Comments on "The Exceptional Presenter"
I purchased The Exceptional Presenter recently as part of my professional development spending. I currently work primarily as a trainer...
2007-12-27
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SQLAndy
PCMagazine Goes to Monthly Format
I don't have a URL handy for it, but in the latest print issue of PC Mag they announced changing...
2007-12-26
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Planning a SQL 2008 Launch Event
As a user group leader I see new products as a chance to make sure our members know about the...
2007-12-25
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Upgrading to Office 2007
I've put this off for a while, but I needed a break from the routine and I'm starting to get...
2007-12-20
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oPASS Meeting Notes
We had our final meeting of the year last night, minutes posted here. Pretty good turn out, 22 total. And...
2007-12-19
1,437 reads
User Group Meeting Checklist
I'm a fan of lists so that I stay on track rather than trying to remember all things at the...
2007-12-18
1,413 reads
Strategic vs Tactical Time
As an owner of a small business one of the constant struggles is time management, and more importantly, finding time...
2007-12-17
1,486 reads
Lists of Tools
I ran across this list of interesting tools by Scott Hanselman and there is some good stuff to look at...
2007-12-14
1,360 reads
Google Knol As Community Competitor?
I ran across this in the Google bloghttp://googleblog.blogspot.com/2007/12/encouraging-people-to-contribute.html announcing a new beta feature called Knol that allows an author to...
2007-12-14
1,670 reads
Managing Funds for User Groups
This question seems to come up a lot and it's worth discussing. Few user groups are incorporated, fewer still are...
2007-12-11
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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