Installing SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services 32-bit on a 64-bit Windows Server system
on Nov 15, 2009 in sqlserver We have a Windows 64-bit server and need to install the 32-bit version of SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services on this machine since there are other applications where we are using IIS on the 32-bit version. This article from MSSQLtips outlines the ste...

AJAX Guestbook
on Nov 2, 2009 in Ajax Unobtrusive AJAX Guestbook.XML is easy to use ajax and php guestbook application. Guestbook.XML is crossbrower, skinnable guestbook and web 2.0 script Read More...

SharePoint 2010 Videos Reveal Development Experience
on Nov 1, 2009 in Sharepoint 2010 If you are curious what the development experience will be in SharePoint 2010, there are now 10 modules with multiple videos per module that go through the details of using Visual Studio 2010 to customize your SharePoint solution.Read More...

Log on to Internet explorer as a different user
on Oct 28, 2009 in Internet Explorer Here is a script that you can use to logon to Internet Explorer as a user that is not the same as the logged in user.This script is a dos command --runas /noprofile /user:domain\user "c:\program files\internet explorer\iexplore.exe"This is particular...

Making speedometers in Excel
on Oct 21, 2009 in Excel I was wanting to create a speedometer gauge in excel and started researching on the internet. Here are the links that I came with...Interesting article titled Make Excel Charts interactive with sliders, gauge, dials and more by Ashish MohtaThere are...

Project Gemini gets a new Name........
on Oct 20, 2009 in Project Gemini Power Pivot Sharepoint 2010 SQLserver 2008 Excel 2010 Microsoft has now given a new name for Project Gemini. It is called Power Pivot. The official blurb about it is: "PowerPivot provides business users with BI at their fingertips while enabling organizations to efficiently monitor and manage collabor...

Getting rid of overtype mode in word 2007
on Oct 19, 2009 in office 2007 I had a very annoying 10 min. with Word 2007 today where the Insert key did not disable the insert mode.Here are the steps I followed to get it back to working.Click the Microsoft Office buttonclick Word Options.Select Advanced.Click the option to Us...

on Oct 1, 2009 in Open Source Flade (Flash Dynamics Engine) is an open source actionscript 2.0 library for simulating 2D physics using Verlet integration. It currently features rectangular, circular, & wheel primitives, spring & angular constraints, and surfaces composed...

Creating a scorecard using Performance Point Server 2007
on Sep 29, 2009 in Sharepoint 2007 Performance Point Server BI Microsoft is offering Performance Point SErver as part of its Sharepoint Enterprise edition 2007.This is a very handy application to create some nice dashboards and scorecards for a company.Here is a link from mssqltips.com that provides a step by st...

Scrum 101
on Sep 24, 2009 in Project Management Yesterday I attended the Girl Geeks Dinner in Auckland. There were 2 presenters Carolyn Sanders and Sarah both on Agile Development.Presentation 1:Carolyn Sanders. The core of the practice of Agile is the delivery of individual projects; it's where m...