Tag: windows

Time For An Upgrade

So the time has come for me to start looking for a new computer. This time I am looking to save lots of space, without having to sacrifice on performance. I do have a budget of approximately R10000-00. For now I have two options: 1. Apple Mac Mini 2. Sony VAIO (SVF1518) Mac Mini I […]
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Proper Case

MS SQL server has built-in functions to convert a string to uppercase or lowercase. What about proper case / title case? Example: Convert DURBAN – SOUTH AFRICA to Durban – South Africa Below is a function that can do this. CREATE FUNCTION udf_ProperCase (@x varchar(7999)) RETURNS varchar(7999) AS BEGIN DECLARE @y int SET @y = […]
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D-Link Wireless Adapter

So today I decided to get my D-Link wireless adapter working with Windows 7 (64bit). Turns out there is no driver for Windows 7. Apparently, Windows 7 has the drivers built into the OS. I think not. I used the Windows Vista (64bit) driver from my driver CD. It worked perfectly without any problems. So […]
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