BizTalk updates

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As many have noted, BizTalk 2004 SP1 was recently released. Possibly less well known is the fact that at the same time, the BizTalk team have moved to a “st...

Enterprise Library

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The long awaited Enterprise Library Application Blocks have been released. This release of Enterprise Library includes: Caching Application Block, Configur...

The problem with VB.NET default instances

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Talking about the divergence between VB.NET and C# while considering their typical audiences is a common theme. The default instance support that provides ...

How much experience is enough?

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I’ve lost count of the number of times where I have seen it said that “Only experienced xxxx should try to do yyyy.” For example, “Only experienced security ...

Log Parser 2.2

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A new version of the Log Parser tool (v2.2) has just been published. Scott Hanselman posts about his experiments parsing IIS log files.

Undocumented bugs fixed in .NET service packs

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When Microsoft issues service packs for developer tools and redistributable runtimes or libraries there is usually a knowledge base article published that li...

SQL Server Tracing

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There are a couple of good articles about SQL tracing in the MSDN SQL Server Developer Center pulled from SQL Server Professional magazine.

WSE FAQ

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Lots of WSE FAQs answered here [via Sam Gentile].

WSE Hands On Lab Update

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Hervey Wilson posts that the WSE hands on labs have now been updated for WSE 2.0 SP2 and also include VB.NET.

Windows Installer 3.0 shipped

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With little fanfare, it seems that Windows Installer v3.0 shipped in November. The platform SDK page about Windows Installer notes that this release includ...

Speeding up Adobe Acrobat Startup

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Tim Sneath outlines how to reduce the time it takes to start Adobe Acrobat Reader by moving those normally unused plug-ins.

Scott’s Lists of Ultimate Stuff

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Adding to his Ultimate Tools list, Scott Hanselman publishes his Ultimate VS.NET AddIns list and Great Tools for your Tablet PC list.