Archive for September, 2013

Microsoft Windows 8.1 – with the return of the Start button

Montag, September 30th, 2013

Lenovo IdeaCentre B750 All-in-One Desktop – is the world’s first Full HD 2560×1080 21:9 super-widescreen frameless display

Montag, September 30th, 2013

lenovo_logo.jpg   Lenovo IdeaCentre B750 is an all-in-one PC with a 29” screen and a 2.1 surround audio system, as well as a broad range of entertainment functions. The display has a smooth glass front, focusing attention on the screen. The speakers are concealed under a subtle metal mesh so as not to detract from the overall impression. The computer rests safely on an aluminium stand and blends seamlessly with modern living spaces

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Microsoft SQL Server – create stored procedure ‚DefragmentIndexes‘ in master database

Montag, September 30th, 2013

mswindows_logo.jpg   When a query is executed on a database, indexes are used to physically locate the data on disk. Due to frequent insert, update and delete statements this data can become fragmented. This is a serious performance issue. To mitigate this schedeule this script in a SQL Agent Job to frequently defragment you indexes. Create stored procedure DefragmentIndexes in master database. This stored procedure defragments the indexes in your database

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Sardinien – online webcam

Sonntag, September 29th, 2013

DataCore SANsymphony-V – Host Integration Kit (HIK) 2.0 released

Sonntag, September 29th, 2013

Oracle Statspack package – is a set of performance monitoring and reporting utilities

Sonntag, September 29th, 2013

Oracle_logoThe Oracle Statspack package is a set of SQL, PL/SQL, and SQL*Plus scripts that allow the collection, automation, storage, and viewing of performance data. Statspack stores the performance statistics permanently in Oracle tables, which can later be used for reporting and analysis. The data collected can be analyzed using Statspack reports, which includes an instance health and load summary page, high resource SQL statements, and the traditional wait events and initialization Parameters

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DukePad – is a Do-It-Yourself make-at-home tablet computer based on the Raspberry PI and JavaSE Embedded 8

Sonntag, September 29th, 2013

OpenJDKwiki_logo   DukePad – the plans and instructions for building are available here and we’re working with suppliers to make available pre-made kits that can be more easily assembled. The software on the DukePad uses Raspbian Linux as the operating system, and an OSGi-based JavaFX environment. Within this DukePad environment, apps are simple JavaFX OSGi Modules

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Microsoft – Steve Ballmer’s tearful farewell speech

Samstag, September 28th, 2013

Europäische Kommission – Digitale Dienstleistungen und Telekommunikation sind in sämtlichen Wirtschaftszweigen wichtige Wachstums- und Produktivitätsmotoren

Samstag, September 28th, 2013

EuropeanCommission_logo   EU-Kommissionschef José Manuel Barroso hat die nationalen Regierungen zu mehr Anstrengungen bei der Förderung der Digitalwirtschaft aufgerufen

Spain Barcelona Basílica de la Sagrada Família – Gaudí’s unfinished masterpiece and one of the most visited buildings in the world

Samstag, September 28th, 2013

Fermi Paradox – is the apparent contradiction between the high probability extraterrestrial civilizations‘ existence and the lack of contact with such civilizations

Samstag, September 28th, 2013

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PRTG SQL Server Monitoring – identify issues before they become problems

Samstag, September 28th, 2013

prtg_logo.jpg   PRTG SQL Server Monitoring a powerful tool to monitor SQL servers. SQL servers are widely used for data storage and lots of applications and their performance depend on their constant availability and performance

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A.T. Kearney Health – Deutsches Gesundheitssystem auf dem Prüfstand „Kostenfalle Komplexität“

Samstag, September 28th, 2013

AtKearney_logo   Die Studie von A.T. Kearney zeigt erstmals auf dass die Verwaltungskosten im öffentlichen deutschen Gesundheitssystem im Jahr 2010 tatsächlich 40,4 Milliarden Euro betragen haben. Das bedeutet konkret, dass von jedem einzelnen Euro Beitragszahlung höchstens 77 Cent für direkt am Patienten wertschöpfende Tätigkeiten ausgegeben werden konnten. Die 23 prozentige Verwaltungskostenquote des Gesundheitssystems ist um den Faktor 3,8 höher als der durchschnittliche Wert in deutschen Industrieunternehmen der 6,1 Prozent beträgt

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Bill Gates – Ctrl-Alt-Delete was a ‘mistake’

Samstag, September 28th, 2013

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Spain Barcelona Basílica de la Sagrada Família – online webcam

Freitag, September 27th, 2013