System.IO.FileSystemWatcher reports events when a file or directory gets changed. For an example, see XMLHotDocument

• Right-click on the title bar, Select Properties
• Options->QuickEdit Mode -- Copy text by selecting->CR. Paste text with right button
• Options-> Buffer Size = 999
• Font->Font>Lucinda Console
• Layout->Screen Buffer->Height = 999
• Layout->Window Size->Height = 55
• Colors->Screen Background = White
• Colors->Screen Text = Black
• OK->Modify shortcut->OK

Stanek, Microsoft, 2004

Command line access to all things Microsoft. Use in conjunction with cygwin.

Siever, Figgins, Weber, O'Reilly 2003

Complete reference to Linux, bash, emacs, vi, sed, and gawk. All useable via

Stanek, Microsoft, 2004

Stanek's administrator's pocket consultant for Windows Server 2003. Thorough coverage of adminstrator control panels, security, remote access, active directory, user and group administration, file systems, shared folders, network drives, backup and recovery, networking, print services, DHCP, and DNS.

Hassel, Apress, 2004

Lots of concrete suggestions on improving windows security. For example, using pwdump to identify weak passwords.hfnetchk for scanning a network for patch updates, managing security policies, Microsoft's Baseline Security Analyzer, managing group policies, managing patch updates, NAQC (Network Access Quarantine Control), IIS security, Exchange security, security auditing.

Richter, Microsoft Press, 2002

Best book on the loading process of managed executables.

Esposito, Microsoft Press, 2002

Henderson, Addison Wesley, 2000

Recommended by Esposito

Newham, Rosenblatt, O'Reilly 1998

Effective tutorial on writing shell scripts in bash.