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- Changing Default Calendar in Outlook - Workaround Available...
- This is a reply to a previous poster who cancelled his thread after being told there was no good way to change the default calendar in outlook. The caveat is that this is a brute force way to do it, but it works:1 - Create a new pst file2...
- Tags: john@..., caveat, Microsoft Outlook
- Discussion threads 2007-10-02
- Use mtree for filesystem integrity auditing
- A little over a week ago, I offered an explanation for how you might use rsync for filesystem integrity auditing, as a follow-up to my previous post about implementing integrity auditing with basic utilities. In the earlier article, I specifically mentioned two examples of basic utilities that can be used...
- Tags: Caveat, File System, Auditing, Specification, Integrity Auditing, Chad Perrin
- Blog posts 2007-09-05
- Perform bulk copies with .NET 2.0's SqlBulkCopy class
- A common development task is transferring data betweendisparate data sources. If you have worked with SQL Server, the bcp bulk copy command will be familiar to you. It allowsyou to quickly bulk copy large files into SQL Server tables or views. With .NETFramework 1.1, you can utilize bcp via a...
- Tags: Databases, .NET, Microsoft .NET, development task, Tony Patton, DestinationTableName property, SqlBulkCopy, SqlBulkCopy class, Microsoft SQL Server, data source, database, server
- Technical articles 2007-05-29
- Perform bulk copies with .NET 2.0's SqlBulkCopy class
- The .NET Framework 2.0's SqlBulkCopy class allows you to easily move data programmatically from any data source to a SQL Server table. Learn how to use SqlBulkCopy to streamline data transfers. A common development task is transferring data between disparate data sources. If you have worked with SQL...
- Tags: Microsoft .NET, Microsoft SQL Server, SqlBulkCopy, Databases, Tony Patton, .NET, development task, DestinationTableName property, SqlBulkCopy class, data source, database, server, .NET Newsletter, Caveat, Data, Class, .NET Framework 2.0, DataTable, Listing C, Storage, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Hardware
- Technical articles 2007-05-29
- CSS 101: Locate and style Web elements with selectors
- Selectors allow Web developers to choose elements for applying CSS styles to them. Tony Patton offers an overview of six of the available selector types. In the previous installment of my Cascading Style Sheets CSS 101 series, I discussed how to handle multiple rules for the same...
- Tags: Web, CSS, Tony Patton, selector, Web Development Zone Newsletter, Page, Caveat, Class, Style, ID Class, Child Selector, Scripting Languages, Software/Web Development, Web Development
- Technical articles 2007-04-02
- W2K3 with SP1 member server in Windows 2003 Domain
- Hi, I'm having trouble finding a definitive answer on the Internet about whether or not having a newly built W2K3 member server with SP1 in a W2K3 domain where the domain controllers are not SP1 yet is ok?Any help would be hugely appreciated.Cheers,Jevon.Works for us. . .We've had SP1 in...
- Tags: active directory, domain controller, jtane@..., member server, microsoft, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 2003, server, SP1, windows
- Discussion threads 2006-08-28
- Copying data from win95 to win2000
- Guys, this should be simple but nothing ever is. I'm trying to copy data my documents for example and the data size is approximately 2mb. The first problem is the machine I need data from is win95 and I don't have any of the older style floppy disks....
- Tags: disk, Pendal1, windows, bad day, hard drive, Gary, W2000
- Q&A 2006-07-19
- Calculate period of time with .NET
- Storing TimeSpan Values in SqlServerHi - just wondering if anyone has come across a good way to store TimeSpan values in SqlServer 2005? Seems mad that MySql has this facility and Microsoft missed it.Here are some optionsThe TimeSpan structure is serializable, so you could serialize/deserialize it to/from a memory stream...
- Tags: TimeSpan, 2005, sqlserver, TimeSpan value, j_machale@..., programming, Microsoft .NET
- Discussion threads 2006-06-09
- Install the free VMware Server beta
- Vincent Danen shows you how to install the VMware Server beta, which you can use for testing, remote access, and running multiple operating systems on a single machine. The ability to use virtual machines for testing or development has been available to Linux users for quite some time...
- Tags: VMware Inc., Linux, Vincent Danen, VMware Server, server, Linux Tips Newsletter, Caveat, Beta, Servers, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware
- Technical articles 2006-05-25
- RFID tags and readers are everywhere, perhaps you should know how it works
- RFID is quickly becoming a ubiquitous technology. With is widespread adoption in manufacturing, retailing, and security systems, you owe it to yourself to know at least the basics. This chapter excerpt from RFID Essentials, by Bill Glover, Himanshu Bhatt explains the basic components of an RFID system and discusses some...
