Joan Rivers
Caustic, no-holds-barred, foul-mouthed, and a delight, and we’ll miss her. The opportunity to see her in April makes this less sad. So long, Joan. Give ’em hell up there.
Symbolic links and Microsoft OneDrive on OS X Mavericks
I ran into an interesting problem recently, which I only resolved today though a bit of trickery. With the release of OneDrive, Microsoft replaced the existing SkyDrive application on OS X with a new binary. It still refers to the same ~/SkyDrive folder on the file system, but it’s definitely different. One of the majorContinue reading Symbolic links and Microsoft OneDrive on OS X Mavericks
End of Life for Microsoft Windows XP and Server 2003
Six-One or Up is the latest post I’ve written on Born SQL’s blog. This piece talks about the end of life of Windows XP and Server 2003 R2, and why you should upgrade.
“The art isn’t the artist” – Neil Gaiman
Edit 2024-07-05: Yikes. This is reposted without permission from Neil Gaiman’s Journal, from an entry titled “in the wee small hours of the morning” (7 June 2006): Hi Neil, I’ve been a fan of your work for awhile now and I just came across your site. I’ve had this nagging question, about authors, stuck inContinue reading “The art isn’t the artist” – Neil Gaiman
Retiring an email address
I have been forced to retire rpotter@e-llusion.co.za due to the incredible amount of spam that it receives. While most of this ends up safely in my spam folder, eliminating the address will stop almost 600 spam emails a week from existing. If you want to send me email, don’t do it on that address 🙂Continue reading Retiring an email address
Recovering Apple Mail
The Setup On 9 July 2013, I became aware of a problem with my email. I use OS X on my primary machine, which is usually running the latest beta of everything. I run beta software so that you don’t have to. My primary mail client on OS X is Mail, the one that’s includedContinue reading Recovering Apple Mail
70-465 – The Revenge
I passed yesterday. I must have been half asleep last time, because my score was nearly 200 points higher this time around. MCSE: Data Platform is mine!
70-465 – Designing Database Solutions for Microsoft SQL Server 2012
I failed by one or possibly two questions. My downfall is the multiple option questions, where you have to pick more than one possible answer. I remember exactly which questions lost it for me. I can rewrite earliest in two weeks, according to what I read. Still, I have MCSA! It’s not all for nothing.
70-464 – Developing Microsoft SQL Server Databases
I’ve just finished writing 70-464. As I commented at the end, I found the overall quality of the exam lower than the first three I wrote. Owing to the non-disclosure I sign for every one, I can’t talk about specifics, but there were numerous typos, product references were wrong, and in some cases, I readContinue reading 70-464 – Developing Microsoft SQL Server Databases
iOS 7 and OS X 10.9
I like the new iOS user interface. It’s dramatically updated. There’s a non-disclosure agreement I’ve signed as a developer, so I can’t say much about it outside of what is public knowledge, but if you watch the keynote address from WWDC, you’ll see what it looks like. OS X is less dramatic, but has takenContinue reading iOS 7 and OS X 10.9