(Written on my snappy new Windows 7 RC installation. Operating systems are so much faster before they get those pesky applications installed.) I’ve been gradually transitioning all my file storage and backup to online services, aka “The Cloud”. I’m nearly done and thought I’d share what I’…
I wanted to congratulate Derek Comingore [http://weblogs.sqlteam.com/derekc/] on being named an MVP. He's a regular blogger here on SQLTeam.com on Business Intelligence topics. It's great to see community participation acknowledged by Microsoft.…
What a night! Mario Chalmers hits a last second three to send the game into overtime and KU rolls from there. Twenty years ago when KU won their last national championship I was at KU. I just had to head down to Lawrence and enjoy the party again. These pictures…
The world needs more SQL injection comics [http://xkcd.com/327/].…
Google Trends is an interesting tool. Here's a comparison of searches for SQL Server 2000 and SQL Server 2005 [http://www.google.com/trends?q=sql+server+2000%2Csql+server+2005&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all] .…
Not sure what category this should belong in. I accidently used the scroll wheel while I had the control key pressed. It turns out that resizes the font. I haven't tried it in everything yet but it works in FireFox AND Outlook. It's quick and convenient.…
It's not often I post rants. I don't like to read them. But DELL just chapped my hide! I get to the MVP Summit in Seattle to find that my ethernet port won't connect to the hotel. No link light. Nigel Rivett is kind…
I finally updated to the latest build of .TEXT. The two main new features are: * Posts that don't appear on the main aggregated page. If you'd like to post on topics not related to software development you can prevent those from appearing on the home page.…
I found out last week that I'd been named an MVP for SQL Server. Which I think is pretty darn cool! I don't know if anyone else on the site was added to the list but hopefully I'll track that down. Thanks Steve and…
I've got a new poll up on SQLTeam.com [http://www.sqlteam.com/] and I'd appreciate it if you'd take a second and vote. This is probably the first really serious poll I've run. I'd really like to know what…