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Resetting the SA password for SQL Server
How to reset the password for the System Administrator, or ‘sa’ user account, within SQL Server Management Studio Resetting the password for your SQL Server 2005 ‘sa’ user (abbreviation for ‘System Administrator’) can be done in a few quick steps through SQL Server 2005 Management Studio, both Standard and Express Editions. For the purposes … Continue reading
Microsoft offers students free Xbox with PC buy
Microsoft is offering a deal to students on the edge of summer. Starting May 22, students who buy a new PC for $699 or more will receive a free Xbox 360 4GB console, the software giant said in a blog post today. The offer is available to online shoppers who buy a PC from Dell.com, … Continue reading
Microsoft Buys Skype For $8.5 Billion In Cash
The deal is done. Microsoft is buying Skype for $8.5 billion in cash in its first sizeable acquisition since August 2008, when the Redmond software giant spent $486 million on Greenfield Online. In fact, this is Microsoft’s biggest financial bet to date in terms of M&A, trumping its $6 billion+ purchase of aQuantive, which dates … Continue reading