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Setup a database instance with SQL Server 2012 Express

Just wanted to link to this awesome tutorial on how to setup your database instance when using SQL Server 2012 Express editions . I have always installed the full version which creates a localDB with services to enable or disable at will. However, this application is definitely a resource hog. I'm hoping the express edition will suffice for my purposes. I will install the full version on a dedicated VM (using VMware). However, one extra step with the express edition is that you need to configure the local server and database manually. This tutorial helped me immensely. This is using Windows 7 64bit. How to install SQL Server 2012 and create a local SQLserver database. Enjoy!

Is your firewall blocking Google Drive?

Is your firewall blocking Google Drive? Many of us have faced issues of corporate firewall blocking drive.google.com, dropbox etc. My company suddenly decided that accessing google drive was prohibited.  However, I have found that you can access your files by installing google drive to your PC. First, you must find the installation files. Try searching for google tools and find a download link for google drive. Although this seems like a straightforward step, you will find that if your company blocks google drive, they sometimes have blocked the download sites as well. If the link is blocked, you may need to download the files outside of your firewall and then install them on your PC. You must have admin access to install programs on your PC to use this workaround.  or, Try this download link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/drive/index.html?hl=en Open googledrivesync.exe to automatically install and start Google Drive on your PC. (You may receive a warning that