Library of Congress to Archive Twitter
Posted on April 15, 2010, under Current Events, General.
Library of Congress Archives Twitter History, While Google Searches It | Wired.com.
Really, of all things – Twitter??
Be careful out there with your 140 characters.
Discover core databases for a Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 farm
Posted on March 4, 2010, under SharePoint.
Below are steps for one method to discover databases used by a WSS 3.0 farm. Log in to SharePoint Central Administration for each of these activities.
Configuration Database
- Go to the “Operations” tab
- Click “Servers in Farm”
- Under “Farm Information” see the following items:
- Configuration database server
- Configuration database name
Central Administration Content Database
- Go to the “Application Management” tab
- Click “Web application list”
- Click “SharePoint Central Administration v3″
- Under “SharePoint Site Management”, click “Site collection list”
- Under the root “/” site, look in the information table for the “Database Name” value
General Usage Content Databases
- Go to the “Application Management” tab
- Click “Web application list”
- For each web application listed other than “SharePoint Central Administration v3″ (see above), perform the following:
- Click the web application name
- Under “SharePoint Site Management”, click “Site collection list”
- For each listed site collection (by URL):
- Click the URL of the site collection
- In the information table, look for the “Database Name” value
Search Database
- Go to the “Operations” tab
- Under “Topology and Services”, click “Services on server”
- Click the text “Windows SharePoint Services Help Search”
- Under “Search Database”, look for the values:
- Database Server
- Database Name
VMware Player – Now creates 64-bit VMs!
Posted on January 25, 2010, under General, SharePoint, Technology.
At home, I recently moved from Vista Ultimate to Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit. On my Vista setup, I had VirtualPC installed to set up my own labs, installing servers and learning more about various server applications.
I was disappointed to see VirtualPC is no longer supported for Home versions of Windows. I was also disappointed to see the free VMware Server equivalent of VirtualPC had disappeared.
However, I just discovered the free VMware Player now not only runs VMs, as it always has, but also allows you to create them! You can also create and run 64-bit guest VM’s if you have the appropriate hardware, which I do. VirtualPC can’t do that. Sweet!
Update: A co-worker (thanks Shane!) mentioned to me the free VMware Server is still available. I’m going to try out Player, hoping it is more light-weight, and see how it goes first.
Nintex Workflow – “Run If” is King
Posted on November 17, 2009, under SharePoint, Technology.
If you run into logic nesting issues using Nintex Workflow, remember that “Run If” is better than “Set a Condition”.
Walkie Talkie
Posted on November 9, 2009, under Entertainment.
“A Time for Choosing”
Posted on November 2, 2009, under Current Events, General.
“A Time for Choosing” by Ronald Reagan
Windows 7 – Homegroups
Posted on October 25, 2009, under Technology.
Finally! Easy home networking. I bought a Windows 7 Home Premium Family Pack (3 licenses), set up a Homegroup to share files and a printer, and I’m loving it. Super easy.
Ronald Reagan on Socialized Medicine
Posted on August 14, 2009, under Current Events.
New security risk in SSL implementations
More holes found in Web’s SSL security protocol.
It appears most modern browsers are susceptible to a simple man-in-the-middle attack on SSL certificates, meaning your encrypted browsing sessions can be intercepted.
The article lists Firefox 3.5 as the only modern browser not affected by the attack.
UBCD for Windows
Posted on May 31, 2009, under Technology.
We went out to see some family this weekend, and they were having some issues with their WinXP computer. I was thinking about taking a Linux Live CD, but ended up giving the Ultimate Boot CD for Windows a try. It is pretty slick. You have to have your own copy of the Windows XP install files to create the boot disk ISO, but after that you can configure all types of software to be included on the CD image. Worth checking out as a handy tool to have lying around.
