Upgrading Windows 10 Home to Pro

I use Hyper-V and a few other things that require Windows 10 Pro. When I got my new laptop, it had Windows 10 home on it. Not a big...

Using All Your Tools

Steve looks at a number of tools that you should spend time learning and building a level of comfort that enables you to use them in your daily work.

Cleaning up the [NOT] NULL for Columns with SQL Prompt 10

SQL Prompt 10 is out and there are a few interesting things that have changed in the product. One of these is the Quick Fixes, inspired by some other...

HP is the 2019 Laptop Winner

This is for me, not necessarily for you, but I decided to go with the HP Spectre again. I saw an email from Best Buy over the Thanksgiving weekend,...

The Schema Name

What's a forgivable mistake?

Today Steve wonders if your company is understanding of your human frailty.

Expect the Unexpected with DiRT

Disaster recovery is no joke at Google, where they really test their systems, people, and processes.

Expanding the data frame

Proactive Performance Tuning

Being proactive in trying to improve your system is good, but sometimes your team might cause you problems with their efforts.

HSA for Training

Is there a good way to ensure employees get trained? Steve has a few thoughts today on an idea that could help.