Monthly Archives: January 2011

The laptop rebuild continues

Posted on January 7, 2011 by way0utwest

Not done yet, but I have been slowly patching and installing software over the last few evenings, stuck at my desk most days. It’s amazing how little software I have on DVD, and how little I need. Once I got … Continue reading →

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Data Loss or Downtime

Posted on January 7, 2011 by way0utwest

I was watching Kimberly Tripp of SQL Skills talk recently about VLDB disasters and how to recover from them. One of the first things she said in the session was getting a damaged database back online, even without all of … Continue reading →

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Rebuilding the W510 – DVD Driver Issues with x64

Posted on January 5, 2011 by way0utwest

I backed up my machine, copied a bunch of data to both a thumb drive as well as the second hard drive on my W510, and get ready to install Windows 7 x64. First I had to add memory. I … Continue reading →

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In Case of Breach

Posted on January 5, 2011 by way0utwest

What would you do if you received a phone call in the middle of the night saying that one of your databases had been hacked and data released? Do you know what to do as a first responder? There’s a … Continue reading →

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