Entries Categorized as 'Technology'

iPhone OS 4 upgrade

July 7, 2010

I upgraded my iPhone 3 GS to OS 4. Not as smooth as I had hoped. First, the backup took 14 hours and 30 minutes. Then after the upgrade the phone was no longer recognized by Windows. I ended up having to uninstall iTunes and all it’s pieces, and reinstall. Then the phone synched. About [...]

SQL Server TSQL Bulk Insert very slow

June 9, 2010

One mistake that slow down MS SQL Server BULK Inserts hugely, and how to fix it.

Indy SSL Tutorial

March 15, 2010

Want to use client-side sockets with Indy? Did you find references all over the web to this tutorial? http://www.intelicom.si/domcms.nsf/web/en.products001.html I won’t keep you in suspense. The tutorial is now here: http://www.intelidoc.biz/www.nsf/docs/6ERHETDSTR?opendocument&cat=11&doc=6ERHETDSTR&lang=en But don’t ask me for any help because I am as lost as you are.

Little fires

January 6, 2010

When we use fossil fuels for energy, we leave a carbon footprint. Even though I drive a Prius, it still burns gas. But what got to me was when I realized the carbon emissions from everything else I do. I started walking around the house viewing each device consuming energy as a little fire pouring [...]

Heroes of Might and Magic III Complete under Windows 7

November 17, 2009

With great trepidation, I embarked on what I figured would be a painful journey trying to get my favorite game working under Windows 7. I thought I would be clever and install it under the “Windows XP Mode” virtual machine. It installed, but crashed when I ran it. Next I tried to install it native [...]