BizTalk updates
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
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
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?
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
A new version of the Log Parser tool (v2.2) has just been published. Scott Hanselman posts about his experiments parsing IIS log files.
Browsing the Web and Reading E-mail Safely as an Administrator
If you can’t get on with running as a non-admin user or a common task you need to do requires you to be an administrator then take a look at Michael Howard’s...
Undocumented bugs fixed in .NET service packs
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
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
Lots of WSE FAQs answered here [via Sam Gentile].
WSE Hands On Lab Update
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
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
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
Adding to his Ultimate Tools list, Scott Hanselman publishes his Ultimate VS.NET AddIns list and Great Tools for your Tablet PC list.
Compression and web service clients
Simon Fell points to an article showing how to add HTTP 1.1 compression support to a .NET web service client proxy.