I think customers rarely know what they need, or even they want. They have some vague idea, but they don't really think it through. It's important we kind of guide...

I do agree with Jeff that you need to write good code, but you also want to not get too caught up in it. There's a point when you're wasting...

I'm not sure how you get 2 hints. The page listed, http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms187713.aspx, has 3 types of hints there. That's where the question came from. We didn't search every reference in...

Phil,

Thanks for the break and guest editorial. I had a good time skiing with the kids yesterday.

I agree that you want to have an idea of scale and build development...

Mr. Cameron has the right idea. Plenty of people might not understand that you can't take a backup, or that another snapshot might not help since it's from another point...

You need free space in the database for the reindex.

You should not shrink the database on a regular basis. This is an emergency procedure if something caused the database to...

Now that sounds like Live search! 😛

Derek,

Interesting and a nice argument.

However I'd argue that we need lots of checks in there. It can be the tools adding them, but we are more interconnected, there are more...

Well said, Manie.

What files do you have?

One thing to consider if you want the current mdf/ldf files is to install a new copy of the OS in a new folder, then boot...

I always wonder what those things mean next to the threads. I tend to ignore them.

Not sure I want a "twit" flag out there. As much as it might be...

I'm happy to entertain moderator nominations. It helps to have others that can move threads if they're in the wrong spot. I hate to have people censoring though, I'd rather...

I need to look at Google mail. I've heard it searches well, and it should. Right now my account is an archive where I send stuff I want to keep...

But it pays well. If I was going back to work, those would be the two areas I'd focus on.

The best tool is one that can do the job and you are comfortable and like working with.

Without more info, can't help more than that.