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July 2008 issue of TechNet Magazine available online

The July 2008 issue of TechNet Magazine is now available online. FEATURE ARTICLES In the July issue, we provide guidance on Going Live with IIS 7.0 , giving advice on how you can test, stage, and migrate your Web apps. We also have an article that shows Read More...
Posted Tuesday, June 17, 2008 6:00 AM by matt_graven | 2 Comments

June 2008 issue of TechNet Magazine available online

The June 2008 issue of TechNet Magazine is now available online. Security, security, and more security. The June issue is our annual Security Issue, and we delve into a variety of security-related topics. In the June issue, we have some security all-stars Read More...
Posted Monday, May 12, 2008 5:45 PM by matt_graven | 0 Comments

March 2008 issue of TechNet Magazine available online

The March 2008 issue of TechNet Magazine is now available online at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/cc268370.aspx .  Windows Server 2008 is here and we have in-depth coverage of what you need to know about the latest server OS from Microsoft. Read More...
Posted Tuesday, March 11, 2008 12:40 PM by matt_graven | 0 Comments

February 2008 issue of TechNet Magazine available online

The February 2008 issue of TechNet Magazine is now available online at www.microsoft.com/technet/technetmag/issues/2008/02/ .  We cover a lot of ground in this issue.  For starters, we've heard from our readers that they want to learn more about Read More...
Posted Tuesday, February 12, 2008 7:28 PM by matt_graven | 0 Comments

Offline reading in 11 languages

Over the past few years, many of you have requested an offline, digital version of TechNet Magazine to read in your travels. Quite some time ago, we began providing issues of TechNet Magazine in the HTML Help (.chm) file format. We're happy to announce Read More...
Posted Wednesday, September 05, 2007 10:13 AM by joshhoff | 0 Comments

What do editors do, and why is it important?

There's a very interesting commentary piece by Gary Kamiya now available on Salon.com entitled " Let us now praise editors ". While the public pat-on-the-back for an often-overlooked profession is appreciated, there are a few more important points covered Read More...
Posted Tuesday, August 07, 2007 6:03 PM by joshhoff | 0 Comments
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Thoughts on screen shots: Useful tools

Following on my previous posts about taking screen shots , here's an overview of some tools you can use to capture screens. PrintScreen The oldest and simplest way to capture a screen shot is to use the PrintScreen feature built into Windows going back Read More...
Posted Friday, August 03, 2007 11:30 AM by tdorsey | 2 Comments

Magazine Reader application

I really shouldn't discuss this publicly, because one hates to set unrealistic expectations, but at the same time, I'd really like your input. If you've ever seen the Times Reader application available from the New York Times (discussed here , here , Read More...
Posted Thursday, August 02, 2007 5:03 PM by joshhoff | 6 Comments

Sharing our Acronym List

A few months back, our managing editor, Etya Novik, discussed the almost-ridiculous use of acronyms , particularly in our industry. She mentioned that here at TechNet Magazine , our editors maintain a spreadsheet of every technology-related acronym we've Read More...
Posted Friday, July 20, 2007 11:39 AM by joshhoff | 0 Comments
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Checklist for article submissions

If you are submitting an article to either TechNet Magazine or MSDN Magazine , here is a short checklist of items you should make sure are done before sending your final manuscript. Making sure these details are taken care of saves everyone extra work Read More...
Posted Friday, May 18, 2007 7:57 PM by tdorsey | 0 Comments
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A day in the life...

My good friend Steve, the technical editor of MSDN Magazine , just published a great post about how our magazines get put together. As you might imagine, it's a pretty complicated process that starts long before the magazine lands in your mailbox each Read More...
Posted Tuesday, May 15, 2007 10:23 AM by joshhoff | 0 Comments
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Field Trip: TechNet Magazine on Press

I often say that I have one of the most unusual and "old school" jobs at Microsoft—not quite sure if I do, but I like to think so. I'm the art and production director for TechNet Magazine (and MSDN Magazine ), and in addition to many other cool things, Read More...
Posted Wednesday, May 02, 2007 12:55 PM by joshhoff | 1 Comments
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Capturing a screen shot in Windows

It's surprising the number of questions I get about something as seemingly simple as screen captures. But really, it's not the most intuitive thing to do in Windows. While the commands and tools haven't changed in years -- going back at least to Windows Read More...
Posted Tuesday, April 17, 2007 7:38 PM by tdorsey | 4 Comments

FWIW, A Rant on Acronyms

My work life is filled with acronyms, mostly TLAs (three-letter acronyms) and what I’ll call MLAs (multiple letter acronyms). Well, technically they’re abbreviations, but let’s not get off track already. I suspect that you may suffer the same fate. Acronym Read More...
Posted Wednesday, April 11, 2007 7:36 PM by TNMagStaff | 3 Comments
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What we look for in an article proposal

You've heard us mention from time-to-time that we're always looking for new authors and new content ideas for TechNet Magazine . When we say "new authors", we mean people just like you! That is, real IT Professionals using Microsoft technologies who know Read More...
Posted Thursday, February 15, 2007 3:57 PM by joshhoff | 3 Comments
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