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How Do I: Defend Against Truncation-Based SQL Injection Attacks?

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 04:16:07 +0530

Escaping single quote characters is sometimes used as mitigation for SQL injection vulnerabilities. On the other hand, when data assigned to a SQL Server character variable exceeds the defined length for that variable, the extra characters get truncated. This video demonstrates how this property of truncation may be used by an attacker to circumvent the above mentioned mitigation, resulting in a SQL injection attack. Various options of fixing SQL injection issues are also discussed.

How Do I: Secure SQL Server using SQL Server 2008 Policy Based Management?

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 01:53:28 +0530

SQL Server 2008 introduced a new feature known as Policy Based Management (PBM). This feature allows us to create policies for our SQL server instance. Few important features of Policy Based Management are:
- It is similar to group policy feature provided by Windows
- We can create SQL Server Policies and deploy these policies across multiple servers
- Policies can be scheduled or we can run them on demand
- Policy can also rollback the transaction (policy violating transactions) with raising an error
In this video I’ll showcase how we can leverage Policy Based Management to secure our SQL server environment. I’ll introduce you with these basics of PBM and we will see how we can build policies related to SQL server security and assess those policies on our SQL Server instance.

How Do I: Change Default Work Items in the SDL Process Template?

Tue, 19 May 2009 15:20:45 -0700

This video will show you how to modify the default work items that are included in the SDL Process Template. We will cover how to modify the default work items that are created in your new SDL Process Template team project. We will also review how to modify the default work item types - such as Task or Bug. The Microsoft SDL Process Template for Visual Studio Team System was created to ease adoption of the SDL by automatically integrating the policy, process and tools of the Security Development Lifecycle v4.1 into Visual Studio Team System 2008.

How Do I: Use the SDL Process Template Documentation and Reporting?

Tue, 19 May 2009 15:20:45 -0700

This video will show you how to use the SDL Process Template document templates and security metrics reporting. The built in SDL document templates will help you jump start your use of the Microsoft SDL. The reporting will allow you to improve your visibility into the key security risks for your application and the progress your team is making toward their security goals. The Microsoft SDL Process Template for Visual Studio Team System was created to ease adoption of the SDL by automatically integrating the policy, process and tools of the Security Development Lifecycle v4.1 into Visual Studio Team System 2008.

How Do I: Set Up the SDL Process Template?

Tue, 19 May 2009 15:20:45 -0700

In this video we will first show you how to install the SDL Process Template. Then we will walk you through how to begin using it in your new project. The Microsoft SDL Process Template for Visual Studio Team System was created to ease adoption of the SDL by automatically integrating the policy, process and tools of the Security Development Lifecycle v4.1 into Visual Studio Team System 2008.

How Do I: Improve My Check-In Process?

Tue, 19 May 2009 15:20:45 -0700

In this video we will introduce you to the SDL Process Template check-in policies and then show you how to enable the check-in policies for yourself and your team. Finally, we will demonstrate the check-in policies in action as well as how you can be alerted when someone overrides a check-in policy.

How Do I: Use Bing inside a Windows Mobile Application?

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 01:22:38 +0530

You can use the Bing Search Service to search the Internet inside a Windows Mobile Application. Besides searching for Web pages, you can amongst others also search for Mobile Web pages, multimedia content and phone book entries. In this video, Maarten Struys shows you how to use the Bing Web Service inside your own application and how you can make use of the returned results to for instance make a phone call to a particular company.

How Do I: Create Localized Applications on Windows Mobile Devices?

Mon, 1 Jun 2009 18:52:19 -0700

Windows Mobile Devices are available in localized versions. The .NET Compact Framework gives you good support to create localized applications, in other words, applications that use the same language as the localized Windows Mobile Device is working in. In this video, Maarten Struys shows you how to create a localized application with a default English User Interface as well as a localized Dutch User Interface.

How Do I: Use Paging in Windows Azure Tables?

Wed, 27 May 2009 12:51:09 +0530

To improve application usability, many applications need to support viewing data page-by-page. In this screencast, you'll learn how Windows Azure table storage provides a built-in mechanism that allows you to efficiently page through query results.

How Do I: Leverage Concurrency in Windows Azure Table Storage?

