I know there was a lot of noise on this bug. But here is the post from the dev team on the fix. Check it out here.
Archive for October, 2007
Donald Farmer on Data Mining October 13th, 2007
Vinod Kumar
This is a .NET Rocks video from Donald. I have attended quite a few sessions from him and it is always interesting to hear some of the perspectives from SSIS or AS or DM. Here, Donald Farmer talks about data mining with SQL Server and related technologies, including a fascinating discussion about using algorithms for predicting future trends. Download now.
Gadget Samples for Windows Sidebar October 12th, 2007
Vinod Kumar
Consider this as a step by step tutorials. Has the various options that can be done with the sidebar gadgets. Download it here.
Precision Considerations for Analysis Services Users October 11th, 2007
Vinod Kumar
This white paper covers accuracy and precision considerations in SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services. For example, it is possible to query Analysis Services with similar queries and obtain two different answers. While this appears to be a bug, it actually is due to the fact that Analysis Services caches query results and the imprecision that is associated with approximate data types. This white paper discusses how these issues manifest themselves, why they occur, and best practices to minimize their effect. Download the whitepaper here.
Presentation Sample Code for .NET Micro Framework 2.0 October 10th, 2007
Vinod Kumar
The NewPresentation sample is an enhanced version of the Presentation sample included with the .NET Micro Framework SDK. Its purpose is to illustrate how to use the .NET Micro Framework GUI framework. This sample has been enhanced with an animated “sliding menu” system and two new panel screens, one containing a scrolling text view and one illustrating free drawing on the display. Download it here.
Microsoft Silverlight Ink SDK Sample October 9th, 2007
Vinod Kumar
Silverlight application that shows how to collect, erase, select, and render ink on the web. Get the sample here.
VarDecimal Storage Format enhancement – SP2 October 4th, 2007
Vinod Kumar
Check this whitepaper on MSDN.
Webcasts: Entity Framework for Database Administrators October 3rd, 2007
Vinod Kumar
The Entity Framework is a new data technology from Microsoft that may particularly interest database administrators (DBAs). Join this webcast to see how this technology can radically change the development of applications from a DBA perspective, and also change access patterns on servers. We discuss these changes and their impact on DBAs and data developers. Listen it here.
