Recently, I had the good fortune to attend HP Discover 2013 in Las Vegas, NV. Overall, it was a really good show, at which I learned some really cool new things about HP, as well as new ways of performing the routine stuff.
There are sites out there that charge folks for answers. Yup hard to believe, right? This is incredible to me, since most of the information they provide is free, if you simple use your favorite search engine to find the answer.
About one month ago, I became the proud owner of a Microsoft Surface RT. So far, I’m loving it. This seems to be contrary to the thoughts of the majority of folks in IT, but hey, I’ve always been a bit different. Having got rid of my iPad some time ago, I’ve been lugging around my Dell 6410… Read More »
I’ve been using the trusty command prompt in Windows, well, forever. Having started my life in IT as a DOS keyboard jockey, it’s been a part of my life that just won’t go away. Lately though, I’ve been looking to teach my command prompt some new tricks. Things like multi-tab interface, easier copy/paste within the window, things of… Read More »
In my current position, it is necessary to write large amounts of technical documentation. For this, I use a variety of tools to create a “master” document, which then gets uploaded to either a SharePoint repository, or to our Wiki.
Copying a file with VB6 is pretty straightforward. However, giving feedback to the user during the copy process has historically been a challenge.
As a developer, from time to time you are called upon to build or process large chunks of data. During this process, you can use the the local hard drive as a temporary holding area. Admittedly, with todays well-specc’d computers, you shouldn’t need to do this, but back in the day, this was the norm. By request, here… Read More »
Window borders are not something you usually think about. They’re just there, keeping a visual cue of the current workspace. Did you could change the width of these borders? Some folks want just like small borders.
Today, I got the opportunity to lay my hands on a Dell XPS 12. What’s so special about the XPS 12? It’s not sure what it is.
What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, right? It seems like MMS 2012 just wrapped up last week, but it was actually over six months ago. Brad Anderson announced on his blog this week the dates of MMS 2013, and a change of venue over what was announced at MMS 2012.