Like a Phoenix rising from the ashes ...
NOTE: At least one project will be selected every week for the remainder of 2010. Like the Phoenix rising from...
2010-07-31
1,435 reads
SQLSequel
I come to you, humbled...
WOW! A couple of weeks ago, I announced that I would be offering a few MSDN Ultimate subscriptions to unemployed...
2010-07-21
592 reads
While you don't get a 'Free Lunch', you will get your just desserts...
UPDATE: Additional Microsoft MVPs have joined the project and we will now be selecting at least two (2) now three...
2010-07-12
467 reads
There will be no 'Free Lunch' -just great feelings of accomplishment
NEW: Project Criteria and Submission Here I was again awarded the ‘Most Valuable Professional’ (MVP) designation from Microsoft for my...
2010-07-02
552 reads
It will happen on a spring day in May...
"The world's favorite season is the spring. All things seem possible in May." - Edwin Way Teale This spring, the Portland,...
2010-02-22
462 reads
It doesn't matter, it's just data...
Database Design. Sounds simple, and at the same time, demanding. I mean, what's to design. You just need a few...
2009-12-15
356 reads
Marketing Mistakes and Poor Customer Service can Hurt Your Business
Yesterday, I was able to cause a potential customer to buy a competing product. In fact, according to my tally...
2009-11-15
397 reads
You Bet Your Life
Yesterday, Jonathan Kehayias wrote in his blog post " Have you got air in your spare.." about dealing with a flat...
2009-10-22
359 reads
Do You Have What It Takes?
I was engaged in a conversation recently where the topic under discussion was "What defines an "A" class player?" Others...
2009-05-02
374 reads
Heads I win, Tails You Lose
Imagine going to a casino with $100 dollars to gamble. As you enter, you notice a vending machine that sells...
2009-03-22
627 reads
Blogs
A New Word: Dolorblindness
By Steve Jones
dolorblindness – n. the frustration that you’ll never be able to understand another person’s...
Claude Code Helps Analyze Test Data Manager Log Files
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I had a customer ask about analyzing their Test Data Manager (TDM) usage to...
PowerPoint to HTML with Claude AI
By Steve Jones
I had an idea for an animated view of a sales tool, and started...
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Optimism Without Illusion or Why AI Needs Blunt Technologists
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SSIS with VS2022 64/32 issue with Excel files
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Case part is sloooooow
Hi So the case statement is slowing this down - but for the life...
Question of the Day
The String Distance I
In SQL Server 2025, what is returned by this code:
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE('tim', 'tom')
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