Windows 7


Policy Management Made Easy

Figuring out what group policies apply to an object on your Windows 2000 network can be a painstaking process; but Windows .NET’s Resultant Set of Policies feature promises simplification.

Palladium: Blessing or Curse?

Microsoft is touting its next-generation secure computing infrastructure as a giant leap for mankind. Not everyone agrees.

Rip-Curl Redmond: Microsoft's Plans for the Future

Microsoft rules when it comes to monitoring conditions in tech. Yet, to surf the same waters, you need to read wave action—and Microsoft’s next moves—accurately, too.

Chill, People

Is Microsoft making the right decisions with its cert program in regards to .NET? Well, consider how other companies change their exams to address a significant technology shift.

7 Things to Like About Microsoft

In which Ms. Pea takes a break from Redmond-bashing.

Peer into the Portal

Now that you have an idea what SharePoint Portal Server can do, here's how to implement it and get users into collaboration mode.

Certified Mail: Jan. 2003

DBA vs. programmer; thumbs down on the new look; one-page résumés.

No-Fuss Installation Work

InstallShield Developer has too much power? Try the Express version.

Debugging SQL

DevPartner DB might soon become your SQL toolbox fave.

Code, Build, Repeat

FinalBuilder adds new .NET capabilities to its project-building repertoire.

Catch-All IDE

dbPal Universal attempts total drag-and-drop development.

Update: MCSA Training Kit Includes Exam Discount

Microsoft Press is offering VUE testing discounts in selected MCSA/MCSE certification titles. Discount vouchers can be used until Dec. 31, 2003.

FogBUGZ 3.0 Squashes Bugs, Dead

What's smarter than tracking your project's bugs from a Web-based system?

InstallShield Developer 8 Gets Inside Visual Studio

A new version of this venerable installer suite adds full integration with the VS.NET IDE and redistribution support.

.NET Server MCSE and MCSA Plans Changed

Expect the unexpected: Key certification track to be retooled for 2003, which may affect current MCSA/MCSE candidates.

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