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ASP.NET Security Issue Posted
Tonight we posted some information and guidance around a reported security vulnerability in ASP.NET....
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 10/05/2004
Way cool concept...
Check this out. It's called Yourself Fitness. It's an exercise game with a personal trainer. This is...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 10/05/2004
Antivirus Defense in Depth Guide Updated for XPSP2
On Friday, Microsoft posted version 2.0 of the Antivirus Defense in Depth Guide. You can find out...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 10/03/2004
MSN Direct Site Updated
I see that the MSN Direct site was updated. It's a good looking redesign and there's some new...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 10/01/2004
Steve Makofsky Links to Widescreen Gaming Sites
OK, this is just what I needed. I don't have an actual widescreen TV, but I did get a widescreen...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 09/30/2004
Dave Winer Bought a TR3
It looks like Dave Winer bought a TR3. I'm still loving mine. What's it like to own one of these? I...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 09/30/2004
New CodeWise Community Page
There's a new CodeWise Community Page up on MSDN. This is a great place to go to find links to...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 09/29/2004
Xbox HDTV Support
This week I bought a widescreen monitor for my PC that also supports HDTV. I've got this hooked to...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 09/26/2004
Security Hands-On Lab
Microsoft Learning has posted a new security hands-on lab for IT pros. You can find out more here:...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 09/24/2004
Top 25 Games on Live
Just in case anyone is interested, I found this page that contains the Top 25 Live games: Top 25...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 09/23/2004
Star Wars Battlefront
OK, so yesterday my wife picked up a copy of Battlefront for me at Target. My kids love this game...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 09/23/2004
Kenny Kerr on Security
This week on the Security and Visual C++ Developer Centers, we're going to headline a new article by...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 09/23/2004
Connexion by Boeing
I found this post on thewifiweblog to be pretty interesting. They did some testing of in-flight...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 09/23/2004
XPSP2 at O'Reilly
Chris sent me a link to Mitch Tulloch's nice little summary article on Windows XP SP2 deployment....
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 09/17/2004
Action for Devs around MS04-028
Today we released two new security bulletins. MS04-028 is marked critical and there's specific...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 09/14/2004
Visual C++ 2005 Tools Refresh Updated
We posted a new drop of the Visual C++ 2005 compiler for the Visual Studio 2005 Beta and the Visual...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 09/10/2004
Port Reporter Tools
Tim Rains let me know that they posted a Port Reporter Parser utility to the Microsoft Download...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 09/08/2004
Platform SDK Update with Windows XP SP2 Support
I saw on Mitch Walker's blog that the Windows XP SP2 Platform SDK has been added to the SDK Update...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 09/02/2004
Channel 9 Features Scott Currie This Week
Scott Currie is on Channel 9 this week talking about Visual C++. Here are links to the interviews...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 09/02/2004
Upgrading COM Applications to .NET with Visual C++ 2005
Just a quick reminder that this chat is today at 12:00 PM (PST) (19:00 GMT). Here's a link to the...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 09/02/2004
MSN Direct Updated
My watch just beeped to tell me that football (American style) and new watch faces are now available...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 08/30/2004
Top Ten Reasons to Install Windows XP Service Pack 2
I found this tonight. (In case you're still undecided.) Top 10 Reasons to Install Windows XP Service...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 08/27/2004
Stepto on Channel 9
Stephen Toulouse (affectionately known as Stepto around MS) is being interviewed on Channel 9 this...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 08/26/2004
Visual C++ 2005 Tools Refresh Available
Today we posted the Visual C++ 2005 Tools Refresh for Visual Studio 2005 Beta 1 and the Visual C++...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 08/26/2004
Windows XP Security Guide Updated
The Windows XP Security Guide has been updated with new information about Windows XP Service Pack 2....
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 08/25/2004
Windows XP Service Pack 2 on Windows Update
You can now get Windows XP Service Pack 2 by going to Windows Update. This is probably the best way...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 08/25/2004
64-bit Driver Development Chat
I've been going through the MSDN chat page today and I found another that may be of interest to C++...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 08/24/2004
Windows XP Service Pack 2 Chat
There's a Windows XP SP2 chat scheduled for Wednesday, August 25th at 3:00 PM PST. Here's link to...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 08/24/2004
Visual C++ FAQ Updated
We've updated the Visual C++ FAQ with a question and answer about what Visual C++ 2005 features have...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 08/22/2004
Niagara Falls
We're in Niagara Falls today as part of a weeklong swing though upstate New York. Buffy saw the...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 08/14/2004
Windows XPSP2 Pages Updated
As I'm sure you know by now, we've updated the XPSP2 page in the Security Developer Center with...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 08/09/2004
Building Win32 Applications Using Visual C++ 2005 Express
A number of people have asked about building Win32 applications using the Visual C++ 2005 Express...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 08/08/2004
New Laptop and Other Stuff
A couple of weeks ago, I decided that I needed a new laptop. I didn't really need a new laptop, but...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 08/07/2004
Security Events on Microsoft.com this Week
Here are some of the security related events taking place on Microsoft.com this week: MSDN Webcast:...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 08/02/2004
IronPython
I just discovered IronPython and this is one cool system. This is a Python implementation that...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 07/29/2004
eWeek on WSE SP1
Mark Olwick, the Security Developer Center site manager, let me know about this eWeek article on the...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 07/29/2004
New Driver Articles
We've got some new content up around driver writing that you might want to check out if you're into...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 07/29/2004
Creating Custom Effects and Transitions for Windows Movie Maker
I was doing some reading tonight and I found this absolutely cool article on creating custom effects...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 07/28/2004
.NET Rocks Tablet PC Giveaway
Shawn let me know that they're giving away a Tablet PC on .NET Rocks. Check out the details here:...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 07/28/2004
Security This Week
Here are some of the Security offerings from Microsoft this week: 26-Jul-04 9:00 AM (PST) MSDN...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 07/26/2004
Lookout Moved
I'll update my last Lookout post as soon as I can, but the Lookout download was move to MSN...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 07/25/2004
Lookout
Steve Makofsky noticed that Lookout is available from the Microsoft Download Center. If you're an...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 07/23/2004
Questions about Beta 1 or Express?
The Visual C++ PM team is looking to expand the FAQ for Visual C++ 2005 Beta 1 and for the Visual...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 07/23/2004
Kang Su Gatlin Interviews
This is the list of Channel 9 interviews with Kang Su Gatlin. Kang, one of the program managers on...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 07/22/2004
Security Events for the Week of July 19th
Here are some of the security events taking place this week. Drop me a note if there's something you...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 07/18/2004
Unplugged
This last weekend I took a little time off with my family and I completely unplugged for three days....
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 07/18/2004
Reminder: Security Chat Tomorrow
Be sure to take time out tomorrow for Mike Nash's monthly security chat. This is a great chance for...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 07/14/2004
Security at Home
Last week, Microsoft put up an updated Security at Home web site for home users. This is a great...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 07/14/2004
My Car
I snapped this picture of my car today. (It's the Focus next to the Ferrari) :) In all honesty, I...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 07/12/2004
Kang Su Gatlin on Channel 9
Channel 9 posted an interview with Kang Su Gatlin, one of the program managers on the C++ compiler...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 07/12/2004