Running a Small User Group - Getting Quality Speakers

Midlands PASS is a small user group. We average about 15 people coming to meetings, which is good for Columbia,...

Scratch – A Programming Language for Kids

I ran across Scratch in a PC World article a while back. It’s a free download from MIT, and is...

Presenting a Live Meeting vs. a Real Meeting

I recently had the opportunity to present,  Nuggets Found by Mining the Default Trace, for SQLLunch.  This was my first...

Who Uses Rules?

Someone submitted an article recently that walked through how to find the rules in your database, which columns they were...

Little info about Resouce DB (SQL Server 2008-2005)

Little info about System Resource Database in (SQL Server 2008/2005)

The fifth system database in both versions (SQL Server 2008 - 2005)...

How To Get a Count of SQL Connections BY IP Address

These queries (which work on both SQL Server 2005 and 2008) are very handy if you want to know who...

I have pens!

We usually stuff stockings with little things for each other in the family. Sometimes it’s junk, or candy, but this...

Error Log:

Following steps happened when sql server starts… we can see that in error log::
1. Build of sql server and...

Merry Christmas 2009

Just a short Happy Holiday, Merry Christmas wish to everyone out there. Enjoying our White Christmas here in Denver.

Merry Xmas 2009

Hope you’re enjoying a break from the routine and spending quality time with family. Xmas for me is a time...