prevent Ajax modal popup closing on postback

When you click control within a modal popup, the default behavior will close it. You can prevent this by using correct layout within a update panel as following post describes. 

http://forums.asp.net/t/1583414.aspx

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samitha

Deciding on table partitioning

If you think you have come to a point where you need to partition tables, check this post to determine whether you actually need it,

 http://www.brentozar.com/archive/2012/03/how-decide-if-should-use-table-partitioning

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Samitha

SQL Server 2012 Released to Manufacturing

Take a look at new SQL Server 2012

http://blogs.technet.com/b/dataplatforminsider/archive/2012/03/06/sql-server-2012-released-to-manufacturing.aspx

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Samitha

send sms with textmagic

This is a good API you can use for sending sms. You can earn credits through referral sign ups from your friends. Worth a try.

http://code.google.com/p/textmagic-c-sharp-wrapper-class-library/

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samitha

Visual Studio 11 Beta is here

Check out new features of Visual Studio 11...!!!

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/csharpfaq/archive/2012/02/29/visual-studio-11-beta-is-here.aspx

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Samitha

using nullable c sharp types

Nullable types are quite useful when you are assigning null values to certain data types. This is very useful when you passing null values for parameters when using stored procedures. Following link explains how to use nullable types

http://www.techrepublic.com/article/save-time-and-prevent-coding-headaches-with-nullable-types-in-c-sharp-20/6101707

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samitha