Technology Musings
In: VirtualBox| Windows
31 Dec 2008If you’ve snagged yourself a copy of Windows 7 Beta 1 and are anxious to give it a whirl, installing it in a virtualized environment is a great way to go. It’s no secret that VirtualBox is my favorite VM application, so I wanted to mention a bit of advice for getting it working properly.
In: Windows
29 Dec 2008Connect back home to encrypt your network traffic. If you’re on a Windows box and have the SSH server already accessible, you can be on your way in minutes.
In: Linux
24 Dec 2008Got a misbehaving application preventing logout or maybe there’s a game that demands then entirety of your screen? There’s a couple of different ways to start a second X11 instance, both of which are very easy to use. One requires just a few keystrokes, and the other allows you to embed one session within your existing.
In: Linux| Mac| VirtualBox| Windows
17 Dec 2008A detailed analysis of advantages and limitations of the most important new features of VirtualBox 2.1.
In: SQL Server
4 Dec 2008I’m sure there are more posts like these to come, but I just wanted to get this out there. It’s been a small annoyance of mine that carried over from my MySQL days, but why aren’t there unsigned numerics in SQL Server?
Why do I have to waste a whole bit on the sign in IDENTITY [...]