Tag Archives: windows

No More Downtime

Posted on May 29, 2018 by

At one point in my career, I worked for a wealth management firm. We managed funds for various customers, a part of which was making trades in the financial markets. Various brokers and companies used our platform to run their … Continue reading →

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Confusing Networking Behavior

Posted on May 2, 2018 by

The other day I got on a Skype for Business call and I struggled to hear the other people. I looked at the interface, and saw red where the network connection was represented. Since I was communicating with the UK, … Continue reading →

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Administrative Native and ConEmu Command Prompts–#SQLNewBlogger

Posted on December 26, 2016 by

Another post for me that is simple and hopefully serves as an example for people trying to get blogging as #SQLNewBloggers. I would think many people know how to do this, but I’ve run into a few, so here you … Continue reading →

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Quick Command Shells–#SQLNewBlogger

Posted on December 22, 2016 by

Another post for me that is simple and hopefully serves as an example for people trying to get blogging as #SQLNewBloggers. This isn’t a SQL post, per se, but since I’ve been using lots of PowerShell for SQL stuff at … Continue reading →

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Rename a Server with PowerShell

Posted on October 3, 2016 by

I’m sure many people are experimenting with VMs and SQL Server. If you’re like me, many of you just default to installing Windows 7/10 or Windows Server xx Standard for your testing. Those systems work fine, but I’ve been trying … Continue reading →

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Better Explorer on High dpi Displays

Posted on June 29, 2016 by

I’ve got a high dpi display on my laptop. The recommended resolution is 2560×1704. That’s small. I have had all kinds of issues with SSMS, VS, and various other applications, including a few from Redgate. The other day I was … Continue reading →

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Running Powershell with Task Scheduler

Posted on December 9, 2015 by

Another post for me that is simple and hopefully serves as an example for people trying to get blogging as#SQLNewBloggers. One of the things I needed to do with my SQL Saturday download process was run this automatically. I don’t … Continue reading →

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The Command Line is Back

Posted on November 9, 2015 by

I grew up using a command line for all of my computing. I started with a Commodore VIC-20 as a youth, moving on to Apple IIs, TRS-80s, and then OpenVMS in university classes. It wasn’t until I started doing graduate work that I started to enjoy … Continue reading →

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Updating to Windows 10

Posted on August 12, 2015 by

I’ve been cautious about Windows upgrades. Throughout my career, I’ve alternatively been interested in, and wary of, Windows upgrades. I beta tested Windows 95, and then adopted Windows 98 as soon as I could at a company with better multi-monitor … Continue reading →

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Unexpected Windows 10

Posted on June 10, 2015 by

This was strange. I noticed a new icon in the taskbar today. When I hovered over it, I saw this: I downloaded the Windows 10 beta in a VM, but not here. However apparently some update added this. If I … Continue reading →

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