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I Need #SQLHelp!

You’ve got questions, we’ve got answers.
No, not Radio Shack – Twitter. Right now, no matter when you’re reading this, there are people on Twitter who can answer quick questions for you. Thanks to an excellent idea by Aaron Nelson (Blog – @SQLVariant), it’s even easier now. In this post, I’ll show how to ask questions [...]

Twitter historical database of my tweeps

In my never-ending attempts to distract you from doing real work, I give you something you have absolutely no use for: a SQL Server database backup with about 100k tweets from people I’ve followed over the last couple of months.
I use Tweet-SQL to cache and analyze a lot of things from Twitter. This database isn’t [...]

My Weekly Bookmarks for October 30th

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 [...]

Getting Started with Social Media

If you groan when you read the words “social networking,” you’re in the right place.
I’m a practical guy. If a tool doesn’t help me get my job done better/faster/cheaper, I’m not interested in screwing around with it. Today, I’m going to explain how some social media tools help me, and why I don’t bother screwing [...]

My Weekly Bookmarks for October 9th

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 [...]

My Weekly Bookmarks for October 2nd

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 | [...]

My Weekly Bookmarks for September 4th

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 [...]

My Weekly Bookmarks for August 28th

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 [...]

Twitter Down to a Denial of Service Attack

I’ve gotten quite a few questions over email about Twitter being down, and here’s a couple of tips.
When you wonder whether a site is up or not, check DownForEveryoneOrJustMe.com.
When you’re having a Twitter problem, check the Twitter status blog.
When you’re bored because everything’s down, go to a random Wikipedia article.
Update 11:30AM EST - Twitter is back [...]

New Twitter home page means search is king

Tonight, Twitter changed their public page – the one you see before you log in – to focus on something completely different:
Now the home page revolves around search by saying, “See what people are saying about…”, offering a big prominent search box, and showing the trending topics at the bottom of the page.
This is the [...]

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