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Yearly Calendar - Using Excel
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Check this out that allows you to get the yearly calendar using nothing more than a mere Excel file :) ... Download it here.
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Excel from Linux
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Thanks to the OOXML format, we can now get all these new wonderful extensibilities. Check the Excel Blog for a post on how this can be achieved.
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ExtremeExperts: Security - Part II
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I just finished writing the Part II on Security with SQL Server 2005. Though the concepts are very much the same when it comes to SQL 2008, I might want to write a separate post where I will try to discuss the changes. Anyways, do drop your comments for the article.
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IIS7 - UrlScan v3.0 RTW Released
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Yes - This is finally out after about 2 months in Beta state. This was introduced to combat the SQL injection with URL parameters. Check this space on IIS.Net for more info.
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DataMining in the Cloud
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Once this does happen, this will be exciting. Trust me !!! I have been using the Table Analysis from the Excel Add-in and whenever I have showcased them, people have just loved it. Catch this space for specifics.
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Feedback - IIS & ASP.NET
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Do you have a feedback or a feature request, here is your opportunity to give the same via Tom's ASP.NET Debugging blog here. I think each and every request of yours count.
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Partitioned Tables - SQL 2008
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Craig has a couple of post on SQL Server 2008 Partitioned tables and Partitioned Indexes. Most interesting is the way Criag uses the ShowXMLPlan to explain the concepts. I sort of like this approach and is easy when writing articles. Earlier I used to have difficulty using the Execution Plan snapshot to explain the same ... Thanks Criag for the Tip :) ...
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Entity Framework RTM - Changes
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The ADO.NET team writes about some of the breaking changes as we hit the RTM. Read the blog here. And the post on updated product samples are listed here.
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Live Mesh - in India NOW !!!
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After expanding to UK, Australia and New Zealand now Live Mesh Technical Preview now is expanded to India too. Read the post from Amit here. If you are interested in reading more about it, catch some posts here. And once you got your hands to this, check out the forums for some help in case of problems ... Surely this is going to become interesting now ...
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Beyond Photosynth++
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This is really really cool stuff and mind blowing in the real sense. Watch this video to find was really photosynth a cool technology, nope this stuff is the ultimate ...
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Tools for Agility – A White Paper by Kent Beck
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In this white paper, Kent Beck share his thoughts on the relationship between tools and agile software development. Agile development seeks to increase the value of software development by increasing the feedback available to customers and developers. Some of the feedback comes from more frequent releases to production, some from more frequent testing, some from more frequent software builds, and some from social structures that encourage conversation and dialog. A decrease in cycle time implies an increase in the number of transitions between activities, though, which changes the requirements for effective development tools. Kent Beck in this paper makes the case for the appropriate use of tools (and processes) in agile development, and to look forward to the evolution of software development tools. Download it here.
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Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) 2008
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It is the recommended process and toolset to automate desktop and server deployment. Microsoft Deployment provides detailed guidance and job aids for every organizational role involved with large-scale deployment projects. Download it from here. More info here.
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Trace IIS 7.0 Errors Like a Pro with Failed Request Tracing
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An very interesting post from Mike on IIS 7.0 Tracing. Read the full post here.
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Scaling Strategies for ASP.NET Applications
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A neat article on the MSDN on the same. Read it here.