| More top picks from the week: Microsoft offers guidance on secure, networked Silverlight applications New tool tests network friendliness of Visual Studio apps Three sets of patches, one critical, expected for Windows on Patch Tuesday Economy Spotlights H-1B Visa hiring debate for Microsoft From our bloggers: Mitchell Ashley: Converging on Microsoft
Windows 7 beta leaks on BitTorrent hurt everyone
Whenever I see these downloads of new Windows 7 unofficial revs I always wonder, first, are they safe? And second will Microsoft come after people for using it. I don't want to go all "conspiracy theory" on you but you've got to believe Microsoft puts markers in their internal builds. Ron Barrett: A Better Windows World
We-Fi: Find Wi-Fi hotspots anywhere, anytime!
Here's a great tool that installs on your laptop and offers lists of hot spots sent in by the users who found them. Tyson Kopczynski: Hidden Microsoft
Are you married to your job?
In many respects, when you work in IT, you become married to the job. However, in most cases this is not a happy marriage. At best, this marriage is very one-sided, stressful, and 'almost' abusive in nature. Kerrie Meyler: Managing Microsoft
The problem with Vista
Why exactly does Vista have the bad reputation it has? I see several reasons: It's not a great operating system (sorry, Microsoft) ... Apple really does have a great marketing department ... too many versions ... Microsoft's worst competitor is itself. Brian Egler: SQL Server Strategies
Rebuild the System Databases – Practice makes perfect!
The online information about how to rebuild a database is not necessarily correct so practicing a database restore before disaster hits. Randy Muller: All About Microsoft Certifications
Springboard Series
If you are looking for information on Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2 or even SP2 for Vista and Windows Server 2008, check out this Web site that has it all. Susan Hanley: Essential SharePoint
Where oh where has my Content Type metadata gone?
This week, we found another SharePoint mystery at a client site: missing metadata for “referenced” templates in content types. But the story gets worse. Every time the PMO changes a template, the template document will need to be re-added to the content type. Alex Lewis: Windows into Silicon Valley
OCS R2 Media Gateway woes
Sometimes I'm amazed when companies release products that simply don't work as advertised. This is the case with an AudioCodes Media Gateway I'm using in an OCS deployment currently. Hot discussions among Microsoft Subnet readers Heard it at the airport SharePoint Solutions: Smart Investments in a Recession Economy Spotlights H-1B Visa Hiring Debate For Microsoft Will Tom-Tom Lawsuit Further Distance Microsoft From Linux Crowd? Were Microsoft Layoffs Political or A Token Gesture? Managing the OCS 2007 R2 Edge Server Giveaways: One lucky reader will win a Microsoft training course from New Horizons worth up to $2,500. Deadline March 31. See the Microsoft Subnet home page for entry details. Check out Microsoft Subnet’s library for free chapters. | 
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