Anyone who uses their computer on a regular basis comes to rely on favorite features and utilities—software tools—to get their job done. Every new version of Microsoft Windows has introduced new and more powerful special features and utilities. When viewed together, these aspects of Windows XP, whether part of its user interface...
Get a headstart evaluating and programming with Microsoft’s next-generation client operating system. Get an expert, developer-focused introduction to the next generation Windows client operating system. Windows programming authority Brent Rector takes you inside the WinFX application model, explaining how its unified, managed-coded...
With the clarity and precision intrinsic to the Test-Driven Development (TDD) process itself, experts James Newkirk, and Alexei Vorontsov demonstrate how to implement TDD principles and practices to drive lean, efficient coding—and better design. The best way to understand TDD is to see it in action, and Newkirk and Vorontsov walk you...
Official Microsoft study guide for the skills you need on the job—and on the exam.
Learn how to set up and support the Windows® XP Professional operating system—and prepare for the Microsoft® Certified Professional (MCP) exam—with this official Microsoft study guide. Work at your own pace...
Provides an overview of the features and functions of the program, discussing such topics as building queries, importing and exporting data, creating reports, securing a database, and distributing an Access application.
If you’re developing a database application with the tools in Microsoft Access, this book gives you a...
Microsoft .NET is here, but COM and COM+ will be a valuable part of every Microsoft Windows programmer’s toolbox for years. This in-depth programming guide explains how and where COM and COM+ fit into the new .NET world, demonstrates the new technologies that are available in .NET, and shows how to interoperate between COM/COM+ and...
PROGRAMMING WINDOWS CE guides Windows programmers through the unique problems and the new opportunities provided by Windows CE. The book covers all the new Win32(r) APIs supported by Windows CE as well as workarounds for Win32 APIs not supported. The book also covers programming techniques necessary when programming for memory-constrained...
The MCAD/MCSD Self-paced training kit for certification. Covers Exam 70-310, providing self-paced, from the source information and practice skills to meet certification requirements.
Welcome to MCAD/MCSD Training Kit??Developing XML Web Services and Server Components with Microsoft Visual Basic .NET...
Learn how to leverage .NET Remoting to build scalable Internet-based distributed applications!
The Microsoft .NET Framework offers a flexible model for creating and extending distributed applications through remote object interaction: .NET Remoting. Discover the ins and outs of this advanced object...
Enterprise developers take an in-depth tour of Windows 2000 services-the powerful features and subsystems designed specifically to handle mission-critical data processing needs-and get expert guidance for designing and implementing applications that exploit their capabilities. With coverage of the Service Control Manager, Registry, performance...
Dig into Visio 2003—and discover how you can really put your business diagrams and technical drawings to work! This supremely organized reference packs hundreds of timesaving solutions, troubleshooting tips, and workarounds all in concise, fast-answer format. It’s all muscle and no fluff. Discover the best and fastest ways to...
This core reference provides a one-stop, definitive resource for building robust, Web-enabled software applications for the revolutionary Microsoft .NET development platform. Windows programming authority Jeff Prosise masterfully explains this new programming paradigm as he introduces readers to the .NET Framework and to the new...