TECH TIPS
How do I change the Instance Name Recognized by SQL 2005 Management Studios
Sometimes, even though you change the settings of your instance name in SQL 2005 Management Studios, there are still references to the old name that you don't know where to change.First, you will need to see what the actual instance name is. To get this, execute the...
What can I do if I cannot Quit or Force Quit and Mac OS X Application?
Open a terminal. Type "ps -e" to get a list of all processes running on your system. Find the number of the process related to the stubborn app. Then, type "kill 1234" where 1234 is the number of the process you are trying to stop.
Yale lectures online
Not actually a tip for a techie, but some good lectures online -- yale english prof.
Here are some new Utilities and Services
http://www.podtopc.com - utility to remove songs from ipod supersync.com - sync itunes across multiple PCs www.getdropbox.com - syncs up to 2GB of data between any number of computers + iphone + ipod touch google calendar sync + google mobile sync
How do I use IIS to Import a Web Application / Package (using Microsoft Web Platform)
You have to install the Microsoft Web Platform with the Deployment Tool option. Here is a link that lets you do it in one shot -- here. Now you can open your IIS and right click your Default Web Site (or another site) and select "Manage Packages > Import...
Mac OS X Snow Leopard will not eject CD
From a terminal, you can type "drutil eject". I have seen cases where the CD could not be ejected until Parallels VM was shut down first or perhaps you can eject from Parallels Desktop.