TechNet Virtual Labs: "Quickly evaluate and test Microsoft's newest server products through a series of guided, hands-on labs you can complete in 90 minutes or less. You can use TechNet Virtual Labs online immediately, free. Start by selecting the lab you're interested in from the list below."
Also this link, which appears to be more inclusive: http://www.microsoft.com/events/vlabs/default.mspx
They only work in Internet Explorer.
Thursday, July 31, 2008
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Migration: Convert A Java Web Application To ASP.NET Using JLCA
Migration: Convert A Java Web Application To ASP.NET Using JLCA: "The JLCA is a tool used to convert a Java application into a C# application. The tool has shipped with Visual Studio® since Visual Studio .NET 2003. Currently in version 3.0, the JLCA is included with Visual Studio 2005 and is also available as a free download from the JLCA home page.
Version 3.0 includes enhancements to convert Java artifacts, such as Servlets and Java Server Pages (JSPs), as well as rich-client applications that use Swing or the Abstract Windowing Toolkit (AWT). In practice, the JLCA provides a very good place to start a conversion, but it will not successfully complete the entire process. So don’t expect this to be completely hands-free—you will still need to do some manual resolution of converted items after using the tool."
Version 3.0 includes enhancements to convert Java artifacts, such as Servlets and Java Server Pages (JSPs), as well as rich-client applications that use Swing or the Abstract Windowing Toolkit (AWT). In practice, the JLCA provides a very good place to start a conversion, but it will not successfully complete the entire process. So don’t expect this to be completely hands-free—you will still need to do some manual resolution of converted items after using the tool."
Monday, July 07, 2008
How safe is instant messaging? A security and privacy survey | The Iconoclast - politics, law, and technology - CNET News.com
How safe is instant messaging? A security and privacy survey | The Iconoclast - politics, law, and technology - CNET News.com: "The number of interested parties eager to listen in on your online conversations, including what you type through instant messaging, has never been higher.
It's trivial to monitor unencrypted wireless networks and snatch IM passwords as they flow through the ether. Broadband providers and their business partners are enthusiastically peeking into their customers' conversations. A bipartisan majority in Congress has handed the FBI and shadowy government agencies greater surveillance authority than ever before."
It's trivial to monitor unencrypted wireless networks and snatch IM passwords as they flow through the ether. Broadband providers and their business partners are enthusiastically peeking into their customers' conversations. A bipartisan majority in Congress has handed the FBI and shadowy government agencies greater surveillance authority than ever before."
Humanist → Why Make Erlang a Functional Language?
I like this page. It gives great rationales, and therefore insightful descriptions, of the core Erlang features.
Humanist → Why Make Erlang a Functional Language?: "I’ve heard the argument many times. People “don’t like Erlang’s syntax so [they] don’t like Erlang.” I, for instance, didn’t understand the block terminator syntax when I was first learning Erlang, so I asked Yariv Sadan about it:"
Here's the accompanying reddit discussion: http://www.reddit.com/r/erlang/info/6p74v/comments/
Humanist → Why Make Erlang a Functional Language?: "I’ve heard the argument many times. People “don’t like Erlang’s syntax so [they] don’t like Erlang.” I, for instance, didn’t understand the block terminator syntax when I was first learning Erlang, so I asked Yariv Sadan about it:"
Here's the accompanying reddit discussion: http://www.reddit.com/r/erlang/info/6p74v/comments/