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Below are posts from October 2006

Changing the authentication mode for SQL Server 2000

For some reason, a recent install of SQL server 2000 wouldn’t let me change from Windows authentication to ‘mixed mode’, even from within the management console.

A few minutes of googling led me to the following, replicated here for posterity:

To change the mode via the Registry, change the ‘LoginMode’ value in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MSSQLServer\MSSQLServer to one of the following values:
1 = Windows Only
2 = SQL Server and Windows

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ErrorZilla – Useful error pages for Firefox

Ever gone to a site and gotten the dreaded ’site is not available’ or ’server is too busy’ type error? Ever wanted to find out if that’s a fluke or if the site is really down? What about looking at a Google cache or whois information for the domain?

Well now you can easily do all of this and more by installing this excellent extension from Roachfiend.com (makers of MANY other fine extensions – check ‘em out!).

From the developers site:Changes the default error page from basically having a reload button to having the following choices: a google cache, an …

iPod Nano (PRODUCT) RED – unpacking photos

We got our grimy little hands on a new (RED) iPod Nano today, as a gift for our lovely wife. But far be it from us to not provide unpacking photos to the masses!

Enjoy, and feel free to ask questions. Of particular note: we were happy to see the tiny Apple stickers and the cool new packing case.

Click the photo above for more!

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