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Examining Silverlight Controls – Part 2
Medusa M, Jul 03, 2009
In the second part of this series, we will continue to examine and explore more of Silverlight 2.0’s controls.
Microsoft Chart with ASP.NET 3.5 – Part 2
Jayaram Krishnaswamy, Jul 01, 2009
In this article (Part 2) the MS Chart control will be bound to the SqlDataSource created in Part 1.
Future of Business Intelligence
Pinal Dave, Jun 28, 2009
Pinal Kumar Dave discusses the future of Business Intelligence.
Policy-Based Management – Create, Evaluate and Fix Policies
Pinal Dave, Jun 26, 2009
This article will cover the most spectacular feature of SQL 2008 - Policy-based management and how the configuration of SQL Server with policy-based management architecture can make a powerful difference.
Microsoft Chart with ASP.NET 3.5 – Part 1
Jayaram Krishnaswamy, Jun 24, 2009
This Part 1 of the two part article shows how you may use the new MS Chart control in an ASP.NET web application.
Silverlight 3 and the Data Form Control—part I
Dino Esposito, Jun 21, 2009
Dino will briefly go through some patterns that help organizing the presentation layer and then focus on a new control in Silverlight 3 that makes data entry a pleasant breeze.
SQL Server –Understanding Table Hints with examples
Pinal Dave, Jun 19, 2009
A look at the different types of hints that are available in SQL Server and how they may be useful to you.
Importing MS Excel data to SQL Server 2008
Jayaram Krishnaswamy, Jun 17, 2009
In this article you will see how to use the SQL Server Import and Export wizard to import an MS Excel file on your computer to a database on your SQL Server.
Examining Silverlight Controls
Medusa M, Jun 15, 2009
In this article, you will learn how to work with a few basic controls using Blend and Silverlight.
Authoring a SQL Server Report Using an Ad hoc query
Jayaram Krishnaswamy, Jun 11, 2009
Jayaram Krishnaswamy writes about authoring a SQL Server Report using an ad-hoc query.
Introduction to StructureMap
Chad Myers, Jun 09, 2009
Have you heard of StructureMap, generally know what it’s for, and want to know how to get started quickly with it? This article will help you achieve all that and give you a few pointers on how to use some of the more intermediate and advanced features!
TypeMock’s Arrange-Act-Assert
Brian Mains, Jun 08, 2009
Brian Mains discusses how to implement the Arrange-Act-Assert pattern in TypeMock.
Book Review: Pro JavaScript Design Patterns
Brian Mains, Jun 01, 2009
Brain Mains reviews Pro JavaScript Design Patterns.
New web design tool simplifies DHTML graphic design
Eyal Albert, May 27, 2009
Roy Goffer shows how a new tool can simplify the DHTML design.
SQL SERVER - Difference Between Candidate Keys and Primary Key
Pinal Dave, May 25, 2009
Pinal Kumar Dave illustrates the difference between a candidate key and a primary key in SQL Server.
Introduction to Business Intelligence - Important Terms & Definitions
Pinal Dave, May 22, 2009
Pinal Kumar Dave overviews important terms and definitions related to Business Intelligence.
Creating a linked Postgres Server on SQL Server 2008
Jayaram Krishnaswamy, May 21, 2009
This article explains how to set up a Postgres linked server on SQL Server 2008.
Exceed User’s Expectations with Predictive Fetch
Dino Esposito, May 15, 2009
Dino Esposito discusses the Predictive Fetch pattern.
SQL SERVER JOINs
Pinal Dave, May 05, 2009
In this article, Author Pinal Dave clarifies the basic concepts of SQL JOINs.
How to create custom themes with Visual WebGui new Theme & Control Designer
Eyal Albert, Apr 30, 2009
In this How To we are going to learn the basic usage of Visual WebGui Theme & Control designer.
Mirrored Backup and Restore and Split File Backup
Pinal Dave, Apr 28, 2009
Pinal Kumar Dave discusses backup and restore operations in SQL Server.
Live Data Binding using ASP.NET AJAX 4.0 Preview 4
Iftekharul Anam, Apr 24, 2009
This article will give you a highlight on implementing “Live Binding”, a feature for the upcoming version of ASP.NET AJAX.
Introduction to SQL Server 2008 Profiler
Pinal Dave, Apr 22, 2009
Introduction to the SQL Server 2008 Profiler
To mock or not to mock, that is the question – Part 1
Gabriel Schenker, Apr 20, 2009
This article gives a quick introduction in the usage of two of the most known mocking frameworks: Rhino Mocks and Moq.
Where’s the Right Way to AJAX?
Dino Esposito, Apr 17, 2009
An overview of AJAX Web Architectures and a commercial library - Gaiaware.
