Great points above from RL and my point was less that it's a big deal for Microsoft, but more that it's significant for Sun. They were very anti-Microsoft from the...

Thanks for the note and packing stuff into the car now

No idea where the event will be next year, but we should know...

Ah, but if they're working in the dark, will they know when a light bulb needs to be changed?

Lots of bright guys up there, maybe they just hire another one...

I think it's Bigger and Blacker, the one where we starts off with the white kids in the elevator.

Plus it sounds like something he'd say

David,

That's a good suggestion. I'll add it to our list. FYI, we likely have a new site coming next week.

Vic,

Never seen anything like that. What are you installing on? (OS/SP), any other SQL services?

Nice reply, Jim. (Not to take away from your last word)

I haven't had this, but my guess is that Office 2007 shares a DLL/Assembly with the new SSMS stuff. When you uninstalled it probably removed that library and now SSMS...

No , something seems wrong. I think you might need to call MS on this one.

Brandie,

If you don't pass easily, I'll be very surprised. Sounds like you're well prepared.

More sources probably help, but keep in mind that the official books tend to be written early on, so as the exam develops, sometimes they're missing information.

You definitely need to...

Got you beat!

We have a real man's dog: http://www.dkranch.net/images/dogs/200701_dogs.jpg

Box.net is good for transfers. That's what I use it for. Upload something, pull it down from elsewhere and then delete it...

Spring thaw? Won't the battery be dead by then? Send them a note for a diesel version!

I had a server, but it was slightly flaky, so it's down now. Right...

Bob,

You're welcome to borrow the circular saw and enlarge that mail slot on the front door

Maybe iRobot will make you a Roomba...

cuckoo for cocoa puffs? peeing in your cereal? A breakfast fetish of some sort, Matt?

This forum is kind of a "off the reservation"...