Thursday, March 16, 2006
Directions in Windows Scripting
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Directions in Windows Scripting
Administering Windows platforms using scripts can be a big productivity
booster or a headache. Mitch Tulloch, author of "Windows Server Hacks,"
sits down with Don Jones, a Microsoft MVP and the creator of
ScriptingAnswers.com, for a no-holds-barred interview about the future of
scripting.
<http://www.windowsdevcenter.com/pub/a/windows/2006/03/14/directions-in-windows-scripting.html>
From the Windows DevCenter Blogosphere
Overcoming the Windows 2GB Caching Limit
For years Windows developers have struggled to exceed the 2GB per-process
memory limit, especially when attempting to architect large-scale caching
systems. Mike Richardson has a solution, one well worth checking out.
<http://www.windowsdevcenter.com/pub/wlg/9304>
Paper Bird Takes on Wings
Project Origami, Microsoft's new touch-enabled handheld PC has taken wings
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<http://www.windowsdevcenter.com/pub/wlg/9294>
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*** Top Five Windows and .NET Articles Last Week ***
1. Run Mac OS X on a PC
You can get the best of both worlds--you can run the real Mac OS X on your
own PC. Wei-Meng Lee shows you how to run the Mac operating system on an
emulator called PearPC.
<http://www.windowsdevcenter.com/pub/a/windows/2005/01/18/PearPC.html>
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2. Windows Server Hacks: Remotely Enable Remote Desktop
What to do when you need to enable Remote Desktop on a remote server?
Mitch Tulloch, author of Windows Server Hacks, walks you through the
steps.
<http://www.windowsdevcenter.com/pub/a/windows/2004/05/04/serverhacks_remote.html>
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3. Getting Your Bluetooth Headset to Work in XP
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<http://www.windowsdevcenter.com/pub/a/windows/2005/07/05/bluetooth.html>
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quickly solve problems that have no native .NET solution.
<http://www.ondotnet.com/pub/a/dotnet/2003/09/15/aspnet.html>
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5. ASP.NET File Uploading
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upload in ASP.NET is as easy as retrieving an HTML form value, file
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<http://www.ondotnet.com/pub/a/dotnet/2002/04/01/asp.html>
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