Thoughts on Mentoring - Part 1
Mentoring is something I think a lot of us wish for and that few of us find. Few businesses encourage...
2008-04-13
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Forty Percent Discount on SQL 2008 Exams
Saw this in the MCP Flash today, if you register to be notified when the exams are live you get...
2008-04-11
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How to Improve MS Connect
If you haven't visited yet, MS Connect replaces the old sqlwish email alias and provides - in theory! - a better way...
2008-04-09
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Charlotte SQL Server User Group Link Wrong at HQ Site
If you're looking for the Charlotte SQL Server User Group web page, the link on the PASS HQ site is...
2008-04-09
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It's Over - SQL Server 2000 Support
Ok, I'm a bit of an ID10T at times.
I've talked about this for months, especially trying to push SP3 for...
2008-04-09
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Partitioning Gotcha
Well, it got me at least! Not long ago someone asked me about partitioned views and as I'm apt to...
2008-04-08
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SQL Server 2008 Management Studio
I made the decision today to start using SQL Server 2008 Management Studio at work to manage my 2000 and...
2008-04-08
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Thoughts on Database Mail
I suspect few would argue that database mail in SQL 2005 is a huge improvement over the mail system in...
2008-04-07
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Heroes Happen Here Charlotte, NC Launch Tomorrow (April 8, 2008)
The Heroes Happen Here launch event for Charlotte, NC is tomorrow. It looks like there are still registration slots open:
Heroes...
2008-04-07
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Link: April Fools Joke on Jonathan Schwarz of Sun
Absolutely worth watching.
http://blogs.sun.com/jonathan/entry/the_video
2008-04-07
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Blogs
Programmatic Tool Calling with the Claude SDK
Programmatic Tool Calling with the Claude SDK Every morning somebody on the team runs the...
A New Word: Mauerbauertraurigkeit
By Steve Jones
mauerbauertraurigkeit – n. inexplicable urge to push people away, even close friends whose company...
Methodology for dealing with bad data in production
By Brian Kelley
Pinal Dave wrote up his methodology for what to do when you discover bad...
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BIT_COUNT() IV
In SQL Server 2025, I run this code:
select bit_count('A')
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