Bananas For SQLSaturday
I was catching up on reading today and saw that Instructables had a how-to on “tattooing” a banana, also called...
2013-01-28
907 reads
SQLAndy
Windows 8 In 25 Minutes
Here’s a quick plug for The Missing Windows 8 Instructional Video. I watched it and learned quite a few things,...
2013-01-27
741 reads
Notes From The January 2012 OPASS Meeting
OPASS meetings are held at Logans Roadhouse in Sanford now, I think the fourth location over the past couple years,...
2013-01-21
696 reads
Trying the Nest Thermostat
I’ve had the Nest Thermostat on my wish list for a while. It has looked like an interesting bit of...
2013-01-06
1,006 reads
Give the Gift of Feedback
I bet if you think about it there are lots of times when people ask what you think about a...
2013-01-05
857 reads
Wrapping Up 2012
Looking back at 2012 I feel like I’ve written less than I planned to, and in some ways done less...
2012-12-31
1,463 reads
Phones, Tablets, and Even Windows 8
Last year I purchased two Kindle Fires for the family to use. The UI could be just a little bit/slow...
2012-12-31
1,533 reads
How About a PASS Holiday Ornament?
One of the simpler pleasures in life is having an idea and putting it up for discussion. Not all ideas...
2012-12-23
904 reads
What Is Your Mindset?
Steve Jones sent me a link to this post about Intelligence vs Effort months ago, since then I’ve looked at...
2012-12-22
789 reads
Tracking End of Support/Life Software
I wanted to save this link to the Microsoft Support Lifecycle page and thought I’d share as well. It’s a...
2012-12-22
1,175 reads
Blogs
Power BI Performance in 2026: A Practical Guide to Faster Semantic Models and Reports
By James Serra
Originally published April 2022; substantially updated July 2026. This post is a complete replacement...
Getting Started with Azure SQL Developer on Macbook
The idea behind Azure SQL Developer is for anyone to build, iterate, and test...
AI Experiments: Claude Solved a DAB Issue
By Steve Jones
I’m sure many of you are using AI regularly, perhaps chatting, perhaps using some...
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Finding a Database Master Key
Where do I check for the existence of a Database Master Key (DMK) in SQL Server 2025?
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