Time is Precious

Time might be the most precious commodity that Steve Jones has in managing life.

WAITFOR isn’t a function–#SQLNewBlogger

Another post for me that is simple and hopefully serves as an example for people trying to get blogging as...

Get the data row

Citizen Scientists

More and more people are becoming citizen scientists, even in companies. Steve Jones thinks this is helpful, but we still need professionals.

The Event Counter

Don't Use Code Coverage

Code Coverage is a metric that Steve Jones sees often misused.

Using xp_delete_file

First, this is an undocumented proc, and there’s nothing in BOL on this. Second, it’s a holdover from previous versions,...

Smalldatetime

Getting a New R Package–#SQLNewBlogger

Another post for me that is simple and hopefully serves as an example for people trying to get blogging as...

Simplified Networking with a Wsky USB NIC

I used to share an office with my wife. We both needed Internet connections, with both desktops needing Ethernet cables....