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MSSQL aggregate on uniqueidentifier type

noreply@blogger.com (Dave Clayton) — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 13:11:00 +0000

Update: this refers to MSSQL 2000 - MSSQL 2005 can aggregate on uniqueidentifier, and this article was a result of some scripts that were not backwardly compatible. MSSQL cannot perform a...

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Trip to Scotland

noreply@blogger.com (Dave Clayton) — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 13:38:00 +0000

Have just returned from a two week trip to Scotland, and all I can say is...wow! I travelled up via the overnight sleeper service to Aviemore, a small town just off the side of the Cairngorms. I...

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More blogger template modification

noreply@blogger.com (Dave Clayton) — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 21:05:00 +0000

So, after my previous post on hosting your domain name with Blogger I've been making more customistaions to the site layout, look and feel. I found that the Blogger template system is really good...

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Biking

noreply@blogger.com (Dave Clayton) — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 18:24:00 +0000

So, I've been learning to ride a motorbike, which is both great fun and absolutely bloody terrifying in equal parts. There's nothing quite like flying down a dual carriageway at 70 mph, clinging on...

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Portable Connectivity

noreply@blogger.com (Dave Clayton) — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 07:24:00 +0000

In my current situation I move around a great deal - I'm on public transport, which means waiting at stations and cafes, and each weekend is usually spent somewhere else, be it at the house, visiting...

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More on peer pressure

noreply@blogger.com (Dave Clayton) — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 22:14:00 +0000

I found this humerous clip on MetCafe showing a Candid Camera style test of peer pressure and group behaviour: Elevator Candid, Must See... - video powered by Metacafe

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Multilingual Support

noreply@blogger.com (Dave Clayton) — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 21:50:00 +0000

I've added the Google Translator applet to this site, so you can now get a translated version of my blog in your preferred language. No guarantees on the quality of the output though - but hopefully...

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General stuff

noreply@blogger.com (Dave Clayton) — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 20:10:00 +0000

So I'm finally posting a new blog entry, after a shameful 4 months of inactivity! Practically everything has changed - house, job, lifestyle, outlook...I'm even sitting here blogging on a rather...

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Disgruntled ranting is justified!

noreply@blogger.com (Dave Clayton) — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 10:10:00 +0000

Traffic Jam Mystery Solved By Mathematicians - (via Lockergnome) Ha! My previous ranting is justified! :D

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Creating secure passwords

noreply@blogger.com (Dave Clayton) — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 15:07:00 +0000

The commonly accepted minimum standard for a secure password, and the adopted default security level by Microsoft Active Directory, will be least: 8 characters in lengthA mixture of any three of the...

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Rants of a disgruntled motorist

noreply@blogger.com (Dave Clayton) — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 09:50:00 +0000

So as I approach my final week at HIBT / Navitas, I can't help but feel relieved that, very soon, I will never, ever have to trek the A1M rush-hour again. Hooray! My journey of just 19 miles...

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More Sharepoint + mod_proxy woes

noreply@blogger.com (Dave Clayton) — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 08:20:00 +0000

After making the adjustpents previously posted the following error is received when creating document libraries and web parts: Invalid postback or callback argument. Event validation is enabled...

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Site update: Google Reader shared items feed

noreply@blogger.com (Dave Clayton) — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 13:19:00 +0000

For those of you who may not have noticed yet, I have added a box on the right hand side of this page with shared items from my Google Reader. I'll be flagging interesting articles that caught my...

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Sharepoint and mod_proxy with client certificates notes

noreply@blogger.com (Dave Clayton) — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 11:33:00 +0000

Before unleashing the Internet upon my poor little Office 2007 Sharepoint Server, I wanted to add some neat features that (realistically) are best done with Apache. Specifically, there will be one...

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Wrapping pre tag contents in CSS3

noreply@blogger.com (Dave Clayton) — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 09:59:00 +0000

A minor niggle in the CSS for DaveClayton.info spotted recently meant that any code posted within a pre tag wasn't wrapped, and strayed outside of the container. pre tags are fantastic for posting...

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EMC Retrospect 7.5 Group Policy notes

noreply@blogger.com (Dave Clayton) — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 14:46:00 +0000

EMC Insignia's brilliant Retrospect 7.5 software can be installed using Active Directory group policy as per most Windows software packages. To build the MSI installer, navigate to the...

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Sharepoint ACL SNAFU

noreply@blogger.com (Dave Clayton) — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 12:22:00 +0000

Symptom: Microsoft Office Sharepoint Server 2007 reports HTTP 403 "The website declined to show this webpage" immediately after clicking the Upload button, and when trying to view properties for a...

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Exchange 2003 front-end server OWA problems

noreply@blogger.com (Dave Clayton) — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 13:36:00 +0000

Symptoms: Forms authentication with OWA 2003 on IIS6.0 (Win2k3) fails with a "400 - Bad Request / Page Unavailable" after user enters credentials and appears to successfully log in. At point of...

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Office 2007 setup - SNAFU

noreply@blogger.com (Dave Clayton) — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 10:59:00 +0000

By default, Office Sharepoint Server 2007 Std does not automatically configure the search service - particularly useful for anyone who wants to install a broken server. Symptoms describe exactly...

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Office Pro Plus 2007 error

noreply@blogger.com (Dave Clayton) — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 10:48:00 +0000

An upgrade from Office XP to Office 2007 Professional Plus fails on install with unhelpful "Installation Failed" message. A check of the Application Log reveals error 11708 - but again, no further...

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Checking SQL Server with NAGIOS for Ubuntu 7.04

noreply@blogger.com (Dave Clayton) — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 13:56:00 +0000

Most of the scripts for checking MSSQL via nagios rely on tsql - a command line SQL-interface utility provided as part of the FreeTDS package. Instead of installing FreeTDS at work, I use the Sybase...

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Quick tip: proxy settings for apt-get

noreply@blogger.com (Dave Clayton) — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 08:51:00 +0000

If you're sitting behind a proxy and using apt-get from the command line (Debian / Ubuntu) it's very likely your install scripts will not have updated apt's proxy configuration. This is certainly...

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Monday musings....

noreply@blogger.com (Dave Clayton) — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 12:15:00 +0000

So, I lashed out an extravagent £12 yesterday on some pencils and paper. I'm determined to teach myself how to draw properly - it's something I've always wanted to do. I also downloaded lots of MP3...

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Islay on the Internet

noreply@blogger.com (Dave Clayton) — Wed, 30 May 2007 12:01:00 +0000

Here's a quick notice to announce the release of my parents' new website (link). My parents are currently sailing around the world in a yacht called Islay of Lorn, and - more impressively - haven't...

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Building a blog for free with your own domain name

noreply@blogger.com (Dave Clayton) — Tue, 29 May 2007 08:55:00 +0000

Following on from my previous article (link), here's a step-by-step guide to setting up a free hosting service with integrated Flickr site using Google services. You will need to have your own...

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