Saturday, May 30, 2009

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SAN FRANCISCO

SAN FRANCISCO--Microsoft is testing some of its new identity-based security technology in Washington state schools, where students and teachers will be able to securely access grades and class schedules, a Microsoft executive said in a keynote address Tuesday at the RSA 2009 security conference here.

The software company is working with the Lake Washington School District-- comprised of 50 schools and nearly 24,000 students in and around Microsoft's home town of Redmond--to deploy its Geneva claims-based identity platform, said Scott Charney, corporate vice president of Microsoft's Trustworthy Computing Group.

Students and parents will bring identification information into the school to prove children's identities, and the students will then get small notebook PCs with identity information cards on them to be used for accessing online education materials.

Microsoft announced the Geneva technology last week when it announced its first hosted security service under the Forefront brand.

A former leading federal prosecutor for computer crimes at the Justice Department, Charney left PricewaterhouseCoopers to join Microsoft as chief security strategist in 2002.

"Initially my friends laughed because I used 'Microsoft' and 'security' in the same sentence," he quipped. Microsoft has made progress since then, he added.

COM: Component Object Model Technologies

What is COM?

Microsoft COM (Component Object Model) technology in the Microsoft Windows-family of Operating Systems enables software components to communicate. COM is used by developers to create re-usable software components, link components together to build applications, and take advantage of Windows services. COM objects can be created with a variety of programming languages. Object-oriented languages, such as C++, provide programming mechanisms that simplify the implementation of COM objects. The family of COM technologies includes COM+, Distributed COM (DCOM) and ActiveX® Controls.

Microsoft provides COM interfaces for many Windows application programming interfaces such as Direct Show, Media Foundation, Packaging API, Windows Animation Manager, Windows Portable Devices, and Microsoft Active Directory (AD).

COM is used in applications such as the Microsoft Office Family of products. For example COM OLE technology allows Word documents to dynamically link to data in Excel spreadsheets and COM Automation allows users to build scripts in their applications to perform repetitive tasks or control one application from another.

What is COM+?

COM+ is the name of the COM-based services and technologies first released in Windows 2000. COM+ brought together the technology of COM components and the application host of Microsoft Transaction Server (MTS). COM+ automatically handles programming tasks such as resource pooling, disconnected applications, event publication and subscription and distributed transactions.

I want to build a COM or COM+ application. How do I get started?

The best resource for COM developers is the Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN). The MSDN Library contains information for developers on the Microsoft platform including a programming guide for COM development and the COM API programming reference. The Windows API is documented in Win32 and COM Development. You will also find information on COM+.

What is COM?

Microsoft Technology Centers: Worldwide

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Microsoft Technology Center Offerings

The MTCs marshal their premier resources into three types of offerings, each of which focuses on a different stage of your organization’s search for a solution.

Strategy Briefing

This one-day briefing starts by examining your current IT environment and business objectives and then moves into the Envisioning Center, where you will see Microsoft solutions in action, through powerful demos and scenarios customized to meet your needs. More…

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This custom session drills into your business objectives and aligns them with specific applications of Microsoft .NET connection software to help you not only meet your goals, but to capitalize on them. More…

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In this multiweek, in-depth workshop, our architects work closely with key members of your technical staff to transfer knowledge and prove out custom solutions.

Microsoft Technology Centers

Microsoft Technology Centers (MTCs) provide everything you need — technology experts, industry leaders, and an outstanding environment — to envision, plan, build, deploy, operate, and optimize a secure, customized solution, based on Microsoft and partner technologies.

An MTC’s dynamic collection of resources shortens your development time by removing traditional barriers, and reduces the total cost of solution acquisition. Drawing on the integrated innovation of Microsoft products and technologies, the MTC can be a powerful resource for your organization.

Microsoft Corporation

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT, HKEX: 4338) is an United States-based multinational computer technology corporation that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of software products for computing devices.^[8] Headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA, its most profitable products are the Microsoft Windows operating system and the Microsoft Office suite of productivity software.

The company was founded to develop and sell BASIC interpreters for the Altair 8800. Microsoft rose to dominate the home computer operating system market with MS-DOS in the mid-1980s, followed by the Windows line of operating systems. Its products have all achieved near-ubiquity in the desktop computer market. One commentator notes that Microsoft's original mission was "a computer on every desk and in every home, running Microsoft software."^[9] Microsoft possesses footholds in other markets, with assets such as the MSNBC cable television network, the MSN Internet portal, and the Microsoft Encarta multimedia encyclopedia. The company also markets both computer hardware products such as the Microsoft mouse as well as home entertainment products such as the Xbox, Xbox 360, Zune and MSN TV.^[8] The company's initial public stock offering (IPO) was in 1986; the ensuing rise of the company's stock price has made four billionaires and an estimated 12,000 millionaires from Microsoft employees.^[10]^[11]^[12]

Throughout its history the company has been the target of criticism, including monopolistic business practices and anti-competitive strategies including refusal to deal and tying. The U.S. Justice Department and the European Commission, among others, have ruled against Microsoft for various antitrust violations.

