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You say that like it's a bad thing.

This is timely. I've got a boatload of custom attributes in AD which I read and set using a custom class I modified in .Net. I need to do some ad-hoc tasks in Powershell rather than compiled code, so I thought that the Get-ADUser cmdlet from Microsoft would work, but I was totally wrong. It can't see custom attributes. End of story. It's really bad that you have to hunt around random download sites to find tools that Microsoft should have written correctly in the first place. However, the link for the free Quest tools is dead.

Probably a box-ticking exercise. "Yep, another cycle lane created". For those with a keen appetite for the ludicrous, feast upon this: Cycle Facility of the Month

^^^ This. Also make sure your OS, database files, log files and temp files are on separate LUNs. If everything is on one disk, your OS, database reads, log writes and tempDB I/O are all competing for the same I/O channel. Poor Disk Performance, Time Outs, Database and the SQL Server Error Log - Documents

I can't comment on n-track, but I have been quite impressed with Soundtrap. It isn't software as such, it's browser based (and only runs in Chrome). I hooked up a MIDI keyboard and it worked like a champ. Well worth a look. https://www.soundtrap.com/

Again, nobody is arguing against these points. They are upset at being tricked into an upgrade. A more honest approach would be to highlight the EOL on W7 and offer the upgrade to 10 in a clear and unambiguous way.

The discussion isn't about whether or not upgrades are a good thing or not, neither is it about the lifespan of the operating system. Nobody is arguing about these topics. The point is that Microsoft have effectively 'trained' millions of people to dismiss the upgrade window by clicking the 'X'. In a move that can have no other purpose than trick this training, they change this behaviour.

I think you might be alone in accepting as "inevitable" an upgrade to an operating system which you didn't expect or ask for. Even the MS fans have had enough. https://www.thurrott.com/windows/windows-10/67367/upgradegate-microsofts-upgrade-deceptions-undermining-windows-10

This project is in VB.NET. It's a minefield. I re-coded it so that the logic is unambiguous. Nothing surprises me in VB.NET

So the French investigators are doing their own Google search. Badum Tish, as they say.

https://blog.codinghorror.com/new-programming-jargon/

Here's a good one. I had a line of code: user.Initials = IIf(NewUser.MiddleName Is Nothing, "", NewUser.MiddleName.Chars(0)) Looks pretty straightforward. If the NewUser.Middlename is Nothing, then user.Initials = "". If the NewUser.Middlename is not Nothing, then user.Initials is the first character of NewUser.Middlename. It kept throwing exceptions. Well, it turns out that the IIF functions, rather than being the concise and efficient method I thought it was, is a bit rubbish. It actually evaluates all three of the arguments every single time. Of course, if the NewUser.Middlename was Nothing, then NewUser.Middlename.Chars(0) will throw an exception, giving me my error. I presumed that it wouldn't get that far, but lo and behold it evaluated it every time giving me my exceptions. Back to IF blocks. https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/27ydhh0d%28v=vs.90%29.aspx

I remember watching Protect and Survive when it was broadcast on TV. Jolly times, the '70s. The jingle still gives me the heebie jeebies.

I didn't see it until I slowly scrolled back up. Revealing the picture slowly from the bottom makes the object clearly visible.

Good news. I use Linux as my main machine and had to run the client in a VM to get full functionality. The existing web client uses Flash, and that doesn't work at all in Firefox (no updated version of Flash on Linux) and I couldn't get the mouse to work using Chrome with Pepperflash.

I wrote a script when we were plagued with this problem. Might of some help. http://www.edugeek.net/forums/windows-7/78733-windows-7-user-profile-failed-error-again.html#post700415

You could be right. I can't see how moving recipes from one web site to another can be a huge money saver. However, I think it was well played by the BBC. They're showing that they can play a little dirty, too. I find it difficult to imagine that John Whittingdale would have come up with his 'challenging' white paper in a vacuum. Revealed: Senior MP's secret links to Murdoch | UK Politics | News | The Independent John Whittingdale: I'm not to blame for BBC dropping recipes | Media | The Guardian

This is old, but interesting all the same. Hard Evidence: how biased is the BBC?

I didn't even know about this site, might check it out before it's too late. I'm a terrible cook, but I'll have a go at something simple. From the link: Why, George? What's your concern? The Economy not engaging you enough?

You already have.

Absolutely, even for recent shows. I wanted to watch Line of Duty but the first few episodes had expired, so I haven't watched any of it. How annoying.

Holes appearing in streets are quite worrying. I hope the authorities are looking into it.

Sorry, it's been a busy day. I typed 'SQL Analyser tool', but meant the 'SQL Query tool' (part of SQL studio). Apologies. As ever, the recommendation is to run the SIMS report generator for data extraction. I'd advise raw SQL only for investigative work if you're totally confident with your abilities and the potential damage that can be done.

I don't know much about the SIMS report generator, but I know a bit about the back-end. This SQL will get you a similar list when run from query analyser in SQL Studio. I've added an 'IS NOT NULL' clause to show you any blank, non-null fields as well (which you should never see) Usual caveats, don't proceed if your not 100% confident with any of the steps you need to use SQL Query Analyser. [Edit - SQL code removed]

Behind the scenes in the SQL tables, pupils on roll have a status flag of "OnRoll", "Main" or "Subsid". If they are not on roll, their status should be NULL (a real DBNULL, not the text 'NULL'). Just guessing, but perhaps the SIMS report checks for 'IS NOT NULL' and somehow those four pupils are not set with a NULL, neither are they set with a valid OnRoll flag. Just guessing, but it'll be the first thing I'd check.