- Tags: O'Reilly Media Inc., TechRepublic Inc., caveat, RFID, RFID tag, Web, Web site, security, benefit, manufacturing
- Download resources 2006-03-08
- A call to arms with a parade of MMORPG avatars
- One aspect of the MMORPG genre that separates it from other game types is the requirement that you take on a role. In most cases, a role requires the choosing of an avatar, a class and a profession. This combination, along with other attributes acquired during your character's development, will...
- Tags: avatar, caveat, game, JPEG, parade, photograph, profession
- Image galleries 2005-11-07
- Server Restore
- We have several servers which we are responsibile for. Two of them are production, and four others are test bed servers. I'm on the team responsible for the Server Boxes, and OS (Win 2003). Another team works on the applications, which include MS SQL, and Oracle.Okay, the...
- Tags: Rabbit_Runner, server, team, virtual server, windows
- Q&A 2005-11-03
- Difficult End Users
- Difficult End UsersI am new to this Network Administration position and have aquestion: I have an end user that tried to tell me how to do my job but won't do hers correctly. How is the best way to handle this? There are favorites here and direct communication with...
- Tags: E-mail, NETWORKING, Mr. Roy
- Discussion threads 2005-08-12
- Notes from an Always On tech
- blog rootBatch Files: Comparing a file to a backup copy before overwriting itThis is a batch file I actually wrote for our Mailsweeper servers.Although the customer services dept in our company operates 24/7, someof the multilingual staff only work during the day. Therefore, we havesome mailsweeper scripts that basically send...
- Tags: Backups, Groupware, IBM Lotus Notes, caveat, bblgoose, MAILsweeper, backup copy, backup, config
- Discussion threads 2005-08-04
- Easily utilize Microsoft Word functionality in your .NET application
- While the Microsoft Office suite still relies on VBA and COM, it may be utilized in .NET code via .NET and COM interoperability. This allows you to create more powerful applications by integrating the many functions available in the Word products into your application. Developers often think they need...
- Tags: Microsoft .NET, COM, Listing B, Microsoft Word, ActiveX/COM/COM+/DCOM, Microsoft Office, Middleware, Tony Patton, Word processors, .NET, Application servers, Microsoft development tools, System.Runtime.InteropServices namespace, MessageBox.Show method, Word Document, Mi, .NET Newsletter, Method, TechRepublic Inc., Application, Document, Caveat, Microsoft Corp., SaveAs Method, Listing D, Office Suites, Software, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Enterprise Software
- Technical articles 2005-07-12
- Mapping to drives in a different context
- I am running Netware 5.1 at 2 sites. Each site has its own server. The servers are in the same tree but different context. I can access the files from a different context, but mapping is a problem. I have been able to map one folder...
- Tags: Servers, Directory services, server
- Q&A 2005-01-31
- Disable Microsoft Messenger Service in Windows XP
- By Ray GeroskiThe Microsoft Windows Messenger Service can be a useful communications tool or an annoyance, as one user posting in our Technical Q&A forums discovered. When you enable the Microsoft Windows Messenger Service, it allows anyone to send pop-up messages to your computer when you're online. Marketers are now...
- Tags: Messenger Service, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, MSN Messenger, pop-up message, User Mike Percival, Wax Tadpole Writing Services
- Technical articles 2004-03-23
- Lock IT Down: Protecting sensitive data is easy with EFS
- Use Windows 2000s encrypting file system to secure dataImagine what might happen if you or a company official lost a laptop. Could somebody boot it up and read confidential documents? Could sensitive information be leaked?“Of course not,” you say. Your organization is using NTFS partitions and alphanumeric passwords.Well, what happens...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows 2000, SECURITY, Erik Eckel Network+, MCP+I, MCSE, Encrypted File System, NTFS
- Technical articles 2000-10-13
- Windows Scripting Host brings powerful scripting features to the masses
- Tired of working with the stone-age MS-DOS batch file tool-set? Microsoft's WSH lets applications host more advanced scripting languages, and you don't have to be a propeller-head to understand what's going on.The Windows Scripting Host WSH is Microsoft's powerful replacement for outdated batch files. It allows users to run Windows-aware...
- Tags: Scripting languages, Operating systems, Lamont Adams, Microsoft Windows, WSH, Windows Scripting
- Technical articles 1999-07-29
Additional Resources
- The nerve of some people
- Just ridiculousCaveat emptor - let the buyer beware. It's good that you caught this. I wonder how many other people are doing the same thing and how many people have actually followed through and paid!Tis truly sad.EMDEbayA couple or three years ago I saw a listing on...
- Tags: electronics_md@..., eBay Inc., Caveat Emptor
- Discussion threads 2007-09-17
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