Running Internet Explorer 6, 7, 8 as standaloneshttp://mail.joellipman.com/articles/microsoft/windows-os/running-internet-explorer-6-7-8-as-standalones.html

18 May 2010 with Windows7 but my customers are on XP and I have to emulate their environment as accurately as I can which I can do by setting up my work computer to be just like theirs (using the same image, etc). Programs which I would NOT recommend I've put a...

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• Author: Joel Lipman
• Category: Windows OS
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Blank columns issue when exporting to Excel (Data Only) from Crystal Reportshttp://mail.joellipman.com/articles/microsoft/excel/blank-columns-issue-when-exporting-to-excel-data-only-from-crystal-reports.html

15 June 2010 guideline(s). Set the object’s size and position by right-clicking the field, selecting Object Size and Position and then setting the XY coordinates. Use the horizontal and vertical rulers as a reference when specifying height, width, and XY...

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• Author: Joel Lipman
• Category: Excel
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Formatting a date in an MDX queryhttp://mail.joellipman.com/articles/database/t-sql/formatting-a-date-in-an-mdx-query.html

11 January 2011 used are on the MSDN website at http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms146084.aspx NOW() vs TODAY() Noticed this when setting date as the parameter and trying to specify default date as today's in the format DD/MM/YYYY. Googled this but couldn't find...

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• Author: Joel Lipman
• Category: Transact-SQL
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Migrate Joomla! 1.5.x to 2.5.x+http://mail.joellipman.com/articles/cms/joomla/migrating-from-joomla-15-to-16.html

30 January 2011 -- 2. checking before you commit changes -- II. Copy content from the old database to the new database and tweak: -- -- 1. setting some variables -- -- 2. jos_banner -> #__banners -- -- 3. jos_bannerclient -> #__banner_clients -- -- 4. jos_bannertrack...

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• Category: Joomla
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T-SQL DateTimestampshttp://mail.joellipman.com/articles/database/t-sql/t-sql-datetimestamps.html

23 March 2011 setup Windows XP SP3 MS SQL Server Management Studio 2008 SQL Server 2008 R2 Regional Setting: London BST (British Summer Time) Tuesday the 11th of October 2011 at 06:00am: CONVERT(CHAR(19), CURRENT_TIMESTAMP, 0) Oct 11 2011 6:00AM CONVERT(CHAR(8),...

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• Author: Joel Lipman
• Category: Transact-SQL
• Language: en-GB

What's the problem? Amusing computer issueshttp://mail.joellipman.com/articles/web-development/whats-the-problem-amusing-computer-reports.html

28 April 2011 side of the room.". This was a remote support job over the phone. The discussion above was after installing drivers and setting up the workstation with updates etc. as per our standard image. The printer was connected via three usb extension cables. The...

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• Category: Web-Development
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Joes FREE Website Thumbnailer (JWT)http://mail.joellipman.com/component/content/article/joes-free-website-thumbnailer.html?catid=40

28 June 2011 about 6 days to make, it was a quick solution to a service that could not be obtained for free or without a lot of work (setting up my web server to capture real-time screenshots of websites? My server is already under enough processing pressure). If...

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• Category: Product Documentation
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Run commands for Windowshttp://mail.joellipman.com/articles/microsoft/windows-os/run-commands-for-windows.html

05 July 2011 Dr. Watson System Troubleshooting Utility drwtsn32 Driver Verifier Utility verifier Event Viewer eventvwr.msc Files and Settings Transfer Tool migwiz File Signature Verification Tool sigverif Findfast findfast.cpl Firefox (if installed) firefox Folders...

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• Author: Joel Lipman
• Category: Windows OS
• Language: en-GB

MySQL parameters in Excel 2007 PivotTableshttp://mail.joellipman.com/articles/database/mysql/mysql-parameters-in-excel-2007-pivottables.html

24 August 2011 week/year, person days, resource names, and the activity (+ any others you may want to drill-down). Setup ODBC: Start > Settings > Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Data Sources (ODBC) > System DSN (get technical help if you don't know how to do...

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• Category: MySQL
• Language: en-GB

SSRS Retrieving Oracle Stored Procedure Success or ErrorLevelhttp://mail.joellipman.com/articles/microsoft/ssrs/ssrs-retrieving-oracle-stored-procedure-success-or-errorlevel.html

04 November 2011 the eventuality of an error happening, the end-user would contact us and we would look up this error code. Instructions on setting up an Oracle Stored Procedure I already wrote an article on this so please refer to SSRS Parameters in Oracle Stored...

