DTExec: The package execution returned DTSER_FAILURE (1)

What to do when a SQL backup job created with SQL server Maintenance Plans fails with this error?

Investigate! No useful information in the logs.
Previously that day I dropped a few unneeded databases so maybe the Maintenance Plan was still […] Continue Reading…

T-SQL to generate backup and restore commands

Hi guys,

Since my day to day job is a DBA, I figured I will share stuff that others might find useful.
For the first time I will share a small script which will help you generate T-SQL commands in order […] Continue Reading…

DriveDroid

DriveDroid is an Android application that allows you to boot your PC from ISO/IMG files stored on your phone.
Install it on your android phone and use it to boot any computer.
You can store any number of ISO/IMG files on […] Continue Reading…

Disable recent documents in Gtk2/Gtk3

Use the following to disable recent documents in Gtk2/Gtk3:

The ugly part is that there is no way one can disable ‘Recently Used’ in the GtkFileChooser dialog box.

Quick way to convert Mbox mailboxes to Maildir format

A quick way to convert Mbox mailboxes to Mbox format […] Continue Reading…

Bash script to backup my configs (dotfiles)

I needed some script to take care of my config files and put them in a single directory. So here it is.

Moved to ArchLinux!

Moved my ThinkPad T61 to ArchLinux! (Still using Ubuntu on many other machines.)

Screenshot:

I will post some install script I used to configure my system.

Liferea custom stylesheet

I don’t like very much the default font used by Liferea, so I decided to use my custom font. Here is how:
1. Copy the default stylesheet to liferea folder in my $HOME:

2. Add this:

at the begining of liferea.css file.

This […] Continue Reading…

Ubuntu Kindle eBooks

Need some great Ubuntu eBooks to read on your Kindle? Look no further. Keir Thomas has some excellent guides for you.

Beautify SQL code

Recently I had the oportunity to test SQL Pretty Printer (Add-In for SSMS). I don’t have to waste time formatting long sql queries. In no time, SQL Pretty Printer does the job
for me. It can also translate the sql […] Continue Reading…