Microsoft Thrive
I was introduced to the Thrive program when my user group held a Thrive event back in March. Since then...
2009-08-09
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Blog Posts
Office 2007 Pro Plus Installation Issues
Since I have an MSDN subscription I downloaded Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit this past week. I installed it on my...
2009-08-09
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Saying Goodbye to the Last Windows XP x64 Install Remaining
As far as operating systems go, I can be pretty conservative with respect to what operating system I chose to have at...
2009-08-09
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SQL Saturday South Florida
Saturday I had the great opportunity to speak at SQL Saturday in South Florida. The event was great. It was...
2009-08-09
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SSIS – Send Errors to Message Box
While in the process of developing SSIS packages it’s likely you will deal with errors occasionally unless you’re the Superstar...
2009-08-09
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Active August - Week 1 Recap
Well, I made it through the first week of Active August (Twitter) without killing myself. In my first Active August...
2009-08-08
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Active August #2
Hrmmm… 198. Up four pounds. That just doesn’t seem possible. I did a tabata on Monday. I did have a...
2009-08-08
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SQL Saturday Baton Rouge Downloads
I’ve published my materials from both of my sessions from SQL Saturday Baton Rouge on August 1. You can find...
2009-08-08
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SQLSaturday #16 South Florida Downloads
I presented a 1 hr session at SQL Saturday #16 session PowerShell and SQL Server Administration: In this sesssion we...
2009-08-08
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Baton Rouge SQL Saturday – Evaluation Summary
Well I just finished reviewing the evaluations for my presentation, Introduction to SQL Profiler, which I gave at the Baton...
2009-08-07
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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...
Forums
The Microsoft SQL Year in Review
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T-SQL in SQL Server 2025: The || Operator
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Your Value from a Conference
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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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