Should I Buy a Kindle?
Steve Jones still thinks there is a lot of value in books, both fiction and non-fiction, but he's looking at e-Readers, specifically the Kindle from Amazon.
2008-04-29
33 reads
Editorial - MP3
The March Car Update
Steve Jones' bimonthly update on the state of transportation and what's happening with his Prius.
2008-04-29
725 reads
The January Car Update - MP3
The bimonthly update looks at a compressed air car, the X-Prize, daily rentals, and hybrid pickups.
2008-04-29
761 reads
The February Energy Update
Steve Jones takes a look at the world of energy news and a few projects out at the ranch.
2008-04-29
768 reads
All Data Readers Are Evil
The DBA's Mantra: All data readers are evil. Steve Jones talks about a proposed corollary that might be appropriate to ensure security.
2008-04-28
43 reads
Easy or Hard
How should we build tools? Should they be easy to use? Or does it make sense to have some things hard to do so that only experienced used choose them. Steve Jones comments on usability and the implications of your choices.
2008-04-27
42 reads
Seeing Double
SQL Server allows some interesting index behavior and there's been some debate over whether it makes sense or not. This Friday Steve Jones asks if you have a reason for this.
2008-04-24
40 reads
2008-04-23
34 reads
The April Energy Update
The bimonthly update on energy news from Steve Jones, focusing mostly this month on wind power.
2008-04-22
727 reads
Table Level Access
Some of the features that seem to make LINQ very attractive also seem to require granting table level access to data, something Steve Jones doesn't like.
2008-04-21
42 reads
Blogs
A bespoke reporting solution doesn’t have to cost the earth
By ChrisJenkins
You could be tolerating limited reporting because there isn’t an off the shelf solution...
Presenting with Visual Studio Code
A while back I wrote a quick post on setting up key mappings in...
Advice I Like: In 100 Years
By Steve Jones
In 100 years a lot of what we take to be true now will...
Forums
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Real-time On-prem SQL Server Data in Excel – Over the Internet
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Can You Let Go of Determinism
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Question of the Day
Lots of FKs
In SQL Server 2025, what are the most outgoing and incoming FK references a table can have?
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