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A list of widely used SQL settings Explained

ANSI NULLS
QUOTED_IDENTIFIER
ARITHMABORT
ANSI_DEFAULTS
ANSI_WARNINGS
DATEFIRST
DATEFORMAT
NOCOUNT
NOEXEC
IDENTITY_INSERT
IMPLICITY_TRANSACTIONS
LANGUAGE

ANSI NULLS
- Syntax
SET ANSI_NULLS {ON | OFF}
- Explanation
The SQL-92 standard requires that an equals (=) or not equal to (<>) comparison against a null value evaluates to FALSE. When SET ANSI_NULLS is ON, a SELECT statement using WHERE column_name = NULL returns zero rows even if there [...]


Let’s say you have an image with no transparency.
This is a  technique i found to make photos transparent to a specific color.
In the following tut color was black.
You can follow these step to add the desired transparency
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Step no 1.
Make a copy of the image. Make it in grayscale. Play a little with the levels [...]


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Here is a list of tips to change the style you logon to your OS.


I recently found a tip to minimize Vista Booting Time. When Vista boots up it uses only one core of your CPU. If you have a multicore CPU based system you can do a quick modification.
Click Start -> type “msconfig”
This screen will appear. Select the 2nd tab (boot).

The click Advanced options Add Change [...]


First of all i d like to remind that In most new pc configurations Vista cant be installed in 4gb systems. You have to uninstal 2gb and then when Windows setup is complete you can use the other 2gb.
How to Enable More Than 3.5 GB of Memory in 32-Bit Windows Vista
You’re probably wondering why I [...]


If you’re using XHTML, add this:
<link rel=”shortcut icon” href=”/favicon.ico” type=”image/x-icon” />
If you’re using HTML, add this instead:
<link rel=”shortcut icon” href=”/favicon.ico” type=”image/x-icon”>
Here is a nice tutorial to make your own favicons in PhotoshopSupport.


Mozilla is for many reasons the favorite browsers for all web developers.  To use it faster you need to know its keyboard shortcuts.


Create a menu using batch commands


This a solution i used in many autocomplete input fields. I have implemented it to php and C# web application.
Dont be scared to use it, its really simple to use. The tutorial is fully explanatory.