What's a 'DBA'?
Most of us are tired of this overused, vague term. How many of you have clicked on a 'DBA' job...
2009-05-12
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Blog Posts
Multitasking
This morning, with a sore back, I’m struggling a little to sit still, but I’ve managed to get things done....
2009-05-11
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Where’s My 2GB?
While I was testing some things the other day my desktop was running slow. I mean so slow that typing...
2009-05-11
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Adios FlyClear
Last year I wrote about signing up for Clear, a registered traveler program. I've flown enough to make it useful...
2009-05-10
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Teched Water Bottle
One of the charming people who helped me register at Teched told me where we, who had registered, could get...
2009-05-10
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The Walking Billboard
I spent a fascinating hour at the Teched Shop this afternoon. I was trying to get a feel for where...
2009-05-10
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Car Update - 3rd Generation Prius
I'm on the Prius mailing list since I bought a Prius and Toyota hopes that I'm
Happy with my Prius Willing...
2009-05-08
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Software Freedom Kosova 2009
At the end of August 2009 will organize the Software Freedom Kosova 2009, the big event for the Open Source...
2009-05-08
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Book Review: Patriot Acts
Fiction review this week. I recently read Patriot Acts by Greg Rucka, the continuation of the story that started in...
2009-05-07
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Book Review: SQL Server 2008 Query Performance Tuning Distilled
I'm just finishing up SQL Server 2008 Query Performance Tuning Distilled by Grant Fritchey and Sajal Dam and overall I've...
2009-05-07
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Blogs
Webinar: Navigating the Database Landscape in 2026
By Steve Jones
For a number of years, we’ve produced the State of the Database Landscape report,...
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...
Forums
SSMS 22 Latest Update Crashing
Hi all, I've just had to roll back my SSMS 22 version from 22.3.0,...
Transactional Replication setup issue
Hi! I've been banging my head against the wall for 2 days now trying...
The Power of Data and Privacy
Comments posted to this topic are about the item The Power of Data and...
Question of the Day
What's the Date?
In SQL Server 2025, there is a new function that returns the current date without the time. What is it?
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