This is a picture of my son, Stevie Ray, learning SQL on my Surface Pro 2. I bought the Surface Pro 2 the day it was released. I didn’t pre-order it because I wanted to read what others had to say about it first. I’m an early-adopter, but not the earliest of adopters. I did …
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Ctrl-R Not Working in SSMS After a Patch?
I whined about this recently on Facebook. After that, I did something practical: I searched for a solution. I found a workaround at Connect: Open SSMS Select "Tools", "Customize…" – Click "Keyboard…" – In the list window, scroll down and select "Window.ShowResultsPane" – Under "Use new shortcut in:", select "SQL Query Editor" – Place your …
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“Can You See Me Think?”
Introduction This post is the fifty-seventh part of a ramble-rant about the software business. The current posts in this series can be found on the series landing page. A Story… Once upon a time I was a manufacturing systems integrator. That’s a fancy description of a person who designs and builds machine control systems. I …
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On Presenting
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PASS Summit Survey
One item mentioned in the PASS Board Q & A was the PASS Summit survey, which should be in your Inbox today if you attended the PASS Summit 2013. Charlotte? Did you enjoy having the Summit in Charlotte? If so, the PASS Summit Survey is your primary and most effective means of communicating this fact …
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The PASS Board of Directors Q&A Session
Friday afternoon (18 Oct 2013), the PASS Board of Directors met with interested members of the SQL Server Community to answer questions. Paraphrases of some questions and notes I collected during the session follow (Please note: this is not a transcript): Elections Kendall Van Dyke asked about duplicate voting. The Board responded that they had …
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PASS Summit 2013, a Hit in Charlotte! (and an apology)
I had a great time at the PASS Summit 2013 this past week in Charlotte! I spoke to several people who told me they were pleasantly surprised by the venue and the event. Charlotte rocks! As a NASCAR fan, I particularly enjoyed the Community Event held at the NASCAR Hall of Fame. It is always …
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Presenting Designing an SSIS Framework at the PASS Summit 2013
I am honored to deliver a presentation entitled Designing an SSIS Framework at the PASS Summit 213 in Charlotte Thursday 17 Oct 2013 at 3:00 PM EDT. A couple years ago I released a public SSIS Framework. You can read about the release here and download the bits here. :{>
Getting Started
Every once in a while someone asks me, “How does one go from being just-a-developer to presenting at conferences?” When I hear this question, a little voice inside my head asks, “Why are they asking you?” And then another voice says, “You idiot, it’s because you made that trip from just-a-developer to conference speaker.” So …
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PASS Board Elections 2013
It’s election time again for the Professional Association for SQL Server (PASS). We have a week to discover what we can about the candidates and vote. I do not believe one week is enough time for this. That’s one reason why I’m sharing who I will be voting for and why. I encourage everyone to …
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