November 2004 Entries
All those who are using the LUXDARK .Text theme (as I am) should note that the source code has a class attribute that can cause things to look fooie when a width attribute is added to the POST DIV.
Checking your source code (by viewing source) will prove it to you... Search for
DIV class=post style="FILTER: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Shadow(color='Blue', Direction=135, Strength=32)">
I have added the following code into the News/Announcements part of .Text Admin for my blog which seems to do the job once the page has loaded.
window.onload = function(){
var fixPostDivs = document.getElementsByTagName("DIV")
for (var a = 0; a < fixPostDivs.length; a++)
{
if (fixPostDivs[a].className=='post')
{
fixPostDivs[a].style.filter= '';
}
}
};
Am I alone on this one...
From an early age I have found that if I have ever had a lot of work ahead of me, or something really important to do, I ALWAYS find something else to do instead.
Now, take my modifications to this blog as a case in point. I have a huge amount of work on my desk as I would typically, but especially this week as I have been on a Microsoft Course this week at Learning IT so the presure has really been building up like a huge pluke on your chin ready for a squeezing (not that i've had one of them for a while (honest!)). We are currently undertaking some major impact IT projects at work so there's alot of big questions to answer. On top of that I have already committed to two projects on overtime so that's been my evenings and most of my weekends booked up for at least the last two months and a couple more to come.
So why have I spent the last 2 hours playing around with custom DHTML stylesheet for ma blog ??
Noun: procrastination pru'krastu'neyshun
- The act of procrastinating; putting off or delaying or deferring an action to a later time
- Slowness as a consequence of not getting around to it
What is Procrastination?
Procrastination is the avoidance of doing a task which needs to be accomplished. This can lead to feelings of guilt, inadequacy, depression and self-doubt among students. Procrastination has a high potential for painful consequences. It interferes with the academic and personal success of students.
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Not one to typically laugh at Microsoft when they screw up (??) but today an article on news.bbc.co.uk heralds http://beta.search.msn.co.uk/ as the latest significant rival to google and yahoo!.
All fine and well, and it's never a bad thing when a new comprehensive search engine comes on-line, but cummon guys... it doesn't make life for the marketing team easy when potential 'client' receive...
This site is temporarily unavailable, please check back soon.
...after searching for Microsoft.
I'm hoping that this is because they didn't expect the volume of curious visitors (like me) that they are receiving. No doubt that they'll use the load data to make improvements. The MSN Search team has also posted a blog entry that gives more detail.
Personally I am of the mindset that high profile apps should not be depthcharge tested by the public... but hey!, without beta sites like this the t'internet would be a far quieter place.
I find this code really handy when dealing with a stored procedure that requires a tonn of input and output parameters. This stored procedure will write out the code required which you can copy and paste into your VB or VBScript code.
Database projects are special types of Visual Studio.NET projects which help you create and manage SQL database scripts. The Visual Database tools allow you to view, design, modify, and test database objects (for example, tables, views, queries, stored procedures, and so on) without having to jump from the Visual Studio environment to a different toolset.
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Start forming an orderly queue here...
The Microsoft SQL product team is hosting special week of live MSDN Webcasts to provide you a sneak peak at what Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Beta 2 has in store for the future database development. SQL Server 2005 offers a new paradigm for database development that integrates SQL Server and the CLR to provide several major benefits including enhanced programming mode, enhanced safety and security, user defined types and aggregates, and a common development environment, where database development is integrated into the Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 development environment.
Bonus: Attend a live webcast in this series during the month of January and you will receive a SQL Server 2005 developer resource kit. Additionally, you could qualify for a Microsoft T-shirt or an Xbox System! See official rules for more details.
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USB Sushi Drive - The folks at Dynamism come through as a US importer of these. You definitely pay a premium for cool, though.
Fritz Onion and others share info on doing
ASP.NET development without web projects.
I've just started using KDiff3 as my diff and merge tool in Subversion. I'm stunned, this tool solves a problem that has bothered me for eons in VSS (and other merge tools). It shows the differences by character. Which means if only two characters have changed on a line it shows you. You're not left guessing which characters they were.
To use it: fire up your TortoiseSVN context menu and choose "settings". Select the Diff/Merge tab and point to KDiff as your diff and merge program.
It's that simple.
Found via Craig Andrea
Today's handy info from my course.
In conjunction with Windows Server 2003, Microsoft has released a new Group Policy management solution that unifies management of Group Policy. The Microsoft Group Policy Management Console (GPMC) provides a single solution for managing all Group Policy-related tasks.
The GPMC lets administrators manage Group Policy for multiple domains and sites within one or more forests, all in a simplified user interface (UI) with drag-and-drop support. Highlights include new functionality such as backup, restore, import, copy, and reporting of Group Policy objects (GPOs). These operations are fully scriptable, which lets administrators customize and automate management. Together these advantages make Group Policy much easier to use and help you manage your enterprise more cost-effectively.
Sunday (7th) saw us paying a visit to Glentress to check out the latest addition to the spooky wood descent of the Red Route which was opened earlier in the week. Bluddy hell, it was fantastic!.
This week I will be mostly learning about 2279b - Planning, Implementing, and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure in which i have already discovered the delights of ADAM.(Active Directory Application Mode). This is tool that we could use to help us develop our Active Directory enabled applications and sites without cheesing off our purchasing department with another purchase order for a development server. Also, there is a handy utility being release called Active Directory to Active Directory Application Mode Synchronizer BETA which will enable you to import an real active directory implementation into ADAM to prevent you having to manually duplicate it on your dev box.
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