Notes on the 2009 Orlando Code Camp

This was an interesting year to watch the local Code Camp. Shawn Weisfeld organized it the previous two years, but...

SQLBits a Smashing Success

SQLBits IV was held in Manchester, England, Saturday March 28th, 2009, and was attended by more than 360 attendees. This...

Coming Soon: Pro SQL Server 2008 Mirroring

Coming Soon: Pro SQL Server 2008 Mirroring
Pro SQL Server 2008 Mirroring will be the first book dedicated to the subject...

Do You Support the Ancient Ones?

Do You Support the Ancient Ones?
Are you still supporting SQL Server 2000? How about 7.0 or 6.5?

Officially, Microsoft support has...

Tweet Your Job Away

A great example of how to “Tweet” poorly. This guy got fired before he started work.
Twitter is a series...

Featured Blog - Brian Kelley

My friend Brian writes Databases, Infrastructure, and Security and like me, he writes about an eclectic mix that goes beyond...

Android v Windows Mobile

I’ve had a number of cell phones in my life, probably more than many people. Typically I’ve just grabbed a...

Minimalist Design

I'm been in tactical mode lately, building an advertising management system for one of our projects. Actually it's v2, the...

Some Common Date Routines

I'm sure that these routines are available in a variety of locations, this just adds one more place that people...

Gone Dark

This afternoon was quite interesting around the office.  A strong thunderstorm moved through the area, a common occurrence in Texas...