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Reindex All Tables in Database (SQL Server)

Steve — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 18:59:50 +0000

Another thing I do a lot and always forget about:

EXEC sp_MSforeachtable @command1="print '?' DBCC DBREINDEX ('?', ' ', 80)"
GO
EXEC sp_updatestats
GO

Execute all SQL Scripts in a Directory

Steve — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 15:22:09 +0000

For my own sanity, I can never remember this so I’m just posting it

Open CMD Prompt

CD to the directory where all the scripts are located

Use for Windows Authentication:

C:>for %f in (*.sql) do sqlcmd /S  /d  /E /i "%f"

OR for Username/password:

C:>for %f in (*.sql) do sqlcmd /S  /d  /U  /P  /i "%f"

And instead of outputting to the screen, i’ll usually redirect it out to a file so I can review all scripts later

OSX Lion 10.7 Sound Issue Fix

Steve — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 14:36:47 +0000

So after upgrading my MacBook to Lion, I noticed that every once in a while, my sound would go away. I wouldn’t be able to listen to anything using the laptop speakers. I could plug in headphones, but if I wanted to play music for the kids, I wouldn’t be able to. I’ve been searching around for an answer and finally found one in the Apple forums.

The fix that worked for me was opening a Terminal window and running this command:

sudo killall coreaudiod

This will stop the sound and then restart it after a couple of seconds. This re-enabled the sound on the laptop.

Hope this helps anyone else because I was very frustrated after the upgrade.

Bird is the Word

Steve — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 19:40:51 +0000

Since YouTube won’t let me keep this up on their site, I’m putting it here instead.

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Why Illinois Sucks

Steve — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 01:22:07 +0000

I just received this letter from Amazon. Again, my state doesn’t know that their mismanagement of money caused our state to become so in debt that they can’t even pay the schools. So they’re trying to get more money out of the people of Illinois instead of cutting back on spending.

Looks like I’ll be moving to a new state. Our governors suck, our legislature sucks, our treatment of small business sucks.

Greetings from the Amazon Associates Program:

We regret to inform you that the Illinois state legislature has passed an unconstitutional tax collection scheme that, if signed by Governor Quinn, would leave Amazon.com little choice but to end its relationships with Illinois-based Associates. You are receiving this email because our records indicate that you are a resident of Illinois. If our records are incorrect, you can manage the details of your Associates account here [ https://affiliate-program.amazon.com/gp/associates/network/your-account/payee-info.html ].

Please note that this not an immediate termination notice and you are still a valued participant in the Amazon Associates Program. But if the governor signs this bill, we will need to terminate the participation of all Illinois residents in the Associates Program. After that point, we will no longer pay any advertising fees for sales referred to amazon.com, endless.com and smallparts.com nor will we accept new applications for the Associates Program from Illinois residents.

The unfortunate consequences of this legislation on Illinois residents like you were explained to the legislature, including Senate and House leadership, as well as to the governor’s staff.

Over a dozen other states have considered essentially identical legislation but have rejected these proposals largely because of the adverse impact on their states’ residents.

Governor Quinn’s office may be reached here [ http://www2.illinois.gov/gov/Pages/ContacttheGovernor.aspx ].

We thank you for being part of the Amazon Associates Program, and wish you continued success in the future.

Sincerely,

Amazon.com