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Easter eggs in Microsoft products

1 Microsoft Bear
2 Microsoft Bunny
3 Microsoft Office
3.1 Word for Windows 2
3.2 Office 6.0/95
3.3 Office 97
3.4 Office 2000
3.4.1 List of Roadway Comments
4 Office 2004 Mac
5 Windows
5.1 Windows 3.1
5.2 Windows 95
5.3 Windows 98
5.4 Windows Vista
6 Internet Explorer
7 Hover!
8 Features often misunderstood to be Easter eggs
8.1 Microsoft Word
8.2 Microsoft Excel
8.3 Microsoft Windows
9 Notes and references
10 See also

Microsoft Corporation

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Sunday, February 8, 2009

Assemblage

Assemblage is an artistic process in which a three-dimensional artistic composition is made from putting together found objects.

The origin of the word (in its artistic sense) can be traced back to the early 1950s, when Jean Dubuffet created a series of collages of butterfly wings, which he titled assemblages d'empreintes. However, both Marcel Duchamp and Pablo Picasso had been working with found objects for many years prior to Dubuffet. They were not alone, alongside Duchamp the earliest woman artist to try her hand at assemblage was Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven, the Dada Baroness, and one of the most prolific, as well as producing some of the most exciting early examples, was Louise Nevelson, who began creating her sculptures from found pieces of wood in the late 1930s.

Sanding block

A sanding block is a block used to hold sandpaper. In its simplest form, it is a block of wood or cork with one smooth flat side. The user wraps the sandpaper around the block, and holds it in place. Fancier versions use clips, teeth or clamps to hold the paper in place. Commercial versions can be constructed of various materials. They are usually sized to hold a quarter or half sheet of sandpaper. Some versions use the sandpaper belts intended for a power belt sander. Sanding blocks are helpful because they prevent the "waves" created by plain sandpaper.

Know at least two safety procedures for each of the above tools: The main safety rule to follow with any tool is to use common sense.

Chisel

A chisel is best used with a mallet. Chisels can be used for removing great quantities of wood. They can cut across the grain or slice along its length. Chisels are sharpened much the same way as knives, but the angle is a bit steeper, ranging from 20° to 35°. Often they are sharpened at two angles, such as 25° for most of the length of the blade, and 35° near the edge. This allows the blade to be resharpened by only honing a small portion near the cutting edge.

Knife

Carving knives, chisels, and gouges The primary tool for wood carving is a carving knife. You can use a pocket knife as well, and many people do. To sharpen a knife, hold the blade at about a 15° angle and scrape it along a whetstone as if you were trying to shave off a thin layer of the stone. Be sure to sharpen both sides.

Plane

A hand plane is a tool for shaping wood. Planes are used to flatten, reduce the thickness of, and impart a smooth surface to a rough piece of lumber. Hand Planes are one of the most satisfying tools to operate. Clamp the wood securely to a bench, and then push the plane along the grain. The blade should be adjusted so that it takes a thin shaving off the plank. A sharp, well adjusted plane will remove a continuous shaving the entire length of the board. Pay attention to how the grain runs - if the grain dives into the board, make sure the plane's blade does not break the shaving off below the surface. If this happens, try planing in the other direction (see illustration). Once the blade has been removed from a plane, it can be sharpened in the same fashion as a chisel. It should be sharpened frequently, as this will greatly improve its performance. A plane should be stored on its side to respect the blade. You should also be very careful to not plane into a nail or a screw, as doing so will put a nasty notch in the blade.

Rasp

A rasp is a woodworking tool used for shaping wood. It consists of a point or the tip, then a long steel bar or the belly, then the heel or bottom, then the tang. The tang is joined to a handle, usually made of plastic or wood. The bar has had sharp teeth cut into it. Rasps generally cut more coarsely than files. They are useful for rapidly removing wood from curved surfaces. They remove less wood than a drawknife, so they are easier to control. Even though rasps leave very coarse finishes, the cut-away areas can be easily smoothed with finer tools, such as files. There are several types and shapes of rasps. There is a half round, round and flat. The several types of rasps are bastard, cabinet and wood (finest to coarsest). All these varieties can be used to make different shapes. A similar tool to a rasp is a surform file; it has coarse, individual teeth like a rasp for cutting wood. The difference being that the surform has a small hole near each of the teeth to allow shavings to pass through and prevent clogging. Surform tools come in different styles and shapes including file-plane, round file and shaping/shaving tools.

