What Did You Learn at PASS?
PASS has a contest going to capture some of the great stories we know are out there - the ones that...
2009-06-08
331 reads
SQLAndy
Call for Speakers for SQLSaturday #16 in Miramar, FL on August 8, 2009
Scott Klein still needs a few more speakers for the first ever SQLSaturday in Miramar (basically Miami). So far Jeff...
2009-06-08
348 reads
Notes on SQLSaturday #14 in Pensacola
I'm just back from the event and it turned out very well, just over 170 attendees attending their choice of...
2009-06-08
900 reads
Tool Review: Bosch PS-40 10.8 Volt Impact Driver
A little further off topic than usual, but this is one of the few tools that I've purchased that I...
2009-06-04
434 reads
Speaking at SQLSaturday #14 in Pensacola on June 6, 2009
I'm driving over tonight to spend a long weekend in Pensacola (6-7 hour drive from Orlando) for their first SQLSaturday,...
2009-06-03
469 reads
Seatguru - Getting a Good Seat on the Plane
Ran across this a while back and just getting to it, Seatguru is a site that lets you figure out...
2009-06-03
388 reads
Reminder - SQLSaturday #12 in Portland is June 6, 2009
Ken Starnes from the Portland group will be having their first event on June 6th. I like the way they've...
2009-06-01
293 reads
Notes on SQLSaturday #7
I flew up to Birmingham Friday for SQLSaturday #7 organized by John Baldwin from Steel City SQL and a lot...
2009-06-01
703 reads
Book Review: Real Leaders Don't Do Powerpoint
I bought Real Leaders Don't Do Powerpoint by Christoper Witt ($15 at Amazon) on a trip, Powerpoint catching my eye...
2009-05-28
1,734 reads
Minimalist Design - Part 3
One of the labs I frequently do with students is to design a database for a training business, something which...
2009-05-27
1,451 reads
Blogs
Resetting on the AI hype train
By Brian Kelley
There's a great article from MIT Technology Review about resetting on the hype of...
A New Word: Etherness
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etherness – n. the wistful feeling of looking around a gathering of loved ones,...
Vibe Coding a Login Tracking System
By Steve Jones
A customer was asking about tracking logins and logouts in Redgate Monitor. We don’t...
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Question of the Day
UNISTR Basics
What does this code return in SQL Server 2025+? (assume the database has an appropriate collation)
SELECT UNISTR('Hello 4E16754C') AS 'A Classic';
A: 
B: 
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