Wed, 27 May 2009 12:50:22 +0530

Windows Azure table storage is designed to support many users at the same time. In this session, you'll learn how Windows Azure table storage supports concurrency, and you'll learn a few strategies to help you deal with any concurrency violations.

How Do I: Use Logging in a Windows Azure Application?

Fri, 22 May 2009 18:58:12 -0700

Windows Azure provides a built-in framework for writing log messages from your applications. In this screencast, you'll learn how to use the Windows Azure logging API and how to read log messages whether your application is running in the development fabric or in the cloud.

How Do I: Display Virtual Earth Maps inside a PictureBox Control?

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 16:02:00 -0700

With the Virtual Earth Imaging Service it is relative easy to retrieve and display maps inside a browser control on a Windows Mobile Device. With a little additional effort you can display the same maps inside a PictureBox control. In this video, Maarten Struys shows you how to display a Virtual Earth map in a PictureBox and how to continuously update the map, based on the current location of the user making use of GPS readings.

Using the BizTalk WCF Service Consuming Wizard

Tue, 2 Jun 2009 10:10:03 +0530

This Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) video demonstrates using the BizTalk WCF Service Consuming Wizard. This tool is run from within Visual Studio 2008 to allow an orchestration to consume a WCF service using a BizTalk WCF send adapter.

How Do I: Extend the Live Framework Resource Model?

Wed, 13 May 2009 22:56:50 -0700

In this screencast, learn how to add create and store custom types in Live Mesh using the Live Framework SDK.

How Do I: Access Profiles and Contacts from PHP Applications?

Wed, 6 May 2009 19:10:09 -0700

In this screencast, see how you can connect to and interact with the Live Framework from a PHP application built using Eclipse.

Using the BizTalk WCF Service Publishing Wizard to Publish Orchestrations as WCF Services

Tue, 2 Jun 2009 10:11:22 +0530

This Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) video demonstrates using the BizTalk WCF Service Publishing Wizard. This tool is run from the Start menu to publish a BizTalk orchestration as a WCF service using a BizTalk WCF receive adapter.

Configuring a Receive Location Using the WCF-Custom Adapter

Tue, 2 Jun 2009 10:12:25 +0530

This Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) video examines how to configure a BizTalk receive location using the WCF-Custom adapter. This adapter is extremely flexible and allows you to customize features of security, message body extraction, behaviors, bindings, and to import/export configuration files.

Practical Entity Framework for C#: Explore Entity Framework

Mon, 30 Mar 2009 17:32:49 -0700

ADO.NET Entity Framework is an object-relational mapping (ORM) framework for Microsoft .NET. In this video, Todd Miranda explores how to use the Entity Framework to access and manipulate data from a database.

How Do I: Deploy a Custom Outlook Form Region?

Fri, 27 Mar 2009 12:47:00 -0700

This video explains how to deploy a custom form region to a user's system. This demo shows how to publish the form region addin for deployment and install the addin to the user's system.

How Do I: Evaluate my site’s performance with neXpert?

Tue, 17 Mar 2009 17:13:06 -0700

This How-Do-I video shows you how to use neXpert, an add-on to Fiddler, which automates the classic performance best practice checks and produces a HTML report on the issues found in a Fiddler capture. neXpert adds the ability to insert step markers in Fiddler sessions to associate network objects together (create transactions). Using these steps, neXpert looks for performance issues and generates a HTML report based on the findings.

How Do I: Build an Outlook Form Region to Input Time Records in Office Accounting?

Tue, 10 Mar 2009 17:13:06 -0700

This video shows how to create a "mini-OBA" that integrates Outlook with Office Small Business Accounting 2008. This demo shows how to: build an adjoining form region, work with the Small Business Accounting API, fill form region controls with Small Business Accounting data, create time slips from within Outlook and store data from Office Small Business Accounting in Outlook.

How Do I: Create a Custom Document Inspection Form?

Tue, 3 Mar 2009 13:03:19 -0800

This video shows how to use InfoPath to create a custom Document Information Panel to be used with Microsoft Office Word This demo shows how to: create a SharePoint content type, reference SharePoint list data in the content type, assign the content type to a document library, design an InfoPath form that uses the content type, publish the InfoPath form to a SharePoint Document library and use the newly create Document Information Panel.

