InstantForum.NET v2.9.0SQLServerCentralhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/notifications@sqlservercentral.comMon, 17 Jun 2013 23:27:40 GMT20http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic441934-1092-1.aspxI need to move the image. There's no name of Incompetech for the podcasts. It's the music sponsor.Wed, 25 Mar 2009 15:22:25 GMTSteve Jones - SSC Editorhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic441934-1092-1.aspxI know it wasn't your intention, but the name of the podcasts "incompetech" makes me think of "incompetence."Tue, 24 Mar 2009 07:31:21 GMTmcardonohttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic441934-1092-1.aspx11/29/2008: VT - 17, UVA - 14 [url=http://www.hokiesports.com/football/recaps/20081129aab.html][u]Tech knocks off UVa to claim ACC's Coastal crown[/u][/url]Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:00:52 GMTKeller-795887http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic441934-1092-1.aspxJust for that, look for UVA wear tomorrow!Tue, 02 Dec 2008 12:12:45 GMTSteve Jones - SSC Editorhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic441934-1092-1.aspxThe video is important for no other reason than to poke fun at Steve for wearing Wahoo (that's "University of Virginia" for the uninitiated) paraphernalia. Go Hokies!!! (That's "Virginia Tech" for those of you hiding under a rock!):D :P :DTue, 02 Dec 2008 12:06:16 GMTKeller-795887http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic441934-1092-1.aspxDaniel,not really sure. Just thought it would be fun. The set does move around sometimes here at the ranch, so sometimes those can be fun. Plus no bloopers without video! :w00t:There are some good places for general DBA resources. I'd move that question to one of the career forums. Lots of people have answered similar things.http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/Administration/61319/Tue, 02 Dec 2008 11:51:46 GMTSteve Jones - SSC Editorhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic441934-1092-1.aspxHi Steve!I found the podcast a few months ago while searching on iTunes and have been enjoying it. Been watching for some time. I have a comment about the show and then a general question about SQL.First, what made you decide to do a video podcast? It seems from the content that you could get away with doing an audio podcast only. If you were showing screenshots or something like that, I could understand having a video. Maybe that's something for the future?Secondly, what resources would you recommend for someone who wants/needs to become a DBA? I've been a developer for some time, but it looks like the company I work for will want me to move more into that role.Thanks again for the show and for the forum.Make it a great day!Daniel Johnson, Jr.,Cincinnati, OhioTue, 02 Dec 2008 09:04:40 GMTDaniel Johnson, Jr.http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic441934-1092-1.aspxThanks and glad you like them. Bloopers tend to come out on the holidays, so look for a Labor Day edition!I'll ping Everyday Jones, but I suspect that they don't want to maintain multiple sites and you'll have to check them at home. I would like to get some links to their music you can purchase, so I'll see if I can set them up.Advice? Post in the other forums. Lots of smart people out there happy to help.Guest editorials - Happy to have them. I get some written ones, but the videos haven't shown up. As an FYI, I'm not a big fan of contests. They're a pain to administer and I hate judging.If you want to send some in, feel free. As long as they're clean and professional, happy to run some.Fri, 15 Aug 2008 09:12:22 GMTSteve Jones - SSC Editorhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic441934-1092-1.aspxSteve, I'll be terse and use bullet points instead of paragraphs. :-P - Your nickname (at least in my head) is "Weekday Jones", as I look forward to receiving your e-mails Monday through Friday. :D - Your link to Everyday Jones just goes to their My Space page, which, in every place I've ever worked, is blocked by a Proxy or Firewall. Tell 'em to get their own hosted location (hmm...www.sqlservercentral.com/everydayjones ?) - I've always worked for small companies (usually) so haven't had a lot of experience with clustering...any advice, crash course, gotchas? (We're about to implement a new one here, and I'm only "book learned" on it, not first-hand experienced.) And differences/additions between 2000, 2005, and 2008 would be nice, too. - Any advice for me as a used-to-be-a-DBA-in-my-last-job-now-hired-as-strictly-a-developer-in-a-place-that- doesn't-have-any-DBA's-(only-"accidental-DBAs")-and-doesn't-see-a-need-or-reason-to-have-one? I can point them to the articles and editorials that you and your colleagues have about the pitfalls and nightmares of having non-DBA DBA's, but I think it would just fall on deaf ears. (Along the same lines, every person in IT has "System Administrator" access to the production database...*sigh*) (Every application was configured with a user that has db_owner access over the database it's assigned to...at least they weren't all done with "sa", though, thankfully) Feel free to rant/comment on this, as I've seen it as a fairly common practice to "just keep things moving". - When is the Best of the Voice-of-the-DBA Bloopers DVD coming out? ;-) - How about a VotDBA Guest Editorial Podcast Contest? You'd be amazed at the kind of turn out you'd get even if the prize was something simple like a SQL Server Central coffee cup, or an Everyday Jones t-shirt. :PKEEP UP THE GREAT WORK! --AndrewFri, 15 Aug 2008 07:15:13 GMTKeller-795887http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic441934-1092-1.aspxI think that's more of what they're after... I don't listen to the pod-casts for many of the same reasons... I'll even add a reason... I don't remember as much about what I hear as much as what I read. But I do very much appreciate the content from which they were made... the written word in the text.Sun, 29 Jun 2008 13:02:10 GMTJeff Modenhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic441934-1092-1.aspxLet me be the lone dissenter here. I dont like podcasts or webcasts or videocasts (not just yours but any other websites). They take too much time to download and listen, we cant skip to interesting sections like a text article. We cant skip the parts that we know already. They take up too much bandwidth. Also I have 24x7 music playing on my computer(s) all the time and I would have to interrupt the music to listen. I would rather read. If it werent for the articles (that is if you had only podcasts and videocasts) I would unsubscribe in a minute.Sat, 28 Jun 2008 22:38:42 GMTumailedithttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic441934-1092-1.aspxSteve hi. I really enjoy your commentary on the industry and daily titbits to help keep us up to date.In Australia, our internet is managed by bytes and many of us, with commercial connections, are limited to work related downloads.. 