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Serving Office 2007 Docx Filetypes from an Apache Server

I recently worked on a project for my employer, Insource Technology, to develop a corporate blog. As the project progressed we ran into an interesting problem. An author would upload a .docx file to the site without an issue. When the file was downloaded it would not download as a .docx file but as a [...]

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Running Visual Studio 2010 Generated Deployment Scripts in SSMS

Previously we discussed how to use the Database Deployment feature in Visual Studio 2010. There are two options to deploy a database project. The first is to have Visual Studio deploy the scripts automatically. The second is to have Visual Studio build a deployment script that can be run via SQL Server Management Studio or [...]

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Warnings, Warnings Everywhere: Database References in Visual Studio 2010

In previous articles we discussed how database professionals could use the features in Visual Studio 2010. During the video I demonstrated with a test project. Since then I have been working to migrate my DBA database project into Visual Studio 2010. From the beginning I ran into issues. This was a very discouraging start to [...]

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Database Deployment with Visual Studio 2010

I have been exploring some of the features of Visual Studio 2010 that are useful to DBAs and Database Developers. Today’s topic is Database Deployment. Software developers have been using the deployment tools in Visual Studio for some time, however, the addition of database deployment gives database professionals the ability to systematically deploy their projects [...]

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Microsoft Convergence 2010 Days 2 and 3

I spent most of last week in Atlanta attending Microsoft Convergence 2010. Convergence is a event focused on Microsoft’s Dynamics line of business products, ERP platforms and CRM. It is the only Dynamics event where customers, partners, and the Microsoft team are all together in one location to discuss their products. Overall There were two [...]

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Review: Beats by Dr. Dre Studio Headphones

As an audiophile I am constantly listening to music, everything from Classical and Jazz to Metal and Punk. The ear buds that came with my iPhone work when you are in a pinch but they just don’t to the music justice. I spend a lot of time on the road and in noisy cube farms [...]

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