Prius Repair Update
We decided to let the pros replace the seat belts and do the other repairs and file a claim on...
2009-04-09
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Blog Posts
Animation in Presentations
I've never been a fan of animation in Powerpoint presentations, and as a result almost never use them in my...
2009-04-08
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Annoying Your Best Customers
Why haven't I updated the build list for SQL Server 2008 with SP1? Read on...
Today I got a press release...
2009-04-08
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PASS Call for Speakers Deadline Extended
If you have been procrastinating about submitting a speaking abstract for the 2009 PASS Community Summit, you have been given...
2009-04-08
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SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 1 Released
Hi everyone!
Service Pack 1 for SQL Server 2008 has been released and now is available for download here
Some details:
- Slipstream...
2009-04-08
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It's a .NET World!
Next week I'll be giving presentations in Charleston and in Florence here in South Carolina.
Tuesday, April 14, 2009 - Pee Dee...
2009-04-07
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Minimalist Design - Part 2
Minimalist design can easily be confused with laziness, and also sometimes hard to tell the difference between minimalist and downright...
2009-04-07
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Never Delete Data
Should you ever delete data? In a production environment, do the benefits of deleting old data outweigh the possible risks?
Data...
2009-04-07
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The Data Janitor
I was joking with Buck Woody on Facebook the other day and he mentioned he’d been a data janitor at...
2009-04-07
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Data Type Conversions
Lately I’ve gotten a lot of questions submitted to SQLServerCentral that have dealt with weird data type issues. We had...
2009-04-06
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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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