Comments for The Programming Life: Experiences in DevelopmentGeorge shares and discusses real-time software development insight, experiences and solutions in this blog. He enjoys talking about anything that might be remotely related to IT and matters within every programmer's programming life. As he plays multiple roles and faces challenging situations in various stages of the SDLC in a global context, he's keen on developing a platform to exchange ideas, share insight and build a super network of developers and pundits.Comment by slugcrusher on Fixing SQL Server 2008 RTM Installation Issues Due To Visual Studio 2008 Dependencies- September 17, 2008 I found this very helpful. I'm looking to upgrade from SQL2000 to SQL2008, what do I REALLY need to know before attempting this I'm figuring on a completely new install on a new box, maybe a IBM3950 but I'm nervous about SQL2008. I can't find anytghing that tells me where are the landmines and how big the warts are. Can anybody point me in the right direction to get this type of info !! Entry Link: a href="http:it.toolbox.comblogsprogramming-lifefixing-sql-server-2http://networking.ittoolbox.com/r/rss.asp?url=http://it.toolbox.com/blogs/programming-life... Comment by chandru on Chrome's V8 Javascript Engine Is Fast And Furious- September 16, 2008 i want to buy few v8 or v12 sports engins form india , hopefully we will have a good bissniss , so plz mail me some telephone number to contact to ( chandru_mohn06yahoo.co.in ) and some photos of some engins , thank you...... !! Entry Link:http:it.toolbox.comblogsprogramming-lifechromes-v8-javascript-engine-is-fast-and-furious-26985!!http://networking.ittoolbox.com/r/rss.asp?url=http://it.toolbox.com/blogs/programming-life... Comment by Payton Byrd on Unsolved Mysteries: Vista's Automatic "Wake Up" While In Hibernate Or Sleep Mode- September 16, 2008 There are BIOS settings that allow a system to be awaken for hardware events, including timers. Some software can set these timers to wake up your computer to do some work. Unfortunately I haven't seen a BIOS yet that gives you a way to manage these from the BIOS interface, although you can typically control which hardware devices cause a system to wake up (usually network cards and USB devices). !! Entry Link: a href="http:it.toolbox.comblogsprogramming-lifeunsolved-mysteries-vishttp://networking.ittoolbox.com/r/rss.asp?url=http://it.toolbox.com/blogs/programming-life... Comment by Locutus on Unsolved Mysteries: Vista's Automatic "Wake Up" While In Hibernate Or Sleep Mode- September 15, 2008 Have you updated recently It seems that you have an update that is trying to install itself and failing. Then trying again. Either that or you have a virus or trojan :) You should only be getting msinstaller entries when a program is being installed. System restore is the system rolling back when the install fails for some reason. Do a good scan of your system, check the registry for unknown installation programs that may be starting, check the msinstaller log entry to see whahttp://networking.ittoolbox.com/r/rss.asp?url=http://it.toolbox.com/blogs/programming-life... Comment by Ralph Wilson on Those Little Helper Programs...- September 12, 2008 A long time ago, I learned that there is only one way to have a "one-time use" program actually be a "one-time use" program. Do not distribute the source code and have the executable delete itself after the first time it is run. I did almost exactly the same kind of thing, except it was against a DB database and was, originally, for my own use in setting up test data. As one might expect, I made it work the way I wanted it to and then some of my colleagues sawhttp://networking.ittoolbox.com/r/rss.asp?url=http://it.toolbox.com/blogs/programming-life... Comment by "Edward M." on Those Little Helper Programs...- September 11, 2008 Wow, JB King, sounds like you're talking from experience... !! Entry Link:http:it.toolbox.comblogsprogramming-lifethose-little-helper-programs-27108!!http://networking.ittoolbox.com/r/rss.asp?url=http://it.toolbox.com/blogs/programming-life... Comment by Dan on An Introduction To Implementing A Secure SharePoint Portal Environment- September 11, 2008 This company also says you can access SharePoint without any of your ports open on your firewall. !! Entry Link:http:it.toolbox.comblogsprogramming-lifean-introduction-to-implementing-a-secure-sharepoint-portal-environment-11903!!http://networking.ittoolbox.com/r/rss.asp?url=http://it.toolbox.com/blogs/programming-life... Comment by jbking on Those Little Helper Programs...- September 11, 2008 Developers only solve the problem at hand, which isn't necessarily the one that they should have been given. Even the simplest of programs may have odd cases where the "It wasn't designed for THAT" could be what is said, e.g. a metric-imperial measurement converter that has to take numbers in either digit or word form like 8 is the same as eight with possible decimal values where precision has to be maintained is a little bit harder than the grade school version that takes a simple integer andhttp://networking.ittoolbox.com/r/rss.asp?url=http://it.toolbox.com/blogs/programming-life... Comment by George P. Alexander Jr. on Those Little Helper Programs...- September 11, 2008 >>Those little one offs never stay as a one off Scary. I've made quite a lot of unofficial one-offs for someone somewhere in all the teams I've worked with. And I don't expect that to stop either.. It takes form in many ways - programs to scripts to excel macros to whatever feasible. I love writing neat programs... provided I'm given extra time and an official seal! !! Entry Link: a href="http:it.toolbox.comblogsprogramming-lifethose-little-http://networking.ittoolbox.com/r/rss.asp?url=http://it.toolbox.com/blogs/programming-life... Comment by Locutus on Those Little Helper Programs...- September 11, 2008 Being an old coder myself I can say that any code should be written as though it is going to be reused andor expanded. Those little one offs never stay as a one off :) !! Entry Link: Those Little Helper Programs...!!http://networking.ittoolbox.com/r/rss.asp?url=http://it.toolbox.com/blogs/programming-life... |