Managing My Todo List
I think everyone struggles with keeping track of things they need to do, and it's all too easy to get...
2008-10-01
477 reads
SQLAndy
Notes from the Sep 24, 2008 Orlando .Net User Group Meeting
I don't seem to find the time often, but recently I was able to fit in another visit to the...
2008-09-30
1,374 reads
Returning Stuff to Amazon
I've used Amazon for years for the sheer convenience, and recently was the first time I ever needed to return...
2008-09-29
1,457 reads
Polos for SQLSaturday
One of things we've tried to do from the beginning is to provide each speaker & volunteer with a good quality...
2008-09-28
1,349 reads
Cheap Vacation/Travel Books
As you've probably noticed via the blog I read a lot; technical, fiction, and non-fiction. Reading can be an expensive...
2008-09-25
1,717 reads
Laptops Part 2
EarlierI mused a bit about when and why it makes sense to upgrade to a new laptop. One note I...
2008-09-24
2,026 reads
First Time Attendees At User Groups
Several years ago during the first iteration of the Orlando SQL Server Users Group I talked a friend into attending....
2008-09-23
1,833 reads
Mechanical Blog Posts
Mechanical posts are ones that are either auto-generated, or manually input with no real additional work put into them - an example...
2008-09-22
1,034 reads
Laptops Part 1
I've been using a Dell Latitude for a looong time, probably going back to 2000 or 2001. Decent machine - though...
2008-09-21
788 reads
What's Your Favorite Trek Episode?
Most of my posts here are reasonably serious, and really this one is too, but a but of humor mixed in....
2008-09-18
659 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
By Steve Jones
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...
Forums
The Microsoft SQL Year in Review
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Your Value from a Conference
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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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