I knew this was coming, and it's great news that it's out.

Downloading myself now.

Craig Farrell (12/17/2010)

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I know this is an article about built in features, but there's a corollary to it.

The online community for SQL Server has saved more Professional's buttocks...

Jack Corbett (12/17/2010)

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I tried the music and eyes closed, but couldn't manage it. I tried David's suggestion on thinking on the things mentioned in Philippians 4 and praying, but...

Jack Corbett (12/17/2010)

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I've used VirtualPC, but its lack of 64 bit guest support is annoying. I know several others who use VritualBox and if I had a machine on...

Thanks for the note, and we will discuss this in 2011 as a possible project. It would be nice to get some better search functionality working.

Is there any other entry in the Windows event logs?

Jeff Moden (12/16/2010)

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Steve Jones - SSC Editor (12/16/2010)

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A knife, a real...

WayneS (12/16/2010)

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What are your preferences for VM machines - VMWare or VirtualPC?

I've been using VMWare for years (and am happy with it), but to install a 64-bit Windows 7 and...

WayneS (12/16/2010)

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Thanks for the kind words Ron. I think the folks over there screaming the most were the ones that didn't like missing their QotD points... and then they do...

That's a huge question. What do you need to do?

Practice the upgrade on other servers, learn what might be a problem in your environment and document the process. Make...

Perhaps. I do see the light rail in Denver packed quite often with commuters, and I'm not sold that the analysis v a Prius is correct. But it is a...

SQL Server doesn't do a lot of retrying across the network. If you have any hiccup, it can fail. Unlike a file transfer, the backup/restore process typically requires a fairly...

That's a good list, but I think that 80% of most of the admin books is the same. I'd read through a few on Amazon or in the store and...

That is interesting. Looks like the CO one is doing well, and I think they integrated it much better than...

Stefan Krzywicki (12/16/2010)

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I wonder if he's still doing that now that there's Intellisense. I like aliases, even one letter ones, but they have to be representative of the table they're...