PCMagazine Goes to Monthly Format
I don't have a URL handy for it, but in the latest print issue of PC Mag they announced changing...
2007-12-26
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SQLAndy
Planning a SQL 2008 Launch Event
As a user group leader I see new products as a chance to make sure our members know about the...
2007-12-25
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Upgrading to Office 2007
I've put this off for a while, but I needed a break from the routine and I'm starting to get...
2007-12-20
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oPASS Meeting Notes
We had our final meeting of the year last night, minutes posted here. Pretty good turn out, 22 total. And...
2007-12-19
1,433 reads
User Group Meeting Checklist
I'm a fan of lists so that I stay on track rather than trying to remember all things at the...
2007-12-18
1,411 reads
Strategic vs Tactical Time
As an owner of a small business one of the constant struggles is time management, and more importantly, finding time...
2007-12-17
1,483 reads
Lists of Tools
I ran across this list of interesting tools by Scott Hanselman and there is some good stuff to look at...
2007-12-14
1,359 reads
Google Knol As Community Competitor?
I ran across this in the Google bloghttp://googleblog.blogspot.com/2007/12/encouraging-people-to-contribute.html announcing a new beta feature called Knol that allows an author to...
2007-12-14
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Managing Funds for User Groups
This question seems to come up a lot and it's worth discussing. Few user groups are incorporated, fewer still are...
2007-12-11
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How do you make a Wiki work?
Following up on my post about Wikipedia, I read an article in Eweek, 25 Tips for a Better Wiki Deployment...
2007-12-09
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Blogs
Advice I Like: Pyramid Schemes
By Steve Jones
If someone is trying to convince you it’s not a pyramid scheme, it’s a...
Using Prompt AI for a Travel Data Analysis
By Steve Jones
I was looking back at my year and decided to see if SQL Prompt...
FinOps for Kubernetes: Leveraging OpenCost, KubeGreen, and Kubecost for Cost Efficiency
In the era of cloud-native applications, Kubernetes has become the default standard platform for...
Forums
Database file shrink issue.
Hi experts, I have a 3+ TB database on a 2019 sql server which...
The North Star for the Year
Comments posted to this topic are about the item The North Star for the...
Multiple Escape Characters
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Multiple Escape Characters
Question of the Day
Multiple Escape Characters
In SQL Server 2025, I run this code (in a database with the appropriate collation):
SELECT UNISTR('%*3041%*308A%*304C%*3068 and good night', '%*') AS 'A Classic';
What is returned? See possible answers