The Ji Village News

Category: Technology

  • Creative ways for ego boost

    The book I co-wrote on Sql Server Integration Service (formerly know as DTS) has been selling pretty well at Amazon. I received 10 copies from the publisher a few weeks ago. I must confess that I felt pretty good seeing my own picture on the book cover. It should reach bookstores soon. However, don’t use…

  • Silent install / Command line install of SQL Server 2005 Part 4

    The fourth time is a charm! I’ve documented my experients with SQL Server 2005 silent / command line install in 3 previous posts. They all failed. To be fair, I tested it using September CTP, not the finalized RTM release. After I got the RTM last November, I loaded it on my laptop, so I…

  • Barcelona bound

    My proposal on sqlcmd was accepted at Sql PASS European conference, to be held in Barcelona, Spain. Last Friday I submitted the last document the Spanish Consultate in Chicago needed. I was told that I would be able to get the visa next Friday. I will deliver a session on sqlcmd for the conference. So,…

  • Be careful of .Net Framework hell Microsoft

    I have encountered a few instances of application failing to install because of the .Net Framework on the machine is either too old or too new. This happened quite a lot during my testing of Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Beta and CTP. I figured it was ok because, after all, it was Beta, although I…

  • Recommendations for a good file sync program on Windows?

    In Linux, you can use rsync to synchronize files in multiple directories. I am looking for the equivalent in the Windows world. This is my user case: 1. I have a usb flash drive to carry files around; 2. I have fixed number of directories on a Windows machine from where I save and edit…