Update to “Solving Boggle-type word games in Python”

I recently updated the code in my post “Solving Boggle-type word games in Python” to run under Python 3.1.  The previous code ran under 2.6 and there were a few breaking changes between versions. The breaking changes I encountered: print is now a function call raw_input replaced with input No...

Solving Boggle-type word games in Python

An update to this post using Python 3.1 is available Recently I’ve been spending a lot of my spare time learning the Python computer programming language. This all began because of an interest in the Google App Engine, which uses Python as the primary language. I decided that it’d been a while...

KB969856 – Security update for Microsoft Virtual PC 2007 installs repeatedly

I had an issue with a Windows 2008 Server recently, where a security update for Microsoft Virtual PC 2007 would install successfully. However, after rebooting, Windows Update would request that I install it again. In the Windows Update history, it would show success, multiple times. It turns out the...

SQL Server Reporting Services “interal error occurred”

If you work with SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) 2005 for any length of time, you’ll see a number of ambiguous error messages.  I recently ran into the error below and found the solution quite easy.  Maybe you’ll encounter this one day and I’ll save you some headache. An error...

Duplicates in SharePoint Datasheet view / Export to Spreadsheet (Excel)

Recently I encountered a bug in SharePoint where sometimes duplicate items appear when viewing items in Datasheet view in SharePoint.  This also happens when using the Export to Spreadsheet (Excel).  If duplicates appear in Datasheet view, they will also appear during Export to Spreadsheet and vice...