So my new machine is Win 7. I have SQL 2008 installed fresh. Interestingly enough, the Open File with New Connection icon is not on the toolbar in Win 7...

Sean Lange (8/30/2013)

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Brandie Tarvin (8/30/2013)

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ARGGGGH!

The crappy thing about a new computer?

Trying to remember what I did many years ago to get the CTRL-SHIFT-C and CTRL-SHIFT-R combinations to comment out code...

You need to find common ground with them. What work culture thing or real life thing do they all have in common?

For instance, when I was teaching kids about databases,...

ARGGGGH!

The crappy thing about a new computer?

Trying to remember what I did many years ago to get the CTRL-SHIFT-C and CTRL-SHIFT-R combinations to comment out code in SQL 2008. I...

YAY! I have a new computer at work.

Which means I have just spent all morning recovering all my SSMS options, importing my email files, etc. etc. And now I have...

Jeff Moden (8/29/2013)

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Brandie Tarvin (8/29/2013)

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K. Brian Kelley (8/29/2013)

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With the different accounts in different environments, they are all admin accounts. Just one works for dev and one works for prod and...

K. Brian Kelley (8/29/2013)

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With the different accounts in different environments, they are all admin accounts. Just one works for dev and one works for prod and dev never has the...

das.saroj09 (8/29/2013)

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it can be a great help for this kind of situation and can it be as permanent for the server. where will change or it can only for the...

das.saroj09 (8/29/2013)

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That's one of the reasons I color code my instances' query windows in SSMS (green for Dev, yellow for Test, orange for QC, and red for Production). The colors...

I just use the regular OPTIONS available...

David Burrows (8/29/2013)

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Jan Van der Eecken (8/29/2013)

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Now, that's interesting. Was looking for a book on SSAS on Amazon. Found "Professional Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Analysis Services with MDX and DAX"....

The main issue with having separate accounts and instances for Dev and Prod is that for one-stop shops like the one I work it, a sysadmin can still have multiple...

If I understand his OP, he did it to himself.

You cannot prevent yourself from restoring a production database at any point in the future by any other method then double-checking your work before you hit the button.

Sysadmin will ALWAYS...

jasona.work (8/27/2013)

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Brandie Tarvin (8/27/2013)

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GenCon was a working vacation. I worked 3 eight hour shifts in the Catalyst Game Labs booth, helping run the Shadowrun Experience (the interactive demo of our...