Archive for February 1st, 2005
SQL Server 2005 Express Edition
According to Microsoft “SQL Server Express is a version of SQL Server 2005 designed to helps developers build robust and reliable applications by providing a powerful database that is also free and easy to use.”
I know nothing about SQL Server, except that there is a free cut-down version called the Microsoft database engine (MSDE), used [...]
Posted: February 1st, 2005 under SQL Server.
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Battle spammers with Outlook’s tracking options
I just came across a top tip on the Microsoft website to stop spammers from verifying your e-mail address using a read/delivery receipt.
Basically, it involves enabling the tracking option to “ask me before sending a response”. That way you can tell when someone has attempted to validate your e-mail address – I had thought that [...]
Posted: February 1st, 2005 under Outlook, Spam.
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Even more problems with a Dell Latitude D600
I’ve decided that the notebook PC that I use for work must have been built on a Friday afternoon (or a Monday morning). Over the last five months it has had a replacement motherboard (3 weeks, 4 engineer visits, 2 no-shows before the PC was fixed), a replacement hard disk, and last week the battery [...]
Posted: February 1st, 2005 under Dell, PC hardware.
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Why some middleware should be bundled with the operating system
Anti-trust laws are supposed to protect consumers from monopolistic companies. As such, it is hardly surprising that Microsoft regularly finds itself in court facing yet another anti-trust suit, but the latest move by the US government concerns me greatly.
I have a licensed version of Windows XP Professional on my laptop, so I’m not bothered by [...]
Posted: February 1st, 2005 under IT law, Waffle and randomness.
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