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Is BI a state of mind?
I know several database gurus who would say that BI is a chemically induced state of mind since......
Author: reedme Date: 02/28/2008
ETL 1TB during lunch. A short lunch...
Very schweet! Congratulations to the team!! SQL Server Performance : ETL World Record! An ETL...
Author: reedme Date: 02/27/2008
{Open Source} Heroes Happen Here?
They certainly do. I'm glad to see initiatives like this! {Open Source} Heroes Happen Here If you...
Author: reedme Date: 02/27/2008
SQL Server gurus: Find bugs. Win an Xbox 360?
If you don't think there are any bugs in SQL Server 2008 CTP6 -or- if you wouldn't know what to do...
Author: reedme Date: 02/21/2008
I'm sorry. I laughed. It was funny.
I'm sorry. I laughed. It was funny. Now I know why I was told to always keep a large, black duffel...
Author: reedme Date: 02/20/2008
Geocoding semi-imaginary data points
As improbable (and humorous) as it may seem, this is an exercise that I recently engaged in:...
Author: reedme Date: 02/20/2008
Office is now more open?
Having been involved with a government archival project, I can say that format longevity is a...
Author: reedme Date: 02/18/2008
Charging toward CTP6 on Longhorn...
This weekend was going to be the one to setup Windows Home Server, but I got distracted by Windows...
Author: reedme Date: 02/11/2008
Are you fungible? Or are you a funge?
A flamewar that I've been having with Steve (over @ SQLServerCentral.com) got me thinking about...
Author: reedme Date: 02/07/2008
Tracking Politicians Like Bugs?
The suggestion is to track politicians positions like software products and file bugs against them...
Author: reedme Date: 02/06/2008
If it's stupid and it works...?
In the immortal words of my favorite drill instructor, "If it's stupid, but it works, it ain't...
Author: reedme Date: 02/06/2008
Now playing in my Zune podcasts... Escape Pod
After finally making time to explore the 'cast inventory in the new Zune client*, I've found a few...
Author: reedme Date: 02/04/2008
Not quite a chocolate factory, but...
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (either version, since I skipped the remake) was never really my...
Author: reedme Date: 01/30/2008
How do I use Feature X in SQL Server?
Buck's got a great point about how SQL Server's development themes are managed from the top down: It...
Author: reedme Date: 01/28/2008
Internet vigilante justice?
I'm not advocating mob justice generally; however, this is the only case in which I can remember...
Author: reedme Date: 01/28/2008
Hi, Mom! (And everybody else.)
"So, what do you do?" It's a common enough question, right? Usually immediately subsequent...
Author: reedme Date: 01/25/2008
64-bit Zune player! Nice.
Have to see if the Mass Effect soundtrack sounds any better through x64 goodness... Shiny! Zune...
Author: reedme Date: 01/24/2008
A cool DP sample that couldn't make it into the out of the box for some reason...
Although we've been putting the SQL Server product samples in CodePlex for quite a while, I'm not...
Author: reedme Date: 01/23/2008
FILESTREAM, Windows Vista and you.
I won't complain about yet-another-configuration-stored-procedure, since I hold out hope that...
Author: reedme Date: 01/22/2008
LCD Panels are sooo yesterday...
Since I had lasik done, I haven't missed my contacts a bit... but I might be willing to put them...
Author: reedme Date: 01/22/2008
Connected Home's 3-part Series on WHS and more...
Got my copy of WHS last week and I'm hoping to make time to stand it up this week; I'm sure that...
Author: reedme Date: 01/21/2008
SQL Server gurus! Get connected to CodePlex.
First off, CodePlex is looking for developers. That seems like the best way to get plugged in. Heh....
Author: reedme Date: 01/18/2008
More upcoming webcasts
If you're intrigued by data mining or wonder how your SQL Server certifications will be affected,...
Author: reedme Date: 01/18/2008
Hi-ho, hi-ho... I knew something was different this morning.
