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Configuring Citrix to open a specific Access database
We deployed Citrix Presentation Server 4.5 in a five-server farm at one of our clients. They use it for Office 2003 and ERP program application serving. I’ve worked with Citrix in the past, and my impression is it’s a great product that takes a while to learn. It takes longer to get really good at it. The Citrix community seems like a secret club where they are nice to their big resellers and the others are just an afterthought. We are not a Citrix Partner, nor do we play one on TV, nor are we auditioning for any roles. My last interaction with Citrix was a support call to get pass-through authentication to work. I had to call because their support site is lame. I was 90% there, but was missing … Read entire article »
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The Wonders of CSS
I am interested in CSS so I can improve my blog appearance. My niece’s boyfriend told me about this site which explains just how far CSS goes in changing a page’s look. Way cool! If anybody knows how to do CSS, I would be interested in retaining you. … Read entire article »
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Jackson the art critic
Last night was mom’s night off and my night with the kids. We went to John Hawk’s for dinner, walked across the river on the Wisconsin Avenue Bridge, and headed to the lake for a walk. I took the kids on one of my (renowned?) tours through downtown. We saw City Hall, the Marcus Center, Watt’s (where mom likes to go for tea) the Pfister (where we stayed on our wedding night) and headed east on Wisconsin Avenue towards the lake. I showed them The Calatrava (what locals call the new wing of the Milwaukee Art Museum) and Jackson saw the orange di Suvero sculpture that Milwaukeeans love to hate. “What’s that big ugly orange thing, dad?” I explained it was a sculpture. They should move it; it’s ugly!” “Jackson, … Read entire article »
Filed under: Food & Drink, Humor, Marriage/Family
Game Recap, Part 2
The game narrative was so long and involved that I didn’t get a chance to do a recap. Here goes: What I liked: Like my lovely wife said, the faces of the kids on the bench. We acted like a team, and I hope that continues. I liked our patience at the plate. Once we got over our jitters, there were a lot of heads-up plays. I enjoyed very little complaining about position assignments. I loved not having to keep score. Hearing the kids sing “Happy birthday (cha-cha-cha)” to Tre’Vaughn was cool. Watching Jackson shake of nerves to throw strikes was another personal highlight. (Sorry, I’m not just a coach, but also a proud dad.) Our pitching looked good in general. Nathan’s play to tag the runner at the plate was … Read entire article »
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I never thought I would see the day…
We had our first U9 baseball league game tonight. It was at Hawthorne Elementary School in Waukesha, the site of some wild rides last year. I could write for hours on this, so I’ll try to give you the story as quickly as I can. Our uniforms are not in yet, so I made the executive decision to have them wear the oversized ones on a temp basis. So kids had to change into socks and jerseys. Everything was rushed. I posted the batting order and game lineup. We did OK in the first, scoring one run. The bottom half of the first we looked like the Bad News Bears in the field. I didn’t think they could play that bad. Throwing the ball around, not covering bases, it was painful … Read entire article »
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Second Game Prep
Tonight is game #2 (or Game #1 in league play). Here is what I did differently: Created batting order for posting in dugout. No more questions on that from players. Created a game outline also to be posted in dugout. This idea came from fellow coach Dax Schaefer. I did the outline in Excel, allowing me to track the each player’s innings in the battery, infield, and outfield. I’ll post it later, but warning: it will blow your mind. Time to go and change from Allen Strelow, IT Consultant to…. SuperCoach! … Read entire article »
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XP Remote Shutdown
I have a client that uses RDP to hit two workstations. Google “XP remote shutdown” and you get many links to crappy third-party utilities. This article highlights a built-in MS function. … Read entire article »
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