Looking for the Next RSS Reader
I've been using Snarfer for a while now, preferring an offline reader so that I use a few spare moments...
2009-05-25
738 reads
Blog Posts
Speaking Engagements for The Modern Resume
I’m giving my talk on The Modern Resume – Building Your Brand a few more times this year and I’ve got...
2009-05-25
992 reads
SQL Server Encryption - Protecting Files at Rest
You have a few options for protecting your SQL Server data at rest. So far I haven't seen anything thing...
2009-05-25
3,511 reads
Memorial Day
Today in the United States we celebrate Memorial Day, the day we remember American casualties of any military action. Though...
2009-05-24
558 reads
A Flood of Books
I'm on a few publishers' lists as someone that reviews books, works with SQL Server, and in general might help...
2009-05-22
758 reads
Hyper-V – A New Machine
I installed Hyper-V onto a new machine as a role for the base Windows 2008 server role. It required a...
2009-05-22
1,029 reads
Book Review: The Making of the Atomic Bomb
The Making of the Atomic Bomb by Richard Rhodes ($14 at Amazon) was a book I picked up for travel,...
2009-05-21
671 reads
Denver SQL Server Users Group
I was late with family issues, and so I missed the social time when I was expecting to do a...
2009-05-21
617 reads
SQL Teach in Vancouver Coming Up Quick - Draught Presentation Ready (phew)
As Brad McGehee mentioned recently: SQLTeach (a part of the larger DevTeach event) will be held in Vancouver, BC this...
2009-05-21
1,061 reads
What is Twitter?
I saw an interesting blog post from Andy Leonard (@AndyLeonard) recently on what he thought Twitter was. I'd started my...
2009-05-21
1,910 reads
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
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Expanding into Print
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')
Assume preview features are enabled. See possible answers