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How to identify your SQL Server version and edition

Did SP2 screw you over and now you have to recover? Oh, that's just me. Well, if you need to figure out what version .exe you have just check here...
How to identify your SQL Server version and edition.

iConcertCal

iConcertCal is a free iTunes plug-in that monitors your music library and generates a personalized calendar of upcoming concerts in your city. It is available for both Windows and Mac OS X and supports worldwide searches. I've tried it out and it works great. Very cool. I hope that SXSW doesn't cause mine to blow up! haha.

Time Management

Want to know if you are a time saver or time killer? Then check out this great list of tops and tricks to help manage your time and life.

61 Time Saving Tips: Keeping you, your co-workers, and your family on-time.

Terminal Services Tips & Tricks

A great list of Frequently Asked Questions for Windows Terminal Server. A lot of gotcha I forgot type items. If you're running a TS it's worth a read.

Terminal Services - Frequently Asked Questions.

Deploying Reporting Services and Windows SharePoint Services Side-by-Side

Want to run RS and SP on the same box? Check this out...
Deploying Reporting Services and Windows SharePoint Services Side-by-Side.

You can run a report server and Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services together on a single Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0 server as long as each service runs in a different application pool and the Reporting Services virtual directories are added to the Windows SharePoint Services list of exclusions.

Why does my shared clipboard not work?

The Terminal Services Team Blog has a great article on why application based clipboard activity can give you headaches in terminal server. Check out their article, Why does my shared clipboard not work? (Part 1).

Why does my shared clipboard not work? (Part 1)

The TS shared clipboard allows you to copy and paste data between local and remote sessions. When it works its really simple and seamless, but what about when it doesn’t? Diagnosing clipboard problems can be hard and frustrating!

It has certainly been causing us major problems lately. We smacked RDPCLIP.exe around and were able to get it behaving again. Once again, a MS Team blog to my rescue. If it weren't for those blogs I would be a very unhappy MS customer. Thanks to MS for letting them pass along their knowledge and thanks to the teams for sharing it as well.

SQL Server 2005 BOL Update

One thing that people using SQL often forget to do is update their Books Online. I am not sure how often other people use these, but I use them as a first resource for all built in SQL functions. They've gotten so much better than they used to be. You can download the latest right here...
SQL Server 2005 Books Online (February 2007).

Exchange Calendar Update Configuration Tool

The Microsoft Exchange Team Blog gave me the best Valentine's Day present ever! A Step-by-step on using the new Exchange Calendar Update Configuration Tool.
Why don't they include things like this with the tool?! Or link to it off of the official site. Come on guys! Help your users out. Anyway, if you have to update your exchange server, give this a try. It's awesome.

hewlett-packard LaserJet beta

Hewlett-Packard LaserJet Driverbeta site

A Step-by-Step Guide to Silently Installing and Configuring Adobe Reader 8 | So Joe…

Joe has an awesome Step-by-Step Guide to Silently Installing and Configuring Adobe Reader 8 .