This would explain the animated characters in the hallway this morning... Microsoft Corp. announced...
Author: reedme Date: 01/18/2008
Upcoming SQL webcasts and virtual events (January 2008)
Some random virtual things that you might care about (I do): Get Ready for SQL Server 2008 Virtual...
Author: reedme Date: 01/17/2008
Belated happy annibirthary, SQL Server.
I always seem to miss birthdays and anniversaries. sigh Not sure whether to call this one a...
Author: reedme Date: 01/17/2008
In case you need help justifying a Home Server of your own...
I have it on good authority that sometimes humor will help get forgiveness when you failed to get...
Author: reedme Date: 01/17/2008
Big brother (or SkyNet) is coming... to a PC near you.
I loved the book 1984, even though it was almost 1984 by the time I read it. The fact that the date...
Author: reedme Date: 01/16/2008
Sun makes database play! Is MySQL worth $1B?
Now don't that take the rag off'n the bush? Sun Microsystems Inc. has agreed to buy open-source...
Author: reedme Date: 01/16/2008
I'm not the only one! Poor lil' guy...
Although he probably won't live as long as I do, I still feel a little sad for the poor fellow....
Author: reedme Date: 01/15/2008
Inquiring transplants want to know, too: Who ordered snow?
When I was interviewing, everybody kept telling me how it wink almost never snows here. wink...
Author: reedme Date: 01/15/2008
Will the RML Utilities will catch up to 2008 soon?
Inquiring minds want to know... RML Utilities for Microsoft SQL Server Released RML Utilities for...
Author: reedme Date: 01/15/2008
No. Yes. Zune!
As if I have to answer, but... Every dumb yuppie poser has an iPod. Your parents and grandparents...
Author: reedme Date: 01/11/2008
Alien? No way. Blade Runner was far better.
MSN's Cadillac of... promotion offers three choices for "best science fiction movie":...
Author: reedme Date: 01/11/2008
Wow. A first time for everything...
I've had the Halo 3-branded Zune since the first day of their public availability... It's been what,...
Author: reedme Date: 01/11/2008
Fashionable PCs? How about...?
While I'm not opposed to sleek, sexy computing power, there are other priorities that I'd like...
Author: reedme Date: 01/10/2008
Nominate your SQL Server wins for the 2008 TDWI Best Practices Awards!
Vote early and often for your favorite implementations on your favorite platform! (Hint: your...
Author: reedme Date: 01/10/2008
The voice of the grunts writes novels, too?
Learn something new every day... Contact Harvest is the most recent book in a series of adaptations...
Author: reedme Date: 01/09/2008
Simplify your SQL search!
Want to find SQL Server answers faster? Yeah? The UE team has created a Live Search macro just for...
Author: reedme Date: 01/09/2008
January is Windows Server 2008 High Availability Month
If you've been meaning to ramp up on Windows Server 2008 clustering, but haven't made the lab time...
Author: reedme Date: 01/08/2008
Fun with software bugs in GPS units.
I'm sure it didn't tell him to stop and leave the car there, but... A computer consultant driving a...
Author: reedme Date: 01/04/2008
Old hometown steakhouse makes the top 10!
Well, if there's nothing else to make ya' homesick for Tejas, it's the food... Heh. Pappas Bros....
Author: reedme Date: 01/04/2008
Want free SQL Server 2008 e-learning?
I've been out of pocket for almost a month now, but I'm catching up on email (while all 6GB of...
Author: reedme Date: 01/03/2008
Book addresses teen issues (with an autism twist)
Sounds like a book any teen could benefit from, not just teens with autism! Damian, who was...
Author: reedme Date: 01/03/2008
Mr. Jobs, welcome to the slightly bigger time...
Not a whole lot here to say, just entertainment value. After all the Mac v. PC commercials, I will...
Author: reedme Date: 12/06/2007