Blocking versus Non blocking scripts

In this article by Adam Watson, the author of Learning Modernizr, we will look into the basics of blocking versus non blocking scripts. We take help of several topics to cover this section.

In this article we will cover:

• The async attribute

• Blocking to allow shimming

• Adding navigation

• The section frames

Cross-premise Connectivity

In this article by Erez Ben-Ari and Bala Natarajan, the authors of Windows Server 2012 Unified Remote Access Planning and Deployment, Cross-premise connectivity (also known as cloud connectivity) is the ability to establish secure connection between two sites. It could be between a head office and a branch office or from an office to a cloud data center. Before we go into the details of cross-premise connectivity let us take a moment and talk about the connectivity challenges that an enterprise faces. In this article, we are going to talk about what cross-premise connectivity is, why it is needed, and how to go about establishing it.

The topics we will discuss are as follows:

• Evolving remote access challenges

• Migration to dynamic cloud

• The needs of modern data centers

• Dynamic cloud access with URA

• Adding a cloud location using Site-to-Site

• Basic setup of cross-premise connectivity

• Configuration steps

Using Processes in Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011

In this article by Mahender Pal, the author of Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Application Design, we are going to use Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 as a platform to develop our Employee Recruitment Management System ( ERMS ). We will learn the basics of ERMS, about processes in Microsoft CRM 2011, and how we can use them to automate business processes at different levels.

In this article we are going to discuss the following topics:

• Employee Recruitment Management System
• Employee Recruitment Management System design
• Setting a security model for Employee Recruitment Management System
• Setting field-level security
• Data model for Employee Recruitment Management System
• Customizing entities for Employee Recruitment Management System
• Setting a security model for ERMS
• Setting field-level security in Microsoft CRM 2011
• Processes in Microsoft CRM 2011
• Importing data in Microsoft CRM 2011
• Testing Employee Recruitment Management System

Installing Microsoft Forefront UAG

This article by Fabrizio Volpe, author of Microsoft Forefront UAG Mobile Configuration Starter [Instant] illustrates the installation of Microsoft Forefront UAG, which will be described as a process that can be divided into five steps as described in the following sections.

Polishing Gems

This article by Benjamin Hershleder, author of Avid Media Composer 6.x Cookbook, explains that there are many useful features, gems if you will, that go underutilized. This article shines and polishes a few of them up by revealing some functions' hidden abilities, explaining their behavior, and/or giving you a few new ideas about how you might use them.

Top features of KnockoutJS

One of the best parts of Knockout is its extensibility. Knockout has numerous extension points and contains a plethora of utilities for building your app. Many developers have built great Knockout sites without any other JavaScript libraries (even jQuery) than the core Knockout library.

In this article by Eric M. Barnard, the author of KnockoutJS Starter, we'll cover the top features that Knockout offers.