Convert a Select Drop-Down Box to an Autocomplete in Rails
I created a nice select drop-down box in Ruby on Rails 3.2.8 using SimpleForm 2.0.2 and Twitter Bootstrap 2.0.3, with authentication from CanCan 1.6.8. Since there are quite a few …
SSD Testing
I was surprised today after installing a Kingston V+200 SSD that the Vista disk benchmark only improved from 5.2 with the spindle disk to 5.9 with the SSD. Called Kingston …
Converting Go Daddy DNS Records for DNS Made Easy
When you export a DNS zone from Go Daddy, there is some unusual formatting. IF you don’t fix it before importing it into DNS Made Easy (and probably other hosts), …
Use DNS Made Easy with BuddyNS as Secondary
After the Go Daddy DNS meltdown earlier this month, and since they do not allow secondary DNS unless you pay them, I’m experimenting with using DNS Made Easy for my …
Postgres Error: Trigger is a System Trigger
All I wanted to do was test a little JavaScript. I’m working on my Ruby on Rails app: Rails 3.2.8, Rspec 2.11.0, Capybara 1.1.2, and Postgres 8.4. I added an …
Go Daddy: Secondary DNS Should be Free
Today’s Go Daddy outage has made it clear that I need to configure secondary DNS servers for the domains I manage. Not only are Go Daddy’s servers vulnerable to hacking, …
vPro Can’t Turn On Machine
I recently acquired two Lenovo M58p desktops and set up vPro in Small Business mode. It worked fine when the computers were on, but once turned off, I could no …
Error 1327 Invalid Drive Installing GoldMine on Workstation
I installed GoldMine 9.2 on an SBS 2008 server with no problem. But when I tried to do a workstation install on a Windows 7 virtual machine, the installer could …
Phony AT&T Bill
Got a pretty realistic-looking AT&T billing notice this morning. So how to tell it’s phony? Well beside the fact that I’ve never had a $634 phone bill, all you have …
Windows Server Backup Version and Space Management
Just came across this 2009 article from The Storage Team at Microsoft: Backup Version and Space Management in Windows Server Backup There is some good, concise info here including one …