I've had my laptop for about 5-6 weeks. Its a DELL Alienware M15x and I have never replaced the battery,such as http://www.pcbatteria.com/dell-alienware-m15x-series.html.
The past 3 weeks or so the battery can only charge when the computer is off or in a low power state. If its on and plugged in it will still lose its charge unless its already at…
In this webcast, we explain what sandboxed solutions are, and we demonstrate how to create sandboxed solutions with Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 and how to deploy and monitor these solutions on SharePoint farms....Did you know that DotNetSlackers also publishes .net articles written by top known .net Authors? We already have over 80 articles in…
In this webcast, we explore what's new and possible with Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) RIA Services and your Microsoft Silverlight application. We show how you can create an entity model and then expose it to your client application and how to build a compelling interface using the data-binding features built into Microsoft Visual…
in order to use the modify() method to delete data from typed and untyped XML instances, you must pass an XML DML expression as an argument to the method. That expression must include the delete keyword, along with an XQuery expression that defines the XML component to be deleted. Robert makes it seem simple, as usual.
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The ubiquity of databases and the potentially valuable information stored in them makes them attractive targets for people who want to steal data or harm its owner by tampering with it. Making sure that your data is secure is a critical part of configuring SQL Server and developing applications that use it to store data.
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Doing CodeKatas is all the rage lately. That´s great since widely accepted exercises are important to further the art. They provide a means of communication across platforms and allow to compare results which is part of any deliberate practice. But CodeKatas suffer from their size. They are intentionally small, so they can be done again…
In one of my previous posts I was talking about FO.NET which I was using to generate a pdf documents from XSL-FO. FO.NET is one of the .NET ports of Apache FOP. Unfortunatelly it is no longer maintained. I known it when I decidec to use it, because there is a lack of available (free) choices for .NET to render a pdf form XSL-FO. I…
I had revised all basic concepts of my computer science ciriculum like:
Core Java(basics),SQL(basics),C++(basics),XHTML,PHP(basics),Datastructures(basics) and what I need to do,and How to do, as their may be fault in my preparation methods for revision session's,
So can Anybody suggest Methodology to revise those technical…
Part III of the Oracle / SQL Server comparison looks at the configuration options for each database, their storage options as well as the startup and shutdown procedures.
You need to provide the necessary keywords and define the XQuery and value expressions in your XML DML expression in order to use the modify() method to update element and attribute values in either typed or untyped XML instances in an XML column. Robert Sheldon explains how.
"It really helped us isolate…
Red Gate have been running the Friends of Red Gate program for years now, and over that time we've built some great relationships with some truly awesome members of the SQL and .NET communities. When I took over the running of the program from Annabel in 2011, I was overwhelmed by the enthusiasm and commitment of our…
You can enforce the validation of an XML data type, variable or column by associating it with an XML Schema Collection. SQL Server validates a typed XML value against the rules defined in the schema collection so that INSERT or UPDATE operations will succeed only if the value being inserted or updated is valid as per…
I'm currently studying engineering in Telecommunications and Electronics and we have migrated from assembler to C in microprocessor programming. I have doubts that this is a good idea. What are some advantages and disadvantages of C compared to assembly?
The advantages/disadvantages I see are:
Advantages:
I can…
I'm trying to make a fountain in my level in UDK, I made the base of the fountain by using a Cylinder build and now I'm trying to put water in it. I went to use the fluidSurfaceActor but I notice that this is square but my fountain is a cylinder.
Is there a way that I can change the shape of the fluidSurfaceActor to…
Robert Sheldon describes SQL Server's XML Data Type, and shows that it is as easy to configure a variable, column, or parameter with the XML data type as configuring one of these objects with any other datatype
Keep your database and application development in syncSQL Connect is a Visual Studio…
Install OAM, Webtier (OHS)
and WebGate as per the standard installation steps.
Create a WebGate instance
(i.e deploy WebGate)
A WebGate
instance must be created that will copy required bits of agent from
WEBGATE_HOME to WebGate instance location that shares the same INSTANCE_HOME
with OHS
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Error
Log vs. Alert Log
SQL Server maintains a running log of its
operations. This log includes information about the start-up and recovery
events, user actions, backups, configuration changes, invalid login attempts,
errors, warnings etc. Every time the SQL service ... [Read Full Article]
Compares and contrasts tracing using Profiler with server-side tracing, illustrating important performance differences so that one can choose the right tool for the task at hand.
Make working with SQL a breezeSQL Prompt 5.3 is the effortless way to write, edit, and explore SQL. It's packed with…
You can extract a subset of data from an XML instance by using the query() method, and you can use the value() method to retrieve individual element and attribute values from an XML instance.
SQL Monitor v3 is even more powerfulUse custom metrics to monitor and alert on data that's most…
Can you mention some advanced OO topics or concepts that one should be aware of?
I have been a developer for 2 years now and currently aiming for a certain company that requires a web developer with a minimum experience of 3 years.
I imagine the interview will have the basic object oriented topics like…