The Benefits of a Flexible Schedule
Both my wife and I work from home, and we've done it for years. I've been working full time for...
2009-08-14
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Blog Posts
"Just smile and wave, boys. Smile and wave."
If you're not familiar with the reference, it comes from the movie Madagascar and the subsequent sequel and TV series...
2009-08-13
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Getting Into The Biz, Part 2
In a previous blog post, I began writing about how one might start a career as a database professional, and...
2009-08-13
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Microsoft at the PASS Summit
One of the reasons that I think the PASS Summit fits well in Seattle is the support that they get...
2009-08-13
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SQL Server Standard Writing Guidelines
Well, actually, these are the guidelines for submitting anything to SQLPASS, but it includes the guidelines for SQL Server Standard....
2009-08-13
1,169 reads
SQLSaturday #17 - Baton Rouge Session Evaluations
I guess I did a good job, with all 3s and 4s in my eval (meaning good and great) for...
2009-08-13
784 reads
Upgrading To Windows 7
Well I spent most of this past Saturday upgrading my Laptop to Windows 7 Ultimate, which I have to say...
2009-08-13
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Upgrading your skills from SQL 2005 to SQL 2008......
Greetings, ALL:
As more and more companies get on board and begin to adapt SQL Server 2008, what is the best...
2009-08-13
673 reads
Database is in Transition
One of my clients called saying they were receiving the following error when trying to access a database: "Error 952...
2009-08-12
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Design can be too simple
I've advocated simple design for years, trying to give users less choice, help lead them down paths to get their...
2009-08-12
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Blogs
Resetting on the AI hype train
By Brian Kelley
There's a great article from MIT Technology Review about resetting on the hype of...
A New Word: Etherness
By Steve Jones
etherness – n. the wistful feeling of looking around a gathering of loved ones,...
Vibe Coding a Login Tracking System
By Steve Jones
A customer was asking about tracking logins and logouts in Redgate Monitor. We don’t...
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Question of the Day
UNISTR Basics
What does this code return in SQL Server 2025+? (assume the database has an appropriate collation)
SELECT UNISTR('Hello 4E16754C') AS 'A Classic';
A: 
B: 
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