Here’s my bookmarked links for October 26th through October 30th:
SQL Server Links
Windows Azure Platform Launch Update – The blog notes that “a number of new features in Windows Azure will be made available for the first time” – but it’s at PDC, not the Professional Association for SQL Server Summit. This should be your [...]
Here’s my bookmarked links for October 17th through October 23rd:
SQL Server Links
Series of “Bad habits to kick” by Aaron Bertrand – There were a ton of great tips in this series, and I’m glad to see it getting press.
Which Visual Studio 2010 is Team Suite? – Both Premium and Ultimate versions come with Data Dude [...]
Here’s my bookmarked links for the week ending Friday, October 16th:
PASS Election Links
The PASS Board of Directors Election – Joe Webb shares his opinion about the election.
Vetting the PASS Board of Directors candidates – K. Brian Kelly weighs in on the debate.
PASS Board of Directors Debate – Transparency and Vision – Steve Jones talks about [...]
Here’s my bookmarked links for October 2nd through October 9th:
SQL Server Links
When are you coming to xxx? – Steve Jones talks about the framework behind SQLSaturdays.
SQL Server Certification Discounts – Get your certification for less.
UStream Recap – PASS Board candidate Tom LaRock takes questions from the audience and answers ‘em.
Some Updates and A Bit of [...]
Here’s my bookmarked links for September 25th through October 2nd:
SQL Server, Cloud, and Tech Links
Viva la Famiglia! – Brad Schulz shows how to use T-SQL to determine family relations. This is freakin’ awesome.
PASS Board 2009 Slate of Candidates – Candidates are Brian Moran, Jeremiah Peschka, Matt Morollo and Thomas LaRock.
PASS Elections and UStream | [...]
These are my recent favorite links:
Comic for September 22, 2009 – Why you can’t telecommute.
The Beginner’s Guide to Tricking Out Your WordPress Blog [WordPress] – Similar to my series on getting started with blogging, but updated with more goodness.
10 Best Things We’ll Say to Our Grandkids – With such gems as, “There used to be [...]
Posting this one a little early since I’ll be doing presentations all day tomorrow for a Quest Day with the Experts in Boston, MA. You can watch online too.
SQL Server & Tech Links
Query plans webcast next week with Kevin Kline – Simon Sabin is doing a free webcast with Kevin Kline on SQL Server query [...]
Good news and bad news – the good news is that everybody’s been going wild and crazy for the SQLServerPedia PASS contest. The bad news is that editing the articles & setting up the bloggers has eaten up every moment of my spare time, hahaha. As a result, I had to do the unthinkable this [...]
Here’s my bookmarked links for September 1st through September 4th:
Tech Links
New Slide Deck Section Added – Kevin Kline shares some of his SQL Server slide decks.
NOT IN not equal to <> – These two operators aren’t always equal in SQL Server.
Ready Today Examples Of The VMware vCloud API – VMware’s built a solution that lets [...]
Here’s my bookmarked links for August 23rd through August 28th. I’m using an automatic plugin to build this list, and I can see that this probably isn’t going to work – I just found way too many things interesting in one week, and it doesn’t break stuff out into categories. Blogger fail. Here it is [...]
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