In the midst of my playing around with the new SQL Server Data Tools, the Visual Studio 2012 Release Candidate came out. So I thought I'd upgrade...
I've been playing with the new SQL Server Data Tools, and I'm impressed by the way Microsoft has gotten the product out for review and is improving it with user-requested functionality.
My short list of suggestions for working with PowerShell in a team environment.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 06/05/2012
Applies to the "Monitoring and Maintaining Systems that Run Windows 7" objective of Exam 70-680 TS: Windows 7 Configuration.
Plus: Iran attacked with possible politically driven malware, social network monitoring projected to increase.
The way to grasp all the complexity of PowerShell is to use it and take it one step at a time. At some point, a little PowerShell will go a long way in your IT career.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 05/29/2012
Plus: Former Microsoft CSO steps down from government position, 10 years of Trustworthy Computing
Applies to the "Configuring Access to Resources" objective of Exam 70-680 TS: Windows 7 Configuration.
Many IT pros have contemplated moving away from XP, but very few have done so, according to the research firm.
In-memory database comes from Starcounter, a Swedish company that announced the world's "fastest consistent database" thanks to patent-pending technology.
PowerShell 3.0 sports a cool new feature, the Show-Command cmdlet, which provides a graphical way of looking at all cmdlets and functions at your disposal. Here's a graphic look at it.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 05/21/2012
Microsoft released demos of both to get them in front of developers; already there's a wishlist of features from developers. Here's some of my initial thoughts and experiments with them.
A beta of Microsoft's newest infrastructure inventory tool was released last week.
Applies to the "Configuring Hardware and Applications" objective of Exam 70-680 TS: Windows 7 Configuration.
Plus: Adobe changes mind about not patching older software, The Pirate Bay doesn't condone Anonymous actions.
PowerShell's tab completion feature saves lots of typing. In version 3, this features gets even better.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 05/15/2012
Microsoft released its latest anti-exploit tool designed to add security for various software programs running on Windows systems, even those programs that lack much protection at all.
With Windows 8, the CHKDSK utility gets better.
Applies to the "Deploying Windows 7" objective of Exam 70-680 TS: Windows 7 Configuration.
Microsoft said improved Remote Desktop Services will roll out along with Windows Server 2012.