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MSN Sandbox
There's a cool MSN Sandbox site that features new stuff from MSN. I find this technology getting...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 03/09/2004
My Blog on the Security Developer Center
We're adding my blog to the Security Developer Center later this week. I'll post when it goes live....
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 03/08/2004
Tablet PC Going in for Repairs
Well, my Tablet PC is once again going in for repairs. This time it's the power switch. The machine...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 03/08/2004
Upcoming Security Webcasts
Anil John has kindly created a list of upcoming Security and Architecture Webcasts. Here are the...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 03/08/2004
Yves on Reading Modern C++ Design
I meant to blog about this last week as some recommended weekend reading, but I was sick on Friday...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 03/07/2004
Josh Shepard on Custom Build Steps and Build Events
Josh Shepard continues his discussion of the Visual C++ project system: understanding the VC project...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 03/04/2004
SPOT Review in the Chicago Sun-Times
Well written, entertaining, and it includes some quotes. WATCHMAKERS ARM PRODUCTS "The goal (behind...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 03/04/2004
Baseball Already!
It just seems to come faster every year. :)
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 03/02/2004
Caller ID for E-Mail Spec
There's a page up for information related to Caller ID for E-Mail. From the page: Caller ID for...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 03/02/2004
Eric Lippert on Cargo Cult Programming
This blog posting from Eric Lippert has a ton of good advice for new programmers. It's not specific...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 03/02/2004
Anil John on ASP.NET and XSS
Anil John posted some observations about cross-site scripting attacks and the mitigations offered by...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 03/01/2004
Time to Check Out the New InfoPath 2003 Service Pack 1 (SP-1) Preview
From Tabula PC: InfoPath 2003 SP 1 Preview - run, don't walk, to get it! ...However, it also has one...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 02/29/2004
Don Box Got SPOT
I saw the other day that Don Box has been wearing a SPOT watch. It sounds like he likes it: I've got...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 02/29/2004
Brandon Bray Webcast Tomorrow
Just a reminder, Brandon will be doing a webcast tomorrow entitled, Visual C++ in Whidbey:...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 02/29/2004
Anil John Security Blog
I was pleasantly surprised to discover that Anil John is blogging again. He has an excellent...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 02/25/2004
Bill Venners Interviews Bjarne Stroustrup
Bill Venners has published a 4 part interview with Bjarne Stroustrup on artima.com. Bill breaks the...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 02/25/2004
Phone Pic from Yesterday
I just had to comment on this picture. I took it with my 3650 camera phone on the way home from work...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 02/25/2004
Windows XP SP2 Developer Resources on the Security Developer Center
Today we're launching a new resource page in support of Windows XP Service Pack 2. The blurb from...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 02/24/2004
Gunnar Kudrjavets on Assertions
Gunnar Kudrjavets wrote a very informative post the other day discussing how to direct assertions to...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 02/20/2004
Riverdeep Case Study - Using the .NET CLR from MFC
Kent sent me a mail about this and it's really fascinating stuff. Riverdeep, the company behind The...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 02/20/2004
MER2003 Image Workbench
I caught this site via Dave Winer. This is a very cool way to see the different pictures coming from...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 02/20/2004
New 64-Bit Page on the Visual C++ Developer Center
Today we're headlining a new 64-Bit Programming page we put together for the Visual C++ Developer...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 02/20/2004
The Five Testers from VC Answer a Couple of Questions
Here's one: Answers to Comment Questions Is understanding the inner working of a compiler vital to...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 02/19/2004
Mike Nash Chat Page
Jana has put together a page where you can find information about the monthly chats hosted by...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 02/19/2004
Visual Basic Generics
Duncan has a cool little sample showing generics in VB Whidbey. Very clever.
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 02/19/2004
Security Webcast Week Ends Tomorrow
Just a heads up, there is one more day left of Security Webcast Week. You can catch one of the three...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 02/19/2004
Visual C++ .NET 2003 Kick Start Chapter Online
Chapter 3 of Kate Gregory's book, Microsoft Visual C++ .NET 2003 Kick Start, is available on The...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 02/19/2004
Matt Lyons on MSDN TV on Code Access Security
Matt did part of the security talk at the PDC and he's got a new talk available on MSDN TV. He does...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 02/17/2004
Stan Lippman on the Managed Extension Reference Array Syntax
Stan Lippman has a new posting on the C++/CLI declaration of managed array objects: C++/CLI revision...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 02/17/2004
WinDbg Tutorial on Code Project
Excellent start on The Code Project to a multi-part tutorial on debugging with WinDbg. Windows...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 02/15/2004
Security Webcast Week Starts Monday
Tomorrow starts a week of security webcasts at Microsoft. Developer Security Webcast Week February...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 02/15/2004
Update Your PC Now
We created a new graphic today for the Microsoft.com home page to drive people to Windows Update to...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 02/14/2004
The Updated Visual C++ Developer Center is Live!
We updated the Visual C++ Developer Center today. We now feature three top stories and I'll be able...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 02/13/2004
Stan Lippman on Supporting Direct Handles to Boxed Value Types
If you haven't read Stan's blog, start from the bottom and read all the entries. They are...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 02/13/2004
Updated Errata for Writing Secure Code 2nd Edition
Last week, Michael Howard posted the errata for Writing Secure Code, Second Edition. I was the...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 02/12/2004
C++ Webcast Tomorrow - Friday, February 13th
Register right now for tomorrow's MSDN Webcast: MSDN Webcast: Managed and Native code in Longhorn...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 02/12/2004
Changes Coming Soon to the Visual C++ Developer Center
This week my site managers Amy and John are rebuilding the home page of the Visual C++ Developer...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 02/12/2004
Hubble and NASA
You've got to wonder what the guys at NASA are thinking (from Wired)... Hubble Space Telescope:...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 02/12/2004
Performance and Diagnostics
It's so funny that Steve mentions this page on the Visual Studio Developer Center. Just today I was...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 02/11/2004
Moved to FeedDemon
Steve Makofsky asks about Sharpreader updates and whether it's time to consider RSS Bandit. I...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 02/11/2004
Jeff Jones on How Microsoft Develops and Releases Software Patches
Excellent new article up on TechNet by Jeff Jones explaining the Microsoft security response...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 02/11/2004
Hackers on TLC
Slashdot linked to a Hacker Hall of Fame on The Learning Channel's Web site earlier this week. I see...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 02/11/2004
Peter Huene on the Visual C++ Project Object Model
Peter Huene discusses the Visual C++ project system in this information-packed posting: Exploring...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 02/11/2004
New Security Bulletins
We released three new security bulletins today: ASN .1 Vulnerability Could Allow Code Execution...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 02/10/2004
Updated: What You Should Know About the Mydoom Worm Variants
We updated the Mydoom virus page today with information about Mydoom.C (a.k.a. DoomJuice.A) You can...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 02/09/2004
MSDN Developer Centers
I often find myself describing to people at work (Microsoft) what developer centers we have on MSDN....
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 02/07/2004
Real Player Vulnerabilities
I heard about this earlier today and I meant to post about it but I forgot. I was reminded again on...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 02/07/2004
Russell Beattie on the Smartphone Market
Russell Beattie analyzes the current smartphone market and he says he even got to play with a...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 02/07/2004
Solution Guide for Windows Security and Directory Services for UNIX
Jason points out a new Solution Guide they developed for Unix/Windows auth. I may headline this on...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 02/07/2004