Hi Cliff,

That sounds like it would make a terrific Beer Float[/url].

That's an insult to water.

I don't usually cook with beer (I'd rather drink it), but here's a recipe for Chocolate Bacon and Beer Chili that turned out pretty darned well.

My favorite beer is Killian's Irish Red because it's a real red ale, not some cheapo beer that's been colored red.

I like dark beer, so my other favorites are...

Jeff Moden (5/25/2012)

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Sorry for the late feedback but thanks, Peter. I got a good chuckle from your response and it was just what I needed after a pretty tough...

Never answer the QotD until the first Service Pack has been applied.

Nice question. I was pretty sure the answer was 1, even after reading this in Books Online:

I think that...

By 'incremental backup' do you mean 'differential backup' or 'transaction log backup'?

If you mean differential, then do you really want to delete them? If you're not doing transaction log backups,...

You can download the Evaluation Edition of SQL Server 2008 R2 from here. I'm pretty sure you can upgrade the Eval Edition to Developer, so your license key might work.

I...

+1

Jeff Moden (5/5/2012)

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The book title is "MCSE Training Guide / SQL Server 6.5 Design & Implementation. It was written to cover the old exam 70-27. It...

I would take the Skills Measured...

Jeff Moden (5/4/2012)

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I love good books on SQL Server. Unfortunately, I've only seen one really good book to get folks started with programming in T-SQL and it went out...

I think you should stop studying, and start practicing. You may want to set up a lab with virtual machines, so you don't have to worry about messing up your...

anthony.green (4/23/2012)

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I know there are no official MS Press books for 70-450, but other than Transcenders and MeasureUp/SelfTestSoftware, what other none rule breaking resources are good to swat up on....