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Troubleshooting Visual C++ Issues
Yesterday, I attended a meeting where MSDN Product Manager Justin Grant went over some of the pain...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 02/16/2005
Win32 to .NET API Map
If you're doing managed development and you're searching for the .NET equivalent of your favorite...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 02/16/2005
Protect Against Exploit Code Related to Security Bulletin MS05-009
Microsoft posted information tonight to help customers with a Windows and MSN Messenger issue...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 02/09/2005
Windows Resource Kits
If you haven't looked at this before, the links on this page go to some of the best information you...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 02/08/2005
Security Updates for February
The Windows Security Updates for February have been posted. Here's a link to the page: Windows...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 02/08/2005
April Reagan is Blogging
April Reagan is a box PM for the Visual C++ team and she's one of my favorite people over in...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 02/05/2005
Reminder: Digital Blackbelt Series
The first webast in this series is about to begin. MSDN Webcast: Digital Blackbelt Series: The...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 02/04/2005
It's the little things...
It's amazing to find a feature that you didn't know existed in a product you use all the time. I...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 02/04/2005
Visual C++ Developer Center
We made some tweaks to the Visual C++ Developer Center today. We added the top five threads from...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 02/03/2005
Wired: Hide Your IPod, Here Comes Bill
Well, here's an article that doesn't trim at all with what I've seen at Microsoft. My first thought...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 02/02/2005
Michael Howard on Safer CRT
Mike Howard posted a little item on Safer CRT and the relationship between DevDiv (Developer...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 02/01/2005
Office 2003 XML Reference Schemas
Everything you every wanted to know about them is located here: Office 2003 XML Reference Schemas...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 02/01/2005
AWStats Exploits on Apache/Linux
It looks like a vulnerability in the AWStats tool that runs on Apache is causing some troubles for...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 02/01/2005
New MSN Search
It looks like this released. I'm pretty excited about this because I use MSN Explorer and it wasn't...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 02/01/2005
Photo Collage with Digital Image Pro 10
I found this great post by Mike Matas (via tuaw) about how you can create these really cool collages...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 02/01/2005
Codec Installation Package
Sort of a note to myself. I was on an e-mail thread last week with some people who couldn't play a...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 01/30/2005
Security Reading for the Weekend
This went live Friday, but we didn't have time to get it headlined. Dino Esposito wrote a nice...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 01/29/2005
Baseball Tryouts Today
It seems like we just finished last season. :) Oh well, it was nice to get outside today, even if it...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 01/23/2005
InfoPath Blogging Tool Issues
I'm having a bit of trouble with the InfoPath SimpleBlogger tool I mentioned the other day. I'm...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 01/22/2005
Moleskine and OneNote
The funny thing about using this Moleskine to take some of my notes... I've become a much better...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 01/21/2005
Digital Black Belt Webcasts: Defend Your Code from Attacks
This series looks absolutely great. I've signed up for the first session on the 4th. The complete...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 01/21/2005
DirectX 9.0 SDK Update - (December 2004)
I meant to link to this in December and I forgot about it. The DirectX 9 SDK Update for December...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 01/20/2005
Best Pen for Moleskines
In answer to Steve's question about the best pen for a Moleskine, I was going to mention these great...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 01/20/2005
InfoPath Blogging Tool
A couple of weeks ago I mentioned that w.bloggar 4.0 was my favorite blogging tool. It's taken me...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 01/20/2005
Scriptomatic 2.0 Available
Scriptomatic is a very cool and useful utility that lets you generate all sorts of useful WMI...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 01/17/2005
Portable Media Center Impressions
I got my Portable Media Center (PMC) last Friday and I wanted to play with it for a few days before...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 01/12/2005
Chat: Visual C++ Editor and IDE Features
(Took this off the C++ feed.) Sorry for the late notice. There's a Visual C++ chat tomorrow (January...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 01/11/2005
Windows Security Updates Summary for January 2005
New security bulletins for 2005. Get the details here: Windows Security Updates Summary for January...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 01/11/2005
Malicious Software Removal Tool
Today, Microsoft released the new Malicious Software Removal Tool. The link below contains...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 01/11/2005
MSDN Magazine: Big C++ News
Great news. MSDN Magazine is expanding their Visual C++ coverage. MSDN Magazine Executive Editor...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 01/11/2005
MSN Video Downloads
I was reading Russell Beattie's blog and I found a link to MSN Video Downloads, and a few other very...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 01/09/2005
Snow in Redmond
We woke up to snow on the ground this morning. I usually have to throw on a bunch of clothes to go...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 01/09/2005
My First Moleskine
The other day, I was in Borders and I discovered this little notebook. It had a story printed on the...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 01/07/2005
w.bloggar v4 available
Version 4 of my favorite blogging tool is available here. I'm tring it out now. :)
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 01/07/2005
Microsoft Windows AntiSpyware Beta Available
Check out the new Microsoft Windows AnitSpyware (Beta) Home page. You'll find all sorts of...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 01/06/2005
WhiningDog.net reviews the Samsung YH-999 Portable Media Center
WhiningDog.net has a good review up of the Samsung YH-999 Portable Media Center. I looked at one of...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 01/05/2005
Xbox Media Center Extender Video
I spent most of my vacation this holiday rebuilding my computer systems and network. I installed...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 01/03/2005
Mathforge: 2004, the Year in Mathematics
Mathforge links to the important math stories for 2004.
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 12/30/2004
.NET Passport 2.5 SDK Available
I saw on ActiveWin that this was updated on the download center this week. Check it out here: .NET...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 12/29/2004
Herb Sutter: The Free Lunch is Over
Herb Sutter has written an article discussing processing power limits and how concurrency will be...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 12/28/2004
Windows XP Service Pack 2: The Inside Story
Paul Thurrott has the inside story on XPSP2. Check it out here: Windows XP Service Pack 2: The...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 12/27/2004
Best Gadget Present
The best gadget present this year, didn't even go to me. It went to my two kids. One of my good...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 12/26/2004
History of the Brownie Camera
I was looking something up with regards to security around mobile cameras, and I found this site...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 12/26/2004
Coolest Pocket PC Calculator
I found the coolest little Pocket PC calculator today. It's called SpaceTime. I can't believe that I...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 12/26/2004
Microsoft's Spyware Strategy
New article on the Security at Home site about spyware: Microsoft's strategy for addressing spyware...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 12/24/2004
Camera Phones and Crime
One last thing to think about while you're out shopping these last few days before Christmas: Camera...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 12/23/2004
Major Nelson Blogcasts
Major Nelson is no longer doing podcasts. He's calling them blogcasts. I agree, podcast is a dumb...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 12/22/2004
E-Cards
My mom sent an e-card for my birthday the other day. I love this line from her note: "If you hadn't...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 12/22/2004
New IT Pro Security Community on TechNet
TechNet has a new community page up for security experts. Lots of RSS links to add to your...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 12/22/2004
Early Christmas Present
My platinum box from Valve showed up today with a new Half-Life cap, the soundtrack CD, a bumper...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 12/21/2004