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Upgrade your web safety: Download Internet Explorer 9   The new Windows Internet Explorer 9 browser is here, and it's safer and faster than ever. Discover how the new version helps better protect you from threats when you're browsing the web. And learn how it starts fast and stays fast with features like Add-on Performance Advisor, which identifies add-ons that might be slowing down your browser. Find out more about the new Internet Explorer 9 and download it today. Security updates for April 12, 2011 The Microsoft Security Bulletin for April includes 17 security updates, including nine for the Windows operating system and one for Microsoft Office. Get updates from Microsoft Update See a summary or watch a video about the updates Microsoft security news   Security advisory: Fraudulent digital certificates could be used to spoof Microsoft released a security advisory on March 23, warning about fraudulent digital certificates. Learn what they are, and make sure you've downloaded the security update.   Microsoft helps defeat Rustock botnet In cooperation with industry and academic partners, Microsoft helped take down the notorious Rustock botnet. Read more about the operation to take down Rustock or watch the video about it that appeared on CNBC World Business.   Earthquake in Japan: How to help and avoid donation fraud After the tragic earthquake and tsunami in Japan, many of us want to donate money to help. Get tips on how to avoid donation scams and contribute more safely.  Protect your computer   6 steps to fix your hijacked web browser Is your web browser behaving strangely? It could have been hijacked by scammers. Here's how to tell for sure, and the six steps that you can take to help restore it.   Explore new and improved security features in Hotmail From the SmartScreen spam filter to smart new ways to recover your email account if it's hijacked, learn about the new security features in Windows Live Hotmail.   Two great reader questions, answered We get the best questions from our readers! Get the answers to Is Microsoft Security Essentials dependable, even though it's free? and Are security updates free?  Protect yourself and your family   Safeguard your privacy online To help ensure your privacy on the Internet, you need to control the amount of information that you give out about yourself and who can access it. Learn how your information gets on the Internet, and then get practical advice on how to increase your privacy and protect your reputation.   Help protect yourself from online tax scams It's down to the last few days to file your federal income tax return. If you're filing online, learn how to recognize and avoid common tax scams.    Http vs. https: What's the difference? Is a website with an address that begins in "https" more secure than one that begins in "http"? Learn the difference between the two types of sites and how to use both more safely. Security resources Microsoft Safety & Security Center Security Tips & Talk blog Microsoft Consumer Security Support Center About this newsletter Microsoft Security for Home Computer Users is a monthly newsletter bringing security news, guidance, updates, and community resources directly to your inbox. If you would like to receive more technical security information, see the Microsoft Security Newsletter.

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MSDN Flash - JSON; Restart/Recover Best Practices; MIX11 Keynotes

Customize MSDN Flash | Unsubscribe Volume 15, Number 8 | April 11, 2011     Top Stories     NuGet Package of the Week - Deserializing JSON with Json.NET 4.0 Scott Hanselman details James Newton-King's excellent library for accessing and working with JSON on .NET. Best Practices for Programming Restart / Recover in Windows Applications Restart and recover allow applications to respond gracefully to unexpected closes, including saving and restoring user data. Watch the MIX Keynotes Live, April 12 and 13 at 9:00 A.M. Pacific Time Can't attend in-person? Watch the keynotes live from Las Vegas, April 12 and 13 at 9:00 A.M. Pacific Time, via live.visitmix.com. Tune-in for the latest announcements on IE, Windows Phone, and Silverlight. Your Featured Content All the Videos from PDC 2008, 2009, and 2010 The Professional Developers Conference (PDC) is the definitive event to inform you about the latest Microsoft technology to enable you to create awesome software. There are tons of great videos that cover a plethora of developer scenarios, best practices, and deep dives into product features. Video: Microsoft SDL Release Phase: Security Practices Jason Glassberg, co-founder of Casaba, discusses planning for post-release contingencies by creating an incident response plan; the importance of a final security review, its outcome, and mitigating outstanding issues; and archiving all pertinent data to allow for post-release servicing. Video: Microsoft SDL Design Phase: Security Practices Joe Basirico, Director of Security Services, Security Innovation, dives into foundational design principles, including least privilege, compartmentalization, input validation, auditing and logging, cryptography, and avoiding the "not invented here" trap. Introducing: New Windows Azure Invoicing System You asked and we listened. Many developers prefer using an invoicing system for Azure usage, rather than a credit card, the same way they use invoicing for other B2B relationships. Refer to the new invoicing guidance page. New Virtual Lab: BizTalk Server 2010: Deploying and Managing BizTalk Applications After completing this lab, you will be better able to build and deploy a BizTalk application, manage applications by using MSI packages, move resources and ports between applications, and more.   Moving to C# and the .NET Framework, for Java Developers These learning resources will help you to leverage your existing knowledge of Java solutions architecture, and show you how you can transform your skills to enable you to build Windows solutions based on the .NET Framework and C#. Video: Applying Microsoft SDL Release Practices in Windows Azure In Azure, the importance of understanding the platform is doubly important in preparing an incident response plan, because rolling back and stopping deployment is vastly simpler than in on-premises or full-platform hosted deployment. Bytes by MSDN: IE9 Interview with Ziad Ismail Ziad Ismail, Director of Product Management for Internet Explorer, and Clark Sell, Microsoft Developer Evangelist, discuss IE9's new notification feature, "pinning," and what "putting sites at the center" means for developers. Ziad also announces "Dev Unplugged," the IE9 developer contest with over US$40,000 in prizes. Bytes by MSDN: What Is Cloud Computing? By using just these four simple words - on-demand, self-service, scaleable, and measurable - Dave Nielsen helps simplify the concept so that you'll truly understand cloud computing. When you're done watching this short video, you'll even be able to explain cloud computing to your mom. 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