So, you have an XML document, your programming in Visual Studio 11 for your new Windows 8 Metro app, and you need to access the data within? I’m here to help… DE serializing your XML document is very simple. First you’ll need to define a CLASS object the way your XML document is… Here’s my [...]
Archive for the ‘Technology’ Category
XML Deserialization
Posted in C#, Code, Microsoft, Programming, Technology, Visual Studio 11, Windows 8, tagged Code, how-to, Programming, Visual Studio, Windows 8 on December 19, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Windows 8 Metro Application–Bing Maps
Posted in Bing Maps, C#, Code, Microsoft, Programming, Technology, Windows 8, tagged Bing, Code, how-to, Maps, Programming, Visual Studio, Windows 8 on December 18, 2011 | 1 Comment »
I’ve entered myself into a new Windows 8 application contest. I’ve come up with a wonderful idea which includes utilizing Bing Maps. After an awful lot of research I’ve come up with something that works… Perfectly!!! Since this is a Windows 8 application, I’m writing this in Visual Studio 11 express which utilizes an awesome [...]
Migrating Access Data to SQL 2008r2
Posted in Access 2010, Microsoft, SQL 2008r2, Technology, tagged Access, data, database, Migration, SQL, step-by-step on December 17, 2011 | 3 Comments »
I recently spent some time building an Access database file full of 2010 US Census data… As an Access database, it’s not very useful since I want to use the data within as a feed for my Windows 8 Metro application. I’ll need to move this data into my SQL 2008r2 server to make it [...]
Microsoft SQL Server Migration Assistant for Access
Posted in Access 2010, Microsoft, SQL 2008r2, Technology, tagged data, database, Installation, SQL, step-by-step on December 16, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Microsoft SQL Server Migration Assistant (SSMA) is a toolkit for quickly and easily converting Access Databases to full fledged SQL Server Databases. Exactly what I was looking for to move my newly created 2010 Census Access Database to someplace more usable for my purposes. Download the toolkit at: http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&id=959 And thanks goes out to the [...]
Creating a 2010 Census Database
Posted in Access 2010, HACK-The-Planet, Microsoft, Technology, tagged 2010, Access, Census, data, database, step-by-step on December 15, 2011 | 7 Comments »
So you’re interested in the 2010 Census results. Well they’re publicly available at http://www2.census.gov/census_2010/03-Demographic_Profile/ and with a little bit of work, you can have yourself a fully stocked Access Database with complete 2010 Census data. Here’s a simple step-by-step using Microsoft Office – Access 2010 to create a database and import the data for the [...]
Activating a BigFix Task
Posted in BigFix, Fixlets, Tasks, Technology, tagged BigFix, Installation, step-by-step, Tivoli Endpoint Manager on December 12, 2011 | 1 Comment »
The Tivoli Endpoint Manager is a fantastic way of controlling your infrastructure from one central location. One of the most basic skills is activating a task and direct it to do something on an endpoint. Here is a step-by-step for activating a task to perform an action on an endpoint. First find the task you [...]
Tivoli Endpoint Manager (BigFix) Creating Custom Sites
Posted in BigFix, Technology, tagged BigFix, step-by-step, Tivoli Endpoint Manager on December 9, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Custom sites are an extremely nice way to collect related content together into one easily manageable group. I am an avid believer in Agile software development and believe that BigFix is perfectly setup to support this methodology. The use of custom sites is great way to organize content (IE: Tasks, Fixlets and Analyses) together and [...]
Tivoli Endpoint Manager (BigFix) Understanding Domains
Posted in BigFix, Technology, tagged BigFix, Tivoli Endpoint Manager on December 8, 2011 | 1 Comment »
It is important to properly organize and categorize custom content within your BigFix infrastructure. Below is a very simple outline of the Domain feature built into BigFix called Domains. They are used as organizing buckets for custom content that goes beyond content collecting ability of Sites. The first thing to ask yourself in any custom [...]
Installing Microsoft Windows 2008r2
Posted in Installation, Microsoft, Technology, Windows 2008r2, tagged Installation, Microsoft, step-by-step, Windows 2008r2 on December 6, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
In this article, I’ll detail the installation That’s it! I’m ready to start customizing, updating, and using my new operating system. Please leave your comments and questions below!
Attach Windows 8 to a Domain
Posted in Microsoft, Technology, Windows 8, tagged Microsoft, Networking, Windows 8 on December 5, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
My personal test lab has a fully functional Windows Domain in order to properly test my applications for corporate networks. As a result, I require all of my windows boxes, when possible, to be attached to my domain for further testing purposes. Since I’ve just added a few Windows 8 boxes, I had to “learn” [...]
-
Tags
Twitter Feed
- Judge rules text message sender not liable in distracted driving crash case: A New Jersey judge ruled Frid... bit.ly/Ktewbr #News 22 hours ago
- Resetting The Balance To Save Copyright (Part III) bit.ly/KObb5O @techdirt #rootsync 1 day ago
- I'm at Mellow Mushroom Pizza (Fayetteville, AR) 4sq.com/Lvqdf0 2 days ago
- Did Hollywood Not Use Available DMCA Tools Just To Pretend It Needed SOPA? bit.ly/MBK0wu @techdirt #rootsync 2 days ago
- UK Publisher's Association Accuses British Library Of 'Tawdry Theft' For Supporting More Rea... bit.ly/MBkQy5 @techdirt #rootsync 2 days ago
-
Flickr Photos
More Photos
