If you have an application that uses SQL Server Reporting Services and you are seeing errors similar to this: ReportServerException: The report server has encountered a configuration error. Logon failed for the unattended execution account. You may have an inappropriately configured “Execution Account” for Reporting Services. If you browse to your Reporting Services log at…
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If you’re like me, and are familiar with setting up virtual machines (VMs) on VMware 4 & 5 ESXi servers using Microsoft Windows, then you have probably gotten used to the simplicity and user-friendliness of installing the VMware tools in the operating system. You just open the VM’s console window, log on to the desktop…
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Are you tempted to click on a shortened link in your Twitter feed or a discussion forum, but you are unsure of the trustworthiness of the person who posted it? Usually when that happens, I simply move on. I’ve got more important things to do anyway, so I might as well avoid landing on a…
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Today I bring you a deliciously complex craft beer by Founders Brewing Co. of Grand Rapids Michigan. “Dirty Bastard” is a “scotch style ale” and it is indeed quite tasty. BeerAdvocate — Scotch Ales are strong ales, also known as “Wee Heavy.” In the 19th century Scotland, they’d also be known as 160/-, a nomenclature…
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It’s important for all workstations and servers to agree what time it is. There’s a long list of reasons for this, including log file synchronization, and avoiding the inevitable end-user complaints when their computer’s time does not match their phone’s time. Unfortunately, when I recently set up a LAN with a number of Windows Server…
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Point-and-shoot cameras are dying. Whether they die off completely or remain on protracted life support is the only thing left to question. And it’s not surprising, because most people simply need the ability to snap quick shots of family and friends. If they already own a smartphone, there’s no reason to carry two devices. Now…
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If you’re familiar with the evolution of personal computers over the past three decades, then it could be easy to take for granted the menu bar in Apple’s OS X operating system (OS). When sitting in front of a Mac, the menu bar is right there, at the top of the screen, where it’s always…
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We will not go quietly into the night! We will not vanish without a fight! We’re going to live on! We’re going to survive! Today we celebrate our Independence Day! It might be hard to believe, but “Independence Day” is getting a sequel after nearly two decades. The 1996 science fiction film starring Will Smith,…
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