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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Get better security with Vista by implementing best practices for using User Account Control - UAC
Operating your PC when you’re logged in with an Administrator account is an inherently insecure thing to do. If you’re a user with highly-elevated privileges across multiple machines or an entire Active Directory domain, running your everyday processing with these privileges can be dangerous to the point of negligence.read more
Support in the cloud
Skip the traffic and use cloud services to proactively support clients without leaving your office.
Sharepoint Comes of Age
Giving your customers a computing environment that will do exactly what they want is one of the best ways to make them happy, and one of the most effective ways to achieve this is with a combination of Microsoft SharePoint and Office.
Buying Laptops for Small Business
The lowest price isn’t always the best value; paying a little extra for a notebook that’s designed for business could be a better deal.
Application Whitelists
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Protecting Networks
Security is changing: smart clients and remote working mean that the security perimeter is getting closer to the server. How will you protect your clients’ networks tomorrow?
Windows 7 upgrade tools
Windows 7 is proving as popular as Microsoft could have hoped and you can expect to have customers ask you to upgrade them. What tools are on offer to help you to help them?
Managing virtualisation for the desktop
Microsoft’s Desktop Optimization Pack includes two virtualisation tools, one for Windows itself and one for individual applications. what is involved with setting these up, and what are the benefits and downsides?
Do Macs love Exchange?
Snow Leopard finally promises native Exchange connectivity for Mac users; here’s how to make it manageable.
Application control with Windows Group Policy Preferences
Get total application control with Windows Group Policy Preferences.
Is Windows 7 Ready for Small Business
The Service Pack 1 rule is a good one for most operating systems, and not because a new version of Windows usually has as many bugs as benefits.
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