40 megs is a lot of IP packets. The text to deliver the same message would be less than 10% of that - I can justify. Further, our PCs do not have speakers so we are not encouraged to use IP radio (what a joke - listening to the radio over the internet - isn't that what radios are for?)In summary, I would love to have the freedom to download your PODCASTS but have to be satisfied with the text you provide. A question - of how many people who receive the daily newsletter listen to your PODCASTS? However, I love your work, keep up the effort - we are listening(reading) to what you have to say.Thank you.Greg.Tue, 17 Jun 2008 16:46:51 GMTqld_dbahttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic441934-1092-1.aspxSteve,Thanks for the podcasts! They are both informative and entertaining!I especially liked the recent 'boycott' one; it makes you think.Generally, I try to steer away from new releases in production until they hit SP1 anyway.MarkWed, 14 May 2008 04:28:03 GMTSuperDBA-207096http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic441934-1092-1.aspxThanks, Ed!Thu, 08 May 2008 09:17:12 GMTSteve Jones - SSC Editorhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic441934-1092-1.aspxSteve ... I certainly enjoyed listening to your ideas and opinions regarding the money that MS is "holding back" for talent that they may capture in the acquisition (rhymes so close to inquisition) of Yahoo. I would just like to reply from experience in the IT business one lemma regarding the art of capturing and retaining "valuable" human resources - in any business.Lemma: Minimize what you have to pay them in real cash per pay period, maximize the "soft lures" such as stock options, titles, flexible hours, travel, etc., but at recognition time throw them a bone big enough to not reduce their perception of recognition, zeal in their work, and basic performance.It's a fascinating balance of minimizing risk and expense for the employer, while acquiring and sustaining the maximum amount of talent over a long period of time. The most successful software companies are those with management that have this innate skill.Thank you again for your PodCast. Very good. :)Ed Lyons, Raleigh NC.Wed, 07 May 2008 10:11:43 GMTEd Lyonshttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic441934-1092-1.aspxThanks, Phil and the secret is nose to the grindstone ;)Thu, 03 Apr 2008 15:40:10 GMTSteve Jones - SSC Editorhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic441934-1092-1.aspxSteve, I've become a great fan of the 'voice of the DBA'. It is extraordinarily hard to do this sort of thing. I know several people who have tried without success, but yours are a resounding success. --and then how on earth do you do a daily podcast?I once tried to do this myself a few years back, for a specialised internet broadcasting channel. I think my worst problem was that I couldn't get Wayne's World out of my head. Mercifully, the money ran out before I was able to make a complete idiot of myself. I'm currently trying to persuade Robyn Page to do podcasts for Simple-Talk.Yes, I really enjoyed the April 1st outtakes!Thu, 03 Apr 2008 02:00:52 GMTPhil Factorhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic441934-1092-1.aspxSteve, I just wanted to echo some of the other posters and say I really enjoy the podcast. It is definitely part of my morning routine right after QotD. I enjoy the different topics and like the music. Keep up the good work :cool:-JeffSat, 01 Mar 2008 20:51:30 GMTJeff Delucahttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic441934-1092-1.aspxThanks and glad you like them!Feel free to send in more comments and suggestions.Wed, 27 Feb 2008 21:06:23 GMTSteve Jones - SSC Editorhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic441934-1092-1.aspxHi SteveJust wanted to let you know that your podcast is a part of my daily routine. I browse the newsletter, try to answer the "Question of the Day" correctly, and then I watch your your podcast. I believe it helps me stay excited about SQL Server, which I work on for at least 9 hours a day. Keep up the great work!:P--Vincent MillerWichita, KansasWed, 27 Feb 2008 05:38:41 GMTVincent Millerhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic441934-1092-1.aspxSteve,The podcast islousy {in timing:w00t:}, because this is yet another [b]great[/b] podcast that I want to listen and have to try and find the time in my already busy schedule.What'd be cool is if I can find a job listening to podcasts and file a report to upper management!All this aside, great podcast. Subscribed. On my iPod. Listening *after* I get to work, because it is 'work-related', cuz they pay me to know my stuff, and SQLServerCentral provides great stuff.GaryNFri, 01 Feb 2008 08:59:49 GMTGary Noterhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic441934-1092-1.aspxTony,thanks and glad you like them. I'll try to keep them coming and hopefully pick interesting topics.Sun, 13 Jan 2008 20:53:08 GMTSteve Jones - SSC Editorhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic441934-1092-1.aspxSteve, I just want to say thanks! I love the podcasts and look forward to them. The content and subject areas get me thinking about the things I should be focusing on. The video is cool and the audio only is great when I'm on the run. The music ROCKS and I like the out takes and pics of the ranch too. Keep up the great work, it is appreciated.-TonyFri, 11 Jan 2008 11:29:34 GMTTony Mungor