Windows 7 adds a great new security feature called UAC. There are certain situations where you have to disable UAC which you can do by following the below steps.
1. Open control panel by going to the start menu -> Control Panel
2. From the control panel select User Accounts And Family Safety
3. Select User Accounts
4. Select Change User Account Control Settings
5. Move slider bar to the bottom so it is at never notify. Then click OK.
Microsoft announced today that SQL Server 2008 R2 was released to manufacturing today. This release of SQL server concentrated on stability and performance along with some other key features. This version of SQL can now scale up to 256 logical processors and has shown impressive results on benchmark tests. The new version will also have self service Business Intelligence that will allow users to create their own queries using PowerPivot. Another great feature is the ability to centrally manage instances through PowerShell. I am excited to see what can be done with the integration of Windows 7, Server 2008 R2, Office 2010, and SharePoint 2010. There will be allot to learn but businesses should see productivity increase when you put all of these new products together.
Other SQL 2008 R2 Articles
http://www.newsfactor.com/story.xhtml?story_id=72914&page=1
http://www.winsupersite.com/server/sql2008r2.asp
http://thejournal.com/articles/2010/04/21/sql-server-2008-r2-hits-rtm-release-in-may.aspx
The Poshboard project on Codeplex is a very interesting project. I came across this project while doing a some research on creating dashboards from PowerShell. The project was designed to create a modular IT web portal based on PowerShell and Silverlight. In order to accomplish this the project has leveraged the use of several programs like silverlight cover flow, DevExpress AgDataGrid, blacklight, visifire silverlight charts. The current version of this project is 2.5, but they also have a beta version out of their next release. Check out the links below and let me know what you think.
Poshboard CodePlex Project
http://poshboard.codeplex.com/Wikipage
Poshbaord Site Page
http://www.poshboard.com/
