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Articles in Tietokone

Status: Active, monthly publication
Publisher: Sanoma Magazines Finland Oy, Finland
Language: Finnish

Jani Järvinen is an official, regular collaborator to the Tietokone magazine. His articles have appeared in the magazine since February, 1998 and range from software development and general columns to technical tips how to use the latest products and technologies.

Published articles

• Feb/1998: "RAS-soittaja Borland Delphillä".
  An article about writing a custom RAS dialer for Windows 95/NT using Borland Delphi.
• Aug/1998: "Microsoft CryptoAPI".
  An article about using Microsoft's CryptoAPI with C.
• Mar/1999: "Windows NT:n tapahtumaloki käyttöön".
  An article about using Windows NT Event Log with C.
• May/1999: "Tietokantoja ilman BDE:tä".
  An article about using Borland's MIDAS.
• Aug/1999: "Kehitysympäristö WAP-sovelluksille".
  An article about the Nokia WAP SDK and WAP programming.
• Sep/1999: "Näyttävää grafiikkaa Javalla".
  An article about Java 2D API programming.
• Oct/1999: "Internet Explorerin ohjelmointirajapinnat".
  Article about Internet Explorer's programming interfaces.
• Feb/2000: "Office-tuotteiden automaatio Delphillä".
  An article about using Borland Delphi 5's new Office server components.
• Sep/2000: "PHP – vaihtoehto Perlille".
  An article about using PHP.
• Oct/2000: "Monitoroi palvelintasi WAP-puhelimella".
  An article about writing WAP applications with Microsoft Visual C++.
• Dec/2000: "NTFS 2000 tutuksi".
  An article about Windows 2000's own file system, NTFS.
• Jan/2001: "Windows 2000:n TCP/IP-työkalut".
  A technical article about TCP/IP tools in Windows 2000.
• Feb/2001: "Microsoftin XML-työkalupakki päivittyy".
  Introduction to Microsoft MSXML 3.0 XML components.
• Aug/2001: "Saippuaa sovelluksille".
  An article about SOAP in the famous "Trendit" article series.
• Sep/2001: "Tieto siirtyy saippualla".
  An article about Microsoft SOAP Toolkit 2.0.
• Jan/2002: "Otettaisiinko käyttöön uusi teknologia?".
  An article in the Näköaloja (Views) column about new technologies.
• Feb/2002: "Helppoja http-asiakassovelluksia" and "Stressitesti web-sivustoille".
  Two articles, one about Microsoft WinHTTP SDK 5.0 and the other about Microsoft Web Application Stress Tool, WAST.
• May/2002: "Verkkopalveluita tuottavasti".
  An article about building web services (SOAP, WSDL & UDDI) with Microsoft Visual Studio .NET.
• Aug/2002: "Passport-kirjautuminen omille sivuille".
  Article about Microsoft .NET Passport and ASP.NET development with C#.
• Sep/2002: "Sovelluskehitys tarvitsee moniosaajia" and "XML suoraan tietokannasta".
  Two articles, one in the Näköaloja (Views) column and another about Microsoft SQL Server 2002 XML features.
• Oct/2002: "Salasana on heikoin lenkki" and "Microsoft .Netin peruskirjastoista on moneksi".
  Two articles, one about weak passwords and their cracking and another about Microsoft .NET Framework class libraries.
• Nov/2002: ".Netin tietotyypit hallintaan metadatalla".
  A one-pager about .NET data types and metadata.
• Jan/2003: "Tietokantoihin käsiksi Adolla".
  An article in the .NET series: this time about ADO.NET and database access.
• Apr/2003: "Niukka dieetti .NET-kehittäjille", "Asetukset keskitetysti kuntoon", "Tietokanta omille sovelluksille".
  Three articles about .NET development tools, Microsoft SQL Server Desktop Edition 2000 and centralized management of antivirus products.
• Nov/2003: "Käyttöliittymän uudet ulottuvuudet", "Välimuistit nopeuttavat web-sovelluksia".
  Two articles here: one about 3D operating systems and the other about using HTTP header fields effectively to allow proper caching both locally and in proxy servers.
• Dec/2003: "Kaksi vuosikymmentä Borlandia".
  One-third-page article about Borland's 20-year celebration in San Jose.
• Jan/2004: "RSS – XML-pohjaista uutistarjontaa".
  A one-pager about RSS (Really Simple Syndication) newsfeeds.
• Jun-Jul/2004: "Inside XML Skeema".
  Short book review of the book "Inside XML Skeema" from ITPress.
• Aug/2004: "Tiedostoversiot talteen".
  Article about Windows Server 2003's Shadow Copy service (VSS).
• Sep/2004: "Skriptit kuntoon Tweakomaticilla".
  A one-pager about using Microsoft's free Tweakomatic scripting tool.
• Nov/2004: "Näin otat Windows XP SP2:n käyttöön".
  A two-pager and discusses how an organization might best install and distribute Windows XP Service Pack 2 using Microsoft's software deployment solutions.
• Dec/2004: "Xml-lomakkeita Infopathilla"
  Getting to know Microsoft Office InfoPath 2003 in a one-pager article.
• Jan/2005: "Sosiaalinen tietojenkäsittely tekee tuloaan".
  An article in the "Future Computing" feature section about social computing and it's current state in the industry.
• Jan/2005: "Windows vaivatta ajan tasalle".
  A three-page article about how to keep your Windows installation both secure and current. Tools like Windows Update, Baseline Security Analyzer and group policies are discussed.
• May/2005: "Selaimen huudot esiin".
