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First published by Eric Battalio (Microsoft)
When: 28 Jun 2011 2:25 PM
Last revision by jeffpetty
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TechNet Wiki Featured Article Nominees

TechNet Wiki Featured Article Nominees

This article features the nominees for future featured articles for the TechNet Wiki home page. To nominate an article, add it to the alphabetical list in the Nominees section. This article also includes a publication schedule and a list of previously featured articles.

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Publication Schedule

Two new articles are featured each week. Those are determined by the TechNet Wiki English Featured Article Team. In addition, a third or fosturth article might be featured the same week, at least two days later. These are additional articles that the Wiki team might need to highlight.

Nominees

To nominate any article, add it here for the publisher to review (listed alphabetically):

Accessibility

Accessibility Resources for Developers

Active Directory

ASP.NET

BizTalk Server

C#

How to Query Trees using LINQ

Curah!

Dynamics AX

Dynamics AX 2012 Collaboration

Dynamics CRM

Enterprise Security

Entity Framework

Exchange Server

Configure a Static UDP Port for Push Notifications in an Exchange 2010 Environment
Exchange 2010 Client Access Array and Load Balancing Resources
Exchange Videos
Forefront Protection for Exchange Best Practices
Microsoft Identity Management Solutions Supported by Exchange Server

Forefront Identity Manager

How to Use Workflows to Automate the Calculation and Notification of Initial Passwords
How to Post a Wiki Article Announcement to the FIM Forum
Understanding Deprovisioning in FIM
Understanding FIM Service Partitions

Hyper-V

How to Increase the VHD Size in Hyper-V R2

Internet Explorer

Internet Explorer 8 Is Not Displaying Pages or Opening Links

IIS

Microsoft.NET: Modifying Web.Config file and IIS Reset

IPv6

Lync

Lync server documentation errors and gaps

.NET Framework

.NET Framework Overview

Office 365

Outlook

Power View

PowerPivot

PowerShell

SCM (Security Compliance Manager)

SharePoint

Small Basic

SQL Azure

SQL Server

System Center Configuration Manager

System Center Operations Manager

Visio Management Pack Designer for System Center 2012 - Operations Manager

TechNet/MSDN

Transact-SQL

WCF

Wiki

Windows

Windows Azure

How to Create a Virtual Network in Windows Azure

Windows Phone

Windows Phone 7 Application With Federated Authentication

Windows Server

XAML

Simple Data Binding in XAML

Past Featured Articles

NOTE: In addition to the list below, all the featured articles have been tagged with the special-use tag, "TechNet Wiki Featured Article". So rather than looking on this page to see if an article has been featured, you can check the bottom of the article to see if it has the tag. Or you can see the list of articles for the tag "TechNet Wiki Featured Article" .

Here are the previously featured articles, divided by technology/product and listed chronologically (the top articles in the technology area were featured the most recently):

Active Directory

ASP.NET

BizTalk

C#

Cloud Computing

Reference Architecture for Private Cloud

Dynamics AX

Dynamics AX Milestones

Dynamics CRM

Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Development Resources

Enterprise Security

Elevation of Privilege - The Game

Entity Framework

Entity Framework FAQ

Exchange

FIM

Hyper-V

Internet Explorer

IPv6

Lync

Outlook

Power Pivot

Power View

PowerShell

SharePoint

SCM

Microsoft Security Compliance Manager - Getting Started

Small Basic

SQL Azure (Windows Azure SQL Database)

SQL Server

SSRS

System Center

T-SQL

TechNet/MSDN

User Group Services

How To Use User Group Services

Visual Basic

Wiki

Windows

Windows Azure

Windows Phone

Windows Server

Windows Store Apps

WCF

Windows Communication Foundation Overview

WPF

Chronological List

The most recently featured articles are listed at the top:

