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January 2006 - Posts

Tuesday, January 31, 2006 4:53 PM

Chewy is blogging

Chewy is blogging! Check it out - thanks to Kevin for the link Very funny!
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Tuesday, January 31, 2006 4:30 PM

Mexican Restaurants in the Seattle area

Chris has a good list of recommended restaurants on his blog . I would like to add Daniel’s Broiler to the list – it is expensive but excellent. The bar is nice and the food at the bar is fantastic (and affordable). The steak is some of the best I have
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Tuesday, January 31, 2006 12:15 AM

Internet Explorer 7 Beta 2 is out!

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/ie7/ This is it - I am sure FireFox lit a fire under a couple executives here in Redmond (probably in the same building I work). Yes there has been a looong time since the last significant update to IE. But Microsoft
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Tuesday, January 31, 2006 12:11 AM

Unbreakable

Gartner said " A new set of critical vulnerabilities shows that Oracle can no longer be considered a bastion of security ." in one of their Gartner Advisory publications I got the link from the eWeek artilce published a few days after Oracle announced
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Thursday, January 19, 2006 3:06 PM

SQL Server for your Java apps

If you are building a site with JSP or any kind of application in Java (even J2EE) that requires a database, you should look at SQL Server 2005 for your database tier now that new JDBC drivers are available - Two key reasons: First, there is a completely
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Wednesday, January 18, 2006 2:56 PM

Security Resource Kit for developers

As a developer, writing secure applications is not an option- it is paramount. We are putting together a new Microsoft Developer Security Resource Kit that brings together a host of valuable references and resources for developing more secure applications.
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Wednesday, January 18, 2006 11:35 AM

Why Visual Studio?

Brian blogs abolut the new Why Visual Studio portal in MSDN, where you can look at guided tours like this one for Visual Web Developer . In the portal you will find some articles about the business value that VS2005 brings to the table, articles and reviews
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Thursday, January 12, 2006 3:31 PM

Security and prescriptive guidance for developers

Microsoft publishes a very interesting resource that many developers are uynaware of, which we call Patterns and Practices . These are Microsoft's recommendations for how to design, develop, deploy, and operate architecturally sound applications. Patterns
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Thursday, January 12, 2006 3:15 PM

More relevant information on MyMSDN

If you are one of the three people in the world who read my blog (besides my mom)you know I am a big advocate of making it easier for developers to find useful information and news on MSDN online. One way of improving relevance is through personalization
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Friday, January 06, 2006 11:30 AM

Classic Games and the new Flight Simulator

I was the first person in Mexico to have an Amiga computer back in '84, and spent countless hours playing Electronic Arts' F/A-18 Interceptor flight simulator. 20 years ago the graphics and the sound (I had a Hi-Fi surround stero hooked to it) were incredible.
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