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RAID Example Revisited
Thanks to several alert readers, I was quickly notified that my posting of RAID explained via a water cooler analogy had been hijacked by a porn site. You can now find the picture at here. Many...
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Opening Microsoft Office and other technology blunders
Ok, these are just too good not to share! I had several laughs while enjoying these websites. First, have any of you actually encountered any problems trying to open Microsoft Vista or the new version...
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SQL Server SWAG Smackdown
This isn't a technical topic at all. It's just sort of a quick and funny topic that hit me on a whim. I'd hit one of those moments today when I couldn't get any more work done because I was way to fed...
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PASS Conference Humor - Tag! You're It!
It's hard for me to believe that I started working with the first board of directors for PASS nearly a decade ago, but it's true. PASS has grown over the years due to the support of the user...
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[OT-Humor] A Brief, Incomplete, and Mostly Wrong History of Programming...
This blogpost is hilarious! So, how would you write the entry on SQL? Here's my shot - "Initially developed in 1979 to support IBMs first relational database, System R, the Arkansas faction lost...
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Sequels for SQL Server: The Week of November 27, 2009
I'm starting a new series called Seven Sequels for SQL. In this series, I point you to seven sites where you can go beyond the nose-to-the-grindstone resources that we see every day as SQL Server...
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Sequels for SQL: Dec 17, 2009
In the Sequels for SQL series, I point you to sites where you can go beyond the nose-to-the-grindstone resources that we see every day as SQL Server professionals. (My favorite resource for pan-SQL...
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2009: The Year in List Form
Before I jump onto the Goals and Themeword meme started by my buddy, Thomas LaRock ( blog | twitter ), I decided I'd spend a few minutes looking back on both the year 2009. (From a personal standpoint,...
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Goals and Theme Word for 2010
NOT A WHINER I've been really intrigued by a meme making the rounds of the blogsphere concerning goals for the coming year and picking a theme word, rather than the usual New Year's resolution. Et tu,...
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SUPER SECRETS of the SQL Server Illuminati ... REVEALED!
Why would I share a SUPER SECRET story like this? Why would I reveal secrets that were NEVER meant to see the light of day? What bizarre secrets will you learn about the twisted underbelly of SQL...
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