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Well that's a Debian repository for starters - and an old one at that! You should remove those lines. What exactly do you want to add to your server? I'm sure someone here can help.

When you say added your package to sources.list, do you mean do you mean added a specific, new repository to the sources.list file? The sources.list file is very rarely changed, unless you want something unusual, like adding a ppa or specific third-party source. Can you list your sources.list file? Strip out any user names and passwords before you post.

You'll probably need to configure the proxy setting in the apt-get config file (/etc/apt/apt.conf) https://help.ubuntu.com/community/AptGet/Howto#APT_configuration_file_method The example shows a configuration like this: Acquire::http::Proxy "http://yourproxyaddress:proxyport"; However, if you use a domain account, you'll need to amend it to something along the lines of this: Acquire::http::Proxy "http://mydomain\myuseraccount:mypassword@yourproxyaddress:proxyport"; I must say that Ubuntu has excellent documentation. For bread and butter stuff, you'll rarely need to stray from here: https://help.ubuntu.com/

Thank you Rawns! I thought I was going nuts. I'll get WinRAR on the case. 7Zip is obviously 'issue-rich'.

My error. I should have said "Type in 19073 and scroll down to near the bottom of the related article." The filename is discover2012spring-7144.zip

Right.... what's going on.... I quote: So I downloaded this zip file, extracted the ISO file therein, and opened the ISO with 7zip to see what treasures lie within. It turns out that it's an installer for Adobe Acrobat Reader. I'm sure I've made a mistake, but..... can someone check for me please?

A redneck version (which I have used for lighting while camping) would be an old car battery, crocodile clips and an after-market 12v lighter socket for your phone charger. Inelegant, but effective.

Let's not forget that these devices are as powerful as a laptop from a couple of years ago. You can get apps that switch off 3G, data and Wifi between say, midnight and 7am. This might help.

'Rover' the dog would have some mileage if he could do a steamer every so often.

oh no! I liked trololo man.

What can you do with these Business Object things? I know there's some sort of NDA with them, but what sort of things do they allow you to do? I've asked SIMS about them, but they always give me info about Command Reporter instead.

Interesting site. Good for getting some quick ideas. As an aside, there's no danger of coming up with some of these howlers... Top 15 Worst Logo FAILS Ever | Bored Panda

those stats look fine.

Was that the nvidia defect? The patch was to make the fans run at full speed. Hmmmm. I had a (two year old) HP G6000 burn out on me but Staples replaced it with a brand new Samsung a year after the warranty expired!

That's the one. What stats do you get, @Rawns?

away from office now, on phone. next thing to check is how much of the log file is actually used. vik knows which script I mean.

Use this bit of code to check the backup history for a particular database: DECLARE @mydatabase as varchar(100) set @mydatabase = 'your database name goes here' SELECT sysdb.name, bkup.description, bkup.backup_finish_date, case when type='D' then '** FULL **' when type='I' then 'DIFFERENTIAL' when type='L' then 'LOG' end as Backup_Type, (STR(ABS(DATEDIFF(day, GetDate(),(backup_finish_date))))) as 'Days_Ago', ceiling(bkup.backup_size /1048576) as 'Size MB' , cast((bkup.backup_size /1073741824) as decimal (9,2)) as 'Size GB', server_name, sysdb.crdate ,datediff(minute, bkup.backup_start_date, bkup.backup_finish_date) as 'Mins' ,cast(cast(datediff(minute, bkup.backup_start_date, bkup.backup_finish_date) as decimal (8,3))/60 as decimal (8,1)) as 'Hours', first_lsn, last_lsn, checkpoint_lsn FROM master.dbo.sysdatabases sysdb LEFT OUTER JOIN msdb.dbo.backupset bkup ON bkup.database_name = sysdb.name where backup_finish_date > DATEADD(DAY, -60, (getdate())) -- Last 60 days AND sysdb.name = @mydatabase ORDER BY sysdb.name, bkup.backup_finish_date desc I have my lighter at the ready....

It's too late now, but I was going to recommend the Steampunk Laptop. Those Victorians really knew how to build laptops. Datamancer.net - Technical Art and Steampunk Contraptions

I'm a fan of Samsung laptops. The build quality seems a cut above, especially with the cut-through keyboard (a la Mac).

SQL performance and memory usage is tricky to troubleshoot from the server's perfmon tool. Far better to use SQL's Activity Monitor. From SQL Server Manager, right-click your server in the object explorer tree view and choose Activity Monitor. Leave it for a few moments the look at the charts and tables to see if anything stands out. Look in the Data File I/O table and look for high values in MB/sec and response time. Also look in Processes and see if you can find anything with a 'Blocked by' - this indicates a delay caused by a contention.

Some succulent nuggets in this thread: http://www.edugeek.net/forums/mis-systems/86996-massive-sim-ldf-file-anyone-else-had-theres-suddenly-grow.html

It's inextricably linked to your backup (or lack thereof). In simple mode (and all other modes), the log file grows with every transaction. When you run a backup, the log file is truncated and space within the physical log file is reused. Contrary to popular opinion, the log file is used even in simple mode. It cannot be used as part of a restore, but it's vital for the consistency of the database when the server comes back online after, say, a crash or power cut. Tell us how you backup - if you say stop SQL service and copy the files, I will come over and set fire to your trousers.

Thanks for the link! I made the mistake of looking for it on Capita's site. Could I find it under Site Search.... no...... Could I find it under Global Search (whatever that is).... no...... What about under Files?.... no ..... But once I found out I had to type in '19073' into the search box, then scroll down in the tiny window to find the URL, I was an unstoppable force.

Car charger is the best option, provided you don't need the ignition on to charge. The current drain is tiny to charge a phone. Another option is to by a £10 SIM free phone which will last a week on a charge.