Office 2010 and Windows XP (64 bit)
I wanted to install Microsoft Office 2010 on an old Windows XP (64 bit) laptop. I tried running the setup...
2012-09-18
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Gethyn Ellis
An Introduction to SQL Server
I will be delivering Learning Tree course 137 SQL Server 2008 a Comprehensive Hands-On Introduction in London this December (18th...
2012-09-17
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Two Hundred Up
I was working on my blog this last week when I realised I was approaching my 200th blog post on...
2012-09-14
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Winner Winner Chicken Dinner!
I have spent a lot of time on the road this year with work but over the summer I was...
2012-09-13
646 reads
SQL Server Virtualization
This past summer I have been working on a new course for Learning Tree 2109 SQL Server Virtualization and Consolidation:...
2012-09-12
997 reads
Windows Server 2012
I haven’t paid too much attention to this version of windows yet, but I have just been reading up on...
2012-09-04
730 reads
Celebrity DBA–West Coast Time
At the end of July I was fortunate enough to visit the City of Angels, Los Angeles, or simply LA....
2012-08-21
937 reads
SQL Server 2012 and summertime in London
The week just passed I have been teaching Learning Tree course 2108 SQL Server 2012 Database Administration in London. It...
2012-07-23
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Not enough available space on destination..495GB available!
I bought a USB hard disk recently that I wanted to use to backup some VMware Workstation and some Hyper-V...
2012-07-13
1,003 reads
Guest Post: SQL Server Installation Error by David Postlethwaite
A strange SQL installation error with even a stranger solution
This week I was installing SQL Server 2008 R2 Developer onto...
2012-07-02
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Blogs
Resetting on the AI hype train
By Brian Kelley
There's a great article from MIT Technology Review about resetting on the hype of...
A New Word: Etherness
By Steve Jones
etherness – n. the wistful feeling of looking around a gathering of loved ones,...
Vibe Coding a Login Tracking System
By Steve Jones
A customer was asking about tracking logins and logouts in Redgate Monitor. We don’t...
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Question of the Day
UNISTR Basics
What does this code return in SQL Server 2025+? (assume the database has an appropriate collation)
SELECT UNISTR('Hello 4E16754C') AS 'A Classic';
A: 
B: 
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