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• Author: Joel Lipman
• Category: SQL Server Reporting Services
• Language: en-GB

Background Gradient Disappears on Long Pageshttp://mail.joellipman.com/articles/web-development/css/background-disappears-on-long-pages.html

20 November 2012 was because the template I was using was not actually specifying "white" as the contents background-color and was in fact setting a gradient as the background. Consider the following: /* ERROR CSS: DO NOT USE !!! */ background: #f7f7f7; background:...

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• Category: Cascading Stylesheets
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Fix Oracle Tnsping 3511 without Windows Registryhttp://mail.joellipman.com/articles/database/pl-sql/fix-oracle-tnsping-3511-without-windows-registry.html

04 March 2013 is another environment variable used that we must maintain (current value at "C:\app\\product\11.2.0\client_1\bin") Setting environment variables using the Command prompt (DOS) wouldn't stick (session only). My Fix Right-click on "My Computer" > select...

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• Author: Joel Lipman
• Category: Oracle PL/SQL
• Language: en-GB

SSIS Convert a string into a datehttp://mail.joellipman.com/articles/microsoft/ssis/ssis-convert-a-string-into-a-date.html

14 March 2013 such as COMMA (,) and therefore the parsing (to extract year for example) will fail and stop the task (based on default settings). Additional -- Take a "dd/mm/yyyy" string and convert to date (when (DT_DATE)ThisDate by itself doesn't work)...

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• Author: Joel Lipman
• Category: SQL Server Integration Services
• Language: en-GB

Improve Default Joomla Search http://mail.joellipman.com/articles/cms/joomla/improve-default-joomla-search-heuristics.html

07 May 2013 Alphabetical Section/Category Newest first Oldest first Most popular Most relevant « Show Me » Don't forget to change the setting in Joomla Admin Panel > Module Manager > RokAjaxSearch > Basic Options > Advanced Search > Ordering (no functionality to...

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• Author: Joel Lipman
• Category: Joomla
• Language: en-GB

Transferring Apps (purchases) from iPhone 4s to 5s on a Windows PChttp://mail.joellipman.com/articles/apple/ios/transferring-apps-purchases-from-iphone-4s-to-5s-on-a-windows-pc.html

03 November 2013 you could do the below again at anytime (as I discovered). The steps below apply after having gone through the process of setting up the phone and finishing on the "Get Started" (including Touch ID). Ensure your old phone's iOS is fully updated. (I did...

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• Author: Joel Lipman
• Category: iOS
• Language: *

Generate a Timesheet in MySQL http://mail.joellipman.com/articles/database/mysql/generate-a-timesheet-in-mysql.html

05 December 2013 works that day. Time is recorded by tasks with an actual duration in seconds (eg. "Monday morning, I worked 45 minutes on setting up a Joomla 2.5.x demo site; I started at 9am and finished at 9:45.", "Monday morning, I also worked on creating a template...

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• Author: Joel Lipman
• Category: MySQL
• Language: *

SSRS: Performance Improvements: SELECT TOPhttp://mail.joellipman.com/articles/microsoft/ssrs/ssrs-performance-improvements-select-top.html

07 March 2014 put a message just below the header which was an expression detailing what the report was displaying, so for example: -- If setting the limit to 100 records =IIf( Sum(Fields!myCount.Value, "DataSet2")>100, "» Displaying the first " &...

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• Author: Joel Lipman
• Category: SQL Server Reporting Services
• Language: en-GB

JComments 2.3.0 with ReCaptcha in Joomla 2.5.xhttp://mail.joellipman.com/articles/cms/joomla/jcomments-2-3-0-with-recaptcha-in-joomla-2-5-x.html

20 March 2014 'KCAPTCHA'); $captcha[] = JCommentsHTML::makeOption('recaptcha', 'RECAPTCHA'); STEP #4: Set in admin setting We've made the option available, now login and set it to our new captcha Login to your Joomla Administration panel Components > JComments >...

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• Category: Joomla
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ReCaptcha alternative: Integrate PlayThru in JComments 2.3 for Joomla 2.5http://mail.joellipman.com/articles/cms/joomla/recaptcha-alternative-integrate-playthru-in-jcomments-for-joomla.html

24 March 2014 'KCAPTCHA'); $captcha[] = JCommentsHTML::makeOption('playthru', 'PLAYTHRU'); STEP #4: Set to PlayThru in admin setting We've made the change, now login and set it to PlayThru Login to your Joomla Administration panel Components > JComments > Settings >...

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• Category: Joomla
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Hide a Drive per User in Windows 7http://mail.joellipman.com/articles/microsoft/windows-os/hide-a-drive-per-user-in-windows-7.html

28 March 2014 users, you need to repeat the above for each user. If your disk drive uses the NTFS file system: Modify the Security settings for the drive to restrict access via the Command Prompt. If your disk drive uses the FAT32 file system, then you will have no...

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• Category: Windows OS
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