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• norwegian What would prevent GPO from being deployed?

  We have been using GPOs for deploying certain settings to desktops and notebook computers in our local domain. This has been working very well until just recently when I started setting up a new batch of Dell notebooks. When the user logs in, some of the default GPO is deployed, but not all of it. The main parts being deployed are the security settings (such as password rules), Windows firewall settings, and wireless settings. Miscellaneous sett ...Show All

• Sephers how to install several programs in farm

  I am beginning in a project which is a total disaster. The company has done a lot of things that I don't like so much, but I am an analyst-programmer, so I have not voice for changing anything. One issue is that all the modules of the different programs are in all the machines of the farm (>100 servers). So the load is balanced between all of them. I think that this works but isn't a good policy: 1) Perhaps if a program fails It c ...Show All

• -M- Code statistics tool

  I am searching for a tool that gives me statistics for a solution or a project like number of code lines, number of methods, etc. It is prefered to be a free tool. if any one knows such a tool I would be very thankful. Hi, I use NANT in our Dailybuild proces to generate codestats. http://nantcontrib.sourceforge.net/release/latest/help/tasks/codestats.html Clemens Reijnen I'm not sure if it does everything you want, ...Show All

• Dmitri Trembovetski Design pattern for interactive communications between users

  We have a need for two users to communicate interactively over a VPN connection through a DMZ. We are considering a smart client (internet side) talking to a web server (in the DMZ) talking to a smart client (within our network). Wondered if anyone knew of a design pattern (or any other solution) to this problem. I'm thinking of using the database for that or an indepented cahe server for faster time ...Show All

• SugarDaddy Storing User Information (IIdentity or Custom Object)

  When the user logs into the system, I need to go grab some information (Full Name, Email, EmployeeID, Etc.) and store it in a global place for the application to get at. I can think of two options off the back. I could create my own custom principal / identity classes and store the information in here, or I could go ahead and create a UserProfile object and make it a singleton and store it there. Which option do you guys think sounds more approp ...Show All

• travey12 Datasets as the DAL?

  I was wondering if using datasets/adapters/datatables is a good way to manage my data access layer, or if I should keeping using this generic database library one of my friend wrote. Thanks, John Topmcsd wrote: PS: DDD is not applicable to DAL. DAL and DDD are two different levels of abstraction. DAL deals with data, DDD deals with data+domain logic. If you are practicing DDD you would probably want to seper ...Show All

• Paul Steele Architectural considerations when developing a .Net solution with intergaration to Legacy apps

  I need to develop a web based application wherein the data would be retrieved from Mainframes and other legacy apps. I know that there would be a limit in connections that I can open to connect to this legacy systems. Even though my web application on the top would be able to take that load but internally when request get queued up at the legacy end things go for a toss. Trouble is I can change the interface to the legacy applicati ...Show All

• Bagles1 Architectural Styles

  Hi, I have a few open queries in my mind on architectural styles. I have just put them as questions below. Can someone advise 1. What is an Architectural Style and What purpose does it solve 2. When do we use architectural styles (i.e at what phase of a project) 3. What are the different architecture style Some of them that I am aware of are Layered, OO, Client Server, RPC, Structured. 4. How can one add a style Is style a pattern ...Show All

• deltwebguy Is the MVC is good practive for developing window appication

  Hi I m developing windows appication, i need to decide about the architecture for this app., i want some suggestion regarding the architecture i should use for this. Can someone throw some light in this. Note : I m planning to use  NHIBERNATE for Data Layer (ORM mapping).     We are looking at Composite UI block for some of our needs. I am going through Hands On Labs at present. It l ...Show All

• zendainc SQL 2005 and Visio for Enterprise Architects Database

  I reverse engeneered a SQL2005 database into Visio for EA where I had utilized the new schema feature (like what was done in the sample Adventure Works database). After the db schema was generated I was happy to see the the schema name appeared in the owner attribute of the table definition. However, I was unable to change the owner to a different schema name. Additionally, if I create a new database design, it appears I cannot associate an owne ...Show All

• Jonathan Allen Microsoft Certifications- Good, Bad, or Ugly?

  I would like your opinions on Microsoft Certifications. My opinion is posted here: http://realworldsa.dotnetdevelopersjournal.com/microsoftcertifications.htm If you go, please take the poll to the right.  I am interested because of the situation I am finding with the resume story I have in the blog. I want to know how off base or on base the architecture community feels my opinion is. I a ...Show All

• Joel A good second book about arquitecture

  Hello I have finished "pro scalable application in .net 2.0" which was nice. Now I want to read another book about architecture. What do you recomend I think Domain-Driven Design: Tackling Complexity in the Heart of Software is a good option, do you know another Thanks. Sorry for taking a while to respond. I actually went out and looked at the reveiws on Amazon. I guess it depends on what you are looking for as to whe ...Show All

• dsavill SOA message design

  Hi, I'm developing a system using web services with SOA principles. But I have doubts about the design of a message. For example, I want to expose a product catalog so the signature of my method would be: public FindProductResponse FindProduct(FindProductRequest request){........} FindProductResponse will return a collection with all the products that meet the criteria specified in the FindProductRequest object. But I don't know how to ...Show All

• Vince_Kennedy Decoupling, Extnesibility and Distributed Environments

  While architecting a framework for an application that is being developed, for which we plan to use 'messaging' as the primary data/information exchange mechanism, use we came across this dilemma: To use MSMQ or Event/Delegate model of .NET To elaborate a little further, the system would consist of User Data Management, Video Capture, Printing, UI, Remote UI and Remote Control interfaces etc. ALL interactions between these modules wo ...Show All

• lugo Windows Installer

  Probabily this is wrong section, but i don't know how post it. I'm making a project installer project with windows installer 3.1. I'd like, at the end of installation, that the installer execute my application. Some one know how don't start learning Wix... Wix is Windows Installer XML , it is not easy to learn and most often you can handle installer problems with custom actions. I asked a simliar question in this ...Show All