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I still haven't mailed my family's Christmas letter, so I don't see any reason why I can't write my annual "let's start thinking about the new year" commentary 3 weeks late! These "in with the new, out with the old" items might pique your interest...
A few weeks ago, I complained about how Microsoft doesn't make content from its technical shows readily available. I still believe that Microsoft should publish—for free—all the content from its major shows. However, several readers pointed out...
Multiple vulnerabilities exist in Microsoft SQL Server 2000 and 7.0. The first vulnerability is a result of several functions that let the SQL database generate text messages. By not adequately verifying that the text fits into the allocated...
In the second session of a four-part performance-tuning Webinar series from SQL Server Magazine, SQL Server author and Most Valuable Professional (MVP) Kalen Delaney will present "Tracing Your SQL Server Applications" January 25 at 1:00 P.M...
Zero-Knowledge Systems introduced a new suite of security tools under its Freedom software series. The Freedom Security and Privacy Suite includes Freedom Personal Firewall 3.1, Freedom Parental Control 3.1, and Freedom Privacy Protection 3.1...
Congratulations to Norman A. Armas, senior programmer analyst at Miami-based Apollo Ship Chandlers, and John McShane, DBA at Prophet 21 in Yardley, Pennsylvania. Norman won first prize of $100 for the best solution to the January Reader Challenge...
Wouldn't it be cool if you could grab content directly from a Web site and use that content in an application of your own? This idea is nothing new--it's just good old copy and paste. But what if the content you want is dynamic, and your...
As with many of my software-geek friends, I know little to nothing about hardware. The pretty, flashing lights on my servers are fun to look at, but I couldn't begin to crack a server open or explain how the hardware works. But my attitude about...
Microsoft’s initial release of the Extensible Stylesheet Language (XSL), circa 1998, included a selection language called XSL Patterns with its style sheet language. Microsoft based both the original style sheet language and XSL Patterns on...