Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Programming Microsoft Composite UI Application Block and Smart Client Software Factory or DNS on Windows Server 2003

Programming Microsoft Composite UI Application Block and Smart Client Software Factory

Author: David S Platt

Get hands-on guidance for developing smart client applications using Windows Forms with the Composite UI Application Block (CAB) and the Smart Client Software Factory. Smart clients bridge the gap between thin clients and rich clients-providing the benefits of Web applications without sacrificing user experience. However, developing smart clients often requires the skill of an experienced programmer using Microsoft Visual Studior, Microsoft ASP.NET, and the Microsoft .NET Framework. This book details a simpler, approachable method. With just your fundamental Microsoft Visual Basicr or Microsoft Visual C#r skills, this guide will help you understand the prefabricated classes of CAB and the proven patterns that the Smart Client Software Factory provides. This book offers classroom-tested guidance, hands-on instruction, and a proven building-block approach. Through seven modular lessons, developers of moderate experience with learn how to create functional, robust smart client applications.

Key Book Benefits


• Includes code samples and screenshots to illustrate key concepts


• Provides a comfortable learning experience for programmers with basic Visual Basic or Visual C# skills


• Features guidance on how to use these tools with the Microsoft Windows Presentation Foundation, as well as a look ahead at how these tools will evolve



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DNS on Windows Server 2003

Author: Matt Larson

While computers and other devices identify each other on networks or the Internet by using unique addresses made up of numbers, humans rely on the Domain Name System (DNS), the distributed database that allows us to identify machines by name. DNS does the work of translating domain names into numerical IP addresses, routing mail to its proper destination, and many other services, so that users require little or no knowledge of the system. If you're a network or system administrator, however, configuring, implementing, and maintaining DNS zones can be a formidable challenge. And now, with Windows Server 2003, an understanding of the workings of DNS is even more critical. "DNS on Windows Server 20003" is a special Windows-oriented edition of the classic "DNS and BIND," updated to document the many changes to DNS, large and small, found in Windows Server 2003. Veteran O'Reilly authors, Cricket Liu, Matt Larson, and Robbie Allen explain the whole system in terms of the new Windows Server 2003, from starting and stopping a DNS service to establishing an organization's namespace in the global hierarchy. Besides covering general issues like installing, setting up, and maintaining the server, "DNS on Windows Server 2003" tackles the many issues specific to the new Windows environment, including the use of the dnscmd program to manage the Microsoft DNS Server from the command line and development using the WMI DNS provider to manage the name server programmatically. The book also documents new features of the Microsoft DNS Server in Windows Server 2003, including conditional forwarding and zone storage in Active Directory (AD) application partitions. "DNS on Windows Server 2003"providesgrounding in: Security issues System tuning Caching Zone change notification Troubleshooting Planning for growth If you're a Windows administrator, "DNS on Windows Server 2003" is the operations manual you need for working with DNS every day. If you're a Windows user who simply wants to take the mystery out of the Internet, this book is a readable introduction to the Internet's architecture and inner workings.



Table of Contents:
Preface
1Background1
2How Does DNS Work?11
3Where Do I Start?36
4Setting Up the Microsoft DNS Server50
5DNS and Electronic Mail96
6Configuring Hosts106
7Maintaining the Microsoft DNS Server127
8Integrating with Active Directory146
9Growing Your Domain164
10Parenting185
11Advanced Features and Security215
12nslookup and dig237
13Managing DNS from the Command Line261
14Managing DNS Programmatically282
15Troubleshooting DNS308
16Miscellaneous329
ADNS Message Format and Resource Records355
BConverting from BIND to the Microsoft DNS Server372
CTop-Level Domains376
Index385

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