I’ve been toying around with SQL Server CE replication. For whatever reason, my code was failing with the following exception when I called Synchronize(): Failure to connect to sql server with provided connection information. sql server does not exist, access is denied because the iis user is not a valid user on the sql server,… Continue reading SqlCeReplication PublisherSecurityMode

I am working on a SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services (SSRS) report that has differing row colors based on a value in each data row.  The color value is defined in the database.  When I initially created the report, each row had a variable background color but the foreground color was black.  The first time… Continue reading What Is The Right Foreground For a Given Background

Don’t forget when you update the RT_SiteConfig.pm file, you need to restart httpd. I was banging my head against the wall of this one until I had a moment of clarity.

Last night we purchase an Apple TV (as well as a Mac Mini, 20″ Cinema Display Monitor, wired keyboard, and wireless mouse). Today I had the unfortunate happenstance of making this little gem of a unit find, and talk to iTunes running on my Mac Pro. I’ll save you the gory details buy my switch… Continue reading No Really, Apple TV Doesn’t Suck

I wanted to report that I succeeded in using iSCSI (on an Openfiler server) with Time Machine via a gigabit link with jumbo frames (MTU of 9000) enabled. The secret to my success? I used the iSCSI initiator from http://www.small-tree.com/. It appears as if the iSCSI initiator from globalSAN is just a plain broke down… Continue reading Apple Mac Time Machine and iSCSI

Ok, I first have to say how blown away I am that I was able to get this to work. Here’s the scenario. I was unsuccessful in having VMWare Fusion run my Vista x64 Boot Camp partition (probably for this reason). After many fits and starts, the plan was to create a Vista Complete PC… Continue reading HOWTO Resolve a 7B Stop Error in a Restored Vista x64 Complete PC Restore Image in VMWare Fusion

I run an XP virtual machine because our ERP app does not run on Vista Business (or any version of Vista). I also use this environment for development work in and around our ERP application. So, today I was installing SQL Server 2005 Express Edition with Advanced Services. Since this includes Reporting Services, I need… Continue reading Add/Remove Windows Feature Error

As a follow up to my prior post about my new Teletype Bluetooth GPS Receiver, I found that the having the two devices was way too difficult to manage. Well, that coupled with my need for the latest and greatest BlackBerry, I now have a T-Mobile 8800 with built-in GPS receiver. The software stays the… Continue reading TeleNav and my New 8800

I wrote my first useful Powershell script today. I had a directory of bitmaps and I wanted to convert them to PNG. This is a relatively easy task in .NET. All I had to do was figure out how to do this within Powershell. The script is as such: foreach($file in Get-ChildItem *.BMP) { echo… Continue reading My First Powershell Script

I just started using a Bluetooth GPS receiver from Teletype. It seems to work well when I toss the device up onto the dash. Initially, I used the freely available BlackBerry Maps from RIM, however, the lack of voice guided turn-by-turn directions makes it useless while driving. After a quick Google search for BlackBerry GPS… Continue reading Teletype Bluetooth GPS Receiver on my BlackBerry 8700