InstantForum.NET v2.9.0SQLServerCentralhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/notifications@sqlservercentral.comWed, 22 May 2013 07:23:07 GMT20http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic660039-1489-1.aspxAnother super useful tool (and wow, wiki integration would just make it perfect) is mind mapping software. A good one is a commercial product called OpenMind2 by MatchWare, but the price is perfect for foss [url=http://freemind.sourceforge.net]FreeMind[/url] which does it all minus a little Office integration.Wed, 25 Feb 2009 15:56:36 GMTbmotekaitishttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic660039-1489-1.aspxyou are very welcome Emiliano.Sun, 22 Feb 2009 09:52:48 GMTJason Criderhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic660039-1489-1.aspxThanks Jason, great article!!!I like the tiddlywiki, tks man.Emiliano.Sun, 22 Feb 2009 08:05:21 GMTEmitohttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic660039-1489-1.aspxOr I do!!!!! :w00t:Fri, 20 Feb 2009 11:57:09 GMTSteve Jones - SSC Editorhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic660039-1489-1.aspxI need a bigger staff of technical editors. :-)Fri, 20 Feb 2009 11:38:21 GMTJason Criderhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic660039-1489-1.aspx[quote][b]Robert Davis (2/20/2009)[/b][hr]I would agree with you if the title had not specifically called out that it was for DBA's: Organizational tools that can help you be a [b]better DBA[/b].The complaint isn't that the article isn't "DBA specific". The complaint is that the article is not what it claims to be.[/quote]I guess we have to agree to disagree. I thought it was very much directed at better ways to get things done, one dba to another. Seems like a pretty valid point, but I could be wrong.Fri, 20 Feb 2009 10:42:28 GMTGrant Fritcheyhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic660039-1489-1.aspx[quote][b]Grant Fritchey (2/20/2009)[/b][hr]I'm a little surprised at the "it's not DBA specific" statements. For those who don't know, yes, this site is focused on SQL Server, but it's not a DBA specific site. We've got developers, ETL experts, data miners, BI guys, report writers... just to name a few.This article was about managing the flow of information as a part of your job and I think it was very pertinent to the work that we do here. From the article I've already ordered the book Get Things Done from Amazon and I'm looking at the TiddlyWiki stuff (although I'm still more than a bit confused by how I would work that with the existing management tools I have).You guys need to lighten up. Not every article should be how to squeeze another 3ms out of your query.[/quote]I would agree with you if the title had not specifically called out that it was for DBA's: Organizational tools that can help you be a [b]better DBA[/b].The complaint isn't that the article isn't "DBA specific". The complaint is that the article is not what it claims to be.Fri, 20 Feb 2009 10:10:27 GMTRobert Davishttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic660039-1489-1.aspxI'm a little surprised at the "it's not DBA specific" statements. For those who don't know, yes, this site is focused on SQL Server, but it's not a DBA specific site. We've got developers, ETL experts, data miners, BI guys, report writers... just to name a few.This article was about managing the flow of information as a part of your job and I think it was very pertinent to the work that we do here. From the article I've already ordered the book Get Things Done from Amazon and I'm looking at the TiddlyWiki stuff (although I'm still more than a bit confused by how I would work that with the existing management tools I have).You guys need to lighten up. Not every article should be how to squeeze another 3ms out of your query.Fri, 20 Feb 2009 05:51:51 GMTGrant Fritcheyhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic660039-1489-1.aspx[quote][b]timothyawiseman (2/19/2009)[/b][hr]The article was well done, but it was not really relevant to this site.Since we are talking about firefox extensions, I find the del.icio.us extension to be top-notch personally.