Fourth of July
Read the Declaration of Independence and then it’s time for fireworks and grilling, maybe some apple pie too!
2009-07-03
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Blog Posts
Book Review: Rolling Thunder
Rolling Thunder ($7.99 @ Amazon) by John Varley is the third book in the series. I previously reviewed Red Thunder and...
2009-07-02
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HP Mini Netbook – Day 2
I arrived in Richmond, VA this morning earlier than expected. I was meeting a few people and things were pushed...
2009-07-02
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How to Become an Exceptional DBA, 2nd Edition, Now Available Free
About a year ago, the first edition of my book, How to Become an Exceptional DBA, was published. It was...
2009-07-01
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HP Netbook 1030NR Setup
Unpacking the netbook was pretty simple. Open it, grab the large one page poster, and then the netbook. There were...
2009-07-01
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HP Netbook Mini 1030NR
It was not what I expected. When I was leaving for a run this morning, I decided to apply an...
2009-07-01
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Powershell SQL Server Backup/Restore
I posted a script on Poshcode for doing backups and restores of SQL Server databases using SMO. The script is...
2009-07-01
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Stack Overflow, Server Fault, and SSC
Steve Jones sent me a link to a presentation Joel Spolsky did at Google about Stack Overflow (SO) and it’s...
2009-07-01
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The Best Thing I Learned At PASS
Note: I'm writing this as part of the "Best Thing I Learned At PASS" contest. Why? Because if I win...
2009-07-01
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Transaction Rollbacks with Identity Values
Have you ever noticed unexpected gaps in sequences in IDENTITY columns? Even though you’ve got transactions set up for your...
2009-07-01
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Blogs
Claude AI Convinced Me Not to Build an iPad App
By Steve Jones
I coach volleyball and I do a lot of stat stuff on paper. I...
A New Word: Dolorblindness
By Steve Jones
dolorblindness – n. the frustration that you’ll never be able to understand another person’s...
Claude Code Helps Analyze Test Data Manager Log Files
By Steve Jones
I had a customer ask about analyzing their Test Data Manager (TDM) usage to...
Forums
Data Warehouse Toolkit meets Star Schema: The Complete Reference
Is there a good syllabus for reading these two together? (Yes, it's called the...
GPX distance and time analysis in SQL Server
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The DBA is Dead; Long Live the DBA
Comments posted to this topic are about the item The DBA is Dead; Long...
Question of the Day
Changing the AG Listener
In SQL Server 2025, if I want to remove an IP from a listener, what do I do?
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