Configuration Manager 2012 installation trouble
by Mats Hellman on 26.Jan, 2012 under Uncategorized
I ran into a problem today where the Configuration Manager 2012 RC2 installer would not connect to the database running on the same virtual server. I’ve done more than a few of these installs, without any trouble in the last year so I really wasn’t expecting it.
Anyway the error installing was,
Setup is unable to connect to SQL Server with the connection information provided. Verify following:
Digging trough the installer log I found TCP/IP was disabled so simply enabling the did the trick.
That’s it for now.
Belkin F5U103v USB to Serial Windows 7 X64 driver
by Mats Hellman on 03.Apr, 2011 under Uncategorized
A few years ago I bought a Belkin USB2Serial adapter because most laptops don’t have a serial port anymore. I need RS-232 to be able to configure network equipment so I got myself this adapter.
The sad thing is that Belkin does not supply Windows 7 X64 drivers for it, luckily I found another driver that works like a charm.
You can get if from http://www.prolific.com.tw/eng/downloads.asp?id=31
Just download this one from the site
If there is a new version you could probably use it but this one is working for me.
Google Chrome for Mac out
by Mats Hellman on 08.Dec, 2009 under Uncategorized
Finally the Google Chrome browser is out for OSX. I’ve been using it on and off in Windows 7 for a few months and now I can finally start using it in my Mac’s also. A big thank’s to the Chrome team for getting it out.
It’s still a beta but works like a charm in OS X 10.5. Go get your’s from http://www.google.com/chrome
CSS Reset by Eric Meyer
by Mats Hellman on 12.Nov, 2009 under Uncategorized
Anyone working with web design knows styling can sometimes be a real pain in the a**. Sometimes the styles just won’t do what you expect them to do and it might be a challenge to find out why.
Today I had a problem like this and couldn’t find the problem anywhere. I then remembered Eric Meyers great reset CSS and added it to the page. Magically everything fell into place. I felt like a moron since I forgot to add it earlier.
Anyway, you can find this great and useful CSS reset at http://meyerweb.com/eric/tools/css/reset/
Distributing Adobe Reader using Group policies
by Mats Hellman on 29.Oct, 2009 under Uncategorized
I see a lot of search engine traffic to this site when people are trying to find out how to deploy Adobe Reader using Active Directory Group Policy Objects (GPO’s). Since I wrote my previous two articles Adobe has changed their policy a bit. You need to ask them for a distribution license.
