Author: Nithin Mohan TK

Today is a big day for me there is lots of updates released by Microsoft for Developers. I need to have a glance at all the tools.  One thing i would like to inform with this post is  SQL Server 2008 R2 Update for Developers Training Kit has been released by Microsoft. I need to… Continue reading

I might be late on blogging this, was out for a while. I thought of informing when i got to know about this release. Windows Azure Tools for Microsoft Visual Studio 1.1 (February 2010) is released Windows Azure Tools for Microsoft Visual Studio extend Visual Studio 2008 and the upcoming Visual Studio 2010 RC to… Continue reading

The latest direct-X runtimes February 2010 is out today, the previous release was on August 2009. So it’s a 5 months long awaited release for all us and gamers and game developer enthusiasts.. File Name: directx_feb2010_redist.exe Version: 9.28.1886 Date Published: 2/5/2010 Language: English Download Size: 104.0 MB Download DirectX Runtime – February 2010 DirectX SDK –… Continue reading

Release Candidate 2 of most awaited ASP.NET MVC 2 is out on 4th Feb 2010.. This release includes updates and bug fixes and new functionality additions.. Version: 2 Date Published: 2/4/2010 Language: English Download Size: 107 KB – 2.6 MB* Download ASP.NET MVC 2.0 Release Candidate 2 New Features in RC 2 Default validation system validates entire… Continue reading

Usability In general, usability refers to how well users can learn and use a product to achieve their goals and how satisfied they are with that process. A key methodology for carrying out usability is called User-Centered Design. What Does Usability Measure Usability measures the quality of a user’s experience when interacting with a product… Continue reading

Redwood Shores, CA – January 27, 2010 Oracle Corporation (NASDAQ: ORCL) announced today that it had completed its acquisition of Sun Microsystems, Inc. Combination of the local entities worldwide will proceed in accordance with local laws. Oracle will host an all-day live event, which also will be webcast, for customers, partners, press and analysts today… Continue reading

There is a common misconception that IN behaves equaliy to EXISTS or JOIN in terms of returned results. This is simply not true. To see why not, let’s review what each statement does.   IN: Returns true if a specified value matches any value in a subquery or a list. Exists: Returns true if a subquery contains any… Continue reading

Republic Day is India’s great national festival. It is celebrated every year on January 26, in New Delhi with great pomp and pageant and in capitals of the States, as well as at other headquarters and important places with patriotic fervour. A little background It was the Lahore Session of the Indian National Congress at… Continue reading

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Microsoft Announced that Support for Windows 2000 ends on July 13th 2010. The Windows 2000 End-of-Support Solution Center is a starting point for planning your migration strategy from Windows 2000 to Windows 7, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2. Planning and Assessing a Migration or Upgrade to Windows Server 2008… Continue reading