Archive | July, 2010

SQL Server Licensing Myths

Which would you rather do, wade through the nuances of SQL Server licensing or a typical tax form?  Some days, I think the latter would be a welcome respite. Let’s just put it this way, I bet Brent Ozar (BrentO on twitter) is happy that licensing wasn’t the biggest part of the MCM grade. (I [...]

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Getting Organized – Contest Winner

Last week, I ran a series about Getting Organized that was inspired by a new tool, Evernote, and a kindling desire in my heart to de-clutter (physically and from a priority crowding point of view). This series was divided into four parts:
Getting Organized Series Outline

Introduction and License Giveaway
A Task’s Life
The Death of a Task, Man
451 [...]

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Getting Organized – 451 Degrees, Good For Notebooks

[This is the 4th and final in a series of posts about "Getting Organized" using a better system and the Evernote tool-set for paperless notes (though you could do this with any such software).]
Getting Organized Series Outline

Introduction and License Giveaway
A Task’s Life
The Death of a Task, Man
451 Degrees – Good For Notebooks

Welcome to the final [...]

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Getting Organized – The Death of a Task, Man

Almost Done!
Not enough focus time that day, I guess.Almost Done!
Not enough focus time that day, I guess.

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Getting Organized – A Task’s Life

[This is part two in a series of posts about "Getting Organized" using the Evernote toolset.]
Getting Organized Series Outline

Introduction and License Giveaway
A Task’s Life
The Death of a Task, Man
451 Degrees – Good For Notebooks

The Life of A Task

The system I am using has a few stages. The stages all happen quickly as they are easy [...]

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Getting Organized – Goodbye Paper?

[This is the first in a 4 part series of posts about "Getting Organized" , on track and my use of Evernote.]
Getting Organized Series Outline

Introduction and License Giveaway
A Task’s Life
The Death of a Task, Man
451 Degrees – Good For Notebooks

Do you struggle with organization? Note taking? Note Finding? I do and I could have found [...]

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T-SQL Tuesday – Captains Mentor and Teach

This month’s T-SQL Tuesday is being hosted by Robert Davis (@SQLSoldier on twitter) and he asked us about learning and teaching. More on the Captain Quote at the bottom.
How Do you Learn? How Do you Teach? YES
Robert asked those two questions (along with some others) to help inspire ideas for the topic. If you combine [...]

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