June 2010
2 posts
1 tag
“Access to www.google.com has been restricted. ” Way to go WebMarshal. I’ve been saved from harmful internet content. Idiots. facepalm
New Blog: Are you watching the oil slick? http://ping.fm/2WSvz
May 2010
1 post
Loving Confio Ignite Free edition. What? You don’t have it yet? Well, go get it. Now.
April 2010
6 posts
engage babble filter. Me, a guy called Gerald, Voodoo Ray and T-SQL. see you at lunchtime
2 tags
New blog post, wherein I review a book written by @GFritchey http://ping.fm/MZJzi sqlpass sql
SQLBits VI →
Date: Friday 16th April 2010
Location: Church House Westminster
Event: SQLBits VI Having been to one SQLBits previously I was very keen to get registered and attend this event. This time I was…
Testing a database connection or Who the hell are... →
If you work with software and databases then it wont be long before you encounter problems connecting to SQL server (or any other data source) and there are often many reasons why you would be…
Google translate - inter-species version http://ping.fm/BknHA got an app for that?
Brilliant, there is finally support for the ‘current tab’ optimisation to help your browser load faster - Alt-F4 to enable it.
March 2010
5 posts
Configuring a new SQL Reporting Services server →
I am now getting into my stride on upgrading to SQL 2008. We have a reasonably compact environment here with only a handful of production servers. We use mirroring and replication in places and we…
The varying cost of free stuff →
That doesn’t sound right does it? If something is free it doesn’t cost anything and if you have lots of those things they all cost the same - right? Well, not entirely. Let me explain in a little…
Getting to SQL Server from PowerShell script... →
Right, I’m progressing with PowerShell a little at a time. I still dont have any books but whenever I need to reference SQL information (not data, I am only getting info on Server settings not…
How to slipstream SQL Server 2008 RTM and SQL... →
I have a number of SQL Servers to upgrade from 2005 to 2008 this year and as service pack 1 is already out it makes sense to install this at the same time as the main software. In Microsoft parlance…
Brad's Sure Guide to SQL Server Maintenance Plans →
That’s the title for the latest book from Brad McGehee and Simple Talk Publishing. Its available from Amazon here. ISBN 978-906434-34-2
Price:GBP19.99 / USD29.99 / CAN35.99 This book will enable any…
February 2010
4 posts
Snapshot Isolation level →
OK, I’ve just a minute to put this up but I have used PowerShell to help someone with a problem. It wasnt the only way and may not have been the simplest way but it certainly work. A question was…
PowerShell - my first steps →
So I asked this question on ask.sqlservercentral.com/questions and the concensus of opinion seems to be that PowerShell should be in my future. I have a few books that I am deciding between but…
People You May Know (Linked In version) →
That’s the heading of a little box on my LinkedIn page (www.linkedin.com), if you have never heard of LinkedIn before, its like Facebook for business people, but with fewer photos. Now lots of…
Keeping your database files tidy →
Behind every database there are database files, traditionally they are denoted by one of 3 file extensions - mdf is the main data file, ldf is the main log file and ndf is used for any additional log…
January 2010
15 posts
Blog challenge →
This post is a slight departure from the normal content and its part of what might be considered a challenge from the blog at http://thesqlagentman.com/2010/01/whose-blog-is-it-anyway/ I woke on…
1 tag
Blog challenge →
Where I try to join in and create something spontaneous #whoseblog
Safety Tip
Guys, when you are shaking a can of tinned peaches make sure you keep a tight hold on it.
Anyone know a good dentist?
Just asking, no reason
Writing TSQL faster with templates →
SSMS Templates The management tools that come with SQL Server are the way that most DBAs access and administer their database environment. SSMS has plenty of shortcuts and times saving features, one…
nooooooooo. . oooooooo
we have no potatoes for the Sunday roast. damn you snow. we’ll have to have rice.
Resolutions
Hi, should I resolve to put off procrastinating or to get on with procrastinating? Just dont want to waste another year ...
The G-spot 'doesn't appear to exist' →
Phew, I can stop looking then
December 2009
19 posts
awesome
RT @scott_mills: The UK’s Xmas Number 1 is Rage Against The Machine selling 502,672 copies. X Factor Joe is Number 2 having sold 450,838.
Please be safe →
Driving and cycling are two things that I have taken for granted for many years. I cycled on the roads from about the age of 10, I passed my driving test when I was 17 and have driven ever since. A lot. I cover maybe 25k-30k miles each year. This page makes me wonder how it could have been very different if I had an accident.
Every dot is a death.
They only show one year at a time so as to...
tax on your landline →
Rememba Da Schema →
There are loads of great scripts out there on other blogs and elsewhere that help you administer your database and run a tight ship but a lot dont show how to account for the database schema, its…
meme, me?
OK guys, Pokemon? come on, wtf?
sprint hand out GPS data to police 8,000,000 times →
Shell
If you make your site so slow to load that the session times out before I have read the page don’t expect me to buy your petrol to collect reward points.
Jerks
