February 2011 – Page 3

February 23, 2011PowerShell

Rich GUI tools to ease working in PowerShell

Here a re list of various tools, utilities and options that can make you feel more happier working with PowerShell PoshConsole: is a modern graphical PowerShell Console. Interesting to view results in UI on cmd. Powershell Glass: makes your powershell and cmd windows transparent. PowerGUI: is one of the best and free IDE for PS scripting.

February 23, 2011DataBase

Microsoft SQL Server Express Edition

Microsoft Product Page: http://www.microsoft.com/express/Database/ Available free for both development and deployment. Available with a graphical management tool, reporting capabilities, full-text search, and spatial support. Ideal for building Web sites and apps, small scale LOB solutions or for redistribution with ISV applications. Custom Installation Instructions: http://www.microsoft.com/express/support/SQLServerExpress.aspx Supported Operating Systems Windows® Server 2003 Service Pack 2 Windows® Server 2008 Windows® Vista Windows® Server 2008 R2 Windows® 7 Windows® Vista Service Pack 1 Windows® XP Service Pack 2 Windows® XP Service Pack 3 Physical Limitations 32-Bit Systems: Computer with Intel or compatible 1GHz or faster processor (2 GHz or faster is recommended. Only […]

February 22, 2011DataBase

Open DataBase Connectivity (ODBC)

Microsoft Open DataBase Connectivity (ODBC) is a standard application programming interface for connecting client applications to Windows-based database management systems. 64-bit versions of Windows maintain two sets of the System Data Source collection; one for 64-bit (“C:WindowsSystem32odbcad32.exe”) applications and one for 32-bit (“C:WindowsSysWOW64odbcad32.exe”) applications. To create a System Data Source that is accessible to both 64-bit and 32-bit applications, you must run a copy of the 32-bit ODBC Administrator (located in the WINDOWSSysWOW64 folder). To avoid connection problems, set up your 32-bit System Data Source exactly like your 64-bit System Data Source. Typical ODBC.INI file location is “C:WindowsODBC.INI”