Out of Band Security Bulletin Release for Microsoft Windows
Microsoft tries to stick with the second Tuesday for security bulletin releases and has only released out-of-band a handful of...
2008-10-23
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Blog Posts
ways to find the name of a running job
From time to time, I need to check (in my script) which jobs are running at the moment.So far, I...
2008-10-23
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What’s in a Name?
Why do folks continue to use outdated and unnecessary naming conventions? Specifically, the ridiculous ‘tbl’ prefix on tables, and the...
2008-10-23
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37 Signals
I thought this was a great talk and interesting to watch. If you build software, I’d check it out
He has...
2008-10-22
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Good Ideas Take Time or How to Brainstorm - Part 1
Occasionally I'm asked how I come up with ideas for my blog to maintain the just about one a day...
2008-10-22
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Free SQL Server Health & History (SQLH2) Tool Updated for SQL Server 2008
Microsoft's free SQL Server Health & History tool (SQLH2) has had a minor update and can now be used with SQL...
2008-10-21
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Water & Cell Phones Don't Mix
Obviously, right?
I managed to knock my Blackberry Curve off the bar and into a bowl of water in the sink....
2008-10-21
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"The work never matches the dream of perfection the artist has to start with."
I know, another non-technical blog post. But this one is career-related as well.
In high school I was introduced to...
2008-10-20
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SQL Server Messages: fairies rearranging furniture.
SQL Server and Sybase are geared up
to send information to applications over two distinct channels, the results in
one channel that...
2008-10-20
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Todo List Follow Up - The Notepad
Recently I posted about Managing My Todo List and I had a question via email about what notepad I was...
2008-10-20
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Blogs
Overcoming Imposter Syndrome: A Plan
By Brian Kelley
My most recent bout with imposter syndrome was with ISACA’s Digital Trust Ecosystem Framework...
Advice I Like: Celebrate Success
By Steve Jones
“On the way to a grand goal, celebrate the smallest victories as if each...
Programmatically Retrieving MLV Lineage and Refresh Times
Materialized lake views (MLVs) in Microsoft Fabric are an effective way to implement medallion...
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Increase Deadlock Detection
How can I alter the deadlock detection interval to 2 seconds instead of 5 seconds on my SQL Server 2025 instance?
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