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  • RE: PC Energy Use

    Excellent post, I look forward to studying the spreadsheet and other links that you posted.

    I've always configured my monitors to turn off after X minutes, usually my screen saver kicks...

  • RE: Whack a Database

    Steve Jones - Editor (11/6/2007)


    Matt, I actually like the detach idea. That might make you think of it a bit more.

    The idea wasn't so much to focus on deleting a...

  • RE: Whack a Database

    Matt Miller (11/6/2007)


    I'm kind of a fan of the "entry IQ test". On the way in to SSMS/EM, test for intelligence. If you pass - you get to...

  • RE: October Energy Update

    Steve Jones - Editor (11/2/2007)


    Sure, I'll edit it down to the cursing, the missed logs, and a few huffing/puffing shots 😛

    ...and post it on YouTube!

    DBA's Gone Wild!

  • RE: Linking Access to SQL Server

    Matt Miller (11/2/2007)


    SQL Server has been advocating that the ORDER BY exist in the outer-most SELECT. So it will ignore any ORDER BY defined in the view. From...

  • RE: Linking Access to SQL Server

    Steve Erbach (11/2/2007)


    I wonder if you could answer a question for me: Do you know if Access 2003 connects with SQL Server 2005 properly? I had heard that...

  • RE: Linking Access to SQL Server

    I love Access. I've used it since the 1.0 days on Windows 3 (or was it WfW 3.11?) I could put up with Windows crashing 3+ times a...

  • RE: Linking Access to SQL Server

    Joe Bigler (1/26/2006)


    Has anyone seen a tool for connecting to SQL server with the capabilities of Access that would run on the MAC platform as well as a PC? ...

  • RE: Linking Access to SQL Server

    Doug Stoltz (11/2/2007)


    Here's a tip for upgrading you Access front end to use a SQL server DBMS.

    1) Copy the MDB to a backup location

    2) Import your MDB data to SQL...

  • RE: The Personal Checksum

    What we need are checksums on personal identification numbers, such as SSNs and driver's licenses (which may already have them). I understand the Canadian equivalent of SSN is already...

  • RE: The Scary DBA

    G Bryant McClellan (11/1/2007)


    I, too, have made use of Sysinternals BSOD screen saver, with varying results.

    I discovered that network folks can be less than appreciative of the screensaver being put...

  • RE: Date and Time in SQL Server 2008

    I understand Novell doesn't have this problem, apparently they serialize their time so the clock knows that it's off in regards to jobs and it either speeds up or slows...

  • RE: The Scary DBA

    I've never been one for playing tricks on people's computers, but there was this one time....

    Back in the early 80's, we had a TRS-80 Model III. There was one...

  • RE: Date and Time in SQL Server 2008

    Jonathon Prosper (10/28/2007)Another question though, we have had some issues lately regarding jobs and daylight savings. The biggest issue has been the job scheduler not being able to tell the...

  • RE: The College Experience

    Sarah Dutkiewicz (10/17/2007)


    Just adding my 2 cents here...

    ....

    Most of my friends have their degrees. However, one of my friends does not have his degree. He has a lot...

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