Restore Outlook to Default Settings
In the event that Outlook has become unuseable or you just need a fresh start, you can rename the associated dat files to set everything back to factory defaults. – Unfortuantely, this does not work in Outlook 2010. Before we begin, you’ll want to make sure that you can see extensions… Browse to control panel […]
SQL Server Basics: Indexes
I hate waiting. I hate sitting there watching the timer spin. Knowing the data is flying in the background is no comfort to me as I wait for a chart to finish loading. No matter how much data is moving through the pipes, when I see that timer start to spin a part of me […]
Dell EqualLogic Multipath Extension Module Default Value Limitations
During a recent install of a three-host ESXi cluster with an EqualLogic PS6000XV and redundant, dedicated iSCSI switches I noticed a peculiar issue with the number of paths to SAN volumes each server reported. The hosts had four ports allocated to iSCSI traffic, and all vmkernel connections were properly configured. The configuration on the switches […]
Codestock: Dimensional Design 101
I had a great time sharing my ‘Dimensional Design 101’ presentation with the devs at Codestock 2011. This is one of my favorite presentations and Codestock has become one of my favorite events. […] My presentation focused on the Kimball style data mart. We talked about the Bus Matrix and how it should drive the […]
How to fix “Windows XP Recovery” Malware
We have been seeing alot of infected computers this week that have varients of the Windows Recovery Malware. The various antivirus progams out there dont seem to be catching it, and while antispyware programs such as malwarebytes and spybot will find and remove the malware, the infected computer is left with all files hidden on […]
Tips for Cleaning up Your Home PC’s Hard Drive
So you’re not one of the world’s most gifted IT Technicians and you’re getting warnings that your hard drive is running low on space and your wallet isn’t so thick that you could just go buy a new PC or new hardware to alleviate your problem. Our only solution, is to clean up what you […]
Internet Quickbooks will not display saved documents
I found out today that the “online” version of Quickbooks will not load previously saved documents properly using IE9, it hangs on trying to create the image in a PDF. After troubleshooting the problem, I reverted back to IE8, everything worked like a champ.
Next Top Model
The power of social networking has struck again. Next are seeking their next Top Model. Computer Science graduate Roland Bunce is the runaway favourite so far. I took the data of the top five entrants and created this viz to emphasize how big a lead he’s got. Go Roland! More details at the Guardian.
Jerome’s Tableau Viz Contest entry
Jerome Cukier has put together a great viz for the current Tableau vizualisation contest. Here it is, with my thoughts below (his original blog post and commentary are here): The dashboard is excellent. It is technically superb and the story is clear. Would I change anything? Not much,but I thought i’d list some comments. Don’t […]
Installing Dell OpenManage on ESXi 4.1.0 using SSH
I recently posted an article describing how to install Dell OpenManage on your ESXi host using the CLI command. I have since found an update that works using an SSH connection to the server without making changes to the file. Here are the steps I took, hope this helps. Download the latest release of Open […]