Unpatched Microsoft Windows WMF Vulnerability

If you haven't heard by now, there is an unpatched exploit in how
Windows handles WMF files. Since this handling is...

SQL Server 2005 Administrator's Pocket Consultant available

Saw this at the book store this evening and picked it up.

SQL Server 2005 Administrator's Pocket Consultant

I'll spend the...

Crypt Packages for Perl

This is one of those "bang head here" issues. I was trying to install
Net::SSH::Perl, which basically drives SSH through Perl,...

Missing some folks

In a community the size of SQL Server Central, it's natural for people
to come and go, especially with contributions to...

Simple script to show what drives all databases are on

Had a need for this the other day. We just needed a quick dump of which
drives each database was using....

New SQL Server 2005 Books Online available

I saw this first on Karen Watterson's blog. Microsoft has released an update to SQL Server 2005's Books Online:

Download

A quick...

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....

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...

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...