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Staining deck: lessons learned
I cleaned and stained my deck all by myself this summer. The sanding was done last summer, how is that for procrastination! I think I did all right, however there are still a lot of areas for improvements. Hence this note. I used Rymar Xtreme Weather Wood Sealer, 7630 Sienna. My deck needs 4 gallons.…
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SQL Server best practice: grant permissions to per-service SID
Since Windows Server 2008/Windows Vista, from SQL Server 2008 onward, SQL Server installation process automatically generates per-service security identifier (SID). Whenever possible, it is recommended to grant rights to this service SID for security reasons, instead of your SQL Server’s startup account, which typically is domain user account. For example, for performance reasons, I always…
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Accessing modem status information with Netgear router
If, like me, you bought your own cable modem and Netgear wireless router for Comcast service, the way to access your modem’s status information is different. When using the equipment provided by Comcast, in my case the Technicolor TC8305C, which is a combo of modem, router, and voice, I can easily see modem information while…
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Eclipse PDT PHP Web Application Run Configuration
I had some trouble setting up Run Configurations in Eclipse for PHP (PDT plugin). Here is my note for future reference. Machine: Ubuntu 15 64-bit, with Eclipse Mars. sudo apt-get install php5 installed apache2 for me, so no additional web server install is necessary. Enable userdir mod: sudo a2enmod userdir Your /etc/apache2/mods-enabled/userdir.conf should look like…