SQL 2005 Certified

Maybe not certified, but I took the 70-441 test today and I thought it was relatively easy. The format was...

Updated my professional site

Slowly reworking my professional site at http://www.truthsolutions.com/
but as of right now it's more of a brochure site than anything else....

64-bit

I wrote an editorial on the 64-bit decision by Exchange to not release
their next version in 32 bit. Only 64....

Update on MSSQL::OlleDB - Name Change

SQL Server MVP Erland Sommarskog has announced
a name change to MSSQL::OlleDB. It's now known as Win32::SQLServer.
This is to bring it...

New Version of Apex SQL Edit released

Looked over at the Apex SQL site and noticed they released a new
version of ApexSQL Edit last weekend. I went...

"Predicate Evaluation Order"

In writing an article for SQL Server Standard's January issue, I received a tech edit comment from Adam Machanic
about a...

PromptSQL - Intellisense for SQL Server

Visual Studio has spoiled me. I love the Intellisense feature that has continued to evolve with each new edition of Microsoft's...

Writing an article - don't be afraid to get started!

Writing at article for SQL Server Central tends to be a very rewarding
experience. Every chance I get, I encourage others...

New version of ADO.NET provider for MySQL is available

The following announcement came out this morning on the Annouce mailing list for MySQL:

"MySQL Connector/Net 1.0.7, a new version of...

Brief from David Litchfield about Administrator Logins to a Database Server

David Litchfield has put out a brief (as
he says it, "It's called a brief because there's enough meat to make...