Nathan Hale: The Life and Death of America’s First Spy
The author preens and struts as he and his best friend Nathan come of age during the revolution. Boring! I couldn’t even finish a third of this self indulgent tripe.
Archive for December, 2008
Disable Javascript in IE7
The only time I could see needing to do this is when you are testing if users have js enabled.
To disable Javascript in IE7
1. Tools / Internet Options / Security
2. Click Custom Level
3. In the Scripting section – click Disable for Active Scripting.
4. Close and restart your browser.
Guns At The Forks
A detailed history of Fort Duquesne (Pittsburgh) and the conflict between France, England and colonial USA.
Numbered Account
Not bad for the international conspiracy genre, which isn’t my favorite.
Along the wall and watchtowers
A couple decent chapters near the end.
ALONG THE WALL AND WATCHTOWERS: A JOURNEY DOWN GERMANY’S DIVIDE
Julius Caesar
Well written and engaging. The kind of book you look forward to picking up in the evening.
The Program
Not real keen on switching from first to third person throughout the book. Story was ok.
Change XP Login screen
By default Windows XP displays the Graphic login screen with icons and usernames at startup.
If you would like to use the more traditional Windows NT login screen you can get to that screen by pressing Ctrl Alt Del (Reboot key sequence) twice.
If you would like to change to the traditional screen at login, instead of the graphic login screen, do the following:
1. Log in with administrator access.
2. Click on Start, Control Panel, and select user accounts.
3. Click on Change the Way Users Log On or Off.
4. Click on the Box “Use the Welcome Screen” so that there is not check mark.
If you would like to switch from the traditional login screen to the more graphic screen just click on the box in step 4 above so the “Use the Welcome Screen” box is checked.
change all tables to dbo owner
Here is a sql server script I found that will change all tables to the dbo owner.
sp_MSforeachtable @command1=”EXEC sp_changeobjectowner ‘?’,’dbo'”
Open DBDiff
If you are developing on multiple servers, this app can help propagate object changes.
Open DBDiff is an open source database schema comparison tool for SQL Server 2005. It reports differences between two database schemas and provides a synchronization script to upgrade a database from one to the other.
Spy Wars
If the CIA is a screwed up as this book makes out, then George Tenant getting the Medal of Freedom make a lot more sense.
War Journal
The history and back story of the religious conflict in Iraq are interesting and well written. But Engel’s overweening ambition oozes through the pages and makes any attempt at personal revelation seem forced and disingenuous.
