The Cost of E-books
What’s the cost of e-books? It’s an interesting question that I have always wondered. I found this account of the...
2009-06-18
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Blog Posts
The secret skill revealed in the dusty booklet
Going through one’s father’s belongings after his death is
always a poignant, bitter-sweet experience. I was going through his most
precious books...
2009-06-18
1,984 reads
ALSSUG...soon!
Yes, ALbanian SQL Server User Group will start soon with first meeting and registering the new users. So we will...
2009-06-17
493 reads
Creating Red Gate SQL Compare Snapshots with Powershell
Co-worker and fellow DBA,, John O'Shea developed a Powershell script to create Red Gate SQL Compare snapshot files. Check out...
2009-06-17
1,062 reads
Kindle – Encouraging Plagiarism?
I ran across a story about the new Kindle blog publishing features. It was called “How the Kindle Now Lets...
2009-06-17
697 reads
Speaking at North Texas SQL Server User Group meeting
For those in or around the Dallas area tomorrow (Thursday) evening, I'll be speaking at the North Texas SQL Server...
2009-06-17
786 reads
Starting up a Pass Chapter
I am on my way in setting up a Pass chapter on our tiny Caribbean island. I had no clue...
2009-06-17
599 reads
Tips on Getting HIred – Part 3
Part 1 discussed ways to find opportunities, Part 2 was about how to get more interviews, and today we’ll cover...
2009-06-17
993 reads
A New Blog
I added a new blog to my reader today: The Client Revolution.
I heard about this from @NeilDavidson, and he mentioned...
2009-06-16
662 reads
An Alternate
I was out Friday night with family at Parker Days, the festival downtown in my little city and checked email...
2009-06-16
704 reads
Blogs
The Book of Redgate: Spread across the world
By Steve Jones
This was Redgate in 2010, spread across the globe. First the EU/US Here’s Asia...
Merry Christmas
By John
Today is Christmas and while I do not expect anybody to actual be reading...
Self-Hosting a Photo Server the Whole Family Can Use
By Bert Wagner
Until recently, my family's 90,000+ photos have been hidden away in the depths of...
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Question of the Day
UNISTR Escape
In SQL Server 2025, I run this command:
SELECT UNISTR('*3041*308A*304C\3068 and good night', '*') as "A Classic";
What is returned? (assume the database has an appropriate collation)
A: 
B: 
C: 
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