Thomas LaRockI was reviewing a manual the other day prior to an upcoming installation. I have leafed through enough of these manuals in my career to spot the good from the bad, and while this particular one still awaits classification, I thought I might rant a bit about some of the crazy things I have seen … Read more
A while back I received an email from a developer who needed to access several databases on a server because not having access was a ‘wall to his productivity’. Well, I am not about to stand in anyone’s way of being productive, so we worked on getting him the access he needs. Of course, I … Read more
Today is the final day for the PASS 2006 Community Summit, and I am quite tired. Still, I am up early and heading over to meet with some of the best DBA’s in the world to discuss an idea that Bill Wunder has regarding an open source initiative. In a nutshell, Bill is looking to … Read more
After a few hours of much needed rest, day two has kicked off. I was invited to a vendor breakfast which made me feel special. I looked forward to having something different, other than the regular banana bread, mixed fruit, muffins, and croissants that have made up every breakfast to date. I had dreams of … Read more
Well, here we go. The first full day of the conference is in swing, and I have four sessions to attend, along with some additional duties to handle as a PASS volunteer. This is one of the longer days, and I ended up being involved in activities for about seventeen hours. Is it worth it? … Read more
“Are you morally opposed to karaoke?” I should have known right away that I was in trouble when my friend sent me an email shortly before the 2006 PASS conference, inquiring about my level of interest in karaoke singing. Since I had no plans for Sunday, or even Monday night, I replied that I was … Read more
