Many of us heard about transmitting Internet traffic via avian carriers. While avian carriers have definite advantages, they cannot be used in small scale confined environments. Researches from Canada came […]
I have just got a new laptop: it comes with Windows 8, but it does not have a touch screen. So, naturally, I am throwing out Windows 8 and replacing […]
I’ve been putting this off for a while, and it’s been a couple of months since I had actively worked with SSRS reports on a daily basis. Here are my […]
If you marshal WPF windows between processes, or do any other cross-process remoting, you can get this error on an unpatched .NET Framework 4: Invalid type code in stream ‘Invalid’ […]
Just tried to import some data from Excel into SQL Server. Got the following error message: You have selected to skip 4 potential lost column conversion(s). You are only allowed […]
“I can’t imagine naming a column “WasDeleted” under any circumstances. If it’s set to false, it’s redundant; if it’s set to true, it’s a lie. :)” http://ayende.com/blog/4157/avoid-soft-deletes, comment by Phil
The fun started Saturday morning, when I found a brown box by my door with a new cable modem in it. The paper inside the box said something like “install […]
After approximately 20 years, I finally found the meaning of ‘MZ’: the string that appears in the beginning of every DOS/Windows/.NET executable. It stands for “Mark Zbikowski“, the architect in […]
I just accidently gave .EXE extension to a file that was actually a .ZIP archive and tried to run it on Windows 7. What error do I get? Lo and […]
I am trying to build a simple web application based on grids. Like, have this widget occupy 1/3 of the screen on bottom, that one one line of large bold […]
