Opening up SQL server in the Windows Server 2008 firewall

@echo ========= SQL Server Ports =================== @echo Enabling SQLServer default instance port 1433 netsh firewall set portopening TCP 1433 “SQLServer”@echo Enabling Dedicated Admin Connection port 1434 netsh firewall set portopening TCP 1434 “SQL Admin Connection”@echo Enabling conventional SQL Server Service Broker port 4022 netsh firewall set portopening TCP 4022 “SQL Service Broker”@echo [...]

Review:ASUS “Transformer”Tablet

Tablet only –1.6 lbs

ASUS has entered the Android tablet market with a compelling new contender –the Eee TF-101 “Transformer.” Featuring an Nvidia Tegra dual-core CPU at 1.0GHz,the device feels “snappier”than most relatively high-end desktop PCs –nothing lags;when you open an app,it pops onto the screen smartly. [...]

B&N Nook Color

So,I finally got an e-reader today. After getting my wife a Nook Color for her birthday,I found it intriguing enough to take the plunge and get my own. I still wasn’t sure I would really be into it,but the only way to find out for sure was to go ahead and take [...]

10 PRINT “HELLO WORLD”:GOTO 10

Today I was telling my friend Chris about setting up Xrdp on Ubuntu Linux,and he said “you know,you really ought to write a blog for all the business stuff you do.”At first,it seemed redundant –I’ve been running technical wiki sites for years now –but after I thought about it [...]