(Peter Zaitsev) On many web sites you would see a counter how many time given object – blog post, forum thread, image, movie etc was viewed. This is sometimes handy feature but it can be rather expensive from performance point of view.
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Certification Tips – Part 2
(Susan Visser) Common questions about certification go something like this: Do I have to get certified?, Is it worth anything?, and How do I get it? I’ve put together answers to these questions along with some other advice that I hope you find useful.
Glitz the Web Pages in Your ASP.NET AJAX Based Applications – Part 2
(Xianzhong Zhu) In the first installment of this series, we have appreciated the new built-in Behavior features brought by ASP.NET AJAX Futures CTP. And now, in this second installment, we are to enjoy all the animating effects supplied by the Futures January CTP library—PreviewGlitz.
Microsoft Indexing Service HOW-TO
(Ilya Verbitskiy) A lot of web sites provide search capabilities, where you can simple type several words, press “Search” button, and you’ll receive a list of pages which contains these words. It’s simple. But how can you implement these features in your own web application? Yes, you have to use ind
DLinq (Linq to SQL) Performance (Part 3)
(Rico Mariani) I’d like to start with a little housekeeping. Some readers asked me how I made the nifty table in part 2 that showed the costs broken down by major area.
Sneak peek at Falcon tablespaces in MySQL 6.0 Beta
(Robin Schumacher) We’re rounding the corner on releasing the first MySQL 6.0 beta, which will have a number of updates to our new Falcon transaction storage engine. One enhancement I wanted to give everyone a sneak-peek on is the addition of user-defined tablespaces for Falcon.
SQL Server Version Insights
Special SelectViews Edition Today’s show is a special – Getting Started with Reporting Services. We’ll be presenting information on how you get it going, how to get your first reports up and going and much more. > Watch Here Featured Article(s) How I hire a DBA (when it comes to the interview) As I sit down and answer questions that […]
Open XML Suffers a Setback on the Road to ISO Ratification
(Peter Galli) Microsoft has suffered a setback in the quest to have its Open XML document format approved as an ISO standard.
New Data Types [DB2 9 for z/OS]
(Craig Mullins) As we continue our blog series on the new features and functionality of DB2 9 for z/OS, today we examine the four (OK, five) new data types introduced in this version of DB2.
Extract high quality MapPoint images using VB.NET
(Justin James) Microsoft MapPoint can display highly useful, customised information to all sorts of data consumers, from marketing and sales personnel to managers and decision-makers. But as Justin James demonstrates, extracting a quality MapPoint image requires some programmatic footwork via Micros