Atlanta .NET Regular Guys

May 2007 - Posts

• Be sure to use ALL the parts!

  If the new TV you purchased doesn't put out any sound, make sure that the detachable speakers are ATTACHED and not on the coffee table.  Don't let the professional installers leave while there are still parts are not attached to the TV that Read More posted 30-05-2007 07:48 by Matt Ranlett | 0 Comments Filed Under: Personal

• Almost done with the living room

  So a few weeks ago, Kim and I moved into our new house.  We love the new house in part because it has a lot more room than our previous home.  One of the side effects of having a lot more room and a lot more rooms is that we just don't have Read More posted 30-05-2007 05:43 by Matt Ranlett | 5 Comments Filed Under: Personal

• Shape up that SQL code

  Have you ever worked on some of those one and two thousand line stored procedures where the indentation was so messed up you couldn't really tell where that left outer join fit in?  Wouldn't it be nice if there was a tool out there which would automatically Read More posted 23-05-2007 07:58 by Matt Ranlett | 0 Comments Filed Under: Programming, Technical, Microsoft SQL Server 2005

• Feel like sharing?

  Microsoft has just released another cool beta product - (thanks, John West, for showing me this!  You are the smartest guy ever!)  SharedView.  The idea behind this product is very similar to a NetMeeting or LiveMeeting type of software.  Read More posted 16-05-2007 05:59 by Matt Ranlett | 1 Comments Filed Under: Microsoft Products

• Some people are really immature

  I was looking through my blog for my post on predicates when I came across an image I'd apparently cross-linked.  Apparently I wasn't the only one to cross-link the image and steal the owner's bandwidth.  So, rather than simply remove Read More posted 15-05-2007 12:45 by Matt Ranlett | 3 Comments Filed Under: Personal

• Geek Dinner tonight

  Geeks have to eat too - we aren't completely fueled by Jolt Cola.  So if you're a geek and you're planning on eating today, why not eat at 6pm at Max and Erma's in Dunwoody and join several of your friends in a social activity? Please RSVP by clicking Read More posted 10-05-2007 05:30 by Matt Ranlett | 1 Comments Filed Under: .NET Community

• Zune Software now updatable by Microsoft Update

  This was a surprise to me when I saw it, but nice to see that I am getting closer to a single update point for all my important software. Read More posted 09-05-2007 06:34 by Matt Ranlett | 2 Comments Filed Under: Microsoft Products

• TechBridge and the Digital Ball

  This past Saturday evening TechBridge hosted their 7th annual Digital Ball.  The Digital Ball is a celebration of a years worth of hard work in the non-profit sector.  The charity event was also the presentation of over $75,000 in cash, free Read More posted 07-05-2007 06:29 by Matt Ranlett | 77 Comments Filed Under: .NET Events, Personal

• Preparing for the MCTS Business Intelligence Certs

  If  you are interested in Business Intelligence and would like to work towards getting your certification with the new Microsoft Certified Technical Specialist for test 70-445 SQL Server 2005 Business Intelligence come out to theAtlanta Microsoft Read More posted 06-05-2007 06:11 by Brendon Schwartz | 12 Comments

• DevCowSoftware.com finally updated

  It has been a while since I last updated the site www.devcowsoftware.com, but I finally got to it this weekend.  Let me know if you have thoughts for improvements to the site. To give you an idea of what it used to look like here is a sample of the Read More posted 06-05-2007 12:22 by Brendon Schwartz | 3 Comments

• WARNING! AD Group Policy changes can kill your applications

  In an effort to resolve a Kerberos authentication problem affecting Sql Server Reporting Services, a change was made to the security policy on the domain controller while following the advice of this Microsoft TechNet article.  This change Read More posted 02-05-2007 11:11 by Matt Ranlett | 0 Comments Filed Under: Technical

• The Comcast Experience, part 2

  So, six customer service agents later and my home Internet connection is finally up.  The problem is, so many of the Comcast CS agents are full of BS that it is hard to get someone who knows what is going on and will admit to that knowledge or lack Read More posted 01-05-2007 06:23 by Matt Ranlett | 1 Comments Filed Under: Personal