Ruthless Focus - A Different Type of Time Management Philosophy
If you could list all the reasons I work, the number one reason would be to support my family. My...
2009-01-27
1,587 reads
SQLAndy
Automated Book Scanner & Pasta Ponchos
I've mentioned before that Jeff Duntemann is one of my favorite bloggers, and I thought I'd show why I enjoy...
2009-01-26
1,616 reads
Notes from SQLSaturday #10 in Tampa
SQLSaturday #10 was held January 24, 2008 in Tampa at the Kforce Building. Attendance was about 175, down slightly from...
2009-01-25
1,304 reads
The Story of Pumpkin Man
Another story from a previous job. I joined the company in August, in October they started prepping for Halloween - it...
2009-01-22
932 reads
Notes from the January 2009 oPASS Meeting
We had our first oPASS meeting of the year last week with about 18 attending. Jonathan Kehayias was our featured...
2009-01-21
683 reads
Networking - Part 3
Continuing the conversation I began in Part 1 & Part 2, today I want to ruminate some more on networking. I've...
2009-01-20
1,137 reads
Netbooks & Alternatives
A while back I mentioned that Radio Shack had an interesting promotion on a netbook and debated at what price...
2009-01-20
1,299 reads
Book Reviews - Worthwhile?
Lately I've been thinking (again) about books and book reviews, mostly because I'm looking to see if it makes sense...
2009-01-18
914 reads
The Story of the TV Stand
We all have those things that happen at work that somehow turn into something other than expected, and sometimes in...
2009-01-15
650 reads
Comments on Pro Full-Text Search in SQL 2008 by Michael Coles
Apress sent me a free review copy, so I took a quick look through it at lunch. I've used full...
2009-01-15
603 reads
Blogs
A New Word: on tenderhooks
By Steve Jones
on tenderhooks – adj. feeling the primal satisfaction of being needed by someone, which...
Ramblings about data communities and your contributions, no excuses
By DataOnWheels
I have been active in the data community throughout my career. I have met...
SQL Server Journey till 2025 (brief)
By Vinay Thakur
Quick Summary for Microsoft SQL Server till 2025, I am fortunate to be part...
Forums
how do i map the "current" object entry in for each to one variable
hi, in an ssis for each loop over an object variable called MyListVariable, i...
Simulating Mercury’s Orbital Motion Using Pure T-SQL (NASA 2025 Dataset)
SQL Server is typically viewed as a transactional or analytical database engine. However, it...
Azure SQL Database | CREATE EVENT SESSION [Blocking_Capture] ON DATABASE
Hello, Is there a way in Azure SQL Database to change the 'Blocking Process...
Question of the Day
String Similarity I
On SQL Server 2025, when I run this, what is returned?
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE_SIMILARITY('SQL Server', 'MySQL') See possible answers