I'd have to say that intellisense is very annoying. The Red Gate SQL Prompt is better, and I'm learning to use it, but since I like to use things like...

I agree, but you can turn this off. I learned...

You can create an endpoint with an IP as per http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms181591.aspx

You do need to be consistent and be sure the partner knows the IP, but this sounds like a networking...

Jeter is six hits away, but hurt (http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=310613110). Should we have a mini pool as to when he gets 3000?

Games on the schedule are:

Tue, Jun 14 vs ...

I have to say that I don't like Interleague play as it is. It's too much mixing. I'd prefer to have just two series each year. One "rival" that is...

Here is a good walkthrough that should help you.

http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/Integration+Services+%28SSIS%29/67871/

The way I used to do it is I'd have each machine check itself. It was a combination of VBScript and stored procs to check the actual backup file itself...

At the very least you ought to see something in the logs regarding starting the database. Is there anything in there mentioning that database?

SSMS -> Management -> SQL Server Logs...

On the surface I'm against it, but then again, we've realigned before.

I'm not sure if the 5 team playoff makes sense, but it does give the top team a...

It's a question of scale. At one point I used to get every message, but when you start to manage hundreds of instances, and thousands of databases, getting success is...

I refuse to answer puzzles. Someone that depends too much on them isn't really looking at finding a good fit, they're looking for a particular person. And that's not me.

Probably...

Yeah, Win7 is funny like that. Even when you're an admin, you're not always an admin 😉

C'mon, that was nice weather in Pensacola.

Or at least...

My daughter was not thrilled with FL last weekend. Too hot for her. My wife canceled a trip to Baton Rouge with me for the same reason.

I however, like the...

Depends on the job. My wife has been in consulting and sales engineering for 15 years. Productive at home, and productive on the road. An office doesn't necessarily make sense...