Compile Nvidia Driver 195.36.31 for Debian Squeeze with backported kernel

I’ve been trying to get a backported kernel to work on my installation of Debian Squeeze, but it seems some include files are not included in recent kernel versions. There are also some issues with Kernel version checks in the Nvidia Makefiles.

I finally got it to work by combining information from the Debian Wiki and Paul Goins’ blog at vultaire.net

Reset Forgotten Local Administrator Password on Windows

Where angels fear to tread, fools rush in. I happily removed my computer from the domain and restarted Windows 7. When the computer came back up, I couldn’t login with my domain user account – which was not surprising. However, I could not log in with the local admin account either! I had reset the password like 6 months ago and forgotten about it. Now I couldn’t log in to the computer, and no one could help me remotely.

ConvertEmptyStringToNull not working with ASP.NET SqlDataSource Parameters

The ConverEmptyStringToNull property of SqlDataSource Parameters does not work for asp.net 2.0 applications. You probably need this kind of setting when you have a stored procedure that…

Sybase AseConnection Internal Error 30016

A windows service I developed – which uses Sybase ADO.NET driversĀ  to connect to a Sybase database – suddenly stopped working yesterday. The log files showed a…

Realplayer for Android gets new look in Beta 2

The ubiquitous RealPlayer for Android (beta 2) is now available in android market! Never mind the ‘beta’ label, it’s very much usable. The user interface has also…

Using an SQL join in a SQL delete statement

I found this post by Ben Nadel when I was looking for a way to delete the rows in a table based on a foreign key column….

Accessing Controls in a DIV with the runat=server attribute

When you use the runat=”server” attribute with a div tag in asp.net, any controls nested in the div will not be accessible directly via the page’s Controls…

Android 2.3 running on Samsung Galaxy S

Supercurio from XDA forums is working on an Android 2.3 ROM for the Samsung Galaxy S. Already he has made a ROM which boots successfully, although some…