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You can add Reporting Services to an existing install of MS SQL in Windows Vista (not sure how different the step would be in XP) by followi...

I had some strange sounds coming over my speakers and thought it might be one of my recording devices (my built in mic, etc) acting up. To t...

I'm mainly just posting this so that I don't forget it. I find myself needing this every now and again and need an easy place to fin...

I finally got around to updating to Firefox 3 yesterday. With all the new features being touted around the web, I was hoping that they woul...

You might encounter this error when trying to interact with a Microsoft SQL Server whose hosting environment doesn't have the Distrib...

A while back I wrote a post on How to sort a Generic IList . Here is another approach. To sort a generic List<T>, you can create a cl...

So, I broke down and bought a Playstation Portable (PSP) this weekend. Lo and behold, it has a single stuck pixel. I didn't even notice ...

I received a new laptop for work (a Dell D830) and had a fairly easy time getting it setup for development. To my dismay, I notice periodic ...

There are few things more frustrating than having Windows Explorer (Explorer.exe) FUBAR while you're working or playing in windows (not ...

I clearly remember the salesman telling me that I should be able to download and install Windows Mobile 6 "AS SOON AS ITS RELEASED...

I recently picked up a project that was written using Visual Studio 2003 and .Net 1.1. The application connects to a SQL Server 2005 databas...

I was getting this error after trying to upgrade my DotNetNuke Forums module from a 3.* version to a 04.04.03. The error refers to a dll tha...

You may receive this error when trying to remotely connect to your SQL Server 2005 (or Express) database. (Even when connection remotely fro...

If you are getting either of the following two error messages when staring Windows Live Messenger or Windows Media Player, I might know of a...

I've been working in Visual Studio for a few years now, and have created hundreds of classes, user controls, windows, forms, pages... Yo...

One of my favorite Vista features is their implementation of the Alt + Tab hotkey for switching window focus. Unlike Windows XP which would ...

I was getting any annoying error (see below) in Visual Studio 2008 (Team System) Beta II after doing an SVN update. Every time I would try ...

A coworker passed this around the office the other day. I thought it was great, so I figured I'd share. Check it and others out at xkcd ...

If you get an instant message with the following message, don't click on it. If you MUST click on it, don't enter your username and ...

In this video, some kid creates a picture by hand coding HTML. Impressive if you've got any experience with HTML. I wonder how long this...

The Beta 2 release of Visual Studio 2008 has been released and is available for download from the HERE . This release sport the following ne...

Upgraded to Vista with IIS 7 and started getting an error when trying to run an existing DotNetNuke ASP.Net project I've been working o...

If you have read my post about iTunes vs Pandora , you'd know that I dig the new online service for streaming tunes at work. The only pr...

I just upgraded to Windows Vista this weekend and am trying to get my development box up and running. We us Infragistics in a couple of our ...

I recently took the plunge and installed Vista Ultimate on my Dev box. I'm sure this will have it's ups and downs, but on the bright...

This goes along with my last post. We were trying to use the returning statement to return the value of a newly inserted row when using an O...

I learned how to use an OracleDataAdapter Parameter as an "out parameter" by setting it's direction = ParameterDirection.Retur...

I quit playing World of Warcraft (WoW) a while back after playing off-and-on since release. I was determined to quit for good, so I actually...

I've been a long-time iTunes user (ever since I stopped using winAmp religiously a few years ago...) I have a ton of MP3s, an iPod , an...

I've been participating in a company game of Virtual Stock Exchange (VSE) that we have running at my current employer. We have about 12 ...