Tech Execs: Can We Stop the Stupidity?
Stupidity among tech executives is viral -- and should be nipped in the bud. If line managers don't kill stupidity, it will keep growing.
An Introduction to 3D
3D models are created by manipulating polygon meshes and molding them into objects, characters and scenes. Even if you don't have formal art training that goes beyond the few classes you took in high school or college you can still do great work in 3D.
Intrusion Detection Systems: Sourcefire
Sourcefire's enterprise threat management solution, based on the open source Snort IDS, continues to add functionality, from support for virtualization to real time user awareness.
Grouping with SQL Server 2008
Don Schlichting examines several SQL Server 2008 grouping functions including GROUP BY, GROUPING SETS, CUBE, and ROLLUP. In addition, he demonstrates how to use SUM and COUNT in a WHERE clause after rows have been grouped.
Google and the Desktop Linux Experiment
Google and Phoenix Technology plan to find a middle ground between Apple, Linux, and Microsoft in the hope that they can outdo Apple and become a real challenger to Windows.
Certificate Flaw May Threaten Secure Web Sites
VeriSign is locking down its digital certificate services after a weakness surfaces in a technology that protects many secure online transactions.
And the Visual Basic Type Is...
Do you know what your variable's type is? If not, then VB "10" might! Visual Basic "10" is adding Type Inference.
Simple Bar Chart for Analysis Services Data
Join MSAS Architect Bill Pearson as he leads the hands-on creation of a simple bar chart based upon an Analysis Service data source.