Thoughts from Never Eat Alone

Watching a Chefograpy on Giada De Laurentiis, I learned that she was considered very much an introvert and had a...

More information about SQL Server 2005 and SP2

SQL Server MVP Aaron Bertrand has posted an update (April 6, 2007) on the version numbers of post SP2 hotfixes....

Help Johnny, Help Kids

I had heard of Johnny Long before I attended his briefing at Black Hat 2004. Well known for his research...

Microsoft CRM Security Internals

On the Microsoft Dynamics CRM Team Blog, Jay Grewal has posted information about the CRM Security Model Internals.

CRM is...

How to pick a combination lock in 30 seconds

This is just frightening. A piece of a beer can, a pair of pliers, and the combo lock pops open.

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SQL Server Samples on CodePlex

Like many other SQL Server focus area, SQL Server Samples has its own blog. A recent post there indicates that...

Thoughts from The Cuckoo's Egg

The Cuckoo's Egg by Clifford Stoll has been around for a while, having been published in 1989. It details how...

The Data Warehouse Lifecycle Toolkit

    On a recommendation, I picked up this book by Ralph Kimball. I remember it coming out years ago and I...

QA/QC

I wrote a small commentary on quality control today and I'm surprised it didn't get more reaction.

I'm not a great...

Hot Fixes

I wrote about Hot Fixes being inclusive of previous hot fixes. Someone questioned this and so I went back to...