12/09/14- Wiki: User Experience Guidelines
12/09/14- TechNet Wiki Featured Article Nominees
12/09/14- Wiki: Types of Articles Not Appropriate for TechNet Wiki
12/09/14- Wiki: How to Build Community
06/04/14 - masterMind Game
06/04/14 - Add Achievements to your Windows 8.1 Store Game (C#/XAML)
06/04/14 - How to provide a temporary and secure administrative access to AD-integrated Critical Systems and Applications by combining the use of AD DS Fine-Grained Password Policies and Orchestrator
06/04/14 - PowerShell Portal
02/01/14 - [[Wiki: Format XML Markup using Notepad++]]
02/01/14 - How to use Powershell to notify Active Directory users about password expiry
02/01/14 - Demystify Kerberos setup with FIM 2010 R2 with SSPR
02/01/14 - [[Windows Azure BizTalk Services Operations: Backup and Restore]]
01/22/14 - Windows Azure BizTalk Services EAI Bridges – Diagnostics
01/22/14 - SharePoint 2013: Build a Webpart using HTML, JavaScript and the XML Viewer Web Part
01/20/14 - Small Basic: Dynamic Graphics
01/20/14 - SSRS: How to Add JPEG and PNG Report Export when SSRS 2012 is Integrated with SharePoint 2013
01/19/14 - T-SQL: Create Report for Last 10 Years of Data
01/19/14 - Generate Color Sequences Using RGB Color Cube in VB.Net
12/25/13 - Visual C#: Thread.Sleep vs. Task.Delay
12/25/13 - Various Media Objects for Windows Phone and Their Roles
12/23/13 - SQL Server: When Foreign Keys will Cause Conflicts with FILLFACTOR
12/23/13 - WPF: Custom Tree Virtualizing Panel For TreeView
12/23/13 - How to Protect your Active Directory from RID Pool Depletion
12/16/13 - Interview with a Wiki Ninja
12/12/13 - BizTalk Server 2013: Connect to Window Azure Blob Storage
12/12/13 - SharePoint 2013: A no Code Solution to Build a Change Management Request
12/08/13 - Visual Basic: How to Draw a Border of ASCII Text in a Console Application
12/08/13 - Using a View to Mask Multi-Server SSIS Package Configurations
12/08/13 - T-SQL Useful Links
12/08/13 - Small Basic: How to Rotate a Shape Not from the Center
11/23/13 - WPF: Displaying and Editing Many-to-Many Relational Data in a DataGrid
11/23/13 - FIM 2010 R2: How to Search for Request Details in msidmCompositeType
11/23/13 - How to Transfer Files between a Windows Store App and any Windows Phone App
11/23/13 - Visual C#: Filter a DataTable Based on a Collection
11/19/13 - Record Logon / Logoff Activities on Domain Servers and Workstations Using Group Policy
11/19/13 - SQL Server: Delete Huge Amount of Data from a Table
11/16/13 - ASP.NET MVC
11/13/13 - BizTalk Server 2013: WCF-SQL executing a stored procedure in Windows Azure SQL Database
11/11/13 - Small Basic: AutoUpdater Code Snippet
11/11/13 - SharePoint: Using PowerShell to Group Filter and Sort Documents by Metadata
11/11/13 - Query Power Pivot DMVs with VBA
11/08/13 - Structured Error Handling Mechanism in SQL Server 2012
11/08/13 - SSRS: Multi-valued Parameter as Stored Procedure Input
11/05/13 - VB.NET: How to Make an Oval, Triangle, Pentagon, Hexagon, or Octagon for a Control or a Form
11/05/13 - IEnumerable<T> Vs. IQueryable<T>
10/29/13 - How to Play Flac Files in Windows Phone Using C#
10/29/13 - What's New for the AppBar in Windows 8.1
10/27/13 - WPF: Exporting Data from a DataGrid Control
10/26/13 - FIM 2010 R2: How to Manage Group Membership from the User UI
