Blog Changes on SQLServerCentral.com & Visiting The IndyTechFest
Perhaps you've noticed a few of the blog changes if you visit via the web rather than RSS. One good...
2008-10-03
364 reads
SQLAndy
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
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
1,375 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
1,458 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
1,351 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
1,718 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
2,028 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
1,835 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
1,037 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
789 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
Ola Hallengren Index Optimize Maintenance can we have data compression = page
I have a quick question on Ola Hallengren Index Optimize Maintenance . Do we...
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...
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