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Time to roll up your sleeves, break out the screwdriver, and start
hacking. That's what you'll do when you read "Great PC Hacks, from Easy to
Techie and Beyond" by Jim Aspinwall, author of PC Hacks. In this second
part of a two-part article, he shows you how to get your hands dirty by
getting under the hood. Speed up your video card, replace your hard disk,
and more.
http://www.windowsdevcenter.com/pub/a/windows/2004/11/30/PC_Hacking_Part2.html
Answer files make it easy to install Windows on multiple machines. By
creating an answer file, you can automate the installation of Windows and
make it a hands-free operation, saving time and simplifying deployment.
But there are plenty of "gotchas" along the way. Mitch Tulloch, author of
"Windows Server Hacks," is your guide to the best way to take advantage of
answer files.
http://www.windowsdevcenter.com/pub/a/windows/2004/11/30/answer_files.html
Microsoft has finally added reporting capabilities to its flagship
database server, SQL Server 2000. With the rollout of SQL Server 2000
Reporting Services, you can now generate reports from your database
without the need to use third-party reporting tools. To help you out,
Wei-Meng Lee walks you through the basics of creating a simple report
using the SQL Server 2000 Reporting Services.
http://www.ondotnet.com/pub/a/dotnet/2004/11/29/sqlreporting.html
Remember Kazaa? Most people think of it as a groundbreaking file-sharing
application. In fact, though, it was a pioneer of a different sort--the
world's largest purveyor of spyware. Computer Associates calls it the
worst pest on the internet. Read my blog to find out more.
http://www.windowsdevcenter.com/pub/wlg/6003
See you next week.
Preston Gralla,
Editor, WindowsDevCenter.com, OnDotNet.com
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*** Top Five Windows and .NET Articles Last Week ***
1. How To Start Hacking Your PC
Want to get under the hood of your PC and start hacking? Jim Aspinwall,
author of PC Hacks, literally wrote the book on it. In this first part of
a two-part article, he teaches you everything you need to know to get
started.
http://www.windowsdevcenter.com/pub/a/windows/2004/11/24/PC_Hacking_Part1.html
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2. ASP.NET File Uploading
File upload and download are much simpler tasks in ASP.NET than in classic
ASP, thanks to the extensive .NET Framework class library. While file
upload in ASP.NET is as easy as retrieving an HTML form value, file
download is still a bit tricky.
http://www.ondotnet.com/pub/a/dotnet/2002/04/01/asp.html
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3. Enhancing ASP.NET Pages with JavaScript
A sprinkling of JavaScript code can enhance the reach and responsiveness
of your ASP.NET web pages without sacrificing ASP.NET's secure,
server-based model for your coding. Matthew MacDonald, coauthor of ASP.NET
in a Nutshell, 2nd Edition, shows you how to use JavaScript in an ASP.NET
web page to perform three common tasks: showing a pop-up window, changing
control focus, and handling frame navigation. You can use these tricks to
quickly solve problems that have no native .NET solution.
http://www.ondotnet.com/pub/a/dotnet/2003/09/15/aspnet.html
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4. Defragmenting Your Pagefile
Defragmenting your hard drive regularly makes sure that your PC runs as
fast as possible. But what about defragmenting your pagefile? Mitch
Tulloch, author of Windows Server Hacks, tells you why you need to do it
and shows you how.
http://www.windowsdevcenter.com/pub/a/windows/2004/11/23/defrag_pagefile.html
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5. ASP.NET Data Controls Part 3: DataList
In this third part of the ASP.NET Data Controls series, Wei-Meng Lee talks
about the DataList control. The DataList control is somewhat of a
combination of the DataGrid and Repeater controls. It works like the
Repeater control, allowing you to create templates so that it can be bound
to a data source. It also allows you to edit records, much like the
DataGrid control.
http://www.ondotnet.com/pub/a/dotnet/2003/03/10/datalist.html
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