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Need to make Microsoft Word, the world's most widely used word processing
program, work even better for you? Then you need hacks, hacks, and more
hacks. And Andrew Savikas, author of Word Hacks, gives them to you. He
gets you five steps closer to taming your text with his generous
collection of hacks this week. Rid yourself of hidden character styles,
tap VBScript for powerful string searching, use Perl from within a Word
macro, and more.
http://www.windowsdevcenter.com/pub/a/windows/excerpt/wdhks_1/index.html
Step #1: Turn on your computer. Step #2: Wait... and wait... and wait some
more until XP finally boots. Even though XP improves over previous
versions of Windows in terms of how long it takes to boot your system to
the desktop, it's still slow as molasses. But there are things you can do
to squeeze faster boot times out of your machine. Mitch Tulloch, author of
Windows Server Hacks, shows you how.
http://www.windowsdevcenter.com/pub/a/windows/2004/11/09/XP_startup
Jesse Liberty is back again this week with his Liberty on Whidbey column,
offering advice on how to use real databinding in ASP .NET 2.0. In ASP.NET
2.0, a great deal of the ADO.NET object model has been incorporated into
controls that let you interact with data declaratively and that spare you
from writing boilerplate code to create data sets, extract tables, bind
tables or views to controls, and so forth. Jesse shows you how to create a
simple Windows form that lets you page through the details of the Orders
table from the Northwind database.
http://www.ondotnet.com/pub/a/dotnet/2004/11/08/liberty.html
The world's best browser is finally out of beta and into real release.
Firefox became official this week with version 1.0. But even though the
browser is a big improvement, it still has a way to go. What's wrong with
it, and what should be done about it? Check out my blog to find out, and
let me know what you think should be worked on next.
http://www.windowsdevcenter.com/pub/wlg/5908
See you next week.
Preston Gralla,
Editor, WindowsDevCenter.com, OnDotNet.com
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*** Top Five Windows and .NET Articles Last Week ***
1. Hacking Word
How can you make the world's most widely used word processing program work
even better for you? Andrew Savikas, author of Word Hacks, gets you five
steps closer to taming your text with his generous collection of hacks.
Rid yourself of hidden character styles, tap VBScript for powerful string
searching, use Perl from within a Word macro, and more.
http://www.windowsdevcenter.com/pub/a/windows/excerpt/wdhks_1/index.html
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2. Enhancing ASP.NET Pages with JavaScript
A sprinkling of JavaScript code can enhance the reach and responsiveness
of your ASP.NET web pages without sacrificing ASP.NET's secure,
server-based model for your coding. Matthew MacDonald, coauthor of ASP.NET
in a Nutshell, 2nd Edition, shows you how to use JavaScript in an ASP.NET
web page to perform three common tasks: showing a pop-up window, changing
control focus, and handling frame navigation. You can use these tricks to
quickly solve problems that have no native .NET solution.
http://www.ondotnet.com/pub/a/dotnet/2003/09/15/aspnet.html
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3. Optimizing Windows Startup
Tired of waiting for what seems like an eternity while XP loads after you
turn on your PC? Mitch Tulloch, author of Windows Server Hacks, shows you
how to speed up XP startup in no time.
http://www.windowsdevcenter.com/pub/a/windows/2004/11/09/XP_startup
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4. Tips for Improving Graphics Performance
Stephen Bigelow, author of PC Hardware Annoyances, breaks it down to the
basics with seven tips to improve your computer's graphics performance.
Oftentimes, the solution to what seems to be a hefty problem may be as
simple as reading the fine print on a box and adjusting your settings
accordingly.
http://www.windowsdevcenter.com/pub/a/windows/2004/11/02/pcannoy_1.html
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5. Introducing SQL Server Reporting Services
Microsoft has finally added reporting capabilities to SQL Server 2000.
Wei-Meng Lee walks you through the basics of creating a simple report
using the SQL Server 2000 Reporting Services.
http://www.ondotnet.com/pub/a/dotnet/2004/11/01/reportingsvcs.html
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