10/26/13 - SQL Server: Understanding Lock Escalation
10/21/13 - Wiki: How to Report a TechNet Wiki Performance Issue
10/16/13 - BizTalk Server Installation and Configuration Checklist
10/15/13 - SharePoint 2013: InfoPath 2010 Embedded Form
10/13/13 - Small Basic: Parser Generator
10/02/13 - SSIS: Flat File Source - Datetime Column Format Issue & Solution
10/01/13 - Sort Letters in a Phrase using T-SQL
09/29/13 - How to Get the Textual Representation of a Number (Convert Number to Words) in VB.Net
09/28/13 - Avoid “File system redirection” in Visual Studio 2012
09/25/13 - Azure Mobile Services Custom API - Exploring Server Side Capability
09/23/13 - Custom Styling the Alternate Rows inside ListView/GridView
09/18/13 - Validating Data in WPF 4.5 Using the INotifyErrorDataError Interface
09/17/13 - FIM 2010 R2: Creating a Custom Metaverse Object Deletion Rule using C#
09/16/13 - Dropping a Clustered Index Will Not Reorganize the Heap
09/15/13 - Provisioning BizTalk Services using the Windows Azure Management Portal
09/14/13 - SharePoint 2010: Viewing, Sorting, and Filtering SharePoint User Profiles Using PowerShell
09/13/13 - Small Basic: Shapes Editor
09/07/13 - We’ve Got The Power: “Power BI”, New Microsoft BI Suite Announced
09/04/13 - SSRS: Multi Font Color / Multi Font Size within a Single Field / Textbox
09/03/13 - T-SQL: Gaps and Islands Problem
08/31/13 - How to Handle a Huge Collection of Strings in VB.Net
08/30/13 - Connecting to SSAS Cube using Silverlight
08/29/13 - Location API in Windows Phone 8
08/25/13 - Create an Analog Clock in a Windows Store Application
08/19/13 - WPF/MVVM: Binding the IsChecked Property of a CheckBox to Several Other CheckBoxes
08/17/13 - FIM 2010 R2: How to Bulk Import Attributes Flow Rules into a Synchronization Rule in the Portal
08/12/13 - Shrink SQL Database During Restore
08/09/13 - Set Brush for ScrollViewer Thumb
08/07/13 - Building an App using the DataviewModel from external XML
08/06/13 - Windows Phone 8 Development: Maps and Clusters
08/05/13 - Named Pipes IO for Inter-process Communication
08/04/13 - How to Communicate with a Microcontroller or Other Serial Device in VB.Net
08/03/13 - How SQL Server Determines Type of the Constant
08/02/13 - Using Custom Code in SSRS Reports for Advanced String Operations
07/27/13 - Aggregations in SSAS
07/23/13 - Small Basic: How to Make a Turtle Maze Game
07/20/13 - BizTalk: Monitoring and Automatically Starting Host Instances Via A Scheduled Task
07/14/13 - Uploading (and Resizing) Images to a SharePoint Picture Library via a Webpart
07/06/13 - Windows Azure SQL Database Connection Management
07/02/13 - T-SQL: Dynamic Pivot on Multiple Columns
06/29/13 - Retreiving the Screen Resolution for Windows Phone 8 Emulator
06/27/13 - SQL Server PIVOT
06/24/13 - Spell Checking WinRT Component (C#, VB, HTML5/JavaScript)
06/21/13 - SharePoint 2010: Adding Charts to Standard Webparts and Visual Webparts
06/18/13 - How to Create Video Games in VB.Net (Windows Forms)
06/08/13 - MSDN and TechNet Forum Support
06/05/13 - TechNet Wiki Community Council
05/31/13 - Active Directory Certificate Services Public Key Infrastructure FAQ
04/29/13 - Lync Server Documentation Errors and Gaps
04/10/13 - Getting Started: Windows Workflow Foundation and ASP.NET
04/07/13 - SQL Server Samples Readme
04/02/13 - System Center 2012 Operations Manager Survival Guide