How Do I: Create and Use a Data Connection Library with InfoPath 2007?

Tue, 24 Feb 2009 13:00:50 -0800

This video shows how to use a data connection residing within a SharePoint Data Connection Library using VSTO and InfoPath 2007. This demo shows how to: create a new data connection library in SharePoint, create a data connection that connects to a SQL Server database, load the data connection to the data connection library and create an InfoPath project in VSTO that uses the data connection to populate an InfoPath form.

How Do I: Store Data in Windows Azure Tables?

Fri, 13 Feb 2009 10:36:39 -0800

In this screencast, learn how to get started with Windows Azure tables. You'll see how to create tables and then add, edit and delete data.

Debugging Tips for Windows Azure Applications

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 09:59:00 -0800

The Windows Azure SDK provides a development fabric that provides a "cloud on your desktop." In this screencast, learn how to debug your Windows Azure applications in this environment.

How Do I: Leverage Queues in Windows Azure?

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 09:58:12 -0800

In this screencast, learn how to use queues to facilitate communication between Web and Worker roles in Windows Azure.

How Do I: Store Blobs in Windows Azure Storage?

Mon, 9 Feb 2009 09:52:48 -0800

In this brief screencast, learn how to leverage Windows Azure storage to store data as blobs. You’ll learn about blob storage, containers and the API that makes it easy to manage everything from managed code.

How Do I: Get Started Developing on Windows Azure?

Mon, 9 Feb 2009 09:51:52 -0800

If you’re a developer and you’re new to Windows Azure, start here! You’ll see what you need to download and install, and how to create a simple "Hello World" Windows Azure application.

How Do I: Deploy a Windows Azure Application?

Mon, 9 Feb 2009 09:51:02 -0800

In this brief screencast you’ll see what it takes to move your application into the cloud - you’ll see how to request and register a token, how to upload your Windows Azure application and how to move it between staging and production in the cloud.

How Do I: Use the Microsoft Live Framework Resource Browser?

Mon, 9 Feb 2009 09:50:12 -0800

The Live Framework Resource Model is a simple, straightforward information model based on entities, collections and relationships. In this brief screencast you'll learn how to navigate the relationships between entities by using the Live Framework Resource Browser, which is a tool that ships with the Live Framework SDK.

How Do I: Get Started with the Live Framework?

Mon, 9 Feb 2009 09:49:24 -0800

If you are looking to get started developing with the Live Framework, this is the place to start! In this screencast you'll learn how to get a Live Services token and what you need to download in order to start writing Live Framework applications.

How Do I: Harness the Microsoft .NET Service Bus?

Mon, 9 Feb 2009 09:48:34 -0800

The .NET Service Bus makes it easy to access your Web services no matter where they are. In this brief screencast, you'll see how to take a basic Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) service and expose it to the Internet with the .NET Service Bus.

How Do I: Get Started with .NET Services?

Mon, 9 Feb 2009 09:43:30 -0800

.NET Services are a set of highly scalable building blocks for programming in the cloud. In this brief screencast, you will learn about the registration process.

How Do I: Create a Breakpoint Using Conditions?

Fri, 6 Feb 2009 16:59:40 -0800

There are many ways to create breakpoints. By default, a breakpoint is triggered each time a line of code is reached. In this video, Todd Miranda demonstrates how to use advanced breakpoints to only trigger when certain conditions are met.

How Do I: Create a Breakpoint Using Hit Count?

Fri, 6 Feb 2009 16:59:32 -0800

How Do I; Learn Tips and Tricks for Debugging in Visual Studio?

Fri, 6 Feb 2009 16:58:38 -0800

In a debugging session, it is possible to view and explore the values of elements. It is also possible to modify those values in an effort to determine how a new value affects the outcome. In this video, Todd Miranda demonstrates how to use watch and immediate windows to test various scenarios while debugging.

How Do I: Use the SysLink Control in MFC?

Tue, 27 Jan 2009 11:20:26 -0800

In this video, Jonathan Wood shows how to use the SysLink control, which allows you to easily place hyperlinks in a dialog box.

How Do I: Use the CComboBoxEx Control?

