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IE Compatible - VPC images

Just wanted to test your application on IE6,7 and 8 Beta1 ? Here is your opportunity to grab hold of VHDs for the same, here on Downloads page .

Posted 19 June 2008 06:44 AM by vinodkumar | with no comments

Filed under: Misc, OS, Technology

Server-quest Game !!!

Are you geek enough to win the entire office’s respect? Prove it. Play Server Quest, where you’ll navigate through the perils of office life, protect the server, and keep clear of the arrogant sales guy. Look for it online at www.server-quest.com . Play...

Posted 17 June 2008 05:24 AM by vinodkumar | with no comments

Filed under: SQL Server, Misc, Technology, Tips & Tricks

101 - LINQ Samples

If you are interested in learning LINQ, here is a wonderful resource that you can start from. 101 LINQ samples for VB.NET 101 LINQ samples for C#

Posted 29 May 2008 08:30 AM by vinodkumar | with no comments

Filed under: .NET, Technology

Latest on ExtremeExperts - May'08

I just uploaded a couple of articles on my website after a long time. Catch the same from the below links and feel free to drop your comments. Security in SQL Server 2005 - Part I DMVs - sp_who2 Script

Posted 26 May 2008 04:47 AM by vinodkumar | with no comments

Filed under: SQL Server, Technology, Tips & Tricks

RS 2008 Memory Management

Some good explanation on Memory Management , though not exhaustive atleast gives you a head-start to where to find data.

Posted 23 May 2008 06:55 AM by vinodkumar | with no comments

Filed under: SQL Server, Misc, Technology, Tips & Tricks

NET Framework 3.5 SP1 Now Live

The best all-up run-down of all the features (WPF, ASP.NET, WinForms, VS etc.) can as ever be found on Scott Guthrie’s blog: http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2008/05/12/visual-studio-2008-and-net-framework-3-5-service-pack-1-beta.aspx Pretty comprehensive...

Posted 13 May 2008 10:11 AM by vinodkumar | with no comments

Filed under: Misc, .NET, MS News, Technology

GROUP BY ALL

Did you know such a thing ever existed? Check this post from SQLTeam on the GROUP BY ALL feature here .

Posted 09 May 2008 05:48 AM by vinodkumar | with no comments

Filed under: SQL Server, Misc, Technology, Tips & Tricks

Dell articles on SQL 2008

While browsing I just stumbled upon these articles from Dell. A good read: Deployment Guide SQL 2008 - Whitepaper

Posted 07 May 2008 05:05 PM by vinodkumar | with no comments

Filed under: SQL Server, Technology

How it works section

Catch some really cool posts by the PSS support engineers on various SQL Server topics. These are HOW TO topics , crip yet lots of internal behaviours explained.

Posted 23 April 2008 04:55 PM by vinodkumar | 1 comment(s)

Filed under: SQL Server, Technology, Tips & Tricks

Windows XP SP3 - Update

Yup, you read it right. XP SP3 is RTMed to the OEM and Enterprise customer. Read the thread here . Interestingly as much as people are thinking on Vista deployment people are asking whether Windows XP Professional with SP3 is good enough that they can...

Posted 22 April 2008 04:37 AM by vinodkumar | with no comments

Filed under: Misc, OS, MS News, Technology, ITPro

IIS Memory Management

Here are a couple of posts on IIS Memory Management by Siva. Some really good detailing mentioned here and here .

Posted 22 April 2008 01:45 AM by vinodkumar | with no comments

Filed under: Misc, Technology, ITPro

IIS7 - Performance Analysis Reports

Here is a post that outlines with simple steps to attack your web server behaviour on IIS7 using the out-of-box reports. Read the post here .

Posted 21 April 2008 02:32 PM by vinodkumar | with no comments

Filed under: Misc, Technology, ITPro

Data Models - Get some good starting points

Here is the site ...