How to Stand Out and Gain Followers on Social Media

How’s that for click bait? Does Unsolicited Stuff Bother You? I have to admit, some unsolicited stuff bothers me. It’s one thing if I sign up for a newsletter or follow an account. It’s different if someone visits a contact form on my site and spams me. I have a personal rule to never, ever, …
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Trying a New Thing

Inspired by Brent Ozar, Erik Darling, Riley – my younger son, command sergeant 12 year old, Streamlabs OBS guru, etc. – and others, I’m taking Twitch for a test drive. So far, I’ve streamed a few test streams. One stream included a walk-through of an Azure Data Factory design pattern. How to Get In on …
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What if You Just Helped?

Serious question: “What if you just helped?” What do I mean by “just helped?” I mean, what if – when you saw (or read or heard about) someone that needs help – you helped? “I can’t afford to help, Andy.” Are you sure about that? If you read a tweet from someone who’s struggling at …
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