This spring, privacy activists revealed that Microsoft's free email service, Hotmail, sends its subscribers' email address, city, and state information to InfoSpace, an Internet white pages service. InfoSpace then combines this information with...
In my May 15 column, I began a discussion of the .NET features that let you easily build Web services. I used the following definition of a Web service: "A programmable application logic accessible using standard Web protocols" (e.g., Simple...
As soon as Beta 1 of the .NET Common Language Runtime (CLR) rolled out, many programmers asked themselves, "Is COM dead?" Although that's a very plausible question because many companies have millions of dollars invested in applications that use...
Editor’s Note: Welcome to SQL Server Magazine’s monthly, Web-only series of SQL Server tips brought to you by the Microsoft SQL Server Most Valuable Professionals (MVPs). Microsoft introduced the MVP program in the 1990s to recognize members of...
Microsoft's SQL Server development team has announced a new quality-assurance program that gets you—its customers—involved in improving the database system. You can help Microsoft, improve your application, and win cool prizes—just by...
Using the FoodMart 2000 Sales database, determine which promotion caused the most unique customers to purchase products...