Blogger Awards
A few days ago I wrote about an election that was taking place (ok so it was a week ago...
2010-11-10
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Blog Posts
Check the .NET Framework Version Installed
I haven’t ever worried about this, but I had the need recently to check. I was looking a SQL Sentry’s...
2010-11-10
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Denali Paging–Is it win/win ?
I'm not one for automatically poo-pooing new ideas, new practices and new technology. Rather I like to take a measured...
2010-11-10
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Full-Text Search Enhancements in SQL Server Denali
Since Microsoft announced the existence of CTP1 of SQL Server Denali during Ted Kummert’s keynote address at PASS 2010 yesterday,...
2010-11-10
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Intel’s X25 Generation Solid State Disk Performing Well
Ever since I took myself voluntarily off company workstation support by installing Windows 7 on the corporate Dell E6400 laptop,...
2010-11-10
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Networking, Newbies, and SQLPASS
This year, PASS is taking an extra step to help identify first time summit attendees. Most attendees are given ribbons...
2010-11-10
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PASS Summit 2010- Wednesday
Started the day with a work call and some email, then down to Top Pot with Ron Dameron and Aaron...
2010-11-10
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PASS Summit 2010-Tuesday Part 2
I’m writing this Wednesday morning, and it’s hard to describe the feeling of speed that comes with being here this...
2010-11-10
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PASS Summit: Day 2 Keynote
Today is Kilt Day at the PASS Summit. We’re going to try to arrange a group photo at lunch time.
The...
2010-11-10
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PASS Summit: Day 2 Keynote Live
It’s Day 2 of the PASS Summit and here we are again live blogging the event.
From the Summit site:
Today Tom...
2010-11-10
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Blogs
A New Word: Dolorblindness
By Steve Jones
dolorblindness – n. the frustration that you’ll never be able to understand another person’s...
Claude Code Helps Analyze Test Data Manager Log Files
By Steve Jones
I had a customer ask about analyzing their Test Data Manager (TDM) usage to...
PowerPoint to HTML with Claude AI
By Steve Jones
I had an idea for an animated view of a sales tool, and started...
Forums
Optimism Without Illusion or Why AI Needs Blunt Technologists
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Optimism Without Illusion or Why...
SSIS with VS2022 64/32 issue with Excel files
Hi all, I'm trying to do classic scenario for loading multiple Excel files into...
Case part is sloooooow
Hi So the case statement is slowing this down - but for the life...
Question of the Day
The String Distance I
In SQL Server 2025, what is returned by this code:
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE('tim', 'tom')
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