Finding a good domain name isn’t easy, but Andrew Lock shares tips on how to do it. Plus, free video conversion software and small business marketing ideas from the Celebrity Apprentice.
Once a week we round up some reader tips and share them with the greater How-To Geek audience. This week we’re looking at speedy file renaming in Windows 7, fast access to bookmarks in Android, and a neat GPS-based todo list. How to Stress Test the Hard Drives in Your PC or Server How To Customize Your Android Lock Screen with WidgetLocker The Best Free Portable Apps for Your Flash Drive Toolkit
Oracle's FY14 Partner Kickoff started summer off right! In case you missed the live show, you can watch the replay and catch up on Oracle's strategy and objectives for the upcoming year.
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The Linux Foundation, on behalf of its members, would like to register its serious objections to the current BBC/OFCOM proposal, which would impose content management controls on new free-to-air high definition channels.
SQL Saturday is coming to Kansas on September 13, 2014. Our very own Steve Jones will be presenting, alongside other big names like Glenn Berry, Kathi Kellenberger, Sean and Jen McCown, Jason Strate, and many more. Register while space is available.
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It’s important to profile your database queries to see what happens in response to Entity Framework queries and other data access activities, says Julie Lerman, who gives you the details on several profiling options to improve you coding.
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This installment of Scott Mitchell's multi-part ASP.NET tutorial looks at using Microsoft's free ASP.NET AJAX framework to build interactive, Web 2.0 user interfaces and at how to refresh the content within an UpdatePanel using JavaScript.
Up until now, it has been a curiously frustrating search to find out the basics of SSIS, fast, in order to get up and running quickly. No longer, as Annette Allen comes up with a simple introduction for the rest of us.
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For interview questions that ask for personal hobbies, should you mention a bunch of tech activities you enjoy, like how "I love building java applets in my free time" or should you focus on non-programming activities to show you are well rounded? Does it show passion to say programming is a hobby, or does it sound disingenuous? I could see it going either way, so please back up your answer with some sound reasoning.
I'm basically looking for a desktop-based software which can monitor my company's website and the web application's online availability. I know there are few online applications like Uptime Robot which does the same work but I have been asked to find a desktop based software which can monitor running in system tray and notify any down-time. A free software would be great.
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OS Roundup: Microsoft appears to have woken up to the fact that free open-source Office clones may be the thin end of a very slippery wedge. Its response is loud and clear, as it tells the world, when it comes to operating systems Microsoft intends to be a formidable competitor for some time to come.
OS Roundup: Microsoft appears to have woken up to the fact that free open-source Office clones may be the thin end of a very slippery wedge. Its response is loud and clear, as it tells the world, when it comes to operating systems Microsoft intends to be a formidable competitor for some time to come.
<b>Free Software Magazine:</b> "Given the short notice (only six days!), I was not able to come up with a more detailed response, but I did want to express my dismay at the way these policies are being framed."
Which sessions you can expect to find at the next PASS Summit 2014 ? Find it out on September 09, 2014 (12:00 GMT) at the free online event: 24 Hours of PASS: Summit Preview Edition.Register now at this link.No matter from what part of the world you will follow the event, the important thing is to know that they will be 24 hours of continuous training on SQL Server and Business Intelligence on your computer!
Microsoft Azure Queues are a ready-to-use service that loosely connects components or applications through the cloud. This article is the first part in a five-part series about Microsoft Azure Cloud Services by Roman Schacherl.
"A real time saver" Andy Doyle, Head of IT ServicesAndy and his team saved time by automating backup and restores with SQL Backup Pro. Find out how much time you could save. Download a free trial now.
I've been travelling a lot again lately and while I was in Beijing, our SolidQ Journal team released the November edition, so I'm a bit late letting you know about it. In addition to the regular columnists, the November edition brought articles from some of our mentors that were presenting at the PASS summit. In the BI area this month, we have a feature from Davide Mauri that covers a new dimension loading tool (DLPC) which is available for free download to SolidQ Journal readers and PASS attendees....(read more)
Over 85 practical recipes for administering a high-performance SQL Server 2008 R2 system. Book and eBook expected June 2011 . Pre-order now! Multi-format orders get free access on PacktLib , This practical cookbook will show you the advanced administration techniques for managing and administering a scalable and high-performance SQL Server 2008 R2 system. It contains over 85 practical, task-based, and immediately useable recipes covering a wide range of advanced administration techniques for administering...(read more)
SQL in the City is a free, full day training and networking event for database professionals. After the success of last year’s event, Red Gate has expanded the event to cover six cities from sea to shining sea, including: New York, Austin, San Francisco, Chicago, Boston, and Seattle.
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You can't gift wrap it, and you can't stuff it in a stocking, but you can give yourself the gift of improved Oracle Fusion Development skills by participating in Virtual Developer Day: Oracle Fusion Development.
This free online event features six sessions in three tracks, plus live hands-on labs, all focused on Fusion Development with Oracle ADF. The event takes place on Tuesday December 11th, 2012, and is scheduled specifically for those in EMEA.
Visit the registration page for more information, plus complete agenda information and session abstracts.
Register now for OTN Virtual Developer DayHarnessing the Power of WebLogic and Coherence, November 5, 2013
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This is a bit old news but for me but it will new for many of you know. SQLPASS, Dell, Microsoft and MaximumASP has come together and build hosted environment for free to all of us to use and experiment with. Register now to try out up to seven labs: SQL Server 2008 R2 [...]...Did you know that DotNetSlackers also publishes .net articles written by top known .net Authors? We already have over 80 articles in several categories including Silverlight. Take a look: here.
In this article, MVP Jessica Moss talks about data sources and how to connect them to your report. Learn how to add the reusable data sets and data sources for your reporting projects.
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