Time Management – Not So Easy
Steve Jones sent me this link on time management that discusses two things – getting ‘ambushed’ at the start of the...
2009-07-28
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Blog Posts
When did this statement start?
UPDATE: This post is incorrect. Adam nailed it in the comments. I explain my mistake here.
A question came up over...
2009-07-28
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Why Make Up Test Data? Snag Some Government Data
… and by government data, I mean the mountain of data recently made available by the G-Men on Data.gov. This site...
2009-07-28
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Closing Down SQLGroups.com
We (Brian, Steve, and I) provided hosting for SQL chapters going way back…maybe 2002 or 2003, on behalf of PASS....
2009-07-27
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I'm Certified, Now What?
I saw an article from Certification Magazine recently (via Trainsignal on twitter)
with that title. It compared the completion of certification...
2009-07-27
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Interested In *Free* SQL Training? Attend A SQL Saturday Near You!
Can't make the PASS summit? Or maybe you're going but looking for something whet your appetite between now and November....
2009-07-27
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SQLSaturday #16 South Florida
I'm giving a presentation at SQLSaturday in South Florida on August 8th 2009. If you haven't been to a SQLSaturday,...
2009-07-27
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Call for Nominations – PASS Board of Directors
Sometime in the next couple weeks will mark the beginning of the 30 day period where we accept nominations for the...
2009-07-26
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Possible SQLSaturday in Tallahassee on Sep 5, 2009
Steve Lane and team from Tallahassee are hosting their annual Code Camp on Sep 5, 2009, and have asked if...
2009-07-26
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Building PowerShell GUIs with Primal Forms
Although PowerShell is best suited for console applications there are times when a GUI interface just makes sense, however hand cranking...
2009-07-25
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Blogs
Are you getting value from your reporting?
By ChrisJenkins
Do you spend so long manipulating your data into something vaguely useful that you...
The Book of Redgate: SQL Server Central
By Steve Jones
It was neat to stumble on this in the book, a piece by me,...
Git forked
Forgive me for the title. Mentally I’m 12. When I started my current day...
Forums
Microsoft Security Changes and SQL Server
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Microsoft Security Changes and SQL...
Expanding into Print
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Downtime Caused by the Postgres Transaction ID Wraparound Problem
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Downtime Caused by the Postgres...
Question of the Day
The String Distance I
In SQL Server 2025, what is returned by this code:
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE('Steve', 'Stan')
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