VisioAutoExt is a library for using Visio 2007 from C#, but even if you don’t want to write your own Visio add-ins it’s a good reference for understanding how you can automate common Visio tasks; get it at http://www.codeplex.com/visioautoext. If you prefer to use VB, http://support.microsoft.com/kb/309603 explains how to use OLE automation in Visio and Boxes and Arrows has an excellent guide to how to use Excel lists as the source for generating Visio diagrams at http://www.boxesandarrows.com/view/automating_diagrams_with_visio. read more
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Administering Remote Assistance in XP
This article is a little elderly, but remains a handy guide to the Remote Assistance feature in Windows XP. It explains what is required for Remote Assistance to work, in terms of ports, firewalls, and group policy; it also shows how to block it. One thing it does not mention is that Remote Assistance depends on DCOM – see http://support.microsoft.com/kb/300546 for more information on that.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb456978.aspx
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Over the last 20 years we have seen the cost of hardware and software plummet. For the most part, smaller companies can now run the same computing solutions as large companies.
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