Windows 7 Operating System is now available for pre ordering directly from BuyoriginalMS.com. It is available in four different flavors with the following estimated retail price which is subject to change.
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In most cases, you will be able to properly restore a SQL Server backup file in .BAK format using SQL Server 2005. But sometimes you will encounter the following error
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The new Kentico CMS version 4.1 was released delivering all that was promised, plus adding some "extras" – the "Trees for bugs” initiative and the announcement of 7-Days Bug Fixing policy. Since today, for each bug found by our clients in the 4.1 version of Kentico CMS, one tree will be planted. We also promise that each bug will be fixed within 7 business days from the day we have enough information to reproduce it. While bug submissions for the "Trees for bugs" initiative will be closed by the end of October 2009, the 7-days bug fixing policy will remain for all future versions of Kentico CMS.
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You will sometimes come across the following error in a message box if you execute an ASP.NET application using Visual Studio 2005/2008
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Nowadays, many web developers have implemented AJAX in their web applications. This enables them to create dynamic, rich web sites. There are numerous resources available on the web for learning ASP.NET 3.5 AJAX, but it is always nice to refer ..
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Performance is critical to the success of any web site, and yet today’s web applications push browsers to their limits with increasing amounts of rich content and heavy use of Ajax. In his newest book, Even Faster Web Sites, (O’Reilly, US $34.99), Steve Souders, web performance evangelist at Google and former Chief Performance Yahoo!, provides valuable techniques to help you optimize your site’s performance.
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Slumdog Millionaire directed by Danny Boyle has bagged 7-8 oscars. Resel Pookutty (Keralite) and Genius AR Rahman has grabbed prestigious Oscar award. AR has won 2 oscars.
Congrats to them and the entire film crew.
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After reading Steve’s post, I thought to blog about my upcoming computer configuration, which I am planning to purchase within the next couple of months. I will be mainly using it for my daily work purposes and I will install Vista and probably Windows 7 as and when it is released around early next year.
I've selected the following items for my new PC after an extensive research.
Please post a comment to this post if you wish to add/edit any item from the list along with the reason (if any). I will try to incorporate your item if it is available from my vendor and also within the limits of my budget.
I have been using the services of HostingFest ever since the erstwhile ServerDivision was closed down nearly three years back. The main reason for choosing HostingFest was that it is being run and managed by Nasir who provided extraordinary support for me at Server Division.
HostingFest provide both Windows shared and reseller hosting but I purchased their platinum windows based reseller hosting package. The package consists of 8 GB hosting space, plenty of bandwidth, 100 SQL Server 2005 databases and unlimited MySQL databases with HELM 3 control Panel. It also includes support for ASP.NET 2.0, ASP.NET 3.5, PHP and ColdFusion. The server speed was good at all times and they have separate servers for files, mails and databases.
Every hosting provider will have problems with their servers at some point of time. This is true with Hosting Fest as well but a key fact to note with regard to hosting fest is that they promptly resolve all issues immediately and also post an update on their website if the issue is major. They also developed an add-on for backup and restore of SQL Server databases and I have used it once. I am not sure whether they provide it now but it was a useful tool.
I would suggest them to provide SQL Server 2008 as well along with their packages with HELM 4 or DotNetPanel control panel. It would be also great if they can provide hosting in europoean servers so that users in Asian countries will get better speed. They don’t offer unlimited space as others but you get what you pay.
HostingFest provides excellent support through their dedicated help desk and all issues are promptly solved either by Nasir or Noman. I highly recommend HostingFest for all users especially developers who require reliable hosting with a friendly touch.
As always, Murach publishing updates their books as and when a new version of the software is released. SQL Server 2008 for Developers is an updated book of its 2005 edition. The book consists of 22 chapters divided into five sections providing solid coverage of SQL Server 2008. The book looks similar to that of its 2005 edition except the content and syntaxes targets 2008
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I came across Brendan's post today morning and decided to try out Random Resolution generator developed using Microsoft Silverlight
The tool generated the following resolution for me
But the real truth is that I'm a non smoker and I don't have a car. You should use this tool only for fun purposes and should choose resolutions based on your own ideas.
Happy 2009
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The activities of Kerala Microsoft User Group is going on very well under the leadership of Mr. Sreejumon (Fellow MVP) and other dedicated professionals. The forum is very active. I am sure many professionals will be able to master few things from this small community of .NET professionals.
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WinVistaClub, a premier portal delivering news and content related to Windows Vista in association with Mr. Ramesh Kumar, Microsoft MVP has released a free Tweak software for Vista.
This freeware tweaker, christened as Ultimate Windows Tweaker has over 130 registry tweaks, but is yet, just a 370 KB .exe file which does not require an install. It can even be used as a portable application. Its RTW v 1.0 is now available for download.
The tool can be downloaded from http://www.winvistaclub.com/e52.html. The site also provides support for the tool.
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Amazon.com has slashed the price of my book Community Server Quickly. It is now available for USD 35.99 with free super save shipping.
Please visit http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1847190871 to order today itself to take advantage of this special price.
I noticed that MSN Messenger shows alerts but it is not visible on the taskbar. Very interesting. I've not done any changes but don't know how this is happening.
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I visited www.aspnetpro.com today and noticed that their domain had expired on June 8. It's 16 today and no body noticed it. I hope they will renew the domain for 10 years.
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Malayala Manorama has published the bio of some of th MVP's from my state, Kerala in today's Yuva supplement. They however missed my name. I've contacted the author to include it in an update next week.
In the meantime, I will try to photo the supplement and post it here.
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