Tag Archives: windows

Home Backup for the DBA

Posted on August 17, 2012 by way0utwest

I’ve been giving a Prepare for When Disaster Strikes talk at SQL in the City this year, and it’s designed to get you to think about problems before they happen and take steps to mitigate issues. It’s important at work, … Continue reading →

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Change your Windows path

Posted on March 22, 2012 by way0utwest

When you run something from the start menu or in a Windows command prompt, you type the program name to run the executable file. There are three ways in which you can execute something: the executable is in your current … Continue reading →

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Looking to Windows 9

Posted on March 19, 2012 by way0utwest

I haven’t played with Windows 8 yet, and only a little with Windows Phone 7, but I am a little concerned. This set of videos that show an older man, a CPA, a lifelong Windows user messing with Windows 8 … Continue reading →

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Printer Driver Fun

Posted on March 16, 2012 by way0utwest

I bought my new Brother HL-2270DW laser last week and had to set it up. With the need to print something quickly, I plugged my MacBook Air into a USB cable, plugged that into the printer, and wondered what would … Continue reading →

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