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Internet Protocol Security for Microsoft Windows Server 2003
Today Microsoft posted a paper discussing IPSec to the download center. I've been reading it tonight...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 04/28/2004
A First Look at C++/CLI
Nishant S has written an excellent introductory C++/CLI article for The Code Project. From the...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 04/28/2004
My Friend Steve is Leading the Houston Open
Waaay off topic, but my friend Steve Stricker is tied for the lead in the Houston Open. Way cool!...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 04/23/2004
Xbox Live Update
Xbox Live was down yesterday for a makeover and they've published a page with information about the...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 04/22/2004
Exploit Code Related to Security Bulletin MS04-011
If you visit the MSDN Security Developer Center, you'll see a headline dealing with a published...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 04/22/2004
Coolest Add-In Coding Contest
I saw on Roy Osherove's blog that they're holding a Coolest Add-In Coding Contest. It sounds like...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 04/22/2004
MSDN Webcast: Writing Add-ins for Visual Studio
Craig Skibo is giving a Webcast tomorrow (April 22) at 1:00 PM (PST) on Writing Add-Ins for Visual...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 04/21/2004
TechNet Security Bulletin RSS Feed
Great news. TechNet now has a Security Bulletin RSS feed. This page on MSDN describes the MSDN feeds...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 04/21/2004
Microsoft Security Newsletter
I was in a meeting to discuss the Microsoft Security Newsletter this morning and I found out that...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 04/20/2004
Craig's up on the Visual Studio Team Page
Craig's page is up on the Visual Studio Team Page. Click the picture to see Craig's page: Where's...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 04/19/2004
Mike Nash Webcast Tomorrow (April 20th)
Mike Nash is doing his monthly Security Webcast tomorrow (April 20th) at 8:30 AM (PST). This is...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 04/19/2004
Visual C++ Toolkit 2003
Yesterday we posted the Visual C++ Toolkit 2003. This toolkit includes the full Visual C++ 2003...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 04/17/2004
Something for a True Packer Fan
Some days you just miss Wisconsin. (This really isn't one of them.)
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 04/14/2004
Security Bulletins for April
Three new security bulletins today: Security Update for Microsoft Windows (835732):...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 04/13/2004
TechNet Webcast: Information about Microsoft's April Security Bulletins
Be sure to mark your calendar for Wednesday, April 14th at 10:00 AM (PST) for the monthly webcast...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 04/12/2004
Securing Wireless LANs with PEAP and Passwords
New security guidance posted on TechNet: Securing Wireless LANs with PEAP and Passwords Securing...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 04/12/2004
Social Computing Symposium Talks Online
I caught this over on Raindrop: Videos of talks from the Social Computing Symposium at MSR now...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 04/10/2004
Free Security E-Learning Clinics
If you're looking for something to do this weekend, Microsoft Learning is offering free Security...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 04/09/2004
The Men of MSDN
Sean posted this one today. Be sure to click the link to see the comic. :) Sean Gephardt's Microsoft...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 04/09/2004
MSDN TV Using High Performance Features in Visual C++
Kang Su Gatlin is featured in a new episode of MSDN TV. This episode features some cool demos so...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 04/08/2004
Security Webcast Monday
There's an MSDN Security Webast coming up on Monday at 1:00 PM (PST) that sounds really good. Here's...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 04/08/2004
Mike Howard on Channel9
I saw on Scoble that they did some interviews with Mike Howard for Channel9. This is absolutely...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 04/08/2004
Open Source Vulnerability Database is Live
I saw on Computerworld that the OSVDB (Open Source Vulnerability Database) went public recently....
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 04/08/2004
Testing Blog Posting Tools
So I’m trying out a number of different blog posting tools. I was using W.Bloggar, which works...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 04/08/2004
Tablet PC on 24
I don't get to watch 24 very often, but tonight I noticed that one of the agents was using a...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 04/06/2004
MVP Summit
I was able to meet with a number of Microsoft MVPs today at the MVP Summit. The enthusiasm that...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 04/06/2004
Channel9 Launched
Robert's project, Channel9 launched today. I'm really enjoying the RSS feed for the site. Congrats...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 04/06/2004
Disney Vacation Pictures
Well, by any measure our Disney Vacation was a complete success. I got to spend a lot of one-on-one...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 04/05/2004
Visual C++ 6 Service Pack 6 Available
A lot of stuff went on while I was away on vacation. Visual Studio 6, Service Pack 6 is now...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 04/04/2004
Microsoft Progress Report: Security
Bill Gates published an Executive E-mail today, discussing Microsoft's progress on the security...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 03/31/2004
Visiting the Mouse
For anybody who cares, I'm starting the second week of a two week vacation at Walt Disney World in...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 03/28/2004
Tom Archer on Converting Numeric and String Data
Tom Archer has a new tip up on CodeGuru.com that deals with converting numeric and string data via...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 03/28/2004
The Economics of Privacy
JC Cannon pointed me to this great list of privacy resources built by Alessandro Acquisti of...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 03/28/2004
Windows XP Service Pack 2 Technical Preview
A Technical Preview of Windows XP Service Pack 2 is now available for download from Microsoft.com....
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 03/19/2004
Port Reporter Utility
As Sean mentions in his post, this utility has been making the blog rounds and it seems to be very...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 03/19/2004
Rob on VC IDE Testing
Rob, one of the Five Testers from VC, has posted a blog entry which looks to become a multi-part...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 03/19/2004
SPOT Sports Channel
The MSN Direct Sports Channel went live. If you're an MSN Direct subscriber, you can add the channel...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 03/17/2004
Tablet is Back!
Well, my Tablet PC has been shipped and returned with Looney Tunes speed. Gateway really came...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 03/17/2004
Crypto-Gram Has an RSS Feed
Shawn sent me a note this morning to let me know that Bruce Schneier now as an RSS feed for his...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 03/16/2004
Visual C++ FAQ
Today we updated the Visual C++ Frequently Asked Questions page. If you have any questions that you...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 03/16/2004
MBSA Chat on Wednesday
There's an MBSA chat tomorrow at 2:00 P.M. Pacific Time (22:00 UTC/GMT). You can read more about it...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 03/16/2004
Tim Bray at Sun
I see today that Tim Bray is now working for Sun. It's an interesting world we live in. :)
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 03/15/2004
DLL Tutorial on The Code Project
People ask about accessing DLLs all the time and now there's a clear little tutorial on The Code...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 03/15/2004
New Article
Today we started headlining Kang Su Gatlin's article, Profile-Guided Optimization with Microsoft...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 03/15/2004
Reminder: Visual C++ Webcast Tomorrow
Just a reminder... be sure to check out the Visual C++ webcast tomorrow (Monday, March 15th): MSDN...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 03/14/2004
Application Security Best Practices at Microsoft
Microsoft has published another paper from the IT group describing some of their best practices and...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 03/13/2004
New Security Developer Center Page Design is Live
As I mentioned a few days ago, we've redesigned the Security Developer Center to include my weblog...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 03/11/2004
Stan Lippman on Boxed Value Types
Stan answers a reader comment on value types. Cutting to the chase... Having the right Type...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 03/10/2004
IIS 6 Security on SecurityFocus
There's an article by Rohyt Belani and Michael Muckin up on SecurityFocus that provides a great...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 03/10/2004
Security Bulletins for March
We put out three new security bulletins today: MS04-010: Vulnerability in MSN Messenger Could Allow...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 03/09/2004