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Beginning information cards and CardSpace; from novice to professional.

An architect on Microsoft's DPE Platform Incubation team introduces Microsoft's implementation of a client application for the identity metasystem, which ships with the .NET Framework 3.0. Step-by-step instructions illustrate how to add support for information cards to ASP.NET and PHP websites, use information cards to personalize websites, secure RSS with information cards, automate information card issuance with Windows Workflow Foundation, and work with security token services. (Annotation ©2008 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Expert F#.

Syme (Microsoft Research), Granicz (IntelliFactory), and Cisternino (University of Pisa) introduce the basic constructs of typed functional programming and imperative programming in the new F# language, libraries associated with the .NET framework, and language- oriented programming techniques. Intended for experienced programmers, the second half of the guide demonstrates how to build graphical user interface applications using F# and the .NET Windows Forms library, write server-side scripts that respond to web requests, query and access data, and generate lexers and parsers from declarative specifications. (Annotation ©2008 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Painless project management with FogBugz, 2d ed.

FogBugz, a project management system optimized for software teams, tracks bugs and manages cases. This book takes readers from the basics of FogBugz through details of managing and administering a complex FogBugz installation. After material on the philosophy of FogBugz and the actual process of case management, two chapters are devoted to the specific concerns of FogBugz administrators and software managers. Final chapters cover integration of FogBugz with other tools, and customer and team communication via wiki, e-mail, and discussion groups. An appendix reviews instructions for installing FogBugz on Windows, Linux, or Mac OS X servers. The book will be useful for software developers, testers, managers, and system administrators. Gunderloy has worked in the computer industry for 25 years. (Annotation ©2008 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Pro LINQ; language integrated query in C# 2008.

Intended for .NET programmers, this guide introduces Microsoft's language integrated query (LINQ) mechanism for querying data of all types, and explains how to work with LINQ to objects standard query operators, XML-specific operators, DataSet operators, and SQL Server databases. Although many enhancements to C# 3.0 specifically support LINQ, the numerous code examples are written in C# 2.0. (Annotation ©2008 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Pro SQL server 2005 integration services.

From fundamentals to advanced topics, this book teaches readers not only how to use SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS), but also how to make integration projects stronger, faster, and smarter. The techniques described are all from actual implementations performed for blue-chip clients against datasets in excess of 25 billion items, in real-world, live environments architected, developed, and maintained by the author. The audience for the book includes SQL Server developers, network developers, and others. Wightman is affiliated with Microsoft. (Annotation ©2008 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Windows home server user's guide.

Written for beginners, this guide walks through the process of installing Windows Home Server, connecting other computers in the home, configuring settings and user accounts, backing up data, sharing files and folders, and streaming media. A more advanced chapter demonstrates how to set up a broadband router for remote access, select a personalized domain name, create a Windows Live ID, and enable remote desktop on a Windows XP Professional computer. (Annotation ©2008 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)