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
1,488 reads
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
1,393 reads
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
1,482 reads
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
1,383 reads
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
1,436 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
635 reads
Blogs
Claude Code Helps Analyze Test Data Manager Log Files
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I had a customer ask about analyzing their Test Data Manager (TDM) usage to...
PowerPoint to HTML with Claude AI
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I had an idea for an animated view of a sales tool, and started...
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The String Distance I
In SQL Server 2025, what is returned by this code:
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE('tim', 'tom')
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