[/quote]I believe it was put into the Career category because of the reasons that have been mentioned thus far. I didn't intend to make the weight of the article depend on Firefox because I understand there a good deal of people who cannot use it at work.I find dropbox and TiddlyWiki very useful and they have nothing to do with Firefox. Let me add a little bit more that I wish I would have included in the article.For me, I can setup a dropbox account on my home laptop, home desktop, work pc 1, and work pc2. I can place a folder there called SQLScripts. I can place scripts I need access to anywhere in there and I'll be able to get to them pretty easily from anywhere. I can create a folder called documents and place whitepapers, great ebooks available through Red Gate, or anything else that fits that criteria. I can create a little app folder that has great free apps that can be found in David Bird's excellent series of articles [url=http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/Miscellaneous/2959/]here[/url] and [url=http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/Tools/64908/]here[/url]. There are other great portable apps (not SQL related) that are on the web that I put in there to help me as well. While I'm praising David Bird I will plug the series that has help me the most from him that can be found [url=http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/Integration+Services/61621/]here[/url]. That one is a must read for anyone using SSIS.If my article makes one person a better DBA(developer, whatever) then I am very happy that I have given something back.And yes, I'm trying to thicken my skin as I learn from this first article :-)Thu, 19 Feb 2009 22:31:30 GMTJason Criderhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic660039-1489-1.aspxThe article was well done, but it was not really relevant to this site.Since we are talking about firefox extensions, I find the del.icio.us extension to be top-notch personally.Thu, 19 Feb 2009 22:02:17 GMTtimothyawisemanhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic660039-1489-1.aspxNot to forget delicious, which is browser, os, and whatever agnostic. I can lookup via iPhone or an equivalent PDA. Firefox-based tools are good, but not depending on Firefox is even better.Thu, 19 Feb 2009 14:23:25 GMTsjsubscribehttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic660039-1489-1.aspxThe Firefox add-ons mentioned are copies of features that have come standard in Opera for years.If you want a real productive/powerful browser with a smaller footprint, try Opera 10 (although in beta, still the best browser I've ever used.)Thu, 19 Feb 2009 13:51:41 GMTyellowdoghttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic660039-1489-1.aspx[quote][b]nogoodboyo (2/19/2009)[/b][hr]Not exactly DBA specific, but very useful non the less, is Log Parser and a nice free UI Log Parser Lizard.[url]http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=890cd06b-abf8-4c25-91b2-f8d975cf8c07&displaylang=en[/url][url]http://www.lizardl.com/PageHtml.aspx?lng=2&PageId=18[/url]ToDoList...[url]http://www.abstractspoon.com/[/url]All are free.[/quote]Thanks for the tip! I am currently running a home-grown program to parse through a log file. Maybe one of these would be better.Thu, 19 Feb 2009 13:50:34 GMTCarla Wilson-484785http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic660039-1489-1.aspx[quote][b]nogoodboyo (2/19/2009)[/b][hr]Not exactly DBA specific, but very useful non the less, is Log Parser and a nice free UI Log Parser Lizard.[url]http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=890cd06b-abf8-4c25-91b2-f8d975cf8c07&displaylang=en[/url][url]http://www.lizardl.com/PageHtml.aspx?lng=2&PageId=18[/url]ToDoList...[url]http://www.abstractspoon.com/[/url]All are free.[/quote]Yea, I've been meaning to checkout log parser. Maybe this will help me remember.Thu, 19 Feb 2009 13:48:52 GMTJason Criderhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic660039-1489-1.aspxI would agree that Log Parser is a very useful tool for DBA's. It gives us the ability to directly query log files, and it also imports log files into a database a lot easier than SSIS.Thu, 19 Feb 2009 13:46:30 GMTRobert Davishttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic660039-1489-1.aspxNot exactly DBA specific, but very useful non the less, is Log Parser and a nice free UI Log Parser Lizard.[url]http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=890cd06b-abf8-4c25-91b2-f8d975cf8c07&displaylang=en[/url][url]http://www.lizardl.com/PageHtml.aspx?lng=2&PageId=18[/url]ToDoList...[url]http://www.abstractspoon.com/[/url]All are free.Thu, 19 Feb 2009 13:38:38 GMTnogoodboyohttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic660039-1489-1.aspx[quote][b]Robert Davis (2/19/2009)[/b][hr][quote][b]SanjayAttray (2/19/2009)[/b][hr]Good list for all those who use Firefox but nothing here for a DBA or Developer.Thanks though.[/quote]I agree completely. It's a great article for Firefox enthusiasts, but it offers nothing that would make me a better DBA.The last thing a good dba needs is for his mouse movements and keyboard strokes to be mimicked on another computer. While I'm defragging an index on one computer, I might be accidentally dropping a database on another.