Coping saw

Coping saws are very useful for removing bulk. A carving can often be roughed in with a coping saw, and once the shape is cut out, knives, chisels, and gouges can be used to clean it up and do the final shaping. Coping saw blades can be sharpened with a triangle file, though they are cheap enough that they ore more frequently replaced when dull. The blade can be installed on the coping saw so that it cuts on either the pull stroke or the push stroke. Experiment to see which you like better. To make a cut, clamp the piece to a bench or hold it firmly with your free hand or knee. Align the blade with the pencil mark you have made which will guide the cut. Gently work the saw up and down to make the cut. You may have difficulty at first, and this does take a little practice to master. But once you have it down, it is not all that difficult. Follow the line until the cut is complete.

what is handicraft?

Handicraft, also known as craftwork or simply craft, is a type of work where useful and decorative devices are made completely by hand or using only simple tools. Usually the term is applied to traditional means of making goods. The individual artisanship of the items is a paramount criterion, such items often have cultural and/or religious significance. Items made by mass production or machines are not handicrafts.

Sunday, January 18, 2009

A sanding block

Know at least two safety procedures for each of the above tools: The main safety rule to follow with any tool is to use common sense.

Coping saw 1. Clamp your work firmly to a bench before cutting it with a coping saw. You may wish to pad the clamp with a piece of scrap wood so it does not mar the piece. 2. Be careful not to saw into the bench. 3. Keep your fingers clear of the blade. Rasp 1. Do not draw the rasp across your skin - it will cut skin even easier than it will cut wood. 2. Do not strike a rasp with a hammer or mallet or it may shatter. Plane 1. Do not test the sharpness of a plane's blade by sliding it along a finger. 2. Retract the plane blade when storing. 3. Keep the blade sharp. Knife 1. Do not push the knife toward another person (or yourself!) when cutting. Imagine the path blade will follow if the item you are cutting suddenly give way, freeing the blade. Always make sure nothing is in that path. 2. If you drop a knife, let it fall. Do not try to catch it. 3. When handing a knife to another person, offer them the handle - not the blade. 4. Do not throw the knife. 5. Do not use a locking knife unless the blade is locked. 6. For non-locking knives that fold, be aware that it may close on your hand if you apply pressure the wrong way. 7. Do not pry with a knife - you may break the blade. 8. Keep the blade sharp. Chisel 1. Store the chisel with the blade covered. 2. Keep the blade sharp. 3. Keep both hands behind the blade. 4. Use a mallet with the chisel rather than pushing it along with your hand. This will ensure that your hands are both behind the blade. 5. Do not put a chisel in your pocket. Sanding block 1. Do not throw a sanding block 2. Pay attention to the path of the sanding block. It is easy to knock something over when you're paying attention to the piece you're sanding instead of the surrounding environment. 3. Do not sand skin. Sand papers will abraid skin.

[edit] List of handicraft trades

Handicrafts include:

assemblage – collage in three dimensions
beadwork
bone carving buffalo, camel, elephant bone carving.
horn carving buffalo, rhino horn carving.
cabinet making
chip carving
collage possibly involving seeds, fabric, paper, photographs and/or found objects
crochet
embossed aluminum or silver
gardening
knitting
Lathart
marquetry
metalwork
scale model
mosaic
needlework
pottery and ceramics
pressed flower craft — uses real flowers and leaves
puppetry
quilting - also reference Quilt and Art quilts
sewing
shoemaking
spinning
stained glass
wood burning
wood carving
woodturning
woodworking
List of handicraft manufacturers

chise

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The primary tool for wood carvin

Carving knives, chisels, and gougesg is a carving knife. You can use a pocket knife as well, and many people do. To sharpen a knife, hold the blade at about a 15° angle and scrape it along a whetstone as if you were trying to shave off a thin layer of the stone. Be sure to sharpen both sides

Plane

Rasp

Coping saw

Handicraft

Usually, what distinguishes the term handicraft from the frequently used category arts and crafts is a matter of intent: handicraft items are intended to be used, worn, etc, having a purpose beyond simple decoration. Handicrafts are generally considered more traditional work, created as a necessary part of daily life, while arts and crafts implies more of a hobby pursuit and a demonstration/perfection of a creative technique. In practical terms, the categories have a great deal of overlap.