Skype on Helena can you see me? Yes we can!
The other day, due to a long distance friendship, I really thought it was time to try and get Skype up and running on one of my Linux machines (currently running the Helena release of Mint. Upon...
View ArticleInstalling the Citrix client on Linux – certify your client
The first step of installing Citrix client on your Linux machine is to first obtain the package. From Citrix’s website download the tarball of the Citrix Receiver. Extract the tarball… …and run the...
View ArticleCluster aint misbehavin’
One of the great things about SQL Clustered Instances is that they generally give a much greater possibility for High Availability which is obviously the whole point of them. However one of the more...
View ArticleThe fantastically forgetful IP stack
So the first thing you are probably wondering is… “does this post have anything to do with SQL Server”. Well if you have ever listened to my views on specialization and generalization you may be aware...
View ArticleDynamic Ports are dangerous
We had a fairly interesting incident recently where there had been some significant network issues which even once they had been resolved had left various connectivity problems to several of our SQL...
View ArticleWho’s active on SQL 2000
Yes yes yes I *know* we are currently on SQL 2012 but just hear me out for a second… I think I am probably one of the only people on the planet who has not (yet) used Adam Machanic’s (blog|twitter)...
View ArticleInstalling Azure CLI on Linux Mint
The Azure CLI (or Azure Command Line Interface) allows provides an easy way to create and manage your Azure resources on macOS, Linux, and Windows. If you (like me) are using Linux and wish to use and...
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