[/quote]The only thing on the list that is specific to firefox would be Foxmarks, TiddlySnip, and Fastdial.The wiki and dropbox is worth the price of admission alone for me and those have nothing to do with Firefox.For me, Synergy is useful because I have 2 Computers at my desk with 2 monitors each. By using Synergy, I've eliminated the need for one keyboard and one mouse.I'll add the disclaimer that not all tools will be useful for everyone at all times. But if you find one thing on that list that can make you become better at what you do then I'm happy about that.Thanks for posting.Thu, 19 Feb 2009 12:02:33 GMTJason Criderhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic660039-1489-1.aspx[quote][b]Anye Mercy (2/19/2009)[/b][hr]Useful info...but not really specific to DBAs or any other profession. More like "general organizational tips".[/quote]Anye, I totally agree.Sometimes there are good tools that aren't specific to our chosen task but these have been useful for me so I want to pass the word on in case that can be useful to you.The title choice was because of the intended audience.Thanks for the feedback.Thu, 19 Feb 2009 11:57:47 GMTJason Criderhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic660039-1489-1.aspx[quote][b]Grant Fritchey (2/19/2009)[/b][hr]OK. Now I have questions. My contacts & calendar are managed through Outlook and my phone (Blackberry currently, going to change soon). Can you sync that with one of these tiddlywiki things? Sorry, you started the ball rolling and now you're the expert.[/quote]I would start [url=http://www.tiddlywiki.com/]here[/url], and also look at the plugins [url=http://www.tiddlytools.com/]here[/url]. I'm no expert by any means.Thu, 19 Feb 2009 11:54:37 GMTJason Criderhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic660039-1489-1.aspx[quote][b]SanjayAttray (2/19/2009)[/b][hr]Good list for all those who use Firefox but nothing here for a DBA or Developer.Thanks though.[/quote]I agree completely. It's a great article for Firefox enthusiasts, but it offers nothing that would make me a better DBA.The last thing a good dba needs is for his mouse movements and keyboard strokes to be mimicked on another computer. While I'm defragging an index on one computer, I might be accidentally dropping a database on another.Thu, 19 Feb 2009 09:59:39 GMTRobert Davishttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic660039-1489-1.aspxGood list for all those who use Firefox but nothing here for a DBA or Developer.Thanks though.Thu, 19 Feb 2009 09:20:18 GMTSanjayAttrayhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic660039-1489-1.aspxUseful info...but not really specific to DBAs or any other profession. More like "general organizational tips".Thu, 19 Feb 2009 08:01:19 GMTAnye Mercyhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic660039-1489-1.aspxI like it! I use [url=https://wiki.mozilla.org/Labs/Ubiquity/Ubiquity_0.1_User_Tutorial]Ubiquity[/url] (a lot) on Firefox.Thu, 19 Feb 2009 07:40:55 GMTnoeldhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic660039-1489-1.aspxOK. Now I have questions. My contacts & calendar are managed through Outlook and my phone (Blackberry currently, going to change soon). Can you sync that with one of these tiddlywiki things? Sorry, you started the ball rolling and now you're the expert.Thu, 19 Feb 2009 06:21:27 GMTGrant Fritcheyhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic660039-1489-1.aspxNice list of tools. I plan to look into the synergy software. While I do use Firefox, Internet Explorer is the companies preferred browser, and I also like using Opera/Chrome at times. To share bookmarks between browsers and computers, I use the free web based bookmarking tool [url=http://www.linkagogo.com]Linkagogo[/url]. Bookmarks can be kept private or shared. I too use FastDial on Firefox but when I want to share quick dials between browsers, I use [url=http://safaridial.com]Safari Dial[/url]. This web based quick dial tool provides 9 quick dial boxes. Just make it your home page on each of your browsers and you have the same 9 quick dials. I admit 9 is a little limited for me but you just need to pick the nine most important links.Thu, 19 Feb 2009 06:11:15 GMTDavid Birdhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic660039-1489-1.aspxExcellent article. Thanks. I only wish I could use Firefox at work. Still, this is some interesting stuff. No, I hadn't been using a wiki to manage my info. I'm looking into it now. Thanks again.Thu, 19 Feb 2009 05:58:51 GMTGrant Fritcheyhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic660039-1489-1.aspxMany thanks Jason.These tips can certainly save a lot of time...JochenThu, 19 Feb 2009 03:36:50 GMTJochen Vleminghttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic660039-1489-1.aspxComments posted to this topic are about the item [B]<A HREF="/articles/Career/65805/">Organizational tools that can help you be a better DBA</A>[/B]Wed, 18 Feb 2009 21:59:23 GMTJason Crider