Daily Archives: December 6, 2003

US and Canadian lumber industry end dispute

Posted on December 6, 2003 by Arthur

It looks like that the softwood dispute between the US and Canada will end soon: US producers have agreed to terms proposed by Canadian negotiators (earlier). According to sources close to the Globe, the deal hammered out today gives lumber … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Baseline thing

Posted on December 6, 2003 by Arthur

Via The Register a handy tip about Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (download here).    “This, in case you weren’t aware, is a handy free tool for checking for vulnerabilities on systems, and has the particular advantage (unlike Windows Update) of allowing … Continue reading →

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The mind is a

Posted on December 6, 2003 by Arthur

Weird thing. Sometimes you remember things instantly. Sometimes you don’t. I was doing some background research on Postgres when I stumbled on the fact that MS SQL Server and Sybase SQL Server had a common codebase. I’m pretty sure I … Continue reading →

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