Technical
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Gathering and analysing data from Azure DevOps and presenting it in different, visual, ways within Power BI can assist scrum masters, project managers and development teams in planning and monitoring project progress. What are some of the tools available to analyse and visualise Azure DevOps data in Power BI? Built-in Power BI connector Power BI…
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Four Tools to Help you Become a Data Analyst Gathering and analysing data has changed how business decisions are made and how resources are allocated. Through a better use and understanding of data, business managers can plan and enable better strategies with increased confidence. When understood, the companies data can increase administrative efficiency and add…
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As it is officially braai (barbeque, BBQ) season in South Africa, I decided to compare the elements involved in testing ETL tools with that of a braai. After all, you would not simply light a fire and throw your carefully selected steak onto the flames. There are several steps you take in the process to…
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Setting up SQL Server 2012 I received the same warning I have always received when setting up a SQL instance on a new Windows server: So I executed my handy Windows Server Firewall batch file for SQL to set up the default ports on the Firewall, which executed successfully, but I noticed the following warning…
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I recently had an issue where I was unable to download application updates on my Android phone. Error Message: Error: Update for “<application>” could not be downloaded due to an error. (495) Phone details: HTC Desire S Android 2.3.5 HTC Sense 3.0 After much searching I eventually used these two different options to resolve my…
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A couple of months back my wife completed a photography course and following the course she purchased a Canon 450D digital camera. Taking photos, getting the right light, getting that perfect shot, is all well and good, but looking at the results on a computer screen does not always do the photo justice. The normal…
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Following a post on an Internet forum, here is a small expansion on my Country / State dropdown selection script to enable a third level drop down. This additional level would allow for a country / state / city drop down selection on an XML file as apposed to just a country / state drop…
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[UPDATE] The download is no longer supported or updated and has been removed UPDATE 26 January 2009: Fixed the XML file load Bug that was affecting Chrome and Safari Making use of my XML based Country and State/Province file I have put together a small script to populate two drop down lists with the complete…
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[UPDATE] Comments are closed on this topic – The download is no longer supported or updated and has been removed I have been looking all over the Internet for an AJAX or similar dynamic drop down tool for Country and Province/State selection (You select a country from a drop down list and the country/state drop…
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Need a little help learning to use the Photoshop Opensource alternative? I try my hand at GIMPshop to try and help you. In this (my first attempt) graphic/design tutorial I will create the currently popular “Userbar” for use on a website forum. Hope it helps. Result: