Aug 2 2010
About Timothy Ford
Posts by Timothy Ford:
Mar 21 2010
Login v. User v. Role v. Schema
Test post using WordPress on Droid. Quite often these terms are bandied about interchangeably and therefore incorrectly. Perhaps it’s a good first full post for SQL N00B CREW training if we discuss the differences. Login: a instance-level object that serves as the identity of the individual interacting with SQL Server. User: the database-level identity object [...]
Jan 9 2010
Whose Blog Is It Anyway?
When Comedy Central first came on the air, a quirky British improv show called Whose Line Is It Anyway became a cult hit. I remember sitting around in some state of impairment with my friends laughing our asses off each episode. Even the American version from ABC had some high points a decade later. It [...]
Dec 31 2009
The Happy Accident
Breaking in the new year? May I suggest the following drink I stumbled across when switching up a different recipe in 2009… Ingredients: Prosecco of choice – chilled Brandy Pomegranate/Cherry Juice – chilled This is difficult, brace yourself. Fill champagne flute 2/3 full with Prosecco. Add splash of brandy Add slightly bigger splash of juice. [...]
Dec 31 2009
2010 Resolutions and Themeword
I’ve been tagged by Tom LaRock… …to broadcast my resolutions for the next year for all to see (or at least the 6 readers of my blog to see, and the corporate attorney for my company to read should I say anything detrimental to THE HAND THAT FEEDS.) There is only one issue [...]
Dec 17 2009
You’ve Come A Long Way Baby
I remember my first time on stage. I was in 4th Grade. It was this time of year. I was Schroeder in our boys-only school production of A Charlie Brown Christmas and I owned the part. To this day whenever my sons and I watch A Charlie Brown Christmason ABC still doesn’t seem right since [...]
Dec 1 2009
Good Data Saves Lives
I was posed with the question of how we use SQL Server in our workplace by that irrepressible scamp Grant Fritchey, who was previously tapped gently on the noggin by David Taylor; the instigator in this latest SQL-centric meme. It seem appropriate for me to first tell you a bit about the environment I [...]
Nov 16 2009
PASS Summit Homework Challenge
It’s been a week now since the 2009 PASS Community Summit ended. The last of us filed out of Seattle on Monday and here it is, Monday all over again. So did you implement anything you learned at the Summit yet? All those fresh ideas in your head are starting to get swept out by those [...]
