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64-bit, virturalization, and their impact
VMWare recently released a freeware called VMWare Player that can play a pre-built virtual machine file. A virtual machine is an OS bundled with whatever the virtual machine creator put there. This is perfect for people to test-drive various operating systems and software, without going through the hassle of installing themselves. VMWare currently provides virtual…
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sqlcmd presentation on 01/12/2006
I did a presentation on sqlcmd at the Chicago Sql Server User Group meeting yesterday at Microsoft’s downtown Chicago office. Overall, I think it went pretty well. For participants, thanks for coming and your great questions. As I mentioned earlier, the slides and scripts used can be downloaded here. Let me know if you have…
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Sql Server presentation on 01/12/2005
As posted here, my presentation last month at Chicago Sql Server User Group was cancelled due to some technical issues. So I will present again in our next Chicago Sql Server User Group meeting on Thursday, 01/12/2005, at Microsoft’s downtown Chicago office on Wacker Drive. The session will start around 5:30pm. Free pizza and soda…
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Rename sa
With SQL Server 2005, you can rename your logins, including sa. To me, this is a HUGE security enhancement. For mixed security environments, many Sql Server attacks take advantage of the sa account, either by brute-force or dictionary attacks. I highly recommend you to rename sa to something that is discreet to minimize attack surface…
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Failed nbsmtp compile and some Linux and RPM tips
Earlier, I talked about my failed attempt to comiple and install msmtp. I tried to install and compile nbsmtp, and got similar results. Googling revealed that many people would suggest install things from an RPM package. So I searched around and found a msmtp package for Suse, but my web host is on RedHat. I…