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Why Do ASP.NET Programmers Need to Learn CSS?

ASP.NET has not been great at controlling the layout of elements on a web
page. Dan Hurwitz and Jesse Liberty show you how to gain precise control
over presentation with Cascading Style Sheets (CSS). They argue that
programmers who embrace CSS as their own, rather than thinking of it as an
esoteric skill of designers, place themselves ahead of the pack.

http://www.windowsdevcenter.com/pub/a/windows/2007/05/01/why-doaspnet-programmers-need-to-learn-css.html

Is Vista More Secure than Mac OS X?

Smug Mac lovers who point to Windows vulnerabilities now have something to
worry about: A top security researcher claims that Windows Vista is more
secure than Mac OS X. Check out my blog for details:

http://www.oreillynet.com/windows/blog/2007/05/is_vista_more_secure_than_mac_1.html

MIX 07: Two O'Reilly Publications for the Show

Just in time for MIX 07, we've released two new online publications that
should appeal to attendees and those who plan to listen in on MIX sessions
over the Web.

"Getting Started with Silverlight" is written by Microsoft MVP and
Silverlight insider Shawn Wildermuth and provides a succinct introduction
to one of the technologies that will be in the spotlight all week at MIX:

http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/9780596510688/?CMP=ilc-home1&ATT=9780596510688/

We also figure that this is a good time to unveil the Rough Cuts Edition
of "Programming ASP.NET AJAX" by ASP.NET MVP and JavaScript guru Christian Wenz:

http://safari.oreilly.com/9780596514242

Windows Vista Doesn't Run Any of My Software! Oh, Really?

Todd Ogasawara wants to know which of your programs won't work with Vista:

http://www.oreillynet.com/windows/blog/2007/05/windows_vista_doesnt_run_any_o.html

See you next week,
Preston Gralla, Editor
WindowsDevCenter.com
pgralla@oreilly.com

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