Geekbench 2.2 Released

Primate Labs has released Geekbench 2.2.0, which is a free upgrade for Geekbench 2.1.x users. The release notes are here.
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Windows 7

The other day I logged on to my backup laptop (Win 7 N 64 Bit) and had this nice little warning and error message to greet me.  My activation...

Windows 7

The other day I logged on to my backup laptop (Win 7 N 64 Bit) and had this nice little...

SQL Server Backups – When is it current?

I saw a post recently where someone was asking about the restore sequence for a series of backups. The scenario...

Why you should blog more

I was trying to write an article for a long time. Every time I start writing one, I would put...

Job Exit Planning Strategy

I feel somehow sad today (Aug 31, 2011) to see one of my colleagues “laid-off”. I put quotation mark around...

Unleashing my inner Viking, SQLBits and more…

In case you didn't know SQLBits 9 ,”Query across the Mersey”, is taking place in Liverpool from September 21st to...

Are You Willing To Relocate?

I've recently been talking to people looking for DBAs and one of the questions that always gets asked early on...

Receive error #13119 in toolbox instead of tools in Visual Studio 2008

A couple of times over the past few months, while in Visual Studio 2008 working on an SSIS package, I went...

BI Battle Royale–Adam beats up a Hippie

Weekday Lunch RAW!

Welcome to the Smack-down ladies and gentleman. I couldn?t believe it when Brian walked into my office the...