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Flex 4 vs ColdFusion vs SQL Server data typing: Issues with Rounding

I have been pulling my hair out for a few hours, trying to figure out why Flex seemed to be automatically rounding numbers en route to the SQL Server (via Coldfusion). It was hard enough figuring out how to set … Continue reading

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Sending Outlook Calendar Reminders as Emails

Someone at work just asked me if they could get email reminders of Birthday calendar events, and I found this Microsoft KB article about writing VB code to accomplish this. I tweaked the code a little bit, but it seems … Continue reading

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march 9

march 9 Spring is here! Time to dust off the camping gear and get outta here. Spent yesterday afternoon and evening installing dotLRN at work. The installation did not go smoothly – lots of compile issues – but I got … Continue reading

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entourage vs. exchange server upgrades

The scene: One distraught user, working on a Very Important Project (aren’t they all – this one really was, though), whose entire email heirarchy had duplicated itself and then systematically deleted all messages from within all folders (including contacts, calendars, … Continue reading

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macintosh issue with lost resource forks

When files created under Macintosh applications are copied to a PC-formatted storage location, they will lose their resource fork. In other words, if there is no valid file extension, the file will lose its application association. When copied back to … Continue reading

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