SQL Server 2008 R2 builds released after SQL Server 2008 R2 was released

See the Microsoft Support article http://support.microsoft.com/kb/981356 for an overview of all SQL Server 2008 R2 builds – including links to the cumulative update packages – that were released after SQL Server 2008 R2 was released.

Since it contains an overview of all SQL Server 2008 R2 cumulative update build numbers this may come in handy one day too.

Resetting a Garmin Forerunner 210 with blank screen

I really like this Garmin Forerunner 210, but twice it just gave me a blank screen and nothing else. After some research on the net I found some reset methods: (note: these were not always for the 210 model but until now method 1 and 2 worked for me; you may need method 3 one day …)

Method 1:
Press the lap/reset button a few seconds and then press the light button to switch on the Garmin device again.

Method 2:
If this fails you can try the hard reset; keep the following 3 buttons pressed together during some seconds: page/menu, lap/reset and light. Release the buttons and press the light button again.

Method 3:
Soft Reset: keep the page/menu and lap/reset pressed for a few seconds.

Finding and changing a user’s default printer in the Registry

The MS article http://support.microsoft.com/kb/156212 ‘Changing a User’s Default Printer in the Registry’ describes how you can change the registry in order to change a user’s default printer.

In brief (quote):

To change the default printer, add the registry entry as shown below:

WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious, system-wide problems that may require you to reinstall Windows NT to correct them. Microsoft cannot guarantee that any problems resulting from the use of Registry Editor can be solved. Use this tool at your own risk.

1. Start Registry Editor (Regedt32.exe).
2. Under the HKEY_ CURRENT_USER subtree, go to the following subkey:

   Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows

3. Add or edit the following registry entry

   Device:REG_SZ:<printer description string>

   where <printer description string> is the value that Print Manager would put in if this operation were done through Print Manager. It would resemble one of the following:

   \\SERVER\HPLASER,winspool,Ne00: or DESKJET,winspool,LPT1:

   The Ne00 is a network port and LPT1 a local port.

   With some applications, the default printer is read at the time the application is started and you will need to close and restart the application for the new default printer to show.

Citrix client / XenApp Client Build Quick Reference List updated

I updated the list in the link below and added the build for version 13.0:

http://it2tp.wordpress.com/2009/12/04/citrix-client-xenapp-client-build-quick-reference-list/.

(version 13.0 is now included in the Citrix Receiver 3.0.)

Removing empty lines and more

For a common task like removing empty lines from a text file, sorting text lines, etc., you can write a script, but these tools and a lot of other can be found in a handy browser based version at Textmechnic.com. (http://textmechanic.com/)

Direct link for removing empty lines: http://textmechanic.com/Remove-Empty-Lines.html.