May 13, 2012
Visual Basic has presented itself as an excellent tool for the future of our course, and possibly even our career. Taking the time to truly understand this program can benefit us in more ways than one, hopefully allowing us to improve our overall abilities and even understanding of these technical resources. The article I have [...]
May 7, 2012
What truly is jQuery? We hear this term being thrown around in our discussions quite a bit, but do we truly understand it? The article I have chosen this week will expalin just that; “It’s a powerful set of JavaScript libraries for selecting elements and then operating on them using a CSS-like syntax. Basically, it [...]
Apr 29, 2012
Developing your own website is a lot more complex than some people can’t realize. Stepping into hypertext markup language (HTML) is only the start of what there is to learn. Using HTML will bring limitations that can only be overcome by advancing to java programming languages that tend to have a steep learning curve. According [...]
Apr 22, 2012
Beginning our work on HTML, we have recently added the concept of Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) to our web-design arsenal. Trying to understand something as in-depth and complex as CSS leaves us at a crossroads, what do we need to learn and where can we learn it? This article briefly touches on an organization assuming [...]
Apr 15, 2012
Having been discussing the differences between HTML4 and HTML5 in class, I feel this article is quite appropriate. To begin, one must understand the concept behind the different versions of HTML. In the article it is stated that, “HTML5 represents a structural change in how the web works. The term technically is used to describe [...]
Apr 9, 2012
When you load a website in your browser, you are immediately overcome by the layout, images and color of the website. If for a moment you think to yourself, “Wow, this is eye-catching!” the website has done its job. According to the article I read, “46% of respondents from a study conducted by Stanford University [...]
Apr 1, 2012
The article I have chosen this week touches on some of the basic concepts of the cloud service currently available as well as touching on certain risk versus reward factors that may influence the use of such a service. With the offering of a cloud service on the rise with many big name businesses such [...]
Mar 12, 2012
In the beginning of the year I had presented an article about free SQL training via the organization PASS (Professional Association for SQL Server). Now I am bringing you more information on the organization and training they have provided for the SQL community! PASS has partnered up with DELL and MaximumASP to bring multiple virtual [...]
Mar 5, 2012
Having only been working on Microsft SQL Server R2 2008, we have very limited exposure to other types of software available to users. The article I have chosen is actually bringing new software to us in the form of Microsft SQL Server 2012. Global Knowledge, a worldwide leader in IT and business training, recently announced [...]
Feb 27, 2012
This week’s article has come from eWeek and details improved management capabilities that come from SQL Server 2008 R2. With Microsoft’s continued support into this software and an endless amount of possibilities for the program, I hope to see many more updates in the future. The new management capabilities the software has expanded upon included [...]
Feb 20, 2012
This week I have chosen another peer-reviewed article discussing new business intelligence (BI) functionality and management features that will be or has been implemented into SQL already. Referring to the “mini-release” as code name Kilimanjaro, this release has the potential to really innovate the way businesses apporach SQL and it’s DBMS capabilities. Some of the [...]
Feb 13, 2012
This week I have ventured into a peer-reviewed article by Craig S Mullins who speaks on how users can hinder performance of applications through the use of inefficient SQL commands. From the proper way to use SELECT or even the command WHERE, this article shows users how they can make simple query mistakes by misusing [...]
Feb 6, 2012
SQL has many uses, and apparently some of them aren’t so legal. This article reports on one of the biggest cases of online identity thefts in U.S. history. Three men were sent to prison for 17 to 25 years for hacking into Heartland Payment Systems, a business used to process sales by credit card companies [...]
Jan 30, 2012
Normalizing data has become an important aspect of our course which is why I chose this article. Looking through the full article not only gives you a perspective on normalizing data but also unique ways to approach it. Having already gone over the ways to normalize data in class, this summarizes that information yet again [...]
Jan 22, 2012
The article I have chosen is a peer reviewed article from Kansas State University about how students conceptualize entity relationships. This article explains in depth how entity relationship design can vary from student to student and not one individual way is correct. It goes on to explain and give examples of how the way we [...]
Jan 15, 2012
In this world, the concept of data and data storage has become a rising trend in all aspects of society from personal use to full blown companies and organizations. This article brings to light a few key points about the world as of today, stating that “the creation, transfer, and storage of global data has [...]
Jan 7, 2012
The world of SQL is something of a mystery to me and I would like to change that. I have chosen an article that would benefit me in showing how to learn more about the culture behind SQL and it’s community. This article brings about information on the Professional Association for SQL Server (PASS) and [...]
