Where's the Phantom Power?
Phantom power, also called Vampire power, is power that's used by electronic devices even though they're powered off. I've also...
2009-05-15
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An Open Letter To Amazon
I sent this to their customer service, but it highlights a problem with the Kindle process.
I have a Kindle, and...
2009-05-14
408 reads
Taking the Hyper-V Plunge
Or at least I’m getting ready to take the plunge into using Hyper-V. In my machine dilemma, I decided to...
2009-05-14
1,660 reads
TechUpdate Kosova (13th May 2009)
Yesterday, in Prishtina - capital city of Kosova, has been held the TechUpdate Seminar 2009 from Microsoft, organized from the Microsoft...
2009-05-14
1,020 reads
Notes from the May 12, 2009 oPASS Meeting
Our most recent meeting was May 12, 2009, and we had 23 attendees. We started off the evening with news...
2009-05-13
590 reads
Book Review: What Got You Here Won't Get You There
I've been reading What Got You Here Won't Get You There by Marshall Goldsmith over the past couple months, and...
2009-05-13
763 reads
Database Mirroring FAQ: What mechanism allows SQL Server 2008 to commit transactions on the mirror faster than SQL Server 2005?
Question: What mechanism allows SQL Server 2008 to commit transactions on the mirror faster than SQL Server 2005?
This question was...
2009-05-13
1,662 reads
To Date or Not To Date….
OK….so I’m in the middle of a very interesting Effective Dating project…basically we’re dealing with some tables that only store...
2009-05-13
1,626 reads
Loading up on MVP Goodies
Not MVP logo items, as I’m not sure if I really want to wear those. I was somewhat uncomfortable last...
2009-05-13
957 reads
The Windows 7 RC Download Issue
A better explanation from the SQLCAT team in this blog entry. I’d still like to see more, but this makes...
2009-05-13
657 reads
Blogs
KDA: Echoes of Deception - Case 6
By Zikato
A cryptic message, a book cipher hidden in art provenance records, and a trail...
Capturing My Own Metrics: #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
A customer was trying to compare two tables and capture a state as a...
Red Flags in Your Query (T-SQL Tuesday #200)
By Zikato
When I'm looking at a query, I bet it's bad if I see... a...
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Checking the Error Log I
On my SQL Server 2025, I want to search the error log from my T-SQL code for potential issues and then inform an administrator. What is the current way to easily query the error log?
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