What’s inside the newest Microsoft Office System? How can your business put its new capabilities to work right away? With First Look Microsoft Office 2003, you get exclusive, advance insights and straight talk from a well-known author and columnist who works closely with the Microsoft Office team. Get the edge on understanding...

Advance your expertise with ASP.NET and the Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1—and build dynamic Web solutions that can run across multiple browsers and mobile devices. This guide expertly balances coverage of ASP.NET infrastructure with practical, hands-on examples you can modify for your own Web applications and services. As you examine...

There are two main factors driving increased usage of handheld devices in the enterprise. The first is the ever-decreasing cost of hardware. In the week that I write this, Dell is launching its first Pocket PC at a price that is intended to undercut rivals, Hewlett Packard has announced new low-end and high-end iPaqs, and...

This overview of Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Team System offers practical information and role-based guidance to get key members of your software development team working together. With insights from the Visual Studio...

This book was written by members of the Microsoft Application Consulting and Engineering (ACE) Team, which provides performance analysis services for some of the most heavily utilized Web applications and sites at Microsoft. Our responsibilities include, but are not limited to, providing throughput or response time numbers,...

Two issues make debugging in the Microsoft Windows environment difficult and time consuming. The first issue is that debugging has always been a self-taught skill—you've basically been on your own to figure it out. Even if you have a computer science degree, I'm willing to bet that you never took a single college class dedicated to...

This book has been written for the complete DirectShow novice; you don’t need to know anything about DirectShow—or even audio or video—to get started. If you’re already familiar with DirectShow, chances are you’ll be able to race through the first three chapters of this book very quickly. However,...

Welcome to the Network+ Certification Training Kit. This training kit introduces the basic concepts of computer networking. It is designed to prepare you to take the Network+ Certification exam administered by the Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA). The Network+ Certification program covers the networking...

Now you can write your own programs with Microsoft® Visual Basic® .NET—faster, smarter and better. Dive in—this friendly, high-energy guide makes it easy to learn exactly what you need. Use the numbered steps,...

Improving security was a major focus while we were developing Windows 2000. At one point, we decided to run an unusual experiment to test the product’s mettle before we released it. We set up a Windows 2000 Web server called “Windows2000test.com,” put it out there, and waited to see what happened. We made no...