Instructables Contest: Paracord
Instructables has a Paracord contest going that requires some portion of a project include paracord (often referred to as 550...
2010-03-30
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FizzBuzz Revisited
I had bigger plans for this series than what has transpired. I think that is a testament as to how...
2010-03-30
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Auditing Report Executions with Free Source Code
Have you been looking for a way to measure report performance? Want to know who accesses your reports most frequently? ...
2010-03-30
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Building a Wiki
I’ve long admired the value that I get from Wikipedia and like the concept of crowd sourcing knowledge, just never...
2010-03-30
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Slipstream - Makes installs simple
I was recently working on building a test environment for myself while I was studying for the MCITP-Database Administration exams. ...
2010-03-29
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Scheduling backups in SQL Server Express
I have seen many forum posts asking how do you schedule backups for SQL Express databases and the answers always...
2010-03-29
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Indexes - where you cannot create them!
Indexes are the objects that DBA uses them everyday and maintaining them very often, during the maintenance routines. The main...
2010-03-29
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Notes from the Orlando Code Camp March 2010
I arrived about 7:15 and already quite a few people on hand. Registration was moved to inside this time, just...
2010-03-29
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Using Custom Connection Colors in SSMS
One of the new features that was added to SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) in SQL Server 2008, which was...
2010-03-29
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To Get Certified or Not Get Certified
I have noticed quite a bit of discussion recently about the merits of Microsoft certification. Some people (like me) think...
2010-03-29
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Blogs
Flyway Tips: Object History
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It’s a small change, but a handy one. Flyway Desktop (FWD) now includes the...
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Looking for old SQL Server 1.x - 4.21 disks, manuals, boxes, etc.
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Checking the Error Log II
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Checking the Error Log II
What is the reason I should change my old code that uses xp_readerrorlog?
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