Technology + Leadership

Dual Monitor Houdini

hate when, after logging in remotely to my Windows 7 dual-screen setup in the office, I come back to find that I have open windows that are maximized off screen and unreachable.  What is more, you can even close and restart the program you are trying to pull up, but to no avail. Windows 7 will remember the previous position of the screen (somewhere in the 4th dimension) and you will find your self in the same maddening click cycle again.

There are no doubt multiple solutions to this in Windows 7, however the easiest I have found is to simply do a shift + right-click on the program in the task bar, which brings up a classic right-click menu (right clicking on the task bar item in Windows 7 no longer gives you traditional right-click options):                  

                                                                                         

 

At this point, simply click Maximize and your prodigal program magically reappears. Hope this trick saves someone a bit of frustration!

Look Mom, no attention!

At the outset, let me say this: I am preaching to the choir here. This is not a tirade against other people. It is the culmination of some serious self-criticism. About two months ago it dawned on me that just because you can return email, groom your … [Continue reading]

When was that database restored?

So, say your database has been recently boarded, pillaged, and then restored by pirates and you really, really need to know when it was restored... sp_readerrorlog is the answer. This undocumented system stored procedure allows you to easily search … [Continue reading]

One Minute Book Review: Leadership and Self-deception

At its heart, The Arbringer Institute’s Leadership and Self-Deception: Getting out of the Box is a brief read about stepping outside of ourselves and examining our assumptions. The book focuses primarily on what can only be described as … [Continue reading]

We’re up!

And we're finally up! Took me long enough... =) … [Continue reading]