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VB.NET for Whidbey Aims to Wow

Chris Dias, group program manager for Visual Basic .NET at Microsoft, talks about the present and future of the language, including the target audience of this tool.

Taking This Discussion Offline

Clearing the air on Windows Server 2003 offline file servers and offline file clients.

Sighs Heave for "Last Gasp"

Readers react to Alan Cooper's Software Architect column, "The Last Gasp, " even asserting that Alan "must be living on another planet."

Little-Known Wireless Facts

What you need to know to set up your network.

Rally 'Round the Tri-Mode Flag

Here's a minor Windows annoyance that Microsoft should send back to development.

Separation, No Anxiety

Separation of duties is a good idea in the business world. It’s also a good one in the IT world.

Eyes of the World SID

How to find the Everyone group where you might not think to look.

Build a Better NTFS Converter

Help for working through the steps.

Product Listings

Take a look at these various add-ins to your Visual Studio .NET environment.

Grab the Throttle!

Taking control of your environment in 2004

The Long and Short of Stub Zones

Stub zones can beef up your DNS infrastructure. Here’s a practical guide to when and how to use them.

The OU Went That-A-Way

Windows Server 2003's account redirection features are nifty, but remembering that you used them can produce some mysterious problems.

RISky Business

Remote Installation Services allows for easy creation of computer names containing MAC addresses.

Lost in a Sea of Attributes

Forget who has access to which services? Find your way back with the LDAP Browser.

Minding the E-Mail

Legal issues aside, here's one way to audit Exchange 5.5 user mailbox usage on the down-low.

Unifying the Storm

Could WinFS be the salvation?

Reader Feedback: December 2003

Plenty to say about board certs; small tales enjoyed

No More Prying Eyes

Encoding scripts to prevent unauthorized access.

New & Improved

These features require a little work, but are worth it.

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