A very warm welcome to Dhananjay who has finally decided to share his choice of technical links with us. Welcome DJ! Hope to see a lot more from you in the future!
- Anand
Links contributed by Dhananjay Prajapati
Implementing a dynamic where clause in SQL
http://www.sqlteam.com/article/implementing-a-dynamic-where-clause
http://www.mssqltips.com/tip.asp?tip=1521
Efficient Paging for GridView in .NET
http://www.nikhedonia.com/notebook/entry/efficient-paging-for-gridview/
Automatically minify and combine JavaScript in Visual Studio
http://encosia.com/2009/05/20/automatically-minify-and-combine-javascript-in-visual-studio/
Links contributed by Tejinder Hanspal
World’s most intensive techies in India, China
http://business.rediff.com/slide-show/2010/feb/11/slide-show-1-worlds-most-intensive-techies-in-india.htm
India’s 10 fastest growing tech companies
http://business.rediff.com/slide-show/2009/nov/24/slide-show-1-tech-10-fastest-growing-tech-companies.htm
Say goodbye to kerosene lamps, here’s Kiran!
http://business.rediff.com/slide-show/2009/dec/23/slide-show-1-worlds-cheapest-solar-lamp.htm
Cybercriminals make hay, gullible fall prey
http://business.rediff.com/report/2009/dec/30/tech-cybercriminals-make-hay-gullible-fall-prey.htm
Meet the future: Intel Science Talent Search finalists
http://getahead.rediff.com/slide-show/2010/feb/09/slide-show-1-career-meet-the-finalists-of-intel-science-talent-search.htm
8 tips for safer online shopping
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/internet-explorer/tips-and-tricks/safer-online-shopping.aspx
Internet Explorer 8 is more secure
http://nsslabs.com/test-reports/Q309_Browser_Security_Summary_Final.pdf
10 Emerging Virtualization Companies Shaking up Datacenters in 2010
http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/features/article.php/3864081/
Intel Video: 2010 Intel Core Processor Technologies
http://www.intel.com/itcenter/demo/corefamily_perf/index.htm?dfaid=1&crtvid=0;
Will Cloud Computing Succeed Where Grid Failed?
http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/datbus/article.php/3861321/Will-Cloud-Computing-Succeed-Where-Grid-Failed.htm
Virtualization Reality: Why Microsoft Virtualization Solutions Deliver Value When Compared to VMware
http://blogs.technet.com/systemcenterexperts/archive/2009/10/11/virtualization-reality-why-microsoft-virtualization-solutions-deliver-value-when-compared-to-vmware.aspx
Tape vs. Disk: Tape Refuses to be Evicted
http://www.serverwatch.com/hreviews/article.php/3848676/Tape-vs-Disk-Tape-Refuses-to-be-Evicted.htm
Solar Power Your Data Center Into the Future
http://www.serverwatch.com/hreviews/article.php/3847411/Solar-Power-Your-Data-Center-Into-the-Future
Supercomputing Heads for the Cloud
http://www.serverwatch.com/news/article.php/3846926/Supercomputing-Heads-for-the-Cloud
Windows 7′s Virtual Impact
http://www.serverwatch.com/news/article.php/3846001/Windows-7s-Virtual-Impact
What’s the Future of Linux and Solaris at Oracle?
http://www.serverwatch.com/article.php/3861376
Where Will the IT Jobs Be in 2010?
http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/features/article.php/3857676/Where-Will-the-IT-Jobs-Be-in-2010.htm
2010: The Year of Virtualizing Securely
http://www.serverwatch.com/virtualization/article.php/3858426/2010-The-Year-of-Virtualizing-Securely.htm
5 Steps to a More Efficient Data Center
http://www.serverwatch.com/article.php/3864496/5-Steps-to-a-More-Efficient-Data-Center
Data Deduplication: A Tongue Twister Worth the Effort
http://www.serverwatch.com/trends/article.php/3858666/Data-Deduplication-A-Tongue-Twister-Worth-the-Effort
The Java 7 Features Bound to Make Developers More Productive
http://www.developer.com/java/article.php/3864871/The-Java-7-Features-Bound-to-Make-Developers-More-Productive.htm
Open Source: Fuel for the Smartphone Explosion
http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/Open-Source-Fuel-for-the-Smartphone-Explosion-69329.html
Laptop Encryption Chips: Dissolved, Needled, Prodded and Hacked
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/69335.html
How to Have a Cybersafe Olympics Experience
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/69334.html
What Dreams May Come With Google’s Super-Speedy Network?
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/69323.html
Google’s New Social Scene-Stealer
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/69333.html
Motherboard Madness and Mayhem
http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/69264.html
Microsoft to Take Another Stab at Mobile
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/69332.html
Microsoft Trots Out Office for Mac 2011
http://www.macnewsworld.com/story/69330.html
Chrome for Mac Needs a Bit More Shine
http://www.macnewsworld.com/story/68857.html
How Microsoft Could Beat Apple and Google: Needed – One Child Executive
http://www.macnewsworld.com/story/business-mac/69277.html
Sorry, You Just Can’t Pin Down Apple Consumers
http://www.macnewsworld.com/story/69298.html
Which IT Skills Are Pulling Big Bucks?
