EA Games? Just Say No.
EA Games customer service is the worst thing I have experienced. No game, no matter how they tempt you, is worth the wicked web of misery you might experience from EA.
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2009
Autonomy Through Excellence
“One way to challenge ‘Borg’ centralization is to demonstrate more advanced capability. This justifies autonomy through excellence.”
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BLOBs – The AIG of Data Integrity
OK – so there is no one-size-fits-all way to define the use of BLOBs in your database. But this crazy bandwagon of putting file storage into BLOBs really has me baffled. I think it is…well…down right stupid. Why the metaphor with AIG – because people are treating BLOBs like they represent an additional layer of
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SQL Server 2008: Adding an Identity to Existing Column
No. You are probably not. Here is a SHORT ANSWER (just to show the concept) for putting an IDENTITY on an existing column, based on what I’ve seen: Use All Tasks -> Generate Scripts to script the schema of the table(s) you want to alter. Script it to an SSMS query window. Go through the
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SqlDbType and varchar(max) or nvarchar(max)
The short answer? Use SqlDbType.VarChar or SqlDbType.NVarChar with a size of -1. For more info, see http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb399384.aspx. I just put the short answer for those who want… the short answer.
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Ironic Ionics
You know, I have heard some buzz about “Ionized” water. It has been around a long time, but there seems to be an increasing wave of marketing behind it. So, after being impressed with the concept for all of 30 minutes, I found this article (don’t let the WordPress Site Prview fool you, the link
Windows 7, Soup’s On!
It takes forever to install. I had to find SOMETHING fun about the eternal wait. . .
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Bing is a Disease – Literally
Hey, my cohort’s fortune cookie fortune is all I needed as proof…
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Importing Outlook 2007 PST Files to Thunderbird 2.0
Well, it is not the easiest journey. Especially if you, like me, no longer have access to your Outlook 2007 Media. But here is a way to pull it off. No guarantees, but hope it saves you some time: 1.0 YOU NEED OUTLOOK OK, you can try to do it without Outlook using a plug-in, but I
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The Dark Side of Cloud Computing
Cloud Computing is the whole new buzzword… but what about Dark Cloud Computing? What is it? WHAT IS IT, YOU SAY? Let me tell you a tale. THE GROUND WORK As the mad dash goes on to reuse components across the enterprise and indeed across multiple enterprises and even the world-wide web itself, there exists
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