Dropbox: Simply Amazing & Amazingly Simple
20 Jan 2009I finally decided to give Dropbox a try. I had seen the videos and other reviews, but my curiosity was finally piqued enough to take it for a drive – and boy – I was amazed. It works on every major platform. It works seamlessly. It just works.
What is it? It’s a bidirectionally synchronized folder in The Cloud. It synchronizes and shares files between your computers in addition to provided access through the web interface. I have 3 different computers I use on a regular basis, so keeping important files synchronized is a boon to productivity.
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Windows 7 in VirtualBox: Shared Folders workaround
In: Linux|VirtualBox|Windows
Written by: Taylor Gerring
I’ve written about enabling Guest Additions on Windows 7 Beta 1 in VirtualBox. While most items work, such as mouse integration and Auto-resize Guest Display, one of the items that still doesn’t correctly function is Shared Folders. Fret not, because there is a simple workaround that can provide basic functionality. Also note, that this method works for any Windows guest, and could be adapted for a variety of other guests.
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Microsoft Tag: Killer App
In: Microsoft
Written by: Taylor Gerring
At CES this year, Microsoft has announce the beta availability of Microsoft Tag. As pointed out elsewhere, the idea isn’t completely new: we have QR Code and Datamatrix. The use Microsoft is pushing is slightly different, however; it fits more in the space that the CueCat tried to cover back in 2000. The idea that Digital Convergence (maker of CueCat) had with their product was great, just ill-timed.
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Connecting to Oracle from SQL Server
In: SQL Server
Written by: Taylor Gerring
Update: I have posted a revised guide for connecting with SSIS using newer components.
Unfortunately, setting up a linked server to Oracle is not as easy as it should be. In fact, you’ll have to install some software on your server to make things work. I’ve put together a short guide on connecting to Oracle from SQL Server. The process doesn’t take very long but there are several hoops to jump through.
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Configuring SQL Server Agent Operators
In: SQL Server
Written by: Taylor Gerring
SQL Server provides a great notification system for alerts and jobs. There are many options to be set and multiple dialog boxes to step through, but once finished, you’ll always be the first to know when a problem is immanent. Below is a detailed reference to get this running on a new server.
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