Microsoft SQL Server 2016 is coming to Linux

Software development Concepts, Software Events, Software Releases, SQL Tips
Microsoft SQL Server 2016 is coming to Linux will provide the ability for users to have the features and additional security. Click the image for more information about SQL Server Microsoft will be releasing a version of their SQL Server 2016 for Linux which is a major step in the world domination plan.  With about 35 percent of the web servers in the world using Linux as their operating system this will open new revenue streams for Microsoft. As you can see from the grid below the percentages of SQL Servers within companies.  The area where MySQL rules is on the web server which puts both at about 35 percent each on market share.  If Microsoft begins the move towards Linux the development tools will be released shortly.  What this…
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How to fix a WordPress Memory exhausted error on your blog.

Computer PC Tips - bits and bytes
How to fix a WordPress Memory Exhausted error in the Cache.php Many times a blogger will insert a plugin thinking that everything will be fine and you will see the results immediately but instead after activating the plugin you are shown after logging back into the admin area. PHP Fatal error: Allowed memory size of 33554432 bytes exhausted (tried to allocate 6253909 bytes) in #### on line ### leaving you with no method of getting to the admin area getting only a white screen with this message. After doing some research the results were 3 simple updates that fixed the problem and brought back the web site. Step #1 - Make sure you have a FTP account with a username / password to retrieve the necessary files as well as…
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Microsoft will stop extended support in 2016

Computer PC Tips - bits and bytes
Microsoft will stop extended support for Products and SQL Server Versions in 2016 Extended support in 2016 for various Microsoft products will come to an end.  Losing extended support will be some of the older Internet Explorer browsers (IE) as well as some .NET framework 4 versions.  In April of this year, SQL Server 2005 also will lose extended support. The loss of extended support means that Microsoft will stop issuing security patches for these products, which represents a potential security risk for organizations. The products won't get any future hot fixes, although there's an exception for software covered under Microsoft's "custom support" contracts. That's a potentially costly option, though, with costs going up after the first year. As a long practice by Microsoft they have provided support for the older product…
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More Coding in Delphi Book Review

Book Reviews, Rad Studio Delphi Development
More Coding in Delphi Book Review Nick Hodges has released the latest additional to the Delphi world called "More Coding in Delphi".  The book is a pretty neat manual but more on the theory side then actual code.  There are samples in each chapter but this is not a typical technical manual that breaks down the syntax concerning Delphi.  The predecessor "Coding in Delphi" was very similar and could be considered part one that dives into object pascal aspects of Delphi. The Chapters are about 12 to 20 pages each and deals strongly in the object oriented Delphi or Object Pascal.  You can pick up both books together for a low cost at various web stores and they are a highly recommended book to pick up.  You can use the knowledge…
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Learning iBeacon Review by Craig Gilchrist Packt Publishing.

Book Reviews, Rad Studio Delphi Development, Software Releases
  Learning iBeacon which was written by Craig Gilchrist is a solid technical manual that provides Objective-C / iOS source code that demonstrates various methods to interface with a iBeacon.  Now for folks that do not know what an iBeacon is, they are a small electronic that transmits a signal for an application that is attempting to locate the proximity of a person to where they currently are. Shown below, the iBeacon is no bigger then a quarter and can be placed anywhere within your store or location to send out a beacon to inform the user which area they are in.  Now the signal is just that, a signal your application does everything else.  So if I walk into a store and step by the shoe department, using the…
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