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Drive

What motivates people? What makes them happy at their jobs? Steve Jones talks about Drive, the book by Dan Pink, and the possibility that people actually like doing their jobs and are willing to work.

Commuting Pain

Did you know that commuting can actually affect your health? Steve Jones talks about an IBM study on this and suggests you talk to your boss about telecommuting or remote work. The option to do so just might be beneficial for your long term health.

You Can’t Disable the CLR in SQL Server – MCM Prep

At least not completely. There are some functions in SQL Server that are built on the SQL CLR, and even...

Archiving Little Used Data

How do you decide what to archive? Steve Jones says that you need to come up with a method as our data sizes grow larger and larger all the time.

T Minus Three Days to the MCM Test

I take the MCM test on Friday. I’ve been watching videos and reading white papers and blogs for the last...

Backups after a DR Restore – MCM

If you have a disaster, and you need to restore to some point in time prior to the last log...

What's Your Code Quality?

Today we have an editorial reprinted from Jan 3, 2006 as Steve is on vacation. What's the quality of your code? Do you measure it? And does it matter?

Disk Partitions

Have an Extra Beer!

Today we have an editorial reprinted from Dec 13, 2005 as Steve is on vacation.