I added a new table to MSSQL via the SQL Server Management Studio tool. Then while still in design view I tried to make another change to the same table. When I hit the save button it says something like “saving changes not permitted because the table needs to be dropped and recreated”.

Looking in the options menu. I found a setting that was causing this problem. To disable this do the following:  Tools > Options > Designers > Tables and Designers > Uncheck the Prevent Saving Changes that require table re-creation option.

That fixes it for me.

This will remove empty directories on any *nix based OS. Of course you have to sudo the command or run it as root depending on how things are configured.

find -depth -type d -empty -exec rmdir {} \;

The following code will dump it to a list first, then you can review the list and count the number of lines before deleting the empty dirs.

find -depth -type d -empty > list_for_review
cat list_for_review | wc -l
find -depth -type d -empty -exec rmdir {} \;


If you just want to count the number of empty dirs use the following command.

find -depth -type d -empty | wc -l

Have fun removing dirs.

Zanis Waldheims Geometric Abstraction Art, originally uploaded by Yves Jeanson.

amazing works of art

Second, along with the new edition of Office 2008, the team is hard at work on the next version of Office for Mac which will launch in time for the 2010 Holiday season. This next version includes a new application– Outlook for Mac. Outlook for Mac is being built from the ground up as a Mac OS X application using Cocoa. It will have a new database that delivers a reliable, high performance, and integrated experience with Mac OS X.  Users will be able to back-up with Time Machine and search email, calendar and contacts with Spotlight. Additionally, Outlook for Mac and the rest of Office will include Information Rights Management, which helps keep sensitive information for only audiences that you intend.
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The next big version won’t be ready for a while so assuming that what they said on their blog is true a year from now, it sounds like they will be dropping the name. Until then the new version of Entourage sounds pretty interesting, Entourage 2008 Web Services Edition.

The biggest news here is that they are dropping the WebDAV for a better Web Services type communication with Exchange. This will allow for syncing of notes, tasks and calenders. Something that Outlook has been doing for a long time now. It is interesting they don’t mention contacts, because calenders and contacts are the two big things you would want to sync with exchange.

The iGoogle settings are fairly well hidden. On this page you can do helpful things like:

• Hide or Show the Google Chat widget
• Change from Two or Three column layouts
• Easily see/share/delete what gadget you have installed
• Backup and restore the page
• Export/Import settings to a XML file

I was interested in hiding the Gtalk widget on the iGoogle page because I don’t use it anymore. There are some helpful settings available that anyone who uses iGoogle should know about.

3,604 Cups of Coffee

50 Harry Potter movies that will never happen.

1. One Flew Over the Potters Nest
2. The Silence of the Potters
3. Mr. Potter Goes to Washington
4. Sleepless in Azkaban
5. Raiders of the Lost Potter
6. Saving Private Riddle
7. Invasion of the Muggle Snatchers
8. The Day Hogwarts Stood Still
9. Bend it like Potter: The Quidditch Cup
10. When Harry Met Sally … oh wait
11. When Harry Met Ginny
12. There’s Something About Harry
13. Driving Mrs. Pettigrew
14. Kung Fu Potter
15. Harry Potter and the artist formerly know as Prince
16. Harry Potter and the Gonorrhea of Fire
17. Harry Potter and the Deathly Herpes
18. Harry Potter and The Grapes of Wrath
19. Harry Potter: Fellowship of the Staff
20. Harry Potter XXVI: They Finally Graduate
21. Harry Potter and the Revenge of the Slytherin
22. Harry Potter vs Predator
23. Harry Potter and the Brokeback Goblet
24. Harry Potter and the Chamber Pot of Azerbaijan
25. Harry Potter and the Pre-Teen Nerds Acting Bad
26. Harry Potter and the Revenge of Montezuma
27. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer from NAMBLA
28. Harry Potter and the Painful Rectal Itch
29. Harry Potter and the Decline of Literacy
30. Harry Potter and the Sorceress’s Sore
31. Harriet Potter after the Life-Altering Surgery
32. Harry Potter and the Curse of the Lisp
33. Harry Potter and the Inflatable Sheep
34. Harry Potter and Spinning Grave of Tolkien
35. Harry Potter and the Stoned Philosopher
36. Harry Potter and the Carnivorous Pony
37. Harry Potter and the Over-Hyped Children’s Author and Clever Marketing Campaign
38. Harry Potter, the College Years
39. Harry Potter and the Urinal of Wisdom
40. Harry Potter and the Joyride of Power
41. Harry Potter meets Harry and the Potters
42. Harry Potter, Attack of The Phantom Menstral Cramps
43. Harry Potter and the 3 Match Quiddich Ban After Failure to Submit a Urine Sample
44. Harriet Potter After the Life-Altering Surgery
45. Harry Potter Meets Mary Poppins
46. Harry Potter Gets a Job the 9 to 5 edition
47. Harry Potter and House-Elf Chainsaw Massacre
48. Harry Potter and Secrets of the Bed Chamber
49. Harry Potter: The True Hollywood Story
50. Harry Potter and the Highly Unnecessary Yet Mildly Amusing Rejected Title

Bonus:
Robot Chicken Harry Potter

Great poem to read when your drinking some brews. The poet John Still was a bishop of Bath and Wells, fellow of Christ’s College and a master of St. John’s. He lived from 1540 to 1608 in England.

