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Microsoft has released the Visual Studio 2005 Service Pack 1 SP1 Beta. Visual Studio 2005 shipped in November of 2005 and this beta Service Pack incorporates fixes that we have addressed since that release....

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Microsoft has released security bulletin MS06-073. The security bulletin contains all the relevant information about the security update. This information includes file manifest information and deployment options....

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Visual Studio 2005 Service Pack 1 continues Microsoft s investment in market leading development tools. Service Pack 1 addresses issues that were found through a combination of customers and partner feedback as well as internal testing. The issues addressed range in severity from places where the syntax coloring was incorrect to customer reported...

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The Energy Policy Act of 2005 changed the start and end of daylight savings time in the U.S. beginning in 2007 and may impact the way applications run. Take a few minutes to understand these changes and how they may impact your applications....