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Like a lot of folks my age (in their 30s), I grew up on comics, both comic strips in the newspaper and comic book magazines. Here are the "geek" comics I follow nowadays on-line: UserFriendly.org xkcd Dork Tower I used to follow the Heroes Happen...
As a follow-up to yesterday's post , Part III of the SQL Server panel interview has been posted on-line. A name I left off the original post who was on the panel (which I'll go back and edit): Brent Ozar A couple of community comments: StatisticsIO...
I was asked by Odin Jobs to participate in an email interview on SQL Server. Joining me on the panel were: Cristian Lefter Andrew Fryer Namwar Rizvi Brent Ozar Denny Cherry Chris Shaw Pinal Dave Odin Jobs has done this before with PHP . The first couple...
I recently purchased a Dell XPS M1530 laptop for use both for professional work (consulting & presentations) and ministry (mostly presentations). Yesterday, as I was at home recovering from a back injury, I noticed that some files were closing a little...
A few colleagues of mine, Andy Leonard , Jason Massie , and Chuck Boyce , are all on Twitter . As a matter of fact, Jason blogged on some folks he follows on Twitter with regards to SQL Server . I've also read Scoble talking about Twitter and decided...
Microsoft and Seagate have partnered togethered to put together an IT Heroes comic (daily even). The first one is here: Heroes Happen Hero Comic Day 1 It's pretty funny. The son asks dad what he does because the son has to do a presentation at school...
Back in 2000 I began writing for swynk.com in hopes of learning more about SQL Server and beginning to make a name for myself in the SQL Server community. That was a little over seven years ago. As SQLServerCentral.com came online, I transitioned to it...
One of the things I took from my overall performance last year is I need to get better at time management. While I feel I can get a lot done (and I've been told such by people I trust), I know I waste a lot of time. Too much time. When I think back...
Saw this on the Association for Computer Machinery SIGMOD announcements. Tribute to Honor Jim Gray It is scheduled for May 31, 2008 at UC-Berkeley.
Real life events continue to interfere with my regular posting. However, I would rather deal with them and neglect posting than the other way around. My mother-in-law had full knee replacement surgery last week and we've been helping her out. I've been...
I'll post Part III of Becoming a DBA tomorrow (meaning there will be two posts). Veterans' Day is typically celebrated on the 11th, but when it comes on a weekend, we tend to formally observe it on the following Monday. Today is a day in the United States...
This is a follow-up to part I from last week. You've considered what you want to do, you've looked at your soft skills, and you still want to be a DBA. How then do you get started? The first thing to do is decide which platform you're going to focus on...
A recent thread on SQLServerCentral.com had an individual what it took to be a successful DBA. Couple that with a RunAs Radio podcast with SQL Server MVP Brad McGehee on Being a Better DBA and that raises the question, "What does it take to become a DBA...
For a variety reasons, including personal/family concerns and workload, I've not been able to write as often as I'd like. That doesn't just include the blog, but also writing articles. It's been a long while since I've written an article for SSC . I want...
How to Cheat at Securing SQL Server 2005 I recently had the opportunity to contribute a couple of chapters to this new SQL Server security book from Syngress. The concept of the book is to provide a fundamental understanding for harried IT workers on...
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