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To enable integrated windows authentication in firefox

Posted by sa on Jan 27, 2012 in Software, VergissEsNicht | 0 comments

type in about:config. You might see a screen like this:
Possible warning

Press “I’ll be careful, I promise!” to move on
Filter for network.automatic:
Filter
Add your trusted domain to network.automatic-ntlm-auth.trusted-uris
Edit dialog

You may open the dialog by double-clicking the Preference Name

On NRF 101st Annual Convention

Posted by sa on Jan 25, 2012 in Multitouch, Work | 0 comments

We created a digital POS solution showcased on the NRF 101st Annual Convention together with FUJIFILM, Samsung and Microsoft.

Cyborg R.A.T 9: not just for gamers

Posted by sa on Jan 12, 2012 in Hardware | 0 comments

Cyborg R.A.T. 9

Just tested Cyborg R.A.T. 9 gaming mouse, and to start up front: the hardware is stunning and it doesn’t seem there is something to complain. While the look is definitely strange – at least if your not a gamer and used to office mice – you shouldn’t stop trying because of the look.

I first started using the mouse without installing the drivers and the programming software, and while I found it to be OK, there where no compelling reason to move away from my Explorer mouse (not available anymore) or my Apple touch mouse. As you shouldn’t make up your mind about hardware without testing it with drivers installed, I did this and was really surprised.

The software allows for adjusting for different DPI levels. I’m used to have my speed in Windows on maximum with three monitors, and the mouse where too slow to move from left to right. Moving the DPI up to 5600 made my mouse actually too fast. Uh. It turned out, running at 3200 DPI is fine and brings me to a level I’m mostly confident with. Mostly, because when it comes to fine work, that speed is everything but helpful. Here comes a special gaming feature to the rescue: precision aim. Designed to have a more precise aiming in first person shooters, it slows down your mouse pointer. You can adjust the level of slow down until it fits your need. When done, you press one little button and you can easily switch between lightening fast and perfect precision. Very useful not only for gamers but also when you’re doing graphics, designing UIs or whatever needs to be pixel perfect.

So is this a perfect product created by Cyborg? Yes and no. Yes, because it can bring your desktop experience to the next level. No, just because they miss the opportunity to make their product known to a large audience: computer professionals, requiring speed and precision just like gamers. The latter doesn’t make the hardware worse, so it’s nearly perfect (just that they can make it it even better in the future).

T-SQL: Drop database regardless of open connections

Posted by sa on Jan 4, 2012 in SQL, VergissEsNicht | 0 comments

ALTER DATABASE DATABASE_NAME SET SINGLE_USER WITH ROLLBACK IMMEDIATE
GO
DROP DATABASE DATABASE_NAME
GO

Plain simple once you know it. And also evenly fast forgotten…

Refresh Intellisense in SSMS 2008

Posted by sa on Jan 3, 2012 in SQL, VergissEsNicht | 0 comments

Intellisense for SSMS is a fine thing. From time to time one needs to refresh. There’s a simple shortcut: Ctrl-Shift-R.

Found on Dan Jones blog. His job description as of today:

I am Principal Program Manager at Microsoft leading the Business Platform Division’s (BPD) community team. BPD includes SQL Server, SQL Azure, BizTalk, AppFabric, and other technologies and services.