In the spirit of celebration at the end of the year, a break from the usual routine. Happy holidays to all and hopefully no one is working this weekend.   Read more...

Sing along and enjoy a great holiday from SQLServerCentral.com   Read more...

On a holiday in the US, Hugh Scott brings us a little database poetry.   Read more...

A Friday distraction from work when you have time. Can you figure out who has the dual 19" LCD monitors?   Read more...

Now that the novelty of the Xbox 360, the Razr cell phone, and King Kong have likely run their course, Red Gate Software presents a truly functional gift for the harried IT professional: A handy excuse generator for those projects that just don't work out as planned.   Read more...

Holiday wishes to everyone out there with a song for the DBAs.   Read more...

Are you up for a quick game of who's the best DBA? A little humerous diversion on one of the big holidays in the US.   Read more...

A secret project is underway up in Redmond, according to sources not so high up in the development team. A port is partially working for various reasons. Read this exclusive scoop!   Read more...

Microsoft Corporation has announced plans to acquire the Website and Internet development corporation Higher Source for an undisclosed fee.  Read more...

In the spirit of celebration at the end of the year, a break from the usual routine. Happy holidays to all and hopefully no one is working this weekend.   Read more...

Another great article from David Poole looking at more user stereo types that the IT world must deal with. Read on for smile and a little fun.   Read more...

What happens when you have a day job, a web site, a new job at work, and a baby? Chaos! See what Andy's been up to the past few months. It's off topic from SQL of course, but it contains an interested bit or two.   Read more...

It's not SQL Server related, but take a break and see how you do. The highest I've seen so far is 1602. If you beat it send a screen shot (small, please) to sjones@sqlservercentral.com  Read more...

Hopefully you never hear any of these from your sysadmin...   Read more...

Another article by Joel Spolsky, this one discusses how and why he designed new office space for his development team. Maybe a little over the top, but we think he has the right idea.  Read more...

From BBSpot. The Showdown   Read more...

Alien imposter? No, not that complicated. Andy saw an actor on TV that according to some looks JUST like our own Steve Jones. Steve is a good sport about such things and provided several photo's so you could judge for yourself. Of course, there is a little more to the story - read the article to see!   Read more...

I thought this was quite ironic when I found it.   Read more...

I saw this at a local Auto shop and thought you'd like it.   Read more...

Want to get more productive? Fit more work into normal working hours? Steve Jones found a relatively inexpensive hardware upgrade to help you.   Read more...

A Friday distraction from work when you have time. Can you figure out who has the dual 19" LCD monitors?   Read more...

A secret project is underway up in Redmond, according to sources not so high up in the development team. A port is partially working for various reasons. Read this exclusive scoop!   Read more...

Are you up for a quick game of who's the best DBA? A little humerous diversion on one of the big holidays in the US.   Read more...