BeejBlog


Personal ramblings of a lifelong tinkerer
  • Trailer Hitch Bike Rack

    By Beej
    After fair amount of homework, went with the Softride “Element” 4-bike rack… pricing is consistently $210’ish and I went with my local REI for solid local support. Was torn between this Element and the $70 more big brother “Dura” model… which adds “anti-sway cradels” (i.e. seat tube rubber wraps) +... [Read More]
  • Roof Cargo Box

    By Beej
    Installed this last night… found in local Pep Boys inventory… blasted them with a $20 coupon that expired that day 🙂 so was out the door at $210 + tax. [Read More]
  • DST T-SQL

    By Beej
    -- this code returns the start and end datetime’s for DST in the current year -- DST begins at 2am on the SECOND SUNDAY of March and ends the FIRST SUNDAY of November [Read More]
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  • Enable SSL Connections to SQL Server

    By Beej
    “SQL Server Transport Encryption” is a good Google phrase for this technology. Reference: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms191192.aspx Obtain an SSL Certificate A self signed certificate is easy and works fine... here’s one way: Get the IIS 6.0 Resource Kit Tools: https://www.microsoft.com/download/en/confirmation.aspx?id=17275 All you'll need is the "SelfSSL.exe" tool so the custom install is... [Read More]