Tue, 27 Jan 2009 11:20:02 -0800

In this video, Jonathan Wood demonstrates how to use the CComboBoxEx class to create a combo box and associate an image with each item in the list.

How Do I: Use the Animation Control in MFC?

Tue, 27 Jan 2009 11:19:35 -0800

In this video, Jonathan Wood demonstrates how you can use the animation control in an MFC dialog box.

How Do I: Setup and Configure the Excel Data-Mining Add-in?

Tue, 27 Jan 2009 11:17:55 -0800

This video shows how configure to setup the Data Mining Client For Excel addin. This addin is part of the Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Data Mining Add-ins for Microsoft Office 2007 download available at: http://www.microsoft.com/DOWNLOADS/details.aspx?familyid=896A493A-2502-4795-94AE-E00632BA6DE7.

How Do I: Modify Images in My Ribbon Bar?

Tue, 6 Jan 2009 11:07:51 -0800

In this video, Jonathan Wood shows how you can edit images associated with the new ribbon bar. Using the software from http://www.axialis.com/download/iwlite.html, which is available to Visual Studio 2008 users for free, he demonstrates changing the images displayed on the ribbon bar and discusses advanced bitmap topics such as alpha channels.

How Do I: Design Dialog Boxes?

Tue, 16 Dec 2008 18:13:09 -0800

In this video, Jonathan Wood demonstrates how to use the Visual Studio dialog box editor/designer to design your own dialog boxes. This video is intended primarily for users fairly new to MFC but some more advanced issues are discussed as well.

How Do I: Use the VSTO Power Tools Developer Cleanup Tool?

Tue, 16 Dec 2008 18:11:42 -0800

This video shows how to use the Developer Clean-Up tool with the VSTO Power Tools version 1.0.0.0. This demo shows how to open the Developer Cleanup Tool and use the tool remove artifacts from VSTO development projects

How Do I: Use the Virtual Earth Geocode Web Service on Windows Mobile Devices?

Tue, 9 Dec 2008 14:22:14 -0800

In the past it was already possible to make use of Virtual Earth services on Windows Mobile Devices through URL Encoding. Making use of the Virtual Earth Web Services 1.0, retrieving Virtual Earth data has become easier. In this video, Maarten Struys shows you how to call out to the Virtual Earth Geocode Web Service to translate a latitude / longitude reading into an address.

How Do I: Hi-jack or Repurpose a Standard Ribbon Button's Command?

Tue, 9 Dec 2008 14:20:50 -0800

This video show how to build a custom Ribbon that replaces a standard ribbon button's functionality.

How Do I: Use HTML Help in MFC? Part 2

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 13:36:01 -0800

In this video, Jonathan Wood continues his discussion of HTML Help. Using the project created in PART I, he demonstrates some advanced techniques that include the HTML Help Workshop wizards and incorporating CSS into help topics.

How Do I: Establish Network Connections with Connection Manager?

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 13:35:09 -0800

In this video Jim Wilson demonstrates how to use the native Connection Manager API from within you .NET Compact Framework applications to programmatically establish network connections.

How Do I: Display a Background Image on a Form?

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 13:33:38 -0800

Adding an application-appropriate background image to your forms is a great way to give your application a professional look and help it stand out from similar applications. In this video, Jim Wilson demonstrates how to display an image in the form background; the demonstration includes techniques for avoiding screen flicker and scaling the image to support different device resolutions.

How Do I: Use HTML Help in MFC? Part 1

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 12:42:27 -0800

In this video, Jonathan Wood demonstrates creating an MFC project that uses HTML Help. He describes the help files created by the wizards, and then demonstrates writing a new help topic and associating it with a dialog box.

How Do I: Use VSTO Power Tools SharePoint Workflow Package Generator?

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 12:40:25 -0800

This video shows use the SharePoint Workflow Package Generator tool to generate a SharePoint solution package that can be used for installation.

How Do I: Create Ribbon Controls? Part 2

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 12:41:28 -0800

Jonathan Wood continues his demonstration of adding various controls to the ribbon bar, which is included as part of the MFC Feature Pack. This video builds on Part 1 and you are recommended to view Part 1 before viewing this video.