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/it-management/69286.html
Robots in the Home? Be Afraid
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/future-tech/68835.html
Top 8 Enterprise Server Predictions for 2010
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/green-tech/69095.html
Why Code Coverage Tools Should Be in Every Developer’s Toolbox
http://www.developer.com/mgmt/article.php/3844736/Why-Code-Coverage-Tools-Should-Be-in-Every-Developers-Toolbox.htm
On Programmer Laziness & Anonymous Types
http://www.developer.com/mgmt/article.php/3850256/On-Programmer-Laziness–Anonymous-Types.htm
An Android Developer’s Top 10 Gripes
http://www.developer.com/ws/article.php/3857796/An-Android-Developers-Top-10-Gripes.htm
Incremental Intellisense Improvements in VS2010
http://www.developer.com/net/article.php/3851191/Incremental-Intellisense-Improvements-in-VS2010.htm
Dynamic Language Support in the .NET 4.0 Framework
http://www.developer.com/net/article.php/3849871/Dynamic-Language-Support-in-the-NET-40-Framework.htm
The New Spring 3.0 Features You Need to Know
http://www.developer.com/java/web/article.php/3861826/The-New-Spring-30-Features-You-Need-to-Know.htm
Microsoft’s new ‘phone home’ anti-piracy practice unacceptable, says critic
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9156518/Microsoft_s_new_phone_home_anti_piracy_practice_unacceptable_says_critic
Microsoft to crack down on Windows 7 activation cracks
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9155738/Microsoft_to_crack_down_on_Windows_7_activation_cracks?source=toc
Is Google moving too far (from search) too fast?
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9155998/Is_Google_moving_too_far_from_search_too_fast
NASA: Robotic arm attaches addition to space station
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9156359/NASA_Robotic_arm_attaches_addition_to_space_station
Hackers outwit Windows 7 activation
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9140947/Hackers_outwit_Windows_7_activation
Mobile VoIP: Skype App Coming to Verizon Smartphones?
http://www.enterprisemobiletoday.com/news/article.php/3864856/Mobile-VoIP-Skype-App-Coming-to-Verizon-Smartphones.htm
Google Prepares to Enter ISP Market
http://www.enterprisenetworkingplanet.com/netsysm/article.php/3864221
Yahoo’s Message: We’re in the Search Fight
http://www.internetnews.com/search/article.php/3864321/Yahoos+Message+Were+in+the+Search+Fight.htm
Firefox Tops Vulnerability List
http://www.internetnews.com/security/article.php/3847461
What Matters to Open Source: Licensing or Community?
http://www.linuxplanet.com/linuxplanet/interviews/6980/1/
My personal contributions
Cisco unveils next Internet core router
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9168058/Cisco_unveils_next_Internet_core_router
Apache bug prompts update advice
http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/security/soa/Apache-bug-prompts-update-advice/0,130061744,339301617,00.htm
Five Ways to Improve Your Functions (C++)
http://www.informit.com/guides/content.aspx?g=cplusplus&seqNum=476&ns=17213
Questions About Virtual Functions and Copy Constructor Calls
http://www.informit.com/guides/content.aspx?g=cplusplus&seqNum=475&ns=17109
Tuning C/C++ compilers for optimal parallel performance in multicore apps: Part 1
http://www.embedded.com/design/223000215
PayPal to Open App Store for developers
http://www.cio.com/article/555813/PayPal_to_Open_App_Store_for_Developers
iPhone developers: What they give up to get into Apple’s app store
http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=31684
Mozilla’s new JS engine.
http://www.osnews.com/story/22984/Mozilla_Borrows_from_WebKit_to_Build_Fast_New_JS_Engine
Rethinking the User Interface Paradigm of IDEs
http://www.cs.brown.edu/people/acb/codebubbles_site.htm
Windows Phone 7 Series Shacks up With AMD, Will Bring 480×800 Xbox Live Titles
http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=17881
Apple’s Spat With Google Is Getting Personal
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/14/technology/14brawl.html?pagewanted=1&src=tptw
More suggestions of multitasking in iPhone OS 4.0
http://www.tuaw.com/2010/03/11/more-suggestions-of-multitasking-in-iphone-os-4-0/
Cracking open five of the best open source Easter eggs
http://arstechnica.com/open-source/news/2010/03/cracking-open-five-of-the-best-open-source-easter-eggs.ars
Microsoft shows off Windows Phone 7 Series dev tools at MIX10
http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/news/2010/03/microsoft-shows-of-windows-phone-7-series-dev-tools-at-mix10.ars
MFC applications now default to being DPI-aware
http://blogs.msdn.com/vcblog/archive/2010/03/11/mfc-applications-now-default-to-being-dpi-aware.aspx
Platform Preview gives Web developers first taste of IE9
http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/news/2010/03/platform-preview-gives-web-developers-first-taste-of-ie9.ars
MIT researchers enable self-assembling of chips
http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/339837/mit_researchers_enable_self-assembling_chips/
Mobile App Devs and the Quest for Cash
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/69559.html?wlc=1268839406&wlc=1269008572
Explaining Microsoft RemoteFX
http://blogs.technet.com/virtualization/archive/2010/03/18/Explaining-Microsoft-RemoteFX.aspx
Multicore requires OS rework, Windows architect advises
http://www.itworld.com/hardware/101580/multicore-requires-os-rework-windows-architect-advises?page=0%2C0&source=smlynch%22
Windows Phone 7 Series: The AnandTech Guide
http://www.anandtech.com/gadgets/showdoc.aspx?i=3774&p=1
Germany warns against use of Firefox browser
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8580716.stm
Gmail Gives a Peek Behind the Scenes
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Gmail-Gives-a-Peek-Behind-the-Scenes-137402.shtml
Free BBC Wildlife photography tips and tricks.
http://www.bbcwildlifemagazine.com/masterclasses.asp
Helpful Photography Cheat Sheets to Make Your Life Easier
http://www.thephotoargus.com/resources/helpful-photography-cheat-sheets-to-make-you-life-easier/