January 20, 2012 at 12:32 pm
I have done L&Ls before. Next week I am doing one on What's New in 2012.
I like to do these things because they force me to be thorough. Besides, I am the only member of the team who can spend the extra time: I no longer have to pick up kids from kindergarten or drive them to a karate class...
January 20, 2012 at 1:06 pm
Speaking of L&L's... have you'll ever tried them with folks locally and remotely? (talking India here...)
That's what I'm trying to figure out... leaning towards separating them.
Wayne
Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server 2008
Author - SQL Server T-SQL Recipes
January 20, 2012 at 1:10 pm
Yes, I did, and it was for Hyderabad and Shanghai. It had to be at 10 PM my time (I am on the West Coast).
January 20, 2012 at 1:10 pm
WayneS (1/20/2012)
Speaking of L&L's... have you'll ever tried them with folks locally and remotely? (talking India here...)That's what I'm trying to figure out... leaning towards separating them.
Do them separate. It would be nice to do them at the same time, but it seems more feasible due to time difference to have them separate. Plus, each group may have different focus areas for each L&L topic.
Jason...AKA CirqueDeSQLeil
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January 20, 2012 at 1:22 pm
GSquared (1/20/2012)
Anyone else done that kind of thing?
Yup, but without the paid lunch. You'll be amazed how often the invited people (devs and DBAs) forgot about it.
Gail Shaw
Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability
January 20, 2012 at 1:31 pm
We have a standing weekly meeting for our team via MeetingPlace (several remote members, but within the same time zone), but we hardly ever get the whole group. I don't always address SQL stuff, sometimes it's about problems that the group is having within the business (time management, project management, understanding business topics, etc), we vote on topics at the end of the meeting for the next week, and assign someone to present.
I get the Rev's point about having time, but don't agree. If you don't know something, the best way to learn it is to present it to someone. (at least as long as you actually care about giving a good presentation)
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How best to post your question[/url]
How to post performance problems[/url]
Tally Table:What it is and how it replaces a loop[/url]
"stewsterl 80804 (10/16/2009)I guess when you stop and try to understand the solution provided you not only learn, but save yourself some headaches when you need to make any slight changes."
January 20, 2012 at 1:32 pm
SQLRNNR (1/20/2012)
WayneS (1/20/2012)
Speaking of L&L's... have you'll ever tried them with folks locally and remotely? (talking India here...)That's what I'm trying to figure out... leaning towards separating them.
Do them separate. It would be nice to do them at the same time, but it seems more feasible due to time difference to have them separate. Plus, each group may have different focus areas for each L&L topic.
It works both ways -- doing three teams in three geographic locations brought togehter around one virtual table people on the same wider project who otherwise did not have an opportunity to meet.
January 20, 2012 at 1:35 pm
jcrawf02 (1/20/2012)
. . . If you don't know something, the best way to learn it is to present it to someone. (at least as long as you actually care about giving a good presentation)
That was my point - sorry if I did not get it across. And yes, knowing that you will be presenting something to critical audience adds motivation to be really thorough in your learning.
January 20, 2012 at 8:05 pm
GSquared (1/20/2012)
jcrawf02 (1/20/2012)
This is frickin' hysterical: http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/news/2012/01/microsoft-pimps-it-old-school-with-a-pricey-text-adventure-game.arsOMG!!
I've got people staring at me as I laugh maniacally right about now!
Too much!
Love it!
+1 (where "people" = "wife")
Tom
January 21, 2012 at 10:46 am
GSquared (1/20/2012)
I just delivered a "lunch-and-learn" to the devs where I work.
Yep, we used to do this monthly when I worked in a large shop (JD Edwards). We rotated so that Exchange, SQL, Win, VM, AD, etc. took turns presenting each month. I wished we'd have done it every other week, and more informal rather than a set PPT. Put some people off and it was extra work for those that weren't used to presenting.
Better to pick a topic, prepare a few demos, and then walk through practical stuff that the others can use.
January 21, 2012 at 7:00 pm
More entertainment, although my only reaction to this one was: "Why didn't he upgrade their IE?"
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How best to post your question[/url]
How to post performance problems[/url]
Tally Table:What it is and how it replaces a loop[/url]
"stewsterl 80804 (10/16/2009)I guess when you stop and try to understand the solution provided you not only learn, but save yourself some headaches when you need to make any slight changes."
January 22, 2012 at 11:28 am
Yay - SOPA has been shelved.
Jason...AKA CirqueDeSQLeil
_______________________________________________
I have given a name to my pain...MCM SQL Server, MVP
SQL RNNR
Posting Performance Based Questions - Gail Shaw[/url]
Learn Extended Events
January 23, 2012 at 5:40 am
SQLRNNR (1/20/2012)
WayneS (1/20/2012)
Speaking of L&L's... have you'll ever tried them with folks locally and remotely? (talking India here...)That's what I'm trying to figure out... leaning towards separating them.
Do them separate. It would be nice to do them at the same time, but it seems more feasible due to time difference to have them separate. Plus, each group may have different focus areas for each L&L topic.
Wayne, I also suggest doing them separately. I participated in one where I was part of the remote group and there was another group who were live with the presenter. It was difficult to follow the dynamics of the live classroom remotely. Although we were allowed to submit questions remotely, I think that the dynamics of live vs online are different enough that it does each group a disservice to combine them.
I suggest separating the two groups and optimizing your presentation for each format.
Steve
January 23, 2012 at 5:58 am
WHEEHAW!
Delayed due to technical difficulties, Latchkeys is now out on Kindle. Here's the U.K. Kindle version and here's the U.S. Kindle version.
The Nook versions are supposed to be up soon.
January 23, 2012 at 7:13 am
Brandie Tarvin (1/23/2012)
WHEEHAW!Delayed due to technical difficulties, Latchkeys is now out on Kindle. Here's the U.K. Kindle version and here's the U.S. Kindle version.
The Nook versions are supposed to be up soon.
Just grabbed my Kindle copy. Congrats again, Brandie.
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