The Beauty of Command-line Utilities

I like the way command-line tools can be adapted for automating complex tasks.For instance, if you had to populate the list of names of computers in your LAN in a combo box, the net.exe command can be utilized with the Process.Start() method in C#Process netsend = new Process(); netsend.StartInfo.FileName...

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Book Review: Beginning SQL Server 2005 for Developers

Beginning SQL Server 2005 for Developers by Robin Dewson lives up to it's title of being a helpful resource for beginners to SQL Server 2005. The author patiently walks the reader through the basics & a wide breadth of topics with adequate examples in the 500+ paged book spanning 14 chapters. Many...

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Book Review: Cancer Has Its Privileges

We have put a man on the moon decades ago, but it's sad that science doesn't have a solution yet to wipe out the scourge of Cancer which has been there for centuries. The Big C is a devastating illness that cripples it's victims physically, monetarily & more than that, mentally as it affects their...

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Doloto - useful addition to a Web Developer's Toolkit

I have been using the following Web Development tools over the past few years and they have helped me to be more productive -FirebugYSlowneXpert FiddlerI discovered 2 new tools that not just tell you what is inhibiting performance of a page but also cut the fat off web pages making them speedier - Doloto...

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Free eBook: The Principles Of Successful Freelancing‏

SitePoint occasionally gives away ebooks of some of their publications. In the recent past, they have given away titles like "The Art & Science Of CSS" and "Firefox 3 REVEALED".For a limited time, they are offering a free eBook "The Principles Of Successful Freelancing" if you follow them on Twitter...

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See what Google is suggesting

Google does not seem to keep the secret questions we ask anonymously to itself :-)... nor does it mind poking ...

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Appending to file with BCP

I found an interesting tip about BCP (the SQL Server command line tool) on the MSDN ForumsWhile exporting data from SQL Server to a file using BCP, it always overwrites the contents of the file specified in command if it already exists or creates a new file but it cannot append.If ever you need the...

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Excel Tips & Tricks

My Wife & I, share a liking for Excel (& good food). Once in a while, we exchange Excel tips & tricks that we may have picked up. I recognized this common interest a couple of years ago, when she pointed out that the count of rows & columns have thankfully increased since Excel 2003...

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