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Normally, programming tools for Windows, such as Visual C++, Delphi, and others, are quite expensive. In addition, Windows lacks a standard build environment such as Unix and Linux. However, these problems are easily solved with MinGW and Msys. MinGW is simply a collection of GNU tools ported to Windows, a fully compliant C and C++ compiler, runtime files, and more. Msys is a tool to simulate a Linux-like programing environment, using standard Linux paths
such as /usr/local/include and /usr/local/lib. In this way, a standard build environment can be created even on Windows. MinGW does not provide any IDE or other such interface, but some can be downloaded freely if desired.

Getting the files
The easiest way to get the needed files is to download a small installer that will download the rest of the files for you. The main MinGW web site (http://www.mingw.org) has such an installer. Under the download section, look for a file called something like MinGW-5.1.3.exe and download it. Once downloaded, run it. Eventually, a screen will appear allowing the selection of any additional components to be downloaded.

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VNC is a software and protocol that allows the remote control of a computer by transferring keyboard, mouse, and video to and from the computer being controlled and the computer doing the controlling. A very good purpose of such software is to allow the remote administration of computers without being at the physical location of the computer. In addition, such software may be used to remotely assist a computer user. And since VNC is a standard protocol, it can be used to control computers even if the viewer and server are of a different operating system or architecture.

What is UltraVNC
UltraVNC is a free VNC software for Windows, including the viewer and server. It is open source, and can be custom tailed to any needs if desired. In addition to the viewer and server, UltraVNC provides a mirror driver. Unlike many other VNC software that normally do a simple screen capture, which can be slow, the UltraVNC mirror driver directly accesses the screen video and so video updates from the server to the viewer can be quite fast over a good connection. In addition, UltraVNC features excellent security features. It is possible to control who can view the server, who can controll the server, or who is denied any access at all.

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This article will guide the user through the process of installing and configuring a local DNS server on Windows. The DNS server will be configured as a caching server to speed up name lookup requests.

What is DNS ?
DNS stands for Domain Name System. It is the phone book of the Internet. With DNS, names such as www.google.com can be translated into addresses such as 63.26.120.91, and vice versa. The following chart illustrates this:

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wxWidgets is an open source cross-platform C++ programming toolkit that includes many features. It is most often used for developing applications with a GUI, but also provides features for networking, file access, and more. With versions available for Windows, Linux, Mac, and even some embedded devices, cross platform programming becomes much easier.

I am myself very new to wxWidgets but still have penned down a Beginners Tutorial on wxWidgets -

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