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Technology December 23, 2011May 27, 2012

ShutOff 2000 Update

Good news, all three of you that follow this blog and are interested in my ShutOff application: it’s almost done! Luckily it hasn’t taken me over twelve years to get to this point! Last week I realised that twelve years brings with it a new era: the death of anything before Windows XP, and theContinue reading ShutOff 2000 Update

News, SQL Server, Technology December 16, 2011February 22, 2019

What I did today

Today at the clinic, we did the second of three phases of network reorganisation. In the first phase, which we completed a week ago, our new server was set up with the EMR software, all data was migrated from the old server, and the vendor remoted in to make sure everything was up and running.Continue reading What I did today

SQL preparation, Technology December 16, 2011April 10, 2012

SQL Preparation, Part the Second

Thus far I have made it through 11 of the MCM videos on SQLSkills.com, as well as the associated demos. There is a large amount of information in these videos, and I’ve been learning a lot. The point of this training next year is to fill in the blanks. I consider my T-SQL skills forContinue reading SQL Preparation, Part the Second

Announcements, SQL preparation, Technology November 23, 2011February 10, 2012

SQL Preparation, Part the First

As I noted in a previous entry, I’m going to be upgrading my SQL Server knowledge with the best minds in the business, in early 2012. To prepare myself for this training, I’m planning on going through the 40+ hours of videos that are provided for MCM training, as well as two of the requiredContinue reading SQL Preparation, Part the First

SQL Server, Technology November 15, 2011February 22, 2019

SQL Skills

In February and March 2012 I’m taking a trip to Tampa FL to attend three weeks of in-depth SQL Server training, provided by Paul Randal and Kimberly Tripp, those legends of the SQL world. I cannot wait.

Announcements, Technology October 2, 2011February 22, 2019

Google+

I’m off Facebook. I joined in (I think) 2006 and after the latest changes, combined with their increasingly bizarre opinion on privacy, I decided to run for the hills. The hills of Google+. Ironically, I wrote an article some time ago about Google and its potential to know everything about you. I may have evenContinue reading Google+

Technology February 13, 2011February 22, 2019 | Leave a Comment on Screen brightness and migraines

Screen brightness and migraines

Recently I decided to install Windows 7 on my iMac. I have the 27″ Core i5 model, which is a whole lot of screen and power. Unfortunately, Boot Camp’s drivers for the screen brightness were abysmal, and I ended up getting a severe migraine after playing a game for two hours because it was tooContinue reading Screen brightness and migraines

Technology February 6, 2011February 22, 2019 | Leave a Comment on NCANE.COM will be shut down soon

NCANE.COM will be shut down soon

NCANE.COM is five years old this month.

Technology October 9, 2010February 22, 2019 | 2 Comments on Exchange 2003 Fail Server

Exchange 2003 Fail Server

Holy hell, it’s hard to recover mail from an Exchange Server if you’ve lost your domain controller. But I’ve done it. Once again, I’m a legend. On Monday, a customer’s Windows 2003 Small Business Server went down due to a planned power outage. When it came back up again, the drives were corrupt. Their mostContinue reading Exchange 2003 Fail Server

Technology October 1, 2010February 22, 2019 | Leave a Comment on iMac Hard Drive Installation

iMac Hard Drive Installation

So I replaced the hard drive in an iMac today.

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