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Practical Tips For Boosting The Performance Of Windows Forms Apps

This article discusses: * Improving application startup time * Tuning up control creation and population * Improving painting performance * Rendering text and images * Efficient resource management in reference to: Practical Tips For Boosting The Performance Of Windows Forms Apps ( view on Google Sidewiki )

Google's new search index: Caffeine

With Caffeine, we analyze the web in small portions and update our search index on a continuous basis, globally. As we find new pages, or new information on existing pages, we can add these straight to the index. That means you can find fresher information than ever before—no matter when or where it was published. in reference to: "With Caffeine, we analyze the web in small portions and update our search index on a continuous basis, globally. As we find new pages, or new information on existing pages, we can add these straight to the index. That means you can find fresher information than ever before—no matter when or where it was published." - Official Google Blog: Our new search index: Caffeine ( view on Google Sidewiki )

History of Hacking

Interesting one in reference to: "EMBED THE IMAGE BELOW ON YOUR SITE" - History of Hacking - Online MBA ( view on Google Sidewiki )

CBSE Class X Result 2010 – How to Calculate Percentage

Today, CBSE Board, India declared class X result for year 2010. But here is a catch – this year they changed the rating from numbers to grades. Most of the students are apparently confused how to get percentage from their GPA. How to convert CGPA to Percentage Here is the simple method to  convert GPA into percentage: Percentage = 9.5 × CGPA Example: CGPA = 6.8 Percentage = 9.5 x CGPA = 9.5 x 6.8 = 64.60% The percentage calculated by this manner is the overall percentage. How to convert GP to Percentage Here is the simple method to calculate percentage from GP: Percentage = 9.5 x GP Example: GP = 06 Percentage = 9.5 x 6 = 57.6%. The percentage calculated in this manner is the percentage in that particular subject. Technorati Tags: CBSE , CBSE Result , CBSE Result 2010 , Percentage from GPA     SUBJECT WISE GRADE POINT: Marks Range Grade Grade P...

Microsoft Office 2020

Microsoft’s long-term productivity vision explores how we will create and share content; collaborate across teams, organizations and networks; and gain contextually relevant insights based on preferences and intent. Each scene showcases real technologies being explored by Microsoft teams and partners and others in the industry. To see current prototypes we are exploring, go to www.officelabs.com . in reference to: Microsoft Showcase: Productivity Future Vision ( view on Google Sidewiki )

First man to be infected with "computer virus"

A British scientist says he is the first man in the world to become infected with a computer virus. in reference to: "A British scientist says he is the first man in the world to become infected with a computer virus." - BBC News - First human 'infected with computer virus' ( view on Google Sidewiki )

LINQ-to-Entities - The Pain

So enter LINQ-to-Entities – the ADO.NET team’s “answer” to LINQ-to-SQL. Unfortunately, while LINQ-to-SQL was a wonderful, polished jewel of functionality that was a nice example of IJW (“it just worked”), LINQ-to-Entities seems to be a product of Architecture Astronauts who would rather bamboozle us with their cleverness than actually provide useful solutions. in reference to: "So enter LINQ-to-Entities – the ADO.NET team’s “answer” to LINQ-to-SQL. Unfortunately, while LINQ-to-SQL was a wonderful, polished jewel of functionality that was a nice example of IJW (“it just worked”), LINQ-to-Entities seems to be a product of Architecture Astronauts who would rather bamboozle us with their cleverness than actually provide useful solutions." - hackification.com - Rediscover the Joy of Coding :: LINQ-to-Entities: The Blackberry Storm of ORMs? ( view on Google Sidewiki )