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...

devLINK Technical Conference to Be Held in Nashville, TN in August

The 2009 devLINK Technical Conference will be held in Nashville, TN, August 13-15, 2009. This three-day conference provides technical content...

Have you disabled autoplay yet?

If not, you should. Because autoplay being on means any time a removable data device, such as a USB stick,...

Honoring a Contest

Over the last six months or so, Pepsi has been running a PepsiStuff promotion on many of their products. They...