Reminder: Upcoming SQL Launch Event in Jacksonville, FL on Sep 12, 2008

The Jacksonville SQL Server Users Group (www.jssug.com) is hosting a SQL 2008 launch event on Friday, Sep 12, 2008 in downtown...

Comments on a Recent Visit to Boston

Slightly off topic today. 
It's fair to say I'm not a great traveler. Waiting for planes, dealing with the hassles of...

Kindle - On Hold

Just as I was debating whether to take advantage of Amazon's $100 savings offer on the Kindle (with a new...

Tool Review: Quicken

I've used Quicken for a long time now and it's the center of how I manage finances at home. There...

Assessing DB Changes

One of the things I teach in our admin course is that it's not enough to just be the gatekeeper/central...

Deleting Duplicates without a unique key

The following was sent to me by my friend and colleague Dave Miller:

Dave's Email:
Wanted to pass along something I hadn't...

Kindle - On the clock

In a week and a half, I start on the first of my four trips this year for work, and...

Taking Care of Employees - Storms

As I write this a tropical storm is passing over Orlando and has turned out to be milder than expected...

[Off Topic] The Big Apple

I got my first opportunity to visit New York City last week.  I was actually sitting in on a training...

SQLSaturday #8 in Orlando - Update (Aug 21)

Registration has been open for only a few weeks and we've got 110 registered so far, a nice start! We...