Wednesday, January 24, 2007
Windows DevCenter Newsletter
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The Best Freeware and Open Source Windows Tools
In their book, Windows Developer Power Tools, James Avery and Jim Holmes
tell you about scores of incredibly useful, freely available tools for
Windows developers. Check out their article, where they clue you into
their favorites.
http://www.windowsdevcenter.com/pub/a/windows/2007/01/19/the-case-for-freeware-and-open-source-windows-tools.html
Windows Developer Tools Day
More than 30 bloggers took part in our self-proclaimed Windows Developer
Tools Day on January 19 by writing about one or more of their favorite
tools. To see what they had to say, check out the home page for "Windows
Developer Power Tools" by James Avery and Jim Holmes.
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/9780596527549
Secure Wireless Networking with IAS and RADIUS
Perhaps the best way to secure your wireless Windows network is to use
RADIUS authentication. Chris Sanders walks you step by step through the
RADIUS setup so you'll be able to lock down your network in no time.
http://www.windowsdevcenter.com/pub/a/windows/2007/01/23/secure-wireless-networking-with-ias-and-radius.html
Why Doesn't Microsoft Get Web 2.0?
IBM is bringing Web 2.0 into corporations via its new Lotus Connections
and Lotus Quickr applications. Why can't Microsoft do the same? See my
blog for details.
http://www.oreillynet.com/windows/blog/2007/01/why_doesnt_microsoft_get_web_2.html
OpenDocument vs. Microsoft's Office Open XML
The office documents standards war (between Microsoft and just about
everyone else) is well into a new phase, as Microsofts Office Open XML
challenges the OASIS OpenDocument format as the only ISO standard for
office documents. Why should you care? Jean Hollis Weber gives you the
lowdown.
http://www.oreillynet.com/windows/blog/2007/01/opendocument_vs_microsofts_off.html
See you next week.
Preston Gralla, Editor
WindowsDevCenter.com
pgralla@oreilly.com
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