  A short article about web browser extensions for developers: HTTP Fiddler for IE, and Web Developer for Firefox.
• Nov/2005 "Automaattisesti käynnistyvät sovellukset kuriin".
  A two-page article about automatically launching applications in Windows (AutoRuns).
• Dec/2005: "SOA: Sovelluksista palveluita".
  A three-pager to introduce the concepts of Service-Oriented Architecture.
• Jan/2006: "Virtualisointi arkipäiväistyy" and "Näin ohjelmoit Ajaxilla"
  Two articles and four pages full of information about virtualization (such as SAN networks and VMware's products) and programming with Ajax.
• Feb/2006: "Raw-kuvaaja saa enemmän irti"
  A two-page introduction to shooting RAW with current digital SLR and advanced compact cameras.
• Mar/2006: "Symbian-perusteet C++ -ohjelmoijalle"
  A short book review about a Finnish Symbian programming book.
• Apr/2006: "Tieto haltuun, ei vain talteen", "Opiskele sql-kieltä", "Aktiivihakemiston referenssikirja"
  Two articles and a book review about Information Lifecycle Management (ILM), SQL programming basics and Active Directory administration.
• May/2006: "Tiiviisti ajan hermoilla" and "Digikuvaajan parhaat nettiapajat".
  Two articles about stand-alone RSS reader software and Internet's best photography web sites.
• Jun/2006: "Synkronoi tiedot turvaan"
  A one-pager about Microsoft's free SyncToy utility to synchronize and backup your files.
• Jan/2007: "HDR-kuvaus tuo dynamiikkaa"
  A two page article about photographing with the HDR technique (High Dynamic Range).
• Mar/2007: "Windows Vista tehokäyttöön"
  Eight power user tips to more effectively use Windows Vista. Two page article.
• Apr/2007: "Tarkista sovellusten Vista-sopivuus"
  A two-page article about testing software compatibility with Windows Vista. Features tools such as Application Compatibility Toolkit and Windows Upgrade Advisor.
• Aug/2007: "Järjestä digikuvat avainsanoilla"
  A power user tips article about organizing digital photos with folders, keywords and software applications.
• Oct/2007: "Komentorivin paluu"
  A two-page article about Microsoft PowerShell, the new command line shell based on .NET.
• Nov/2007: "Web-surffailuasi seurataan" and "Windows Search tehokäyttöön"
  Two articles, first about web browsing and the tracking of thereof, and another about using Windows Vista's desktop search to the max.
• May/2008: "Kuvat ojennukseen Lightroomilla"
  A two page tips and tricks article about Adobe Lightroom.
• Aug/2008: "LINQ helpottaa SQL-kyselyjä"
  A two-page article about .NET 3.5 LINQ (Language Integrated Query) and SQL databases.
• Oct/2008: "Hyper-V virtualisoi Windows-palvelimet"
  A three-page feature about virtualization with Microsoft Windows Server 2008 and the Hyper-V role.
• Jan/2009: "Valokuvista 3D-malli Photosynthillä"
  A two-page tip article about using Microsoft Photosynth to create 3D models/worlds from digital photos.
• Apr/2009: "Näytä digikuvasi verkossa" and "Optimoi web-sivusi hakukoneita varten"
  A TKLabs review of web based photo sharing sites, including Flickr, Smugmug and Picasa. Also, and tip about optimizing your web sites to be search engine friendly.
• Aug/2009: "Digitähdet loistavat pilvisenäkin yönä"
  A two-page article about available astronomy software and web pages for PCs.
• Sep/2009: "Paluu 80-luvulle"
  A two-page tips article about Commodore 64 (C64) emulator software and running old games on modern PCs.
• Mar/2010: "Nettikartta omille sivuille" and "Rivakkaa krominhohtoa"
  Two short articles: first, a single-page tips article about adding Google Maps or Microsoft Bing Maps to your own web pages or applications, and secondly a half-page quick review of the Google Chrome 4.0 browser for Windows.
• Jun/2010: "Postimiehen uusi vuosimalli"
  A "what's new" type of article about Microsoft Exchange Server 2010.
• Aug/2010: "OpenVPN:llä turvallinen etäyhteys"
  A two-page tips article about using OpenVPN to build a secure VPN solution for home of office use by hosting the Linux virtual machine on Windows Server 2008 and Hyper-V.
• Jan/2011: "Digikuvat kuntoon netissä"
  A two-page review article about web-based image editing applications like Sumo Paint and Picnik.
• Feb/2011: "Mobiilikehittäjän työkalut" and "Windows 7:n ajastetut tehtävät"
  Two articles, one about the different development tools for mobile application platforms (including Apple, Microsoft and Nokia); and another article about scheduling tasks on Windows 7.
• Mar/2011: "Gps-nopeusmittari Windows Phonelle"
  A quick tip about using Visual Studio 2010 to develop a simple GPS location application for Windows Phone 7.
• Apr/2011: "Tietokannan maksuton huolto"
  A tips style of article about free SQL management utilities, inlcuding HeidiSQL, Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio and DBEdit 2.
• May/2011: "Oma palvelin helposti pilveen"
  An article about running Microsoft Azure, Amazon EC2 and Google AppEngine.
• Jun/2011: "Automatisoi Windows 7:n asennus"
  An article about Microsoft's tools to automate installation of Windows 7.

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