My first post using Windows Live Writer. This seems like it will be quite a nice application for publishing entries. I’m hoping that this will be useful. I especially like the spell check and the WYSIWYG interface where your typing looks like your blog. I also updated some other pages (such as the “about” page) using this tool. Quite nice, allows for easy editing.

This script will change the sms cache size.
Usage Example: cscript change-sms-cache.vbs 1000 d:
Note: size is in MB

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DelicateGenius posted an interesting optical illusion in which a dancer is turning either right or left. What do you think!!!

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A post I posted here in the VMware forums and I’m waiting for some reasonable explination on why everyone is afraid of Extents in VMware.
Extents and the Mystery
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A bit of code from MyITForum.com with a report that lists all collections for a specific machine.

http://www.myitforum.com/forums/All_Collections_for_a_specific_computer/m_163312/tm.htm

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A quick way to check and see all databases for your MS SQL server is to run the following command using the Query Analyzer on the Master database:

select name, filename from sysdatabases

I’m sure you’ve seen this error in your travels, here’s how to fix it:
MSI: Setup failed due to unexpected circumstances The error code is 80070005

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call checkpendingstatus
sub CheckPendingStatus
Set ComputerStatus = CreateObject("Microsoft.Update.SystemInfo")
If ComputerStatus.RebootRequired Then
wscript.echo "This computer has a pending reboot."
Else
wscript.echo "this computer does not have a pending reboot."
End If
End sub

Ever get this error:
Response object error 'ASP 0251 : 80004005'
Response Buffer Limit Exceeded

Here’s the fix:

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