to a few of the different feed readers. As always, the latest Security Bulletin information can be found on the Microsoft Security Read More...
Posted Wednesday, April 21, 2004 12:22 PM by Brianjo | 4 Comments
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Microsoft Security Newsletter

I was in a meeting to discuss the Microsoft Security Newsletter this morning and I found out that there's an information and registration page. You can register for the Microsoft Security Newsletter here. Register for the Microsoft Security Newsletter Read More...
Posted Tuesday, April 20, 2004 11:11 AM by Brianjo | 2 Comments
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Craig's up on the Visual Studio Team Page

Craig's page is up on the Visual Studio Team Page . Click the picture to see Craig's page: Where's Marc's picture? :) Read More...
Posted Monday, April 19, 2004 2:42 PM by Brianjo | 1 Comments

Mike Nash Webcast Tomorrow (April 20th)

Mike Nash is doing his monthly Security Webcast tomorrow (April 20th) at 8:30 AM (PST). This is another great vector into what's going on with security at Microsoft. Note from the blurb the mention of Windows XP SP2. (This is currently the most popular Read More...
Posted Monday, April 19, 2004 2:03 PM by Brianjo | 1 Comments
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Visual C++ Toolkit 2003

Yesterday we posted the Visual C++ Toolkit 2003. This toolkit includes the full Visual C++ 2003 optimizing compiler. If you're already using Visual Studio .NET 2003, then you don't need to download this toolkit unless you just want to see what this is Read More...
Posted Saturday, April 17, 2004 4:22 PM by Brianjo | 46 Comments
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Something for a True Packer Fan

Some days you just miss Wisconsin. (This really isn't one of them.) Read More...
Posted Wednesday, April 14, 2004 5:24 PM by Brianjo | 2 Comments

Security Bulletins for April

Three new security bulletins today: Security Update for Microsoft Windows (835732): MS04-011 Cumulative Update for Microsoft RPC/DCOM (828741): MS04-012 Cumulative Security Update for Outlook Express (837009): MS04-013 Vulnerability in the Microsoft Jet Read More...
Posted Tuesday, April 13, 2004 11:10 AM by Brianjo | 1 Comments
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TechNet Webcast: Information about Microsoft's April Security Bulletins

Be sure to mark your calendar for Wednesday, April 14th at 10:00 AM (PST) for the monthly webcast covering the security bulletins for April. Here's the link and some more information: TechNet Webcast: Information about Microsoft's April Security Bulletins Read More...
Posted Monday, April 12, 2004 4:34 PM by Brianjo | 3 Comments
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Securing Wireless LANs with PEAP and Passwords

New security guidance posted on TechNet: Securing Wireless LANs with PEAP and Passwords Securing Wireless LANs with PEAP and Passwords is the second security solution guide for WLANs from Microsoft®. The solution is designed to guide you though the Read More...
Posted Monday, April 12, 2004 10:12 AM by Brianjo | 2 Comments
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Social Computing Symposium Talks Online

I caught this over on Raindrop : Videos of talks from the Social Computing Symposium at MSR now available at: http://murl.microsoft.com/ContentMapDetails.asp?SeriesID=89 Read More...
Posted Saturday, April 10, 2004 4:11 AM by Brianjo | 2 Comments

Free Security E-Learning Clinics

If you're looking for something to do this weekend, Microsoft Learning is offering free Security E-Learning Courses online. You can read more about it here: Microsoft Security E-Learning Our free Microsoft® Security E-Learning Clinics follow the same Read More...
Posted Friday, April 09, 2004 8:39 PM by Brianjo | 6 Comments
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The Men of MSDN

Sean posted this one today. Be sure to click the link to see the comic. :) Sean Gephardt's Microsoft Developer Network ( MSDN ) Blog This comic from our internal company news letter, MicroNews, really struck home this morning, and we aren't really sure Read More...
Posted Friday, April 09, 2004 7:51 PM by Brianjo | 1 Comments

MSDN TV Using High Performance Features in Visual C++

Kang Su Gatlin is featured in a new episode of MSDN TV. This episode features some cool demos so it's really worth a look: Using High Performance Features in Visual C++ In this episode, learn how to make use of some new features added to Visual C++ in Read More...
Posted Thursday, April 08, 2004 7:10 PM by Brianjo | 1 Comments
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Security Webcast Monday

There's an MSDN Security Webast coming up on Monday at 1:00 PM (PST) that sounds really good. Here's a link to the registration page and a bit of information: MSDN Webcast: Computer Crime and Security The typical misconception is that a hardware firewall Read More...
Posted Thursday, April 08, 2004 4:44 PM by Brianjo | 1 Comments
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Mike Howard on Channel9

I saw on Scoble that they did some interviews with Mike Howard for Channel9 . This is absolutely great information for developers doing and planning security reviews. (Update: They've got 3 videos.) Michael Howard - When does threat modeling come into Read More...
Posted Thursday, April 08, 2004 4:50 AM by Brianjo | 3 Comments
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Open Source Vulnerability Database is Live

I saw on Computerworld that the OSVDB (Open Source Vulnerability Database) went public recently. Here's a link: OSVDB OSVDB is an independent and open source database created by and for the community. Our goal is to provide accurate, detailed, current, Read More...
Posted Thursday, April 08, 2004 4:18 AM by Brianjo | 3 Comments

Testing Blog Posting Tools

So I’m trying out a number of different blog posting tools. I was using W.Bloggar , which works well, but it does a few strange things that make posting more difficult than it probably needs to be for me. I’ve done a few posts with BlogJet Read More...
Posted Thursday, April 08, 2004 3:18 AM by Brianjo | 6 Comments

Tablet PC on 24

I don't get to watch 24 very often, but tonight I noticed that one of the agents was using a Motorola Smartphone. A couple of minutes later she was using a Tablet PC to flip through suspect photos. Very cool. Now I'm looking for a SPOT watch. Read More...
Posted Tuesday, April 06, 2004 9:19 PM by Brianjo | 3 Comments

MVP Summit

I was able to meet with a number of Microsoft MVPs today at the MVP Summit. The enthusiasm that these people have for the technology they use and help others with is really energizing. Some of the best content we're publishing on MSDN is coming from MVPs Read More...
Posted Tuesday, April 06, 2004 9:11 PM by Brianjo | 1 Comments

Channel9 Launched

Robert's project, Channel9 launched today. I'm really enjoying the RSS feed for the site. Congrats to all those who put this together. Channel9 Launches There's a Wiki in there. There's a weblog in there. There's a streaming video in there. There's a Read More...
Posted Tuesday, April 06, 2004 8:59 PM by Brianjo | 1 Comments

Disney Vacation Pictures

Well, by any measure our Disney Vacation was a complete success. I got to spend a lot of one-on-one time with each of the kids and I think that's the best thing that came of the trip. In all, I spent seven days in the parks and each of the kids had me Read More...
Posted Monday, April 05, 2004 10:00 PM by Brianjo | 1 Comments

Visual C++ 6 Service Pack 6 Available

A lot of stuff went on while I was away on vacation. Visual Studio 6, Service Pack 6 is now available for download, or you can order it on CD for the price of shipping. Service Pack 6 Microsoft Service Pack 6 for Visual Basic 6.0, Visual C++ 6.0 with Read More...
Posted Sunday, April 04, 2004 9:28 AM by Brianjo | 40 Comments
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