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Architectural Patterns for dealing with Network Latency
More often than not, an n-Tier has a tier that needs to communicate across a network. More often than not, network latency issues are beyond the control of the software…
Big Data Myths
Good read on current misunderstandings with BigData. It is not just about Volume (of data) – but also Variety (of data) and Velocity (of changes).
Visual Studio 2013 javascript error while running in DEBUG mode
If you encounter a javascript error only when running through Visual Studio (and not standalone), then you are probably running into this new feature in Visual Studio 2013 – called…
Component based design versus Object oriented design
Object oriented design starts with either an inheritance hierarchy or an interface based design. Component based design also uses Object oriented concepts, but instead of inheritance (or interfaces), utilizes object…
Take an existing PPT theme and apply it to another presentation
I don’t know why Microsoft has to change things around completely with every new release of MS Office. However, if you have an existing MS PPT 2010 presentation – and…
Changing default font in Outlook
I do not like the default Outlook fonts. I prefer Palatino Linotype for all my new messages. In addition, I like to specifically mark MY responses – in an email…
Changing existing powerpoint slides to widescreen
If you are stuck with a non-widescreen template (theme), you may still be able to show your LIVE presentation in widescreen mode. This can be done by: Click the…
SQL Server–Multiple Instances on same physical server
If you need instance separation – that is – you want to isolate two different databases completely – while hosting them on the same physical box, you can install SQL…
Changing Powerpoint Theme ( changing template)
What used to be Applying a new template to an existing powerpoint presentation, has become Changing the theme for an existing presentation. Step 1 – Open SLIDE MASTER (Under…
sql aggregates and group by
When you select an aggregate (such as count (*), ) you also need to do a group by on the results. Select ,count() as NumberOfBooks from AUTHOR a join BOOKS…