Yesterday I noticed something different in my Twitter stream using Hootsuite. I was seeing promoted ads. The first one I saw was for some mayonnaise, which kinda made sense because everyone knows I love a good BLT sandwich, but it was certainly not a welcome tweet. I was only slightly annoyed because, hey, Twitter spam [...]
Meme Monday For August
Next Monday is the first Monday of the month, which means one thing: Meme Monday!
This time around we are looking for people to blog about the worst pieces of code they have seen. They can submit something written by themselves, by a coworker, or by a vendor (wink, wink, nudge, nudge). Anything is fair game, [...]
What Color Are Santa's Pants?
Recently there was a topic for the Un-SQL Friday. I didn’t participate, but something came along right after the deadline that made me stop and think a bit, and I thought I would write up a quick post. The topic was “bad interviews” and it made me think a bit about the hiring process in general. [...]
The PASS OC Wants YOU!
I attended my first PASS Summit in 2004. Why did I go? Because of two words: Professional Association. I wanted to grow my professional skills as a DBA, and I knew that meant more than just technical knowledge. I knew I needed to join a network of like-minded individuals where we could learn and grow together.
The [...]