Hello, I'm   Jason

I almost forgot to mention a website I came across awhile back that focuses on antivirus and security topics. It’s called AntiSource.com. If you like to stay on top of security, you can subscribe to their RSS feed here: http://www.antisource.com/backend/sitenews.xml

The DevAdvice network seems to be getting more and more beneficial each day. The network now features five websites dedicated to specific advice areas including aSP, SQL, XML, RegEx, and Windows advice. Click the appropriate link below to visit the sites:

The .NET Valley website has a listing of Windows and other technical events…

According to TechNet, Microsoft will hold a “patch day” on April 12th. The patches will include:

Many times I here administrators complain about outside attempts to hack their systems. In most of these cases, these same administrators continue to use Administrator as their domain admin account. I’d recommend setting up another user account and giving that account the full admin privileges. Then, disable the Administrator account. This is just one step to a more secure network.

Have you ever wondered how to play old games, such as SkiFree for Windows 3.1, in Windows XP? Joel Durham created a good article explaining how to setup Windows XP to run older applications. You can read the article at http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/games/expert/durham_og.mspx. You can download SkiFree at http://ski.ihoc.net/.

I will be presenting at the Greater PA MSDN Code Camp. The topics I will present are:

If you haven’t heard already, there is a cool, new site out there to help you find your Windows advice. It’s called WindowsAdvice.com.

The .NET Valley user group is looking for Windows and other Microsoft product presenters. We’d like to start hosting events with one .NET presentation and one general public presentation. If you are interested, please contact us at groupleaders@dotnetvalley.com.

Looking for a Windows XP shortcut? Check out this list from Microsoft…