Education

To get this e-book you will have to sign up for some Microsoft offers - whether it’s as a Microsoft Certified Partner, as a System Builder, or in some other program - I don’t know. But if you walk the correct path :-) you won’t have to pay anything as I’m not currently [...]

Here’s an article from MSDN Magazine on building Windows Vista sidebar gadgets - you may find it useful for the contest. They include code samples.
Contents
What Is a Sidebar Gadget?
XML Definition File
The Main HTML File
JavaScript
Docked and Floating
Flyouts
Options Dialog
Reading and Writing Settings
Localization
What Happened to Alert and Confirm?
Debugging
Packaging Your Gadget
The MSDN Magazine Ticker

How many of you forget to log out of a web page after leaving it? If you’re logged in to something, ALWAYS log out - don’t just close the window or tab. Not logging out could leave you vulnerable to identity theft. And webmasters: PLEASE make sure there is a logout [...]

Do you support a computer user - even in an informal way (e.g. your Dad or Mom)? This article explains some of the ways our superior knowledge and skills may hamper your understanding of what a user means when they ask what seems to you to be a stupid question. Remember, there are [...]

You don’t need to be visionary or adventurous to try scripting, you just need to be the type of person who wants to save some time. (It’s still only the fanatics who think it’s fun though.) Scripts can not only make your work go faster, they can make your job easier. And once you learn [...]

Before Microsoft bought Systernals, Mark Russinovich was the leading expert on Windows who didn’t work for Microsoft. Now that he works for them and can access the source code, his articles will be even more cogent.
This is the first part of a series on what’s new in the Windows Vista kernel. In this issue, [...]

Windows Vista has adopted XML to describe registry policy settings. This is sure to make life easier for administrators who need to modify or create Group Policy templates. More info is in the article.
At a Glance:
* Inside ADMX
* Editing ADMX files
* [...]

This page will sign you up to be notified of the beta release of Windows Server “Longhorn”. TechNet Beta Central has other resources available, including:

Web forums managed by Microsoft experts
Feedback to product teams
Virtual Labs, which let you experiment with new software features
Free e-learning to acquaint yourself with the software
Beta news through TechNet Flash so [...]

From TechnologyReview.com:
The popular online hangout MySpace.com has been quietly developing software designed to give parents the bare-bones of what their kids are doing on the site.
The tool, which will alert parents of the username, age and location a child lists on personal MySpace pages known as profiles, is designed to spark conversations about Internet safety.
But it [...]

The Canadian Undergraduate Technology Conference is introducing a TechTeam contest. The contest is “a highly interactive design competition where participants will tackle real-life case-study style problems proposed by our sponsors. Delegates will work in groups of approximately 5 on presented case studies in order to come up with feasible solutions. Winning team(s), as judged by [...]

Ever wanted to play with Microsoft software? Or maybe your mission is more serious - you want to evaluate MS offerings against other solutions you’re considering for your organization’s software needs. Here’s part of the answer - TechNet Virtual Labs. You can work virtually on Exchange 2007, Windows Vista, and 2007 [...]