03/09/13 - FIM 2010 Software Solutions from Partners
03/05/13 - Internet Explorer 9 (IE9): How to Set a Popup Window to Open in a New Tab
03/03/13 - Wiki: How to Use the Editor
02/25/13 - Outlook, Outlook for Mac, and Entourage Version and Features Comparison Chart
02/23/13 - PowerShell: Running Executables
02/21/13 - Windows Communication Foundation Overview
02/19/13 - Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Development Resources
02/17/13 - Windows XP: Certificate Status and Revocation Checking
02/15/13 - Dynamics AX Milestones
02/11/13 - TechNet Wiki: Technology Tags
02/08/13 - BizTalk: List of Errors and Warnings, Causes and Solutions
02/05/13 - SharePoint 2010 Best Practices: Choosing Between AD Groups or SharePoint Groups
01/31/13 - The Four Pillars of Identity - Identity Management in the Age of Hybrid IT
01/25/13 - Windows Server 2012 Test Lab Guides
01/22/13 - Wiki: User Experience Guidelines
01/14/13 - Forums Help (FAQ)
01/11/13 - Forum OP Tips: How to Ask a Question Efficiently in a TechNet/MSDN Forum
12/24/12 - Step by Step Guide - Two Tier PKI Hierarchy Deployment
11/23/12 - Blackboard Design Pattern: A Practical Example - Radar Defense System
11/14/12 - Books for Developers
11/11/12 - TechNet Wiki Widget (Windows 8)
10/23/12 - Lync Server Wiki Portal
10/17/12 - Exchange Server 2010 SP1 and Exchange Online (Office 365) Feature Comparison
10/12/12 - Official Microsoft Forum Sites
10/06/12 - BizTalk Server 2010 Host Throttling
10/03/12 - FIM 2010 Management Agents from Partners
10/01/12 - Windows Server 2008 R2: Survival Guide
09/26/12 - SQL Azure TechNet Wiki Articles Index
09/24/12 - How to Use Forums (Forums Help FAQ)
09/17/12 - Cloud Resource Management with Service Provider Foundation
09/12/12 - Test Lab Guides
09/07/12 - Active Directory Replication Over Firewalls (en-US)
09/02/12 - Hyper-V: Deployment Best Practices
08/28/12 - How to Ban or Report a TechNet or MSDN User Account
08/24/12 - How to Make Your Operations Manager 2007 Reporting Install a Success
08/17/12 - Deploying Claims-Aware Application to Windows Azure
08/15/12 - Windows Home Server Router Setup
08/13/12 - Forum Moderation Guide: Marking Answers
08/10/12 - List of Fictional Companies Used in Microsoft Material/Documentation
08/04/12 - How to View or Delete Active Directory Delegated Permissions (en-US)
08/02/12 - BizTalk Server Resources on the TechNet Wiki
07/25/12 - SharePoint 2010: Tips for Dealing with Performance Issues
07/20/12 - The Different Roles in MSDN and TechNet Forums
07/11/12 - SharePoint 2010 Best Practices (en-US)
06/21/12 - E-Book Gallery for Microsoft Technologies
06/18/12 - PowerShell V3 Tips and Tricks (What's new in V3)
06/17/12 - How to Build a SQL Server 2012 Hyper-V Virtual Machine (KIWI build)
06/08/12 - Outlook and OWA Version and Features
06/05/12 - System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Survival Guide (en-US)
06/02/12 - AD RMS Portal
05/25/12 - How to Get Hyperlinks in Your Microsoft Forum Signature
05/19/12 - Invoke ReSTful Web Services with BizTalk Server 2010
05/16/12 - SQL Server Performance Survival Guide
05/12/12 - SharePoint 2010: Best Practices to Estimating and Benchmarking Project Efforts
05/09/12 - How to Become an MSDN or TechNet Forum Moderator (en-US)
05/08/12 - How to Use PowerShell to Create a Wiki Catalog Page
04/18/12 - Wiki: Training and Certification Portal (en-US)
03/26/12 - How to Configure SSL Offloading in Exchange 2010
03/15/12 - Wiki: Create Quick and Basic Tables Using the Wiki HTML Editor
03/12/12 - Integrate Skype and Facebook Features in SharePoint
03/02/12 - How WSUS and Cluster-Aware Updating are affected by Windows Server 8 Beta Updates
02/17/12 - Entity Framework FAQ
02/15/12 - Elevation of Privilege - The Game
02/13/12 - Hyper-V Survival Guide
02/07/12 - HomeGroup and IPv6 Troubleshooting Guide
01/31/12 - Download and Install IE9
01/27/12 - Official Microsoft Team Blogs
01/24/12 - Apache Hadoop on Windows
01/10/12 - How To Use User Group Services
01/03/12 - FIM 2010 Wiki Articles
12/27/11 - Overview of Microsoft SQL Azure Database
12/22/11 - SQL Server Columnstore Index FAQ
12/20/11 - How to Become an MVP or MCC
12/06/11 - Database Engine Permission Basics
11/29/11 - SQL Azure Content Index
11/17/11 - Feature Requests for TechNet and MSDN Profiles and Social Platform Tools
11/09/11 - Microsoft Translator Widget and Wiki
11/03/11 - BizTalk Server 2010
10/29/11 - Windows PowerShell Survival Guide
10/27/11 - PowerPivot: DAX Survival Guide
10/20/11 - Microsoft Security Compliance Manager - Getting Started
10/05/11 - Wiki: Getting Started
09/29/11 - Move Access Data to the Cloud
09/26/11 - Data Visualizations in Project Cresent
09/21/11 - Reference Architecture for Private Cloud
09/16/11 - BizTalk + WF/WCF, Better Together
09/05/11 - Forefront Identity Manager Resources
09/02/11 - Project Crescent Overview
08/31/11 - IPv6 Survival Guide
08/19/11 - How to Automatically Add a Table of Contents (TOC) to Your Wiki Article
08/15/11 - New Spatial Features in SQL Server Code-Named "Denali"
08/12/11 - Compare SQL Server with SQL Azure
08/08/11 - How to Shard with SQL Azure
08/01/11 - SQL Azure Delivery Guide
07/20/11 - Understanding FIM Service Partitions
07/09/11 - Select an Edition of SQL Server for Application Development
07/07/11 - SQL Azure Performance and Elasticity Guide
06/17/11 - AD FS 2.0 Content Map
IPv6 Test Lab for Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7
Windows Server Emergency Management Resources
PowerPivot Overview
Exchange: ActiveSync Considerations When Using Windows Phone 7 Clients

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Comments

Ed Price - MSFT

9 Aug 2011 9:48 AM

Thank you Peter for cleaning up the URLs. You're right that it looks much better this way.
Rich Prescott

20 Sep 2011 7:44 PM

Now that Powershell 3.0 CTP1 is out, we need to feature the Powershell Survival Guide on the frontpage.
Ed Price - MSFT

6 Oct 2011 1:39 PM

Ed Price - MSFT edited Revision 120. Comment: Added Wiki Feature Requests
Ed Price - MSFT

20 Oct 2011 4:50 PM

Ed Price - MSFT edited Revision 123. Comment: Updated with info on newly featured article - SCM
Ed Price - MSFT

28 Oct 2011 11:02 PM

Rich,

It's been over a month since I've had a turn, but I featured the PowerShell Survival Guide.
Rich Prescott

30 Oct 2011 11:38 AM

Thanks Ed!
Ed Price - MSFT

16 May 2012 1:27 PM

I added a bit about Guest Editors in the Publication Schedule section. Thanks!
Norkk

24 Aug 2012 11:24 AM

Thank you ed! i added this article to favorites.
Livio von Büren

3 Sep 2012 2:01 AM

Wow! Huge list.
Waqas M

1 Feb 2013 5:43 AM

Great Compilation