Posts under ‘Tools’

Basic? maybe.. but a handy script in T-SQL to remove duplicated records.
(I’m just using an example "jobs" table.. change this to yours, otherwise the other tables are simplytemp tables for the purpose of storing duplications etc)
/* First get a count of duplicates */select jobno, count(jobno) as numdups from jobsgroup by jobno having (count(jobno) >1)
/* Get [...]

For some time I have used an older version of Nero without any issues.  That is until my new laptop (with Vista) came along, and also because my test server is running Windows Server 2008.
For simple burning needs (as well as some extra’s like making an ISO from a DVD and a few other tools), [...]

I came across this useful screen capture tool today.  There are a few of these around, notably SnagIt which is excellent too.  The good news with this tool, is that it is free, or at least 19.00 to buy a lifetime license.  It has all the cool features you need from a screen capture tool, [...]

There are some excellent tools out roaming around the internet these days.  I mean lots of FREE tools to use which really can help.  I am amazed of the quality and reliability too.
One useful tool I use is called Evernote.  From a corporate (or not so corporate) world, you may know Microsoft OneNote.  It seems [...]

Yes, something for free… actually from Google, so you don’t feel too bad given the huge funds they have!! (all jokes aside, they do provide some very useful tools..)
Unless you live in the states where phone/sms services are abundant (mainly due to cheap telephony/sms rates), then it is hard to get SMS reminders or anything [...]

Interesting that Google has so many “lab” projects going on including Google SketchUp which is free. I have played around with a few 3D tools in the past few years including blender (which is open source). It will be interesting to see how this works, and if it really is easier to use [...]