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Keyboard Shortcuts in Windows 8

For all of those power users keyboard shortcuts are part of life. So this document that lists all major keyboard shortcuts in Windows 8 should be of great help to get used to the new UI and the related set of extended keyboard shortcuts.

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(via Ajay’s Blog)

 

Technorati Tags: Windows 8

Jumpstart Learning SQL 2012

Microsoft has made available a new SQL Server 2012 book for free. You can download the ebook version of a new book called Introducing Microsoft SQL Server 2012, for free.

 

 

 

Content

PART I DATABASE ADMINISTRATION (by Ross Mistry)

1. SQL Server 2012 Editions and Engine Enhancements

2. High-Availability and Disaster-Recovery Enhancements

3. Performance and Scalability

4. Security Enhancements

5. Programmability and Beyond-Relational Enhancements

PART II BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE DEVELOPMENT (by Stacia Misner)

6. Integration Services

7. Data Quality Services

8. Master Data Services

9. Analysis Services and PowerPivot

10. Reporting Services

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TechEd India 2012

I will be in Bangalore next week at the MS TechEd India 2012. TechEd India is usually the only big ticket technical event from Microsoft aimed at developers that happens in India. (There is no India specific PDC)

Image by Getty Images via @daylife

So I was quite surprised to see that there is not much of information or marketing messaging around this event. I did not even get email from MS on this event and got to know about this from one of my MS Account managers. Not sure why, esp. given that Windows 8 and Visual Studio 2012 are going to be out this year and so is a big year for Microsoft.

So not sure how many people are going to be there given the low level of marketing from Microsoft for this event.

I am going to be there.

uCertify–New Prep Review to come

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I have reviewed one of uCertify’s Microsoft Exam Preparation kits a few months back. They now have a new updated preparation kit and wanted me to review the new software and the updated question bank.

So I have started reviewing the same and you can look forward to an updated review of the new kit soon.

First impressions, the UI seems to have improved quite a bit, and has become quite light and more modern.

More to come..

Scale of the Universe

Check this interesting Flash Animation. Gives you a lot to think about..

Scale of the Universe

Office ‘15’

MS has started talking about Office ‘15’. Still is in private technical preview stage (TAP), but expect more details to slowly emerge over the next couple of months.

http://blogs.office.com/b/office-exec/archive/2012/01/30/quot-office-15-quot-begins-technical-preview.aspx

 

There is also an SharePoint ‘15’ interoperability document now available for download:

SharePoint 15 Technical Preview Interoperability API Documentation

Windows 8 Consumer Preview

Looks like MS is slowly giving out info on the Win 8 Consumer Preview version expected out on Feb 29th

http://www.theverge.com/microsoft/2012/2/8/2784252/windows-8-consumer-preview-applications

Technorati Tags: Windows 8,Metro

Free VS 2011 Developer Preview Training Kit

If you have started looking into the new Visual Studio 2011 Developer Preview and want to learn more, then you have a training kit from the MS Developer Evangelism team. This includes Presentations, Hands on Labs and other resources to learn what’s new in VS 2011. (including Metro apps)

Visual Studio 11 Developer Preview Training Kit - http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=27738

Note: A VHD and set of HOLs covering TFS server and the ALM side of things is also available. Download instructions is available at http://blogs.msdn.com/b/briankel/archive/2011/09/16/visual-studio-11-application-lifecycle-management-virtual-machine-and-hands-on-labs-demo-scripts.aspx

ReFS–A new File System

ReFs, which stands for Resilient File System, is a new File Systems that will make an appearance in Windows 8 Server (and possibly into the client OS at a later date). This is the first major update to the FS after the FAT to NTFS move and the first attempt from Microsoft after the WinFS fiasco.

You can read about the implementation of ReFs in this post

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/archive/2012/01/16/building-the-next-generation-file-system-for-windows-refs.aspx

 

ReFs along with StorageSpaces seems to be a very interesting proposition and can ease recovery and stability of the FS.

A couple of photos from the Dec 2011 Lunar Eclipse

Technorati Tags: Lunar Eclipse,Dec 9 2011,India,Photos

Just got around to moving some of the photos from the Dec 9th Lunar eclipse that was visible from India. Just a couple of photos from that here.

 

 

Enjoy…

 

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