Monthly Archives: October 2015

Could not obtain exclusive lock on ‘model’ and Appassure

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The was an interesting query from a client. A third party SQL based app had been failing for a few weeks when it was initialising its mssql database with new data. this had been running successfully for some time but had stopped without explanation. Ultimately the error “Could not obtain exclusive lock on ‘model’ ” was […]

Windows 10 tips

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I use a lot of keyboard shortcuts when possible – its much quicker than rooting round trying to locate the thing you want in Windows. In windows 10 with new features come new or reused shortcuts. WIN + A This gets us the action centre with the latest notifications WIN + I This is the […]

10 Years – where did they go ?

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I realised that today is the 10th anniversary of starting this blog. Scary really. I started off with simple adhoc technical articles and then for a year published a new article every working day !! WordPress has facilitated the way I blog throughout this time and without its capabilities I would probably not have managed […]

Fitbit tips – keep on running !!

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Two recent issues with a Fitbit Surge (watch) lead me to write up these two tips This issue had arisen when I went to check the status of the fitbit and my Iphone to see what pairing was in place – more about that in a moment. I then realised that I couldnt access the […]