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Yearly Calendar - Using Excel

vinodkumar — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 18:39:00 GMT

Check this out that allows you to get the yearly calendar using nothing more than a mere Excel file :) ... Download it here ....(read more)

Excel from Linux

vinodkumar — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:37:00 GMT

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....(read more)

ExtremeExperts: Security - Part II

vinodkumar — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 03:19:00 GMT

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...(read more)

IIS7 - UrlScan v3.0 RTW Released

vinodkumar — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 04:27:00 GMT

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....(read more)

DataMining in the Cloud

vinodkumar — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 16:20:00 GMT

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....(read more)

Feedback - IIS & ASP.NET

vinodkumar — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 13:53:00 GMT

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....(read more)

Partitioned Tables - SQL 2008

vinodkumar — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 04:41:00 GMT

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...(read more)

Entity Framework RTM - Changes

vinodkumar — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 16:33:00 GMT

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 ....(read more)

Live Mesh - in India NOW !!!

vinodkumar — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 03:54:00 GMT

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,...(read more)

Beyond Photosynth++

vinodkumar — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 09:16:00 GMT

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 ......(read more)

Tools for Agility – A White Paper by Kent Beck

vinodkumar — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 03:36:00 GMT

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...(read more)

Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) 2008

vinodkumar — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 03:03:00 GMT

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...(read more)

Messenger Library V2.0 available now

vinodkumar — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 02:56:00 GMT

This post comes from the their Developer blog here ....(read more)

Trace IIS 7.0 Errors Like a Pro with Failed Request Tracing

vinodkumar — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 18:52:00 GMT

An very interesting post from Mike on IIS 7.0 Tracing. Read the full post here ....(read more)

Scaling Strategies for ASP.NET Applications

vinodkumar — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 02:49:00 GMT

A neat article on the MSDN on the same. Read it here ....(read more)