Netbooks & Alternatives

A while back I mentioned that Radio Shack had an interesting promotion on a netbook and debated at what price...

Networking - Part 3

Continuing the conversation I began in Part 1 & Part 2, today I want to ruminate some more on networking. I've...

Kindle Review – How I Read

In the last 4 months of having the Kindle, I’ve gone through a few different ways of reading on it...

We Are Microsoft charity challenge

I got the opportunity to participate in the We Are Microsoft Charity Challenge (under the umbrella of GiveCamp) in Dallas...

Book Reviews - Worthwhile?

Lately I've been thinking (again) about books and book reviews, mostly because I'm looking to see if it makes sense...

The Hassles of Travel - Part 2

I didn't want to go on this trip, but I agreed to do it. Now I regret it.
My flight to...

It's Minus Twenty-Five Outside and I'm Writing about Transaction Log Files

(1linerForward) I originally wrote this in French while working at LaCaisse.com - http://dbhive.blogspot.com/2008/07/fichiers-journaux-de-transactions.html   

Why do you care, as a DBA, or a Developer...

List Objects in a Filegroup in SQL Server 2005

I have tried hard to google a SQL query to find what objects exist in a specific filegroup, but in...

Loading Up For Travel

I fly to the UK tomorrow, not really my favorite thing to do, so I’m trying to ensure I can...

Comments on Pro Full-Text Search in SQL 2008 by Michael Coles

Apress sent me a free review copy, so I took a quick look through it at lunch. I've used full...