If I had a penny for every person who said "usability is just common sense", I'd have a pretty reasonable stack of pennies – maybe 30 or so. Clearly I'm not going to be able to retire on this, but at least it demonstrates that many people have misconceptions about how usable interfaces are designed.
2006-06-27
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SQL Server 2005 has a new administrative tool called Management Studio, with many enhancements and changes from Enterprise Manager. But it's not just for SQL Server 2005 as new author Rob Farley shows us how to use this tool with SQL Server 2000.
2006-06-26
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This white paper describes how SQL Server 2005 uses tempdb. Many improvements in SQL Server 2005 optimize tempdb usage and make it easier to manage and to troubleshoot. A case study that uses a workload similar to TPC Benchmark H (TPC-H) shows new ways to manage and troubleshoot tempdb resources. This paper also includes items to consider when upgrading to SQL Server 2005 and configuring tempdb
2006-06-26
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Attaching and detaching databases is old hat these days right? Do you know how to reattach a database that has more than 16 files? Or do you know what happens if you try to reattach a database that had two log files but one is missing/deleted? And even if you know the answer to that - do you know how to fix it without restoring from backup? Maybe it's not ALL old hat just yet!
2006-06-23 (first published: 2002-04-05)
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The latest GotW award goes to Glenn Johnson, .NET trainer and author of Programming Microsoft ADO.NET Applications:
2006-06-23
3,168 reads
The latest puzzle craze seems to be Sudoko with all kinds of online puzzles, books, etc. appearing around the world. Longtime SQL Server guru David Poole decided solving the puzzles was not enough of a challenge and brings us some T-SQL to help solve those difficult ones keeping you from getting back to work.
2006-06-22
17,669 reads
Although the challenges of designing and developing an embedded software package are obvious, the effort of providing remote support for the deployed application is often underestimated.
2006-06-22
2,581 reads
What's inside the mind of the guy behind the storage engine? Steve Jones gets a few minutes iwth the lead program manager of the SQL Server 2005 storage engine. Check our his blog as well!
2006-06-21
6,161 reads
Damon Armstrong demonstrates how to personalize the look-and-feel of multiple pages in your ASP.NET 2.0 applications.
2006-06-21
2,747 reads
One of the fundamental skills a developer needs is the ability to test their code. Most people don't really do a good job, partly because they don't have a good process and leave testing until the end. Grant Fritchey brings us a new method of unit testing T-SQL stored procedures that can help you build automated tests for your code.
2006-06-20
17,776 reads
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