How to Cheat at IIS 7 Server Administration

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How to Cheat at IIS 7 Server Administration

EBook Description According to Microsoft, Internet Information Services (IIS) 7.0 is a web server that provides a secure, easy to manage platform for developing and reliably hosting Web applications and services. With the new version of IIS, there are more security options, 40 new feature models that allow administrators to customize their settings, and a new set of administration tools. Administrators migrating from version 6 will find this How to Cheat book the perfect vehicle for getting up to speed fast on the new version. IIS version 7 is the perfect product for the How to Cheat series. This new version from Microsoft is an ambitious overhaul that tries to balance the growing needs for performance, cost effectiveness, and security.

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Windows 7 Just the Steps For Dummies

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Windows 7 Just the Steps For Dummies

EBook Description Just the steps you need to get going with Windows 7! Coming in day and date with Microsoft’s exciting release of the new Window 7 operating system, this friendly, accessible book shows you the features and functions you need from this exciting new operating system. Presented in a series of numbered steps that are concise, visually clear, and easy to follow, you’ll learn to navigate the Windows 7 desktop, create files, connect to the Internet, search the Web, use e-mail, and more with this fun and practical guide. Get quickly and easily up to speed on Microsoft’s new operating system, Windows 7 Master Windows 7 through a list of steps and easy-to-follow visual elements See how to set

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Beginning Silverlight 3 From Novice to Professional

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Beginning Silverlight 3 From Novice to Professional

EBook Description Silverlight design tools have important differences compared to those used to create Ajax and JavaScript functionality. Robert Lair takes you on a tour of all the tools, including Microsoft Expression Design, which plays an important part in creating Silverlight assets; Microsoft Expression Blend, which is used to build user interaction for Silverlight elements; and Microsoft Visual Studio, which manages the interaction between designers and developers, providing the coding environment for “nuts and bolts” wiring. Once you’ve mastered the basics, you’ll move on to gaining a more in-depth knowledge of some of the groundbreaking new features of the Silverlight technology. The growing popularity of Web 2.0 applications is increasing user expectations for high-quality web site design, presentation, and functionality. It

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Silverlight Recipes A Problem Solution Approach

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Silverlight Recipes A Problem Solution Approach

EBook Description Silverlight Recipes: A Problem-Solution Approach is your practical companion to developing rich, interactive web applications with Microsoft’s latest technology. This book tackles common problems and scenarios that on-the-job developers face every day by revealing code and detailed solutions. You’ll quickly be able to integrate real-world, functioning code into your applications—and save hours of coding time. The recipes included in Silverlight Recipes: A Problem-Solution Approach have been carefully selected and tested with the professional developer in mind. You’ll find problems stated clearly and succinctly, artful solutions explored, and ample discussion of the code and context so you’re immediately clear how the solution will support your project. Enjoy practical coverage of Silverlight development in many projects and contexts, including: Designing complete,

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Windows Vista The Missing Manual

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Windows Vista The Missing Manual

EBook Description Windows Vista is Microsoft’s most important software release in more than a decade. It offers users an abundance of new and upgraded features that were more than five years in the making: a gorgeous, glass-like visual overhaul; superior searching and organization tools; a multimedia and collaboration suite; and above all, a massive, top-to-bottom security-shield overhaul. There’s scarcely a single feature of the older versions of Windows that hasn’t been tweaked, overhauled, or replaced entirely. But when users first encounter this beautiful new operating system, there’s gonna be a whole lotta head-scratchin’, starting with trying to figure out which of the five versions of Vista is installed on the PC (Home, Premium, Business, Enterprise, Ultimate). Thankfully, Windows Vista: The Missing

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