angel A QR code (short for Quick Response) is a two-dimensional code originally designed in Japan and initially used in the auto industry. You can use them to encode and store textual information, link to a web site, a vCard, etc. For more information refer to Wikipedia In order to be able to read QR codes … Read more
Google Music is a service that allows you to buy, organize and play music online. Among other things you are allowed to upload up to 20,000 songs from your personal music collection for free. The bad thing is that it is officially offered only in US. The good thing is that there is a work-around. … Read more
Best Buy Canada had this all in one color laser printer/scanner/copier/fax on sale for Boxing day. The price was too good to ignore it. I bought it on-line and it should arrive soon. I am posting some links below that will allow me to find the information easier later. Features (samsung.com) User Guide (online) User … Read more
I just found this article that helped me to find the answer about the weird results with my log files produced by ASP.NET application: log4net contextual properties and ASP.NET Big thank you to the author!
Today I bought HTC Wildfire S – my first Android phone. It is just 149.99 CAD from Virgin Mobile with a pre-paid plan. I chose a smart phone plan for $40. I paid under 200 CAD for the phone, the plan and any taxes. It is locked to Virgin Mobile network but you can unlock … Read more
A lot of people know how to restore an SQL Server database using the SQL Server Management Studio. Sometime it will not work if the database is in use. You have to close all active connections or even to take database offline and then online again. It is much easier to restore the database via … Read more
Note: This post is more than an year old. You can still use it to install FreeNAS on USB but I strongly recommend you to read the new one first which is much simpler: Installing FreeNAS to USB stick (new and simpler way) FreeNAS is an Open Source Storage Platform based on FreeBSD and supports … Read more
Do you know how to search for a piece of text inside multiple files in Windows. I do not – not anymore. Earlier versions of Windows had this feature but I cannot figure out how to do it in Windows 7. It seems you have to index your files and folders and then maybe you … Read more
I was looking for some information online today and ended up reading an article in Wikipedia about that matter. It is so nice to have a free encyclopedia where you can go and find the information you need. I made a small donation to keep it free and accessible for everyone. If you would like … Read more