Where’s My 2GB?
While I was testing some things the other day my desktop was running slow. I mean so slow that typing...
2009-05-11
803 reads
Blog Posts
Adios FlyClear
Last year I wrote about signing up for Clear, a registered traveler program. I've flown enough to make it useful...
2009-05-10
583 reads
Teched Water Bottle
One of the charming people who helped me register at Teched told me where we, who had registered, could get...
2009-05-10
1,705 reads
The Walking Billboard
I spent a fascinating hour at the Teched Shop this afternoon. I was trying to get a feel for where...
2009-05-10
1,276 reads
Car Update - 3rd Generation Prius
I'm on the Prius mailing list since I bought a Prius and Toyota hopes that I'm
Happy with my Prius Willing...
2009-05-08
587 reads
Software Freedom Kosova 2009
At the end of August 2009 will organize the Software Freedom Kosova 2009, the big event for the Open Source...
2009-05-08
441 reads
Book Review: Patriot Acts
Fiction review this week. I recently read Patriot Acts by Greg Rucka, the continuation of the story that started in...
2009-05-07
279 reads
Book Review: SQL Server 2008 Query Performance Tuning Distilled
I'm just finishing up SQL Server 2008 Query Performance Tuning Distilled by Grant Fritchey and Sajal Dam and overall I've...
2009-05-07
486 reads
Comparing Hardcoded functions, In-Line TVF's, and Scalar Functions
While perusing some of the threads on SQLServerCentral.com one of the questions that hit me was regarding the use of...
2009-05-07
3,344 reads
Programming the Enterprise
Star Trek is coming back to theaters soon, and I’ve been watching Season 1 of Star Trek: TNG while running.
It...
2009-05-07
344 reads
Blogs
A New Word: on tenderhooks
By Steve Jones
on tenderhooks – adj. feeling the primal satisfaction of being needed by someone, which...
Ramblings about data communities and your contributions, no excuses
By DataOnWheels
I have been active in the data community throughout my career. I have met...
SQL Server Journey till 2025 (brief)
By Vinay Thakur
Quick Summary for Microsoft SQL Server till 2025, I am fortunate to be part...
Forums
how do i map the "current" object entry in for each to one variable
hi, in an ssis for each loop over an object variable called MyListVariable, i...
Simulating Mercury’s Orbital Motion Using Pure T-SQL (NASA 2025 Dataset)
SQL Server is typically viewed as a transactional or analytical database engine. However, it...
Azure SQL Database | CREATE EVENT SESSION [Blocking_Capture] ON DATABASE
Hello, Is there a way in Azure SQL Database to change the 'Blocking Process...
Question of the Day
String Similarity I
On SQL Server 2025, when I run this, what is returned?
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE_SIMILARITY('SQL Server', 'MySQL') See possible answers