Microsoft ADO.NET represents a major step forward for Microsoft data access technologies. It gives developers an unprecedented level of control over how their code interacts with their data—a welcome advance for developers who have been frustrated by the lack of control offered by previous "black box"...

Programming ADO is much more than an ADO programmer's reference. Any serious developer will tell you that a thorough understanding of ADO requires more than just listing object names and their properties. ADO is a complex COM front end on an even more complex OLE DB data access layer connecting to an ever-growing number of...

Broadcast live events or stream content on demand with expertise from those who know the technology best—the Microsoft Windows Media Team. This official Resource Kit packs the technical insights and tools you need to capture, encode, distribute, and play back digital video and audio using the Windows Media 9 Series platform....

The introduction of Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 marks the third major release of the core component in the Microsoft .NET platform strategy. With each subsequent release of the .NET Framework, the reach of the .NET platform is extended as the managed code programming model is made available in more application models. For...

Welcome to Word 2002—the fast-moving, streamlined, full-featured new edition of one of the world's most popular word processing programs. Are you looking for a way to create professional documents faster and better than ever? Word can help you with that. Would your life be easier if you had a program capable of a powerful but...

This kit introduces you to Windows 2000 Active Directory and prepares you to plan, configure, and administer your...

Welcome to MCSE Training Kit—Migrating from Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 to Microsoft Windows 2000. This kit introduces you to the concepts and practices involved in migrating from Microsoft Windows NT to Microsoft Windows 2000. You will learn how to plan, manage, and perform the process of migration and design a fallback plan...

Leverage your Java skills and learn how to create powerful Microsoft Windows® applications and high-performance, distributed applications with Visual J# .NET in this...

If you are responsible for administering or designing SharePoint Portal...

Have you ever gone to a great Web site and said to yourself, “I sure wish I could do that?” This hands-on book shows you exactly how. It’s a task-oriented, no-frills introduction, specifically for programming novices, to the cool world of programming the Web by using the power of Microsoft ASP.NET Web Matrix—an...