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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 […]

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 – […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]