Daily Coping 8 Mar 2023
Today’s coping tip is ask someone how their day is going and really listen to them. I had the chance to do this with one of the kids I...
2023-03-08
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The Voice of the DBA
Daily Coping 7 Mar 2023
Today’s coping tip is give positive comments to as many people as possible today. On a travel day, I made an effort here. Those are always better for me,...
2023-03-07
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Daily Coping 6 Mar 2023
Today’s coping tip is to make plans with a friend and catch up with them. I decided to reach out to a friend and make time to catch up....
2023-03-06
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Goal Progress for Feb 2023
The grade for February is also D. Details below, but just not making a lot of progress in these areas. So far I have: Jan – D Feb –...
2023-03-03
31 reads
Daily Coping 3 Mar 2023
Today’s coping tip is to send an encouraging note to someone who needs a boost. I met someone at a conference years ago and kept in touch. For some...
2023-03-03
23 reads
Daily Coping 2 Mar 2023
Today’s coping tip is to make plans with a friend or loved one. I don’t like making plans, preferring to somewhat flow with life and make decisions close to...
2023-03-02
11 reads
Shutting Down Coping Tips
It’s been nearly 3 years of Daily Coping Tips here at the Voice of the DBA. I started these when the pandemic hit and the world shut down. I’ve...
2023-03-01
27 reads
Adding a Computed Column–#SQLNewBlogger
Recently I needed to add a computed column to a table and realized that I didn’t remember the syntax. This short post show how to do this. Another post...
2023-03-10 (first published: 2023-03-01)
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Daily Coping 1 Mar 2023
Today’s coping tip is to call a friend to catch up and really listen to them Actually a friend pinged me to ask about a call recently. I made...
2023-03-01
12 reads
Daily Coping 28 Feb 2023
Today’s coping tip is to thank three people you feel grateful to and tell them why. This is something I tend to do privately, thanking people who’ve impacted my...
2023-02-28
8 reads
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Question of the Day
Identities and Sequences I
When thinking of the Identity property for auto incrementing columns and sequences for the same action, which are explicitly linked to increment a number in a table when a new row is added?
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