Sometimes it helps to visualize a database before going ahead and creating it. Dia has a nice simple "Database" widget set to allow you to scratch out a E/R diagram quickly
Thanks Dia Developers for Database Design Ability
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James McDonald
Virtualbox Windows 7 Pro Host – Windows 8.1 Eval Guest Screen Flicker (black)
Just installed Virtualbox 4.3.2 with Oracle Extensions on my Windows 7 Pro workstation. Installed an eval copy of Windows 8.1 Eval Guest and enabled 3D Video Accelaration. Discovered when I went full screen that the whole guest session would flicker black on some...
I Just Want the SQL Server 2012 Management Studio on my Workstation OK
A rough guide to installing the SQL management studio on my Win 7 Workstation. Run the setup.exe off the install ISO (SQL_Svr_Standard_Edition_2012_w_SP1_English_Download_Only_64bit_-2_X18-78136.ISO) Select the installation option on the side Select "New SQL...
WINCC DMExitWinCCEx(DM_SDMODE_REBOOT) – Reboot from inside a RDP Session Fails.
I have a Siemans control system that was installed circa 2005 which hasn't had an operating system or software upgrade since, so it's running on Windows XP Pro. To give it a bit more life I virtualized it and moved it into a vSphere environment running in a locked...
A New Theme from Elegant Themes
I have recently updated my theme on this blog to PureType from ElegantThemes.com. I've been blogging since 2006, and have had many themes over time. I am finding that in the end a paid theme from a good bunch of designer / coders is the most hassle free option. So I'm...
Eclipse IDE Files have Asterix’s and Appear Selected in PHP Explorer
Cause: You are using git for version control and these files are changed but not committed Turning it off: In Eclipse goto Window ==> Preferences ==> Appearance ==> Label Decorations. Search for and de-select "Git Decorator" Click Apply and then OK.
Using Password Safe for Windows on Wine on GNU/Linux
Couple of errors: Error 1: Required Unicode font is not installed on this system Fix: Change the font in the program to something available on your system such as Dejavu Sans or Liberation Sans. Error 2: File or path not found Cause: When you navigate to your...
Windows Live Writer Blog Post
Just installed Windows Live Writer and am checking what the blog post written and published from my desktop looks like. What my server room looked like before we went VMWare
Windows 2012 Sending PJL Commands before the Postscript – Arrrggggh
I'm trying to get http://cups-mailto.sourceforge.net/ to work on a Debian 6.0.7 system. I've installed the printer on the Debian Box as "PDF-Converter" and gotten it running over LPD. However when printing a test page from a Windows 2012 server with any of the HP...
Remove everything in a directory except the archive you just unpacked
Just unpacked a zip file named CAT.zip and it exploded into hundreds of files and directories. This is what I did to get rid of the contents of the extracted archive excepting the archive itself. Warning: Don't do this in directory that has many files you want to keep...