DNN local install with SQL Server

April 21st, 2010
The post summarises the steps required to set up DotNetNuke 5 (DNN5) locally on Windows using the full Microsoft SQL Server using SQL Server authentication, ie not the Express version. Getting the Logins and Users right is the crucial trick that I want to remember.

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Importing Identity column data into SQL Server

April 21st, 2010

Updated 23/1/10:
I am in the process of porting some (DNN module) tables from one Microsoft SQL Server database to another. For various reasons, I want the primary key identity column values to remain the same. This is on a shared SQL server, so we don’t have admin access, eg to the command line and file system.

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Wandering drive letters in Windows

April 21st, 2010

My main computer’s motherboard died – long live the new computer! Thankfully, all the data on the two existing drives were OK. A hastily bought 3.5 inch USB drive caddy worked a treat, keeping me going on the laptop.

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InfoSonics Verykool i270 Touch announced in Latin America

March 2nd, 2010

A new touch screen handset, Verykool i270 Touch, will soon be available for the market in Latin America. This information is newly announced by InfoSonics, a leading distributor of mobile phones in Latin America.

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