Ward Pond's SQL Server blog
Ruminating on issues pertinent to the design and development of sound databases and processes under Microsoft SQL Server 2008, SQL Server 2005, and SQL Server 2000 (while reserving the right to vent about anything else that's on my mind)
DWWTWT?: September 1-5
Monday was non-competitive; I telecommuted from my home office in central Florida for the remainder...
Author: Ward Pond Date: 09/05/2008
DWWTWT?: August 25-29
Monday and Tuesday I drove to the Tampa sales office to drop off and pick up, respectively, my...
Author: Ward Pond Date: 08/29/2008
Non-Technical News: Greetings From Central Florida
After battling a failed laptop and Tropical Storm Fay, I'm back up and running at our new digs in...
Author: Ward Pond Date: 08/27/2008
DWWTWT?: August 18-22
The week is non-competitive as I battle a balky laptop and we move into our new place while riding...
Author: Ward Pond Date: 08/23/2008
DWWTWT?: August 11-15
The week is non-competitive as we traverse the proud highway for our new home in Florida: Commuting...
Author: Ward Pond Date: 08/15/2008
DWWTWT?: August 1-8
This interval featured a three-day ITIL Foundation class which consumed the first weekend of August,...
Author: Ward Pond Date: 08/08/2008
A Brief Respite from The Ongoing Blog Neglect
It's been a busy six weeks since I last posted here. I've made substantial progress in my recovery...
Author: Ward Pond Date: 08/08/2008
DWWTWT?: July 28-31
The week so far has featured four drives to work: Commuting Options Selected since 12 June 2006 Mode...
Author: Ward Pond Date: 08/01/2008
DWWTWT?: July 21-25
The week featured five drives to work: Commuting Options Selected since 12 June 2006 Mode of...
Author: Ward Pond Date: 07/25/2008
DWWTWT?: July 14-18
The week feature one telecommute and four drives to work: Commuting Options Selected since 12 June...
Author: Ward Pond Date: 07/18/2008
DWWTWT?: July 7-11
The week feature two telecommutes and three drives to work: Commuting Options Selected since 12 June...
Author: Ward Pond Date: 07/11/2008
DWWTWT?: July 1-4
I drove to work each day until the fourth, which was non-competitive for the holiday: Commuting...
Author: Ward Pond Date: 07/03/2008
DWWTWT?: June 30
The end of the MS fiscal year and the second calendar quarter feature another drive to work:...
Author: Ward Pond Date: 06/30/2008
DWWTWT?: June 23-27
The week featured time in the office each day this week. I'm still not up to walking..: Commuting...
Author: Ward Pond Date: 06/27/2008
TOP, ORDER BY, and Non-Unique Columns
One of the comments I accidentally deleted earlier this afternoon posed the following question...
Author: Ward Pond Date: 06/26/2008
Ack! I Just Deleted Four Comments Accidentally!
If you've left a comment here since June 4th, please repost it with my thanks and apologies. I tried...
Author: Ward Pond Date: 06/26/2008
Blogiversary v3.0
Yes, I'm cheating a bit by retro-posting this a few days after the fact, but this humble corner...
Author: Ward Pond Date: 06/22/2008
DWWTWT?: June 16-20
The week featured a brief visit to the office on Wednesday (ride courtesy of my wife Gale, the best...
Author: Ward Pond Date: 06/20/2008
DWWTWT?: June 9-13
The week was once again non-competitive as my recovery crawls along: Commuting Options Selected...
Author: Ward Pond Date: 06/13/2008
DWWTWT?: June 2-6
The week was again non-competitive as my recovery continues its slow, steady pace: Commuting Options...
Author: Ward Pond Date: 06/06/2008
I'd Much Rather Be At TechEd 2008 Developers..
.. but my appendix had other plans. I underwent the fabled 0400 Sunday morning emergency...
Author: Ward Pond Date: 06/04/2008
DWWTWT?: May 26-30
The week was again non-competitive following a burst appendix the evening of May 17: Commuting...
Author: Ward Pond Date: 05/31/2008
DWWTWT?: May 19-23
The week was non-competitive following a burst appendix: Commuting Options Selected since 12 June...
Author: Ward Pond Date: 05/23/2008
DWWTWT?: May 16
The warm weather prophesied yesterday came to pass, at least in sufficient measure to allow the...
Author: Ward Pond Date: 05/16/2008
Career News: Goin' Mobile
I'm goin' home And when I wanna go home I'm goin' mobile Well, I'm gonna find a home And we'll see...
Author: Ward Pond Date: 05/16/2008
DWWTWT?: May 15
Thursday brought the first t-shirt-and-sandals walk of the season. If the weather predictions are...
Author: Ward Pond Date: 05/15/2008
DWWTWT?: May 14
Mid-week brought another walk down 156th Avenue NE, this one through a dry, temperate morning:...
Author: Ward Pond Date: 05/14/2008
DWWTWT?: May 13
The dry streak ended, but the latest walking streak continued through a steadily increasing drizzle:...
Author: Ward Pond Date: 05/13/2008
Non-Technical News: Lessons from Benihana and Brandon Roy
Yesterday was a big day in our household. In addition to our two resident mothers, we also...
Author: Ward Pond Date: 05/13/2008
DWWTWT?: May 12
The week begins with a milestone walk on yet another sunny, cool morning: Commuting Options Selected...
Author: Ward Pond Date: 05/12/2008
DWWTWT?: May 9
The week ends with another walk on another sunny, cool morning: Commuting Options Selected since 12...
Author: Ward Pond Date: 05/09/2008
Database Programming: Operator Precedence in DTS is a Matter of Inheritance
This post will (hopefully) close a thread which runs here and here. When we last addressed this...
Author: Ward Pond Date: 05/09/2008
DWWTWT?: May 8
Thursday saw a walk on a sunny, cool morning: Commuting Options Selected since 12 June 2006 Mode of...
Author: Ward Pond Date: 05/08/2008
DWWTWT?: May 7
The week reaches its midpoint with a walk on 156th Avenue NE on an almost-drizzling, cool morning:...
Author: Ward Pond Date: 05/07/2008
DWWTWT?: May 6
The week continues with a walk on 156th Avenue NE on a cloudy but dry morning: Commuting Options...
Author: Ward Pond Date: 05/06/2008
Database Programming: Operator Precedence In SSIS
This morning's post on Operator Precedence was a little misleading, as Scott pointed out in his...
Author: Ward Pond Date: 05/06/2008
Database Programming: Operator Precedence In SQL Server
[UPDATED 9 May 2008; the information presented doesn't exactly answer Greg's question. There's an...
Author: Ward Pond Date: 05/06/2008
DWWTWT?: May 5
The week begins with a walk on 156th Avenue NE on a dry, temperate morning: Commuting Options...
Author: Ward Pond Date: 05/05/2008
DWWTWT?: May 2
The week ends with a walk on 156th Avenue NE on a dry, cool morning: Commuting Options Selected...
Author: Ward Pond Date: 05/02/2008
DWWTWT?: April 30
The month ends with a telecommuting day as I work from home after taking my elder son to the doctor...
Author: Ward Pond Date: 04/30/2008
DWWTWT?: April 29
The penultimate day of the month sees another walk through a crisp, cool morning: Commuting Options...
Author: Ward Pond Date: 04/29/2008
DWWTWT?: April 28
The six hundredth post on the blog is hereby employed to report that the week began with a walk...
Author: Ward Pond Date: 04/28/2008
Two Pieces of Technical News from Kalen
Kalen Delaney has one of the most consistently informative SQL Server blogs in all of the Internets,...
Author: Ward Pond Date: 04/25/2008
DWWTWT?: April 25
The week ends with -- you guessed it -- a walk down 156th Avenue NE on a cool, crisp morning:...
Author: Ward Pond Date: 04/25/2008
DWWTWT?: April 24
It would be reasonable, I think, to suggest that a routine has settled in, as the day brought the...
Author: Ward Pond Date: 04/24/2008
DWWTWT?: April 23
Mid-week saw yet another walk through a cool, crisp morning: Commuting Options Selected since 12...
Author: Ward Pond Date: 04/23/2008
Non-Technical News: Reflections Upon My Recent Attempt To Debunk Thomas Wolfe
Frequent readers of this space may be aware that I returned to my hometown last week for the first...
Author: Ward Pond Date: 04/23/2008
DWWTWT?: April 22
Another day, another walk through a cool, crisp morning: Commuting Options Selected since 12 June...
Author: Ward Pond Date: 04/22/2008