Visual Studio Quick Open
I like TextMate, mostly because of the plethora of awesome and easy to access keyboard shortcuts. My most used are probably Command + t and Command + Shift + T. Command + t is quick open file and Command + Shift + T is quick jump to a section in just about any file (e.g. […]
Should I Choose iSCSI or Fibre Channel?
A storage area network, or SAN, is a major investment for any company. There are two types of SAN technology — iSCSI and Fibre Channel. There are several factors that go into deciding which technology is right for a particular application. A SAN should be designed to grow with the needs of a company. Most […]
Java object of type class coldfusion.xml.XmlNodeMap
A ColdFusion error I’ve seen a few times as the following… Element ACCESS is undefined in a Java object of type class coldfusion.xml.XmlNodeMap referenced as The error occurred on line 211. ‘ACCESS’ could be something different, but I’ve seen this a few times and haven’t found much other information. Restarting the CF server has always […]
iSCSI Replication
Most managers find it difficult to approve technology expenditures submitted by their IT staff. It’s especially hard if you don’t have a technology background. Many managers have been forever scarred after spending an afternoon trying to learn the technical jargon involved in making an upgrade decision. Two terms you may have heard about recently are […]
InterWorks Launches New Website
I’m happy to announce the launch of our new website! Our web team has worked hard over the last month to make final preparations for it’s launch and they’ve done an incredible job of introducing a powerful new tool for the organization. The new website will immediately serve two very different purposes and will grow […]
Excel – Project Gemini
I found this presentation on Chris Webbs Windows Live Blog. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzgMMO-P9F0 The six minute video does a good job of highlighting the features which Gemini will add to Excel. One of the main benefits will be breaking the 1 million row barrier on data in Excel. I’ll report on this more as details are made […]
Blogging with a purpose
In the world of IT consulting, blogging offers a lot of benefits. It’s a way to inform customers of exciting events in technology, build your company’s credibility, and find new customers or business partners. Writing effective blog entries, though, takes some extra care and consideration; a poor execution can lead to a blog that’s never […]
Oklahoma City – Tableau Lunch and Learn
I did my first lunch and learn presentation yesterday to demonstrate Tableau and explain some of my personal experience with the tool. There were (23) people in attendance from all sorts of different entities of all sizes. While they were from different background there was a common theme, the desire to push information out to […]
EqualLogic Releases New Storage Area Network Array PS6000 Series
Dell just released the new line of Dell/EqualLogic arrays. The PS6xxx comes in all traditional array forms as in SATA 7.2k RPM, SAS 10k, SAS 15k, and now Solid State Drives… The release also comes with a added support for Automatic RAID 5, RAID 6, RAID 10 and RAID 50 for all arrays including PS5500 […]
Google Adds API Access to Analytics
For anyone that has used Google Analytics for any length of time (particularly those that are driven by reports), the question has come up, “The tool is great, but let’s use the API to…” Well, there wasn’t an API….until this week. Google announced this week that an API is being released that will allow read-only […]
