Microsoft Products

This web page has links to resources on Microsoft's products. Copy and paste the URL to your browsers address line.

Microsoft .NET Framework Technology - first step installation, testing, and other resources

Windows-Auto Services - running a program when the computer starts up or shuts down.
Microsoft Networking - issues with networking (or home networking).
MS IIS - my notes on MS IIS web server.
Terminal Services
Windows Search Does Not Work - notes on Microsoft's Search feature.

www.microsoft.com/windows - Windows Home Page.
Windows Updates & Office Updates
- Launch Windows Internet Explorer (IE). Click on "Tools, Windows Update". After the page loads you will also find "Office Updates".
- URL's
  - http://support.microsoft.com/ - Updates for many Windows products.
  - www.microsoft.com/windows/downloads/default.asp - Windows Updates.
  - http://www.windowsupdate.com - Windows Updates.
  - http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com - Windows Updates.
Microsoft Online Support - http://www.microsoft.com/contentredirect.asp
Security Patches - http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security
Sync your time: time.windows.com
- Control Panel, Date and Time properties, Internet Time, Server = time.windows.com

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnacc2k2/html/deploydap.asp - This article describes how to deploy a secure data-access-page-based Web site on your intranet or the Internet by using Access and IIS to serve data from Access or SQL Server databases.

http://support.microsoft.com/support/default.asp - Support Site. Knowledge Base, Troubleshooting Wizards, downloadable files, and other technical support resources. Awesome troubleshooting info in the Knowledge Base.

http://www.microsoft.com/USA/gulfstates/ - Microsoft's local events in the Gulf States area (Florida, etc...)
www.passport.com - Microsoft Passport Home Page - to sign up for events, newsletters, etc... you will need to obtain a free Microsoft Passport.
http://register.microsoft.com/regsys/pic.asp - Microsoft's profile center - update information like home address, email, newsletters, etc...
www.microsoft.com/trainingandservices - Training & Certification Home page.
http://microsoft.com/usa - information on local events and promotions in your area
www.microsoft.com/windows/dailynews - daily news.
www.microsoft.com/presspass - Press releases.
http://msevents.microsoft.com - Microsoft's events homepage (usually free). Find any MS event around the world and in your back yard.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/events/ - Microsoft Developer conferences (usually cost $)
http://msdn.microsoft.com/events/teched/ - Microsoft TechEd Seminar (yearly)
http://msdn.microsoft.com/events/pdc/ - Microsoft Professional Developers Conference (yearly)

Notes

Presentation/Client Tier - Fat to Thin Clients (PC's to terminals). Browsers, Applications, etc...
Middle Tier - Web Servers, etc... Business Logic is stored here.
Data/Storage Tier - Database Servers, Legacy Systems, External Applications, etc... (SQL,DB2,Oracle,Sybase,Ingris, etc..)