On this week’s podcast we discuss the possibility of larger (or smaller) iPhones, LG’s decision not to make another Nexus phone, a scare over the security of Sky’s Android apps and Intel’s concerns over slowing PC sales. Our hot hardware candidate is the HP Pavilion 14 Chromebook.
ASP.Net load items – an efficient way to check for isDBNull to populate a control
This was the original way to check for a database field being null before putting it into a label:
if not isDBNull(dr(“FieldName”)) then
Me.label1.text = dr(“FieldName”).ToString
else
Me.label1.text = “”
end if
however there is a much better and more efficient way….
Me.label1.text = dr.field(of String)(“FieldName”)
Sorted!
PC Pro Podcast 262
On this week’s podcast: Yahoo gives Flickr a lick of paint; Apple is pulled up for tax avoidance; Leap Motion brings gesture control to Windows 8; and Microsoft unveils the Xbox One. Finally, Microsoft’s long-awaited tablet, the Surface Pro, makes its bid for hot hardware of the week.