Great Rediscovered Books from Vesalius College’s Curriculum: The St. Martin's Guide to Writing
Another positive side benefit from moving has been the re-arrangement of the now two small libraries at home: one sorted...
2010-07-21
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Blog Posts
I come to you, humbled...
WOW! A couple of weeks ago, I announced that I would be offering a few MSDN Ultimate subscriptions to unemployed...
2010-07-21
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Instant File Initialization Speeds SQL Server
Sometimes, its just the smallest of details that can make all the difference. For example, on my test system (see...
2010-07-21
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It’s the Platform
I keep seeing lots of debate about Android v the iPhone 4. I have friends talking about how cool Windows...
2010-07-21
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Microsoft Releases SQL Server 2008 SP1 Cumulative Update 9
Microsoft has released SQL Server 2008 SP1 Cumulative Update 9 (CU9). The KB Article for the CU is located here....
2010-07-21
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Popcorn Networking
A bit of a silly title, but an interesting story. A few weeks back I posted a note about attending...
2010-07-21
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SQL Server 2008 R2 for the DBA Webcast
Tomorrow at 11:00 AM EST I will be giving a talk on SQL Server 2008 R2 for the DBA. Here...
2010-07-21
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SQL University: Introduction to Indexes, Part the Second
Welcome once more to the Miskatonic branch of SQL University. Please try to concentrate. I realize the whipoorwills singing outside...
2010-07-21
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The Sequence Table - Inline Assignment and Update
One thing I learned years ago in C programming was the elegance of using operators and simplifying expressions. This sometimes...
2010-07-21
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Webcast Next Week – Using XML to Query Execution Plans
I’ll be speaking for the SQL PASSDatabase Administration Virtual Chapter next week. It’ll be on July 28 at 12 PM...
2010-07-21
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Blogs
A New Word: Dorgone
By Steve Jones
dorgone– adj. wondering if you could slip away from an event or group conversation...
Tell It Once: Setting Up Claude With Skills and MCP Servers
By ReviewMyDB
Many of us use AI the same way every single day. Open a tab....
SQL Server Transaction Log Forensics: Preserving Evidence During an Incident
By SQLPals
SQL Server Transaction Log Forensics: Preserving Evidence During an Incident SQL...
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Negative and Positive Numbers
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