I think it important to not contemplate how much of 'my list' was not accomplished in life, but where would one be if one had no list?  And in view...

Beginning Transact-SQL, Turley & Wood, Wrox

I wish that Microsoft was a little more open,

Yeah, I feel the same way about my bank, my car dealer, my grocer, my clothier, etc.  I just don't understand why they have...

Perhaps a bit off topic. I am very new to database design, etc.; but have been around programming in gerneral for awhile.  One thing I have noticed as being common: table names, column headers, etc....