PASS Update #27
I’m just back from the March 2010 Board meeting and it went better than usual (for any meeting). Most of...
2010-03-24
594 reads
SQLAndy
Critiquing Free Events
Yesterday I wrote about expectations at free events, basically saying they don’t differ a lot from paid events. The next...
2010-03-23
565 reads
Free Events – It’s All About Expectations
Isn’t free enough? If you go to a free event do you have a right to complain? Or, if you...
2010-03-22
978 reads
Windows Themes (We need a PASS Theme!)
I imagine most of us change our wallpaper on the desktop from time to time. Frivolous but fun, a simple...
2010-03-19
868 reads
Stay Interview Instead of Exit Interview
I had not heard of the stay interview until a friend sent over a link. The idea is that rather...
2010-03-18
1,074 reads
Automating Imports from Access
Access is actually pretty good at importing files, and doesn’t on the surface work much different that import/export from Management...
2010-03-17
874 reads
PASS Update #26 (Bylaws & Upcoming Board Meeting)
Most months we do a conference call, but a couple times a year we get to meet in person and...
2010-03-16
598 reads
A Wiki Wiki
I was killing a few minutes browsing while waiting on a call, had been thinking again whether a wiki would...
2010-03-16
701 reads
Review: Virtual CloneDrive
It’s pretty common to download software as an ISO file (a disk image) and it seems like a waste to...
2010-03-15
781 reads
Operation: Dinner Different
My wife and I try to have dinner out every other week or so, but we tend to fall into...
2010-03-12
774 reads
Blogs
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Getting Started with Azure SQL Developer on Macbook
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SQL Agent Job Automated Change Capture Process
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Finding a Database Master Key
Where do I check for the existence of a Database Master Key (DMK) in SQL Server 2025?
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