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Archive for October, 2012

Simple SharePoint CAML Query Tester using jQuery & SPServices –

Posted by jpluimers on 2012/10/23

Interesting SharePoint CAML XML trouble shooting tool:

this script is NOT meant to help you *build* your queries. There are other tools for that. This is purely a testing tool to help you during those “doh” moments.

-jeroen

via: Simple CAML Query Tester using jQuery & SPServices –.

Posted in .NET, Development, JavaScript/ECMAScript, jQuery, Scripting, SharePoint, Software Development, Web Development | Leave a Comment »

Downloading TomTom POI files for Germany/Austria/Switzerland and for Italian LPG & CNG filling stations

Posted by jpluimers on 2012/10/22

LPG is Liquefied Petroleum Gas. CNG is Compressed Natural Gas. Both are good fuels for cars. I favour LPG, for two reasons. First, it often can be obtained as a rest-product of cracking crude oil, second it has a much higher energy density than CNG.

For each country, you should

  1. download the POI files (preferably in the OV2 format)
  2. download the icon bitmap file
  3. make sure the name portion of the files are the same
  4. copy those files to your device using the something like the MyPOI manager or the instructions at TomTom POI updates in TomTom forum – GPS POI.

Germany, Austria & Switzerland

Note: In Switzerland, there are relatively few LPG stations, but many CNG stations.

Download section for getting LPG and CNG stations in Germany, Switzerland and Austria: LPG & CNG Tankstellen (download).

For TomTom devices, just download the LPG or CNG files for POI and Icon:

Italy and other countries

Start your downloads at LPG Autogas in Italy – Petrol GPS POI data directory for TomTom, Garmin, Navman, SmartPhones and other GPS devices. – GPS POI Data.

Then press the Download POI File button to download the OV2 and BMP file.

–jeroen

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Link dump: URLs I used to setup Google 2-step verification on my account, devices and software I use

Posted by jpluimers on 2012/10/22

It was a lot of pain, and somehow my Android 4 device now doesn’t sync contacts any more.

–jeroen

Posted in Android Devices, Chrome, GMail, Google, Google Apps, GoogleCalendar, GoogleMaps, GoogleSearch, HTC, HTC Sensation, Power User | 1 Comment »

Shotcut keys in Windows 8 (via: Technical Gallery – Krishnan Sriram)

Posted by jpluimers on 2012/10/19

Krishnan Sriram has a very nice list of New hotkeys for the Windows 8 Consumer Preview.

His lists starts with the shortcuts that stayed the same; these are the ones that are new:

Read the rest of this entry »

Posted in Keyboards and Keyboard Shortcuts, Power User, Windows, Windows 7, Windows 8 | Leave a Comment »

Research List: CruiseControl.net (ccnet) links

Posted by jpluimers on 2012/10/18

I’ve been working with some continuous integration setups using CruiseControl.net for a suite of Visual Studio 2010 projects stored on Team Foundation Server 2010.

A few links from my research list:

–jeroen

Posted in .NET, C#, Continuous Integration, CruiseControl.net, Development, Software Development, Source Code Management, TFS (Team Foundation System) | Leave a Comment »

Word Clouds and algorithms to generate them

Posted by jpluimers on 2012/10/17

While preparing for the Category Cloud series of posts, I found a lot of helpful links.

Here they are:

–jeroen

Posted in .NET, ASP.NET, C#, Development, HTML, Software Development, Web Development | Leave a Comment »

Research links: unit testing using SQL Server

Posted by jpluimers on 2012/10/16

Being used to do Unit Testing in most of my regular code, I want to do the same for SQL Server code.

Target is SQL Server 2000 and up (since I’m involved in a big migration project getting a lot of SQL Server 2000 data and code to be upgraded to SQL Server 2012 or SQL Server 2008 R2).

Here are a few links that are on my research list:

–jeroen

Posted in Database Development, Development, Software Development, SQL Server, SQL Server 2000, SQL Server 2005, SQL Server 2008, SQL Server 2008 R2, SQL Server 2012 | Leave a Comment »

How To Backup Bootable USB Drive

Posted by jpluimers on 2012/10/15

I needed to make backups of a couple of maintenance USB drives.

It turned out to be pretty easy: How To Backup Bootable USB Drive describes how to do that based on a small USB Image Tool developed in .NET.

One of the things you can do with this is backup bootable Windows installation media.

Note it is a simple tool, so it backups only same size to same size. For more advanced copy purposes, use something like the professional tools from Acronis.

–jeroen

Posted in .NET, Development, Hardware Interfacing, Power User, Software Development, USB, Windows, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Server 2000, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Vista, Windows XP | Leave a Comment »

LUSRMGR von Remote aufrufen – Windows – Administrator

Posted by jpluimers on 2012/10/12

psexec to the rescue again:

psexec \\%rsys% -u DOMAIN\%user% mmc.exe lusrmgr.msc

note: both the current and remote computer must be trusting the AD belonging to DOMAIN, otherwise you will get an access denied message.

–jeroen

via: LUSRMGR von Remote aufrufen – Windows – Administrator.

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