Listen Software Solutions and author David Nishimoto present a new series designed to help Microsoft Access developers discover the secrets of Access programming and empower the developer with the critical knowledge needed to build enterprise-quality applications.
<b>Techdirt:</b> "The big news yesterday, of course, was the district court ruling that found that genes were unpatentable. The full decision was over 150 pages, so I wanted to spend some time reading through it"
<b>Linux Journal:</b> "Last month's release of the KDE 4.4 desktop environment restored the faith of many after what has been something of a roller coaster two years."
Having a good set of indexes on your SQL Server database is critical to performance. Efficient indexes don't happen by accident; they are designed to be efficient. Greg Larsen discusses whether primary keys should be clustered, when to use filtered indexes and what to consider when using the Fill Factor.
<b>ars Technica:</b> "GNOME has attracted a vibrant community of open source artists who are collaborating to produce aesthetically sophisticated visual styles for the desktop environment"
<b>Polish Linux:</b> "Filmaster.com, a social network for film lovers, has recently presented a new movie recommendations engine. The algorithm that generates recommendations is open source and has been released under AGPLv3 license."
One of several non-security updates is causing system crashes for some Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 users. What does Microsoft have for a solution?
<b>Tech Source:</b> "But do you know that from there you can also create cool text graphics or banners that are made up of ASCII characters, which you can use as email signature or simply show off to friends?"
<b>LinuxDevices:</b> "ZaReason is shipping a Linux-ready, 10-inch netbook that uses the Intel Atom N450 processor and is claimed to offer eight hours of battery life."
<b>Ghacks:</b> "Although MySQL works exceptionally well from the command line (it's not as hard as one would think), having a solid GUI tool just opens the user up to learning more powerful tasks and getting more work done faster."