IN PRAISE OF ALE

I cannot eat but little meat,
My stomach is not good;
But sure I think that I can drink
With him that wears a hood.
Though I go bare, take ye no care,
I nothing am a-cold;

I stuff my skin so full within
Of jolly good ale and old.
Back and side go bare, go bare;
Both foot and hand go cold;
But, belly, God send thee good ale enough,
Whether it be new or old.

I love no roast but a nut-brow toast,
And a crab laid in the fire;
A little bread shall do me stead;
Much bread I not desire.
No frost nor snow, no wind, I trow,
Can hurt me if I wold;
I am so wrapped and thoroughly lapped
With jolly good ale and old.
Back and side go bare, go bare …

And Tib, my wife, that as her life
Loveth well good ale to seek,
Full oft drinks she till ye may see
The tears run down her cheek:
Then doth she troll to me the bowl
Even as a maltworm should,
And saith, “Sweetheart, I took my part
Of this jolly good ale and old.”
Back and side go bare, go bare…

Now let them drink till they nod and wink,
Even as good fellows do:
They shall not miss to have the bliss
Good ale doth bring men to;
And all poor souls that have scoured bowls
Or have them lustily trolled,
God save the lives of them and their wives,
Whether they be young or old.
Back and side go bare, go bare;
Both foot and hand go cold;
But, belly, God send thee good ale enough,
Whether it be new or old.

WHY GOD MADE MOMS – Answers given by 2nd grade school children to the following questions:
Why did God make mothers?
1. She’s the only one who knows where the scotch tape is. 
2. Mostly to clean the house.
3. To help us out of there when we were getting born.
How did God make mothers?
1. He used dirt, just like for the rest of us.
2. Magic plus super powers and a lot of stirring.
3. God made my mom just the same like he made me. He just used bigger parts.
What ingredients are mothers made of?
1. God makes mothers out of clouds and angel hair and everything nice in the world and one dab of mean.
2. They had to get their start from men’s bones. Then they mostly use string, I think.
Why did God give you your mother and not some other mom?
1. We’re related.
2. God knew she likes me a lot more than other people’s mom like me.
What kind of a little girl was your mom?
1. My mom has always been my mom and none of that other stuff.
2. I don’t know because I wasn’t there, but my guess would be pretty bossy.
3. They say she used to be nice. 
What did mom need to know about dad before she married him?
1. His last name.
2. She had to know his background. Like is he a crook? Does he get drunk on beer? 
3. Does he make at least $800 a year? Did he say NO to drugs and YES to chores?
Why did your mom marry your dad?
1. My dad makes the best spaghetti in the world. And my mom eats a lot.
2. She got too old to do anything else with him.
3. My grandma says that mom didn’t have her thinking cap on.
Who’s the boss at your house?
1. Mom doesn’t want to be boss, but she has to because dad’s such a goof ball.
2. Mom. You can tell by room inspection. She sees the stuff under the bed.
3. I guess mom is, but only because she has a lot more to do than dad.
What’s the difference between moms and dads?
1. Moms work at work and work at home and dads just go to work at work. 
2. Moms know how to talk to teachers without scaring them.
3. Dads are taller and stronger, but moms have all the real power ’cause that’s who you got to ask if you want to sleep over at your friends.
4. Moms have magic, they make you feel better without medicine.
What does your mom do in her spare time?
1. Mothers don’t do spare time. 
2. To hear her tell it, she pays bills all day long.
What would it take to make your mom perfect?
1. On the inside she’s already perfect. Outside, I think some kind of plastic surgery.. 
2. Diet. You know, her hair. I’d diet, maybe blue.
If you could change one thing about your mom, what would it be?
1. She has this weird thing about me keeping my room clean. I’d get rid of that.
2. I’d make my mom smarter. Then she would know it was my sister who did it not me. 
3. I would like for her to get rid of those invisible eyes on the back of her head.
WHEN YOU STOP LAUGHING –
SEND IT ON TO OTHER MOTHERS, GRANDMOTHERS, AND AUNTS … and anyone else who has anything to do with kids or
just needs a good laugh.

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