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Sep 2 2009

24.25 Hours of PASS

The 24 Hours of PASS kicked off at 19:45 EST yesterday and has so far, with about three hours to go, been a great technical and educational success.  Presenters have been solid for the most part, and there have been limited technical issues to work out early on.  PASS’s own Tom LaRock has also been [...]

By Timothy • Professional Development, SQL, Tech, Tips and Tricks • • Tags: 24 Hours of SQL Server, SQL Server

Sep 1 2009

24 Hours of PASS Starts Today

It’s almost time to grab that laptop of yours, sit down on the couch and dig in for 24 hours of extreme SQL Server training by the foremost experts in the community today.  I was going to mention something about all the great SQL talent on your lap into the wee hours of the morning, [...]

By Timothy • PASS, Professional Development, Tech • • Tags: Free Training, SQL Server

Aug 18 2009

SQL PASS – Your Brain Can’t Afford For You To Not Attend

If you don’t attend the next PASS Summit in November 2009 your databases will cry.

By Timothy • PASS, Professional Development, Rants, SQL • • Tags: SQL Superpowers, Summit 2009

Aug 13 2009

Just How Much is Too Much?

An update on the vendor horror story involving a 2-week execution of a stored procedure that includes suprise upgrades, server creep, and the smell of rancid poo.

By Timothy • Rants, SQL, Syndicated, Vendors •

Aug 11 2009

SQL Quiz #5: SANs, Whack-A-Mole, and Code Monkeys.

So what does Database Mirroring have to do with porn stars, pizza, dogs, weed, cats, beloved comic strips from our youth, and Whack-A-Mole? Everything. Oh and shizz about SANs too.

By Timothy • Bacon Bits and Bytes, Fun Time, Quizes, SQL, Syndicated • • Tags: Ailurophobia, Bacon Bits and Bytes, Code Monkeys, High Cats, Mirrored Balls, Olivia Wilde, Porn Stars and Pizza, SAN, Things that will never get me MVP status, Weed

Aug 8 2009

How Not to Project Manage (or How To Spend $100,000 of Someone Else’s Money)

It’s always important to involve the right individuals for the task at hand from the start of a project? You would not decide to cut the red wire or the blue wire without having Danny Glover next to you, so don’t architect and commit to an application implementation without all the right IT Professionals.

By Timothy • Professional Development, Rants, SQL, Syndicated • • Tags: Expensive Shizz, Things that give IT Professionals a bad name

Aug 3 2009

(in)Active August Post Two

inActive August day three and I am hitting my stride by not working up a sweat.

By Timothy • Cooking, Exercise, Rants, Syndicated • • Tags: Inactive August

Aug 2 2009

(in)Active August Post One

(in)Active August kicked off with a bang and a wimper and a loosening of the belt in the Ford household.

By Timothy • Cooking, Exercise, Fun Time, Rants, Syndicated • • Tags: Bacon, Inactive August, Things that make my wife walk funny

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