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MySQL InnoDB Cluster – What’s New in the GA Release

2017-04-13 KENNETH 0

MySQL InnoDB Cluster – What’s New in the GA Release We carefully listened to the feedback we got from the last release candidate and incorporated some of the suggested changes. On top of that, we have fixed several bugs to reach the desired maturity state. Here are the highlights of this release!… Source: MySQL InnoDB Cluster – What’s New in the GA Release

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Porsche and Microsoft announce partnership for industry-leading Forza franchise

2017-04-13 KENNETH 0

Porsche and Microsoft announce partnership for industry-leading Forza franchise The partnership kicks off today with open registration for Porsche’s esports sponsorship debut in Forza Racing Championship Season 3: The Porsche Cup – the most inclusive racing esports program and home to the largest online racing community in gaming. Today also brings the release of the Forza Horizon 3 Porsche Car Pack, featuring an exciting lineup of Porsche cars for 2016’s best-selling racing game Forza Horizon 3, exclusively on Xbox One and Windows 10 PCs. Kicking off ForzaRC this year is the Forza Racing Championship 2017 New York Invitational Presented by Porsche on April 15-16 at Microsoft’s flagship store on Fifth Avenue, showcasing 18 of ForzaRC’s Elite players from around the world competing for a chance to win $25,000 in cash prizes, plus a Drift competition between two of ForzaRC’s top [ more… ]

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MySQL 8.0.1: Using SKIP LOCKED and NOWAIT to handle hot rows

2017-04-13 KENNETH 0

MySQL 8.0.1: Using SKIP LOCKED and NOWAIT to handle hot rows MySQL 8.0.1 introduces two new features which allow you to better manage situations where you have tables with hot row contention.  This issue frequently presents itself in scenarios such as worker threads all accessing the same tables trying to find new work, and ecommerce websites trying to keep accurate inventory counts.… Source: MySQL 8.0.1: Using SKIP LOCKED and NOWAIT to handle hot rows

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Disabling VBScript execution in Internet Explorer 11

2017-04-13 KENNETH 0

Disabling VBScript execution in Internet Explorer 11 VBScript is deprecated in Internet Explorer 11, and is not executed for webpages displayed in IE11 mode. However, for backwards compatibility, VBScript execution is currently still permitted for websites rendered in legacy document modes. This was introduced as a temporary solution. Document modes are deprecated in Windows 10 and not supported at all in Microsoft Edge. To provide a more secure experience, both the Windows 10 Creators Update and Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer-April 11, 2017 introduce an option to block VBScript execution in Internet Explorer for all document modes. Users can configure this behavior per site security zone via registry or via Microsoft Easy fix solution. Enterprise customers can also configure this behavior via Group Policy. Recommended Actions As a security best practice, we recommend that Microsoft Internet Explorer users disable [ more… ]

Spring Sale is on now in the Windows Store

2017-04-13 KENNETH 0

Spring Sale is on now in the Windows Store We’re ushering in the new season with fresh deals in the Windows Store, with more than 100 special offers on top games, movies & TV, apps and music. Hop into the Windows Store now through April 17* for big savings! Below are 10 of our favorite Spring Sale deals for Windows 10 devices: Up to 50% off great games Forza Horizon 3: Ultimate Edition – 40% off Take to the open roads of Australia, then connect them into the wildest, most far-ranging Forza game yet. Halo Wars 2: Ultimate Edition – 35% off Real-time strategy makes an explosive return to the Halo universe in Halo Wars 2: Ultimate Edition, where you lead Spartans, Warthogs and other classic Halo fighting forces in a brutal war against a terrifying new enemy. Fallout Shelter [ more… ]