Posted By:
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22 June 2010
With SQL Server 2008, MS introduced an updated Management Studio tool.
One change within this stops users from making many changes to a database once first saved. Changes, such as adding a new field amongst the existing fields, results in the following message:
"Saving changes is not permitted. The changes you have made require the following tables to be dropped and re-created. You have either made changes to a table that can't be re-created or enabled the option Prevent saving changes that require the table to be re-created."
The good news, is that in the vast majority of cases, the change that you're trying to perform is entirely harmless. Although the database table may need to be dropped and rebuilt, you'll end up with the data still in the table and working.
Even better news, you can override this behaviour in the MS Management Studio options, by clicking Tools > Options > Designers and unticking (or unchecking, I guess) "Prevent saving changes that require table recreation".
Posted By:
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16 June 2010
Whilst I'm at risk of this blog already becoming a homage to Google, I can't resist posting a little more about them.
Posted By:
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15 June 2010
Google have marked themselves out as a highly creative and innovative company and the beautiful thing about it is that this runs throughout their entire business.
Their search engine changed the face of the internet and turned them into the most significant operator online, but they have no intentions of stopping there.
The Google Search engine is a great brilliant piece of engineering. However the astounding thing about it is it's success in the marketplace. Google has an incredible brand, developed entirely online through word of mouth and user engagement.
Their most recent offering (at least the most recent one that I've found out about) offers you the ability to search online (through their own mobile phone software) without typing anything.
That's really very nice. The name is pretty nice too. Google Goggles.
But what's even cooler is how they go about telling us about it - and as you might expect, you don't need to read a thing. A charming, simple animation explains what the tool can do and it's hosted, or course on Google Owned YouTube. I've been a devout iPhone user since it launched, but Google have me thinking now!
Take a look at how Google are helping you to understand their easy to use product in an ease to follow video. http://www.google.com/mobile/goggles/#landmark
Google have said the tool will be available on other platforms too.
Posted By:
test,
27 March 2010
BBC have used Social Media in the correct way to help analys conversation around the new budget for 2010. Check out the BBC's article to watch the video and find out more... it would have been more fitting if they used YouTube so it could be embedded easily and virally expanded!
Related links:
BBC's Social Media and the Budget
Posted By:
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11 March 2010
Stephen Fry chatting about his Twitter phenomenon to .net magazine and potential power it holds!
http://www.netmag.co.uk/fry/