I like Windows 7. No doubt that it is better than Windows Vista at few aspects (but still XP was the best , I really miss search of XP). With new UI, Windows 7 has add new options in Windows Explorer like Favorites, HomeGroup and Libraries. But I personally believe that they are just a […]
Powering on a virtual machine after connecting a USB device fails with the error
I’ve used VMWare now and then for my virtual machines. And I think, it is the best virtualization software out there in market (but not anymore, I like Virtual BOX more than VMWare). When I was trying out VMWare Workstation on my new machine, I found that I was not able to use USB sticks […]
“Copy database” operation, quick ‘n easy way to make duplicate database
I was trying to create a demo for one of my experiment, and I had to make create duplicate database for that purpose because I didn’t wanted to do tests on my TestDB so quickest option was to use “Copy Database” feature in SSMS, because other option like restoring backup of DB with another name […]
Crystal Reports in .NET
Ok, after surviving 5 days without electricity I guess I am ready for new post. We had great storm last week and it caused state wide power outages. Some cities still don’t have electricity yet !! Anyways, this post is about creating basic report using Crystal Reports in ASP.NET I think Crystal Report has been […]
Developing reports in BIDS using Report Wizard
In my last two posts about reports, I explained how can we develop & deploy reports using Business Intelligence Development Studio (BIDS). But I think that even though I titled it as 101, it was not as easy as it sounds. Because there is even easier way exists to create a report that is by […]
SQL Server with in-memory TempDB
Today, I did some experiment with SQL Server. I have been using an awesome tool called RamDisk now and then for experiments. It allows to use RAM as a HDD !! So if you have enough RAM you can throw some RAM to this tool (free version has 4Gb max limit) and you will get […]
DOS: Execute and Kill Applications from Command prompt
Yes, I just refuse to use PowerShell (just yet). I know that powershell can do this and that and god MSFT knows what not but with all these bells and whistles doesn’t come at cheap price. I mean if something works just fine and smooth then why you actually need to use something new. It […]