Daily Coping 18 Nov 2022

Today’s coping tip is to be creative, cook, draw, write, paint, make, or inspire. While I do play some guitar, I’m not much for painting. Certainly I write a...

Data Manipulation with Word and Excel

Recently I had to go through some training that asked me to evaluate some text. I needed to tally some data up, and decided Word and Excel were quick...

The SQL Variant Types

Daily Coping 17 Nov 2022

Today’s coping tip is to try out a new way of being physically active. My routine for physical activity is yoga 2-3 times a week, weight lifting a couple...

Daily Coping 16 Nov 2022

Today’s coping tip is to change your normal routine today and notice how you feel. I am a person who likes a routine. While I travel a lot and...

Find the Hidden Lego Steve at the Summit

I’m part of a Redgate promotion at the PASS Data Community Summit. They ordered some Lego Steve’s, which will be available at the booth. You can post some photos...

Self-Service Databases

When I first started work as a software developer, I knew that getting an environment set up where I could compile a project might take a few hours or a few days. The complexities of how people built software projects, the dependencies, and more were handled in a very immature manner. These days I can […]

The External Pushdown

Daily Coping 15 Nov 2022

Today’s coping tip is to sign up to try a new activity, course, or community. I somewhat did this early in the fall by choosing to go through the...

Daily Coping 14 Nov 2022

Today’s coping tip is to get outside and observe the changes in nature around you . Nature is changing in Colorado as winter approaches. It’s been a dry year,...