I have been a fan of Windows Mobile (WM) devices for years – since the Windows CE days. I have owned other phones, like the Palm Treo, but I keep coming back to the Windows Mobile platform. My son thinks iPhone is hip with its slick interface, but I find that my AT&T Tilt running WM 6.1 has more practical uses (6.1 is an unofficial ROM from HTC). My wife is tired of hearing me say how much I love this phone, but it’s truly the best phone / PDA I have owned yet!
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The use of advanced technologies is a linchpin strategy for Peckham Technology and Information Services. With an incredibly diverse work force that creates a broad range of challenges, Peckham counts on the integration of advanced technologies to create a safe working environment for employees and a quality experience for its customers.
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VMware Consolidated Backup (VCB) is a great solution for backing up your virtual machines. If you own VMware Infrastructure Foundation (Standard or Enterprise editions), it is included in the licensing costs. VCB is not a standalone backup solution; it integrates with your existing data backup solution to schedule and run the backup tasks. If you are backing up Windows virtual machines you can even restore individual files from the backup file to the virtual machine. With this solution, you no longer have to install individual backup agents on each virtual machine, just on the VCB proxy server.
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Recently I had to move databases from one SQL 2005 server to another. You can detach the database from the old server, and then attach it to the new server. This is the fastest method as the security moves within the database, however, you still need to add the security login to make the process complete. You can use this same method if you want to move the database and log files to a new location on the same SQL server–detach the database, move the MDF and LDF files to a new location, then attach